Primer Gol

Si en el párrafo anterior Alexander-Arnold estaba perdiendo el duelo con Martinelli, en el gol del primer tiempo se evidencia las virtudes en ataque del lateral, cambiando posiciones con Henderson y desplazándose al medio, mientras que el mediocampista ingles se movilizaba en la banda, este intercambio de posiciones es una estrategia para desacomodar las defensar rivales y desvirtuar las referencias en el marcaje.

En la jugada del gol el delantero Firmino un movimiento bastante recurrente en su juego, baja al mediocampo arrastrando la marca de uno de los centrales y luego hace un gesto técnico fantástico para pasar el balón al lateral derecho del Liverpool que se encontraba en una posición de mediocampista ofensivo, en el mundo futbolístico se le nombra enganche, el cual es designado al número 10 del equipo, en lugar del correr por la lateral se cierra al centro y logra ver a Diogo Jota sin marca lo que le da una clara ventaja al avance del lusitano, el jugador hace un movimiento al centro con su pierna derecha y logra disparar, aunque el balón no va con mucha velocidad logra eludir al arquero y bate las redes del Arsenal.

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Este tipo de movimientos de los laterales no son tan nuevos, de hecho, en la misma Premier League, logramos observar esa táctica sobre todo en el Manchester City, donde los laterales se cierran posicionándose como otros mediocampistas, estos movimientos evidentemente son efectivos cuando los jugadores son habilidosos y con la facilidad de otorgar buenos pases a sus compañeros.

Efecto Psicológico y Equilibrio

Es evidente el efecto psicológico que significó este gol para los jugadores del Arsenal, luego de dominar el partido debe soportar el peso del gol, justamente cuando el equipo pasaba por sus mejores minutos de todo el encuentro. Luego de el gol el partido comienza a equilibrarse, el Arsenal disminuye en intensidad lo que hace aprovechar al equipo de Klopp para administrar el partido con una buena estructura defensiva. Así corren los minutos con un Arsenal alejado de la portería del Liverpool y con la sensación de que los mediocampistas creativos no estaban encontrando la manera de hacer jugar a los jugadores por el centro, si bien hay acercamientos por las bandas, los centrales repelen fácilmente cualquier ataque aéreo.

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Los Cambios

Arteta decide dar un paso atrás en un movimiento posicional donde cambia a Smith Rowe por Tomas, entendiendo esa falta de juego en el medio campo, dándole más libertad a Ødegaard como enganche único. Por otro lado, Martinelli estaba desbordando con mucha facilidad por la banda de Alexander-Arnold, Klopp recurre a Minamino, un jugador de corte ofensivo con la orden de marcar a Martinelli en sus acercamientos por la banda derecha, darle una mano a Alexander-Arnold era el cierre definitivo del encuentro.

La entrada de Minamino desde mi humilde opinión significó el jaque mate del partido a favor del Liverpool, Martinelli era el jugador mejor entonado en el equipo gunner y lo demostraba con sus desbordes, ordenar un doble marcaje significaba cerrarle la única puerta de ataque al Arsenal, un movimiento táctico bastante importante para terminar de sellar la victoria.

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Segundo Gol y Victoria del Liverpool

Alexander-Arnold, a pesar de sufrir las escaladas de Martinelli cuando se le daba espacio a este jugador, sus pases largos pueden ser letales, en combinación de las diagonales de jugadores como Diogo Jota, el cual recibe a la perfección un pase del lateral del Liverpool con una recepción orientada, movimiento en el cual elude al defensa y con un toque sutil manda a guardar en balón en la portería del Arsenal.

Este segundo gol más el orden defensivo por parte del Liverpool le otorgaron la tranquilidad necesaria para los minutos restantes del encuentro. Un juego entretenido que en un principio parecía que el Arsenal podía llegar a la final, un sueño que se fue desvaneciendo al correr los minutos.

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Mi Podio del Partido

Liverpool:

1. Diogo Jota: Autor de los dos goles, pero, además, creaba jugadas de peligro que con movimientos podía dejar a los defensores atrás. Los centrales parecían tortugas atrás de una liebre escurridiza, un jugador que demostró su calidad técnica en ambos goles.

2. Alexander-Arnold: Sus movimientos que hacían confundir la defensa en combinación con sus pases presisos, hicieron en ambos goles un agujero en la defensa del Arsenal, a pesar de que en defesa se vio algo superado pudo marcar diferencia en el partido, jugador que con un poco más de marcaje puede ser de un lateral que marque historia.

3. Fabinho: Quizás el jugador menos vistoso de este podio, pero en la formación táctica de Klopp es un pilar en el mediocampo, cuando el Arsenal dominaba el partido este jugador fue vital para que el Liverpool superara esos minutos de alta intensidad, un jugador que ha crecido mucho en su posición y que es sin duda un futbolista de talla mundial.

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Arsenal:

Martinelli: Jugador que intentó en todo el partido superar la defensa del Liverpool, la única ventana de ataque de los gunners y un jugador que seguramente veremos mucho en el futuro, rápido y habilidoso tendrá un gran crecimiento en los próximos años.

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⚽️ Arsenal Vs Liverpool 0-2 ⚽️

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Hello sports fans, this time I want to analyze the match corresponding to the semifinal of the English League Cup or Carabao Cup, a competition that had already had a first finalist since Wednesday last week, Chelsea who managed to beat Tottenham on aggregate 3-0. Today was the opportunity for Arsenal and Liverpool to meet again after the first match that ended in a draw, but with a taste of victory for the Gunners because they played most of the game with 10 players due to the red card given to the Swiss national team player Granit Xhaka.

