So Klopp has said something about being able to play free flowing football again now that the burden of attempting to go unbeaten has been lifted from the players minds. I suppose it was right for him to draw whatever positives he could from the defeat, and not be too harsh on the players, but it will be interesting to see what he means by free flowing football.
I think it's not necessary and may not be appropriate for us to try and play what we might think of as free flowing football. Yes, the players need to play with a clear mind, i.e. free of unnecessary clutter, but tactically we perhaps don't need to press too hard for wins. A couple of reasons:
a) That's what teams expect us to do and are now ready for it. So we perhaps need to surprise them. A bit like how City changed their style against Madrid.
b) Going into the last 10 games, opposition teams may need 3 points against us rather than simply avoid a defeat. They may need the points more desperately than we do. Us doing all the attacking and leaving gaps behind may play into their hands. So maybe we need to keep things tight, force them to take risks and then exploit spaces they leave.
What we can't afford to do is simply turn up and assume that the rest will take care of itself:
https://www.theguardian.com/football/202...asp#maincontent It will be interesting to see how things pan out.
