Gilabola.com – Former player LiverpoolJason McAteer admitted that one additional goal from Paris Saint-Germain would make the chance of a comeback very difficult. However, he emphasized that the two goals deficit could still be made up ahead of the second leg of the quarter-finals League Champion at Anfield.
On Wednesday evening, the Merseyside outfit travel to Paris to face PSG at the Parc des Princes in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals. The match was a disappointing night for the visiting team.
Coach Arne Slot made a tactical change by deploying Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez as wing-backs in a three-defender formation, with Virgil van Dijk as the center of defense. According to a former top defender, this scheme did not work optimally.
The team nicknamed The Reds failed to register a single shot on target, while their opponents were able to make six attempts on goal. As a result, they had to go home with a 0-2 defeat which had to be reversed if they wanted to fulfill Phil Thompson’s prediction, who had backed them to win the title this season.
In the 70th minute, Warren Zaïre-Emery fell in the visitors’ penalty box. However, the referee did not award a penalty. This decision kept the score at 2-0 and saved the visitors from the possibility of a bigger defeat.
McAteer believes that if the difference becomes three goals, with the team’s confidence declining, it will be very difficult to turn things around.
Even so, the former Irish national team midfielder remains optimistic. He believes that the two-goal deficit can still be overcome, especially with the full support of supporters at Anfield in the second leg.
He also added that the stadium atmosphere could be an important factor in triggering the team’s revival, although the final result is still uncertain.
In an interview on LFC TV, McAteer said that being three goals behind would be a very tough challenge for the team in the current conditions. However, he emphasized that the 0-2 score still provided an opportunity to recover.
According to him, the best performance can still be shown in the second leg, although everything will depend on how the match goes.
Next, the Merseysiders will host Fulham on Saturday before facing Luis Enrique’s side again at Anfield next Tuesday. Support from the famous stand, the Kop, is expected to again be a differentiating factor.
In the previous round of 16, this team was able to achieve a convincing 4-0 win at home after being left behind in the first leg against Galatasaray.
Now, they will try to repeat that performance, although the challenge they face is much tougher against the French giants who are aiming for back-to-back titles.
And in Gilabola’s previous post, Statistical data shows that a comeback in the second leg of the Champions League is very difficult, although not impossible.
Editorial Opinion
The 0-2 defeat in Paris was pure failure of Arne Slot’s tactical experiments. Forcing a three-defender formation with Frimpong and Kerkez actually killed creativity in the midfield and left the front line isolated, as evidenced by the statistics of zero shots on target.
Liverpool seemed to lose their playing identity just because they tried to adapt to PSG’s playing style, which ultimately backfired on their own defense.
Even though Anfield has a history of “magical nights”, relying on the stadium atmosphere alone will not be enough to turn things around against a team like PSG.
A two-goal deficit may look like it can be caught, but without drastic changes to the effectiveness of the attack and Slot’s courage to return to basics, Liverpool will just be spectators as Luis Enrique celebrates qualifying in front of the Reds supporters.
The team’s mentality is currently being tested, and relying on the referee’s luck like in the first leg is not the way to advance to the semifinals.
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