Liverpool - Swansea: Beware of the desperate!

(Baonghean.vn) - Playing at home, against an opponent in crisis like Swansea, is the best opportunity for coach Klopp and his team to win all 3 points.

The team nicknamed “Black Swan” is going through the darkest days since playing in the Premier League 2011/2012. At the end of the first leg, Swansea only had 13 points (3 wins, 4 draws and 12 losses), currently languishing in 20th place on the rankings.

In the last 10 matches in the Premier League, the team from Wales lost 7 matches (2 draws, 1 win). That poor performance forced the Swansea board to decide to fire coach Clement.

In such a dire situation, having to travel to Anfield to play as guests against Liverpool, a not-so-bright prospect awaits interim coach Vacant and his students. However, that does not mean that Swansea's ability to score points in this match is impossible.

In a desperate situation, the “Black Swan” will become much more dangerous. Swansea players will fight with 200% of their ability, because every match for them now is a life-or-death match. Coach Klopp and his players should not be subjective and underestimate the enemy.

Coach Clement was fired by Swansea after a series of bad matches. Photo: Internet

In all aspects, Liverpool are several places above Swansea. Besides the advantage of playing at home, the “Reds” also have a better quality team and are in much better form.

Without needing to analyze carefully, everyone can see that the faces in the hands of coach Klopp such as Salah, Coutinho, Mane, Firmino... have professional skills far surpassing average names such as Tom Carroll, Mesa, Mawson, Clucas... As for form, Liverpool is currently unbeaten in 10 matches in the Premier League (6 wins, 4 draws).

In football, sometimes statistics are just for reference. Liverpool is superior to Swansea in every aspect, but that does not mean that coach Klopp and his team will surely win this match.

The “Red Brigade” itself is also facing quite difficult problems. The defense often plays like sleepwalkers, the attack continuously misses a series of delicious opportunities. Coolness and stability are still difficult problems that coach Klopp has not been able to find the most accurate answer.

That's why after the Arsenal - Liverpool match (3 - 3) ended, the German strategist could not hide his frustration with the statement:

“I really can’t explain it to you. It should have been 3-0, 4-0 or even 5-0 and then suddenly we couldn’t defend against a simple cross. A point at Arsenal is a good result for most teams but not today, we didn’t feel that way. There was nothing to be happy about, just anger at the unnecessary mistakes and the wasted chances to kill the game.”

Liverpool were just held to a draw by Arsenal (3-3), despite taking a 2-0 lead. Photo: Internet

Facing Swansea in a "death throes", there is no guarantee that coach Klopp's students will not make the same fatal mistakes as in the past. Therefore, the opportunity for the team from Wales to get a positive result (draw) against Liverpool is not small.

Who knows, the saying “change of generals changes fortunes” might happen to Swansea. Don’t forget the return match last season, Swansea defeated Liverpool 3-2 right at Anfield./.

Thanh Hung