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Lineup and tactics

Due to the African Cup, the team coached by Jürgen Klopp will be without Sadio Mané and Mohamed Salah in the team's attack, however, the Anfield team has good players who can be a big headache for any defense. Liverpool repeats the formation and the same strategy as the first match, taking into account that the best performing player is Diogo Jota.

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Arsenal is the team where we can observe the most obvious tactical changes. As Xhaka is not available, Arteta decides to play with only one defensive midfield, Lokonga is the man who represents the balance in the midfield, I must say that this player had a very good performance in the first game, being the only player in this position. Arteta seeing that good performance of the player decides to bet on the attack and places Smith Rowe on the field sharing place with Martin Ødegaard, Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli.

This formation is more offensive than the one played in the first match of this semifinal, suggesting that from the opening whistle the Gunners were going to advance the lines and press Liverpool's exit.

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First Half

Arsenal started with great intensity in the Liverpool half, winning balls in three quarters of the field, not generating significant danger, but with a pressure that felt suffocating at times. In the first minutes of the game Arsenal generated more play on the left, where Martinelli was facing Alexander-Arnold, a duel that at times the Brazilian was winning, the Liverpool fullback could not decipher the movements of this young attacker and even made him seem somewhat slow in reactions something that is very striking considering the speed with which Alexander-Arnold moves, however, it is evident the lack of a defensive character when facing this type of player.

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First Goal

If in the previous paragraph Alexander-Arnold was losing the duel with Martinelli, in the goal of the first half it is evident the virtues in attack of the fullback, changing positions with Henderson and moving to the middle, while the English midfielder was moving on the wing, this exchange of positions is a strategy to disrupt the rival defenses and distort the references in the marking.

In the play of the goal, the forward Firmino, in a quite recurrent movement in his game, goes down to the midfield dragging the mark of one of the central defenders and then makes a fantastic technical gesture to pass the ball to the Liverpool right back who was in a position of attacking midfielder, in the soccer world it is called a "enganche", Instead of running down the wing, he closes to the center and manages to see Diogo Jota unmarked, which gives a clear advantage to the Lusitanian, the player makes a move to the center with his right leg and manages to shoot, although the ball does not go with much speed, he manages to elude the goalkeeper and beats the Arsenal nets.

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In fact, in the Premier League itself, we have observed this tactic, especially in Manchester City, where the fullbacks close down and position themselves like other midfielders, these movements are obviously effective when the players are skillful and have the ability to provide good passes to their teammates.

Psychological Effect and Balance

It is evident the psychological effect that this goal meant for the Arsenal players, after dominating the game they had to bear the weight of the goal, just when the team was going through its best minutes of the whole game. After the goal, the game began to balance, Arsenal decreased in intensity, which made Klopp's team take advantage of it to manage the game with a good defensive structure. The minutes went by with Arsenal far from Liverpool's goal and with the feeling that the creative midfielders were not finding a way to play the players through the center, although there were approaches from the wings, the center backs easily repelled any aerial attack.

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The Changes

Arteta decides to take a step back in a positional move where he changes Smith Rowe for Tomas, understanding that lack of play in the midfield, giving more freedom to Ødegaard as a lone striker. On the other hand, Martinelli was overflowing very easily on Alexander-Arnold's flank, Klopp turns to Minamino, an attacking player with the order to mark Martinelli in his approaches on the right flank, giving a hand to Alexander-Arnold was the definitive closure of the match.

The entry of Minamino, in my humble opinion, meant the checkmate of the match in favor of Liverpool, Martinelli was the best player in the Gunners' team and he showed it with his runs, ordering a double marking meant closing the only attacking door for Arsenal, a very important tactical move to seal the victory.

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Second Goal and Liverpool's Victory

Alexander-Arnold, despite suffering from Martinelli's climbing when given space, his long passes can be lethal, in combination with the diagonals of players like Diogo Jota, who perfectly receives a pass from the Liverpool fullback with an oriented reception, a move in which he eludes the defender and with a subtle touch sends the ball into Arsenal's goal.

This second goal plus Liverpool's defensive order gave them the necessary tranquility for the remaining minutes of the game. An entertaining game that at the beginning looked like Arsenal could reach the final, a dream that faded as the minutes went by.

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My Match Podium

Liverpool:

1. Diogo Jota: Scorer of both goals, but, in addition, he created dangerous plays that with movements could leave the defenders behind. The central defenders looked like tortoises behind a slippery hare, a player who showed his technical quality in both goals.

2. Alexander-Arnold: His movements that made confuse the defense in combination with his precise passes, made in both goals a hole in Arsenal's defense, although in defense he was a little overpowered he could make a difference in the match, a player that with a little more marking can be a fullback who can make history.

3. Fabinho: Perhaps the least showy player in this podium, but in Klopp's tactical formation he is a pillar in midfield, when Arsenal dominated the match this player was vital for Liverpool to overcome those minutes of high intensity, a player who has grown a lot in his position and is undoubtedly a world class player.

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Arsenal:

Martinelli: Player who tried throughout the game to get past the Liverpool defense, the only attacking window for the gunners and a player we will surely see a lot of in the future, quick and skillful he will have a lot of growth in the coming years.

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Thank you for your reading, until next time

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