Liverpool have difficulty scoring as the trio fail to start together in 2023. Evidence suggests they will play a pivotal role in the final ten games of the season.
After Liverpool were held to a 0-0 draw at Stamford Bridge, it became clear that restoring the attacking threat to the team must be a priority ahead of the decisive clash with Arsenal. The stats show it's imperative to have a starting lineup ahead of the Gunners.
With Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah coming on as substitutes against Chelsea, Reds fans will be forgiven for wondering if their side have enough firepower to trouble the opposition. . In fact, their concerns are not unfounded either, as Liverpool have struggled to break into the west London side lacking a manager, scoring just four shots on target in one situation. quite faint.
It is likely a combination of wanting to see the reaction and keeping an eye on the weekend clash was the reason for Jürgen Klopp's changes, but honestly, the Reds' lack of attack has helped little. for the cases of Diogo Jota or Roberto. Firmino for a starting spot in the remaining matches of this season.
In contrast, Liverpool's inability to progress shows that Klopp must now ensure his forward trio of Salah, Gakpo and Darwin Núñez start as many games as possible at the end of the season.
In the five matches where these first three teams started together, Liverpool have picked up nine points out of a possible 15. Although the trio failed to score in games against Wolverhampton Wanderers and Bournemouth, the trio did score 13 goals in a rare convincing form for the Reds, starting with a 2-0 win over Everton on February, in a disappointing season. It should also be noted that, since Gakpo's arrival in early January, Liverpool have only scored one Premier League goal in six games where the aforementioned trio didn't start together, and that game ended in a 1--1 defeat. 3 ahead of Brentford. With that in mind, it's clear that the contrast between the Reds' fortunes from an attacking perspective is particularly stark as the forward trio of Salah, Gakpo and Núñez start together in the league, compared to alternatives. That is used by Klopp.
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Of course, with Núñez having returned from an ankle injury, it remains to be seen whether his game time needs to be adjusted in future matches. That said, given his own record in 'Big Six' clashes - he has four goals in those games this season - his coach would certainly consider letting him He played with Gakpo and Salah to face Arsenal.
On the other hand, although his season was severely disrupted by injury, it cannot be ignored that Jota has failed to score in his last 31 appearances for Liverpool, the last of which he went empty-handed against Chelsea. Of those appearances, 16 of them were starters and 15 were substitutes, with his dry time amounting to more than 1,500 minutes in total.
Diogo Jota's goal drought started last season and he still looks weak after returning from injury with other Liverpool strikers offering more attacking threats
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