Jurgen Klopp has immediately injected new life into Liverpool, but the frenzied pressing his tactical system will – in time – demand could lead to an over-enthusiastic approach from his players. Southampton’s improving threat on the counter, thanks to the excellent form of Graziano Pelle, could ruin Klopp’s first league game at Anfield.
It is well documented that Liverpool ran further than they have in any other game this season, becoming the first team to outrun Spurs this season. A similar scenario can be expected on Sunday. However, Southampton have become a very efficient counter-attacking team thanks to Steven Davis’s long balls forward and Pelle’s ability to hold up the ball for those around him. The 3-1 victory at Chelsea was arguably their most efficient example of this long-ball, clinical strategy.
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