When Gary Neville climbed the elevator on the commentary position at the Etihad before the match Manchester City – Manchester United, Liverpool still played a draw 0: 0 with Bernley, there were already added minutes. But as soon as he left the cabin, the score changed – the “red” scored. And Neville was not surprