Robbie Fowler point out 2 leading stars will leave Liverpool if Liverpool don’t appear in UCL

Former player Robbie Fowler claims that two top players could leave Liverpool if Jurgen Klopp’s side fails to qualify for next season’s Champions League.

Liverpool was ƅҽɑтen 1-4 by Manchester City in Saturday’s Premier League game at the Etihad Stadium. Fowler believes the likes of Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk could look to leave Anfield if Liverpool fails to qualify for UCL.

Fowler told The Mirror: “I don’t think I’m exaggerating if I ᵴɑү that if Liverpool fails to qualify for next season’s Champions League, it will damage the club, both financially and in terms of players. can leave.”

“I wouldn’t be completely s/u/r/p/r/i/s/e/d if the likes of [Mohamed] Salah and [Virgil] van Dijk think they need to compete in Europe’s top leagues at their age, and can’t afford to waste a season. for that.”

Liverpool is currently in 8th place in the Premier League table after losing to Man City. They seemed to have been reborn when they ƅҽɑт Man United 7-0, but then they lost to Bournemouth and Man City, respectively.

Pep’s calculation makes Liverpool expose its weakness

Before this match, Liverpool led in the “mini-league” ranking that only counted the achievements of the top 6 teams (including Liverpool, Man City, Man Utd, Arsenal, Tottenham, and Newcastle). The second-place team is Man City. Therefore, many people believe that this is an attractive and balanced match, even though coach Jurgen Klopp’s army is in fluctuating form this season.

However, at the Etihad Stadium, Man City showed complete superiority, although they did not have Erling Haaland, who has 26 Premier League goals, in the squad.

Before Man City, Liverpool chose a familiar counter-attacking style when facing big teams. This time, the “Red Brigade” did almost nothing and Mohamed Salah’s goal was also the only Ԁɑ𝚗ɡегous opportunity they had.

Man City is completely overwhelmed, as clearly shown in the statistics. The home team controlled the ball 69%, created 17 shots, and 8 times put the ball on target. Meanwhile, Liverpool has exactly one shot on goal after only 4 shots. Klopp’s army once lost to Man City 1-4 in December 2021. However, at that time, Liverpool controlled the ball a lot, finished with the opponent, and was not helpless like this.

The use of John Stones, a central defender, is the tactical highlight that Pep created against Liverpool.

When defending, Man City still operates with Stones, and Ruben Dias in the center, and the two sides are under the control of Manuel Akanji and Nathan Ake. However, when deployed in attack, Stones played as a central midfielder.

The Stones’ move up helped Man City have one more ball rotation station, freeing Ilkay Gundogan and Kevin de Bruyne. Not only that, but this option also makes Liverpool midfielders like Fabinho, and Jordan Henderson confused in choosing to press.

This was evident in Man City’s goals in the 27th and 53rd minutes. In these situations, Stones did not participate in the coordination, but his move confused opponents, opening space for teammates. The Stones made a total of 67 passes, achieving a 96% accuracy rate. He played extremely confidently, always coming up with reasonable solutions, even though Liverpool players always tried to press.

“It’s not been easy for Stones but he has the quality to play there (midfield) when he is surrounded by Liverpool players. His teammates have supported Stones a lot but he is playing very well,” Pep praised the student.

Coach Klopp understands the state of the Liverpool midfield. He almost gave up when he replaced 4 players at once, including Salah, the team’s greatest hope in the 70th minute when Liverpool was 1-3 lead. These changes do not carry any tactical calculation but simply because the German strategist wants important players to rest. Because ahead of Liverpool are two important confrontations with Chelsea and Arsenal.

Losing heavily to Man City, Liverpool dropped to 8th place in the rankings and was in Ԁɑ𝚗ɡег of bouncing off the top 4. If this happens, the “Red Brigade” has the worst record in the past 7 seasons. In order not to slip further, Liverpool needs a quality signing for midfield this summer.