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

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Marco Silva asked a lot from his team when he set them up to press from kick off. As such, whenever Liverpool had the ball, the home team closed them down. The away side were denied any time to pick their passes and were always under pressure to move the ball even faster than they are used to. This unsettled Liverpool and disrupted their normal play.

From the back four to the front men, every player battled for the ball. They pounced on every loose ball and fought for every 50/50 chance. There was a bite in Everton’s game that Liverpool had not expected and Klopp’s men failed to react or adapt to Silva’s tactics.

The German made a couple of changes to his team in the second half, however, none of them worked. Everton were expected to tire by the end of the game and Liverpool were waiting to take advantage then. However, the chance never arrived as Everton gave their all on the field in a bid to stop their arch-rivals and come away successful.

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