Everton 0-0 Liverpool: 5 tactics from Marco Silva that stopped Jurgen Klopp's men

Everton FC v Liverpool FC - Premier League
Everton FC v Liverpool FC - Premier League

#2 Keeping Liverpool's fullbacks quiet

Everton FC v Liverpool FC - Premier League
Everton FC v Liverpool FC - Premier League

Andrew Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold are full backs who play as wingbacks. They drive forward with hunger and desire and their crossing abilities are top notch. Both players are full of running and are blessed with speed, which means it takes a lot to stop them. Liverpool breathe through their two marauding fullbacks and this had not skipped the attention of the Everton team.

Everton set out their back four in a very compact formation. Both Coleman and Digne stayed rooted to their positions and did not venture forward too often. As such, the home team denied the opposition any room to unleash their fullbacks and it was a tactic that worked really well.

Every time the two of them went forward, Everton’s wingers – Bernard and Walcott - threatened to break away, which kept the Liverpool team on their toes. As such, both Robertson and Alexander-Arnold had a relatively quiet game, which helped Everton stop Liverpool.

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