Premier League: What lacked in Liverpool’s win over Aston Villa?
Liverpool was saved by their Scouser Trent Alexander-Arnold in the dying minutes of the game. They ran out 2-1 winners over Aston Villa at Anfield ending a six-game losing streak at the once fortress.
Jurgen Klopp celebrated Saturday’s late afternoon victory with a lot of relief after his boys finally came to Anfield to win. A totally dominant performance that saw them lack in one area only.
This one department’s flaws nearly cost them another three points in their hunt for a top-four finish and a spot in next season’s Champions League tournament.
Despite the Reds unlimited time on the ball and almost countless attempts at goal, the Villians still scored the opener of the game.
Liverpool needs to be more efficient in front of goal
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Liverpool’s comeback and three points were a deserved result – they were undoubtedly the best team of the two on the day.
Mohamed Salah’s equaliser was a reward of persistence and Alexander-Arnold’s match-winner was something out of a striker’s book.
A sublime finish by the right-back to end the game and a goal of that quality makes you think how’d they only scored two goals with 23 shots taken at Emi Martínez.
They need to be clinical in front of goal cause at the back, there is an error waiting to cost them a goal or the game altogether.
The number of times the Reds could have put the game to bed and hand Aston Villa the exact hiding they received at Villa Park was nearly uncountable – and it was Murphy’s law that Villa punished them for the miscues upfront between Mo, Jota, and Firmino.
Even leaving it in the hands of VAR is not good enough and should have never been the case for Jurgen Klopp’s men who had a goal disallowed, which would have been the initial equaliser.
The improvement is almost none existent for Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool
During the poor home run (six-game losing streak), the Reds took a total of 84 shots at goal with 18 hitting the target.
That’s a 21.43% on target rate. Extremely weak for Liverpool’s frontline’s standards. The Arsenal win was their best showing, scoring three with the 16 shots taken.
But honestly, is still not good enough. Their defence is always going to leak a goal or two while having their best centre-backs out injured.
Therefore the frontline needs to improve drastically if they want to try to reach the top four or try and turn around their Champions League hopes against Madrid.
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So what has lacked the most in Liverpool’s game and is still lacking despite getting their first EPL home win in 2021? Their efficiency in front of goal.