3 Reasons why Liverpool lost to PSG

#3 Lack of creativity in the midfield

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The crux of Klopp’s tactical approach revolves around moving the ball further up the pitch as quickly as possible and this approach demands hardworking midfielders who are effective in both attack and defense.

Against big teams, creative passers of the ball are essential in the midfield and for this purpose, only Klopp bought Keita for a huge price. Liverpool’s attacking dominance had considerably lowered after losing Nabi Keita to injury. Fabinho has shown a lot of promise but he is inexperienced and error-prone.

On Wednesday, Klopp went with Milner and Henderson who are experienced in pressing hard to win back the ball but they do not possess the vision and passing ability of Keita. Wijnaldum has excelled as an attacking midfielder for the Dutch but in this team, he plays the role of holding midfielder and thus he is rarely involved in his team’s attacking play.

Keita came from the bench in the second half but PSG were happy to stay back and conserve their lead, Hence Keita could not have a big impact on the match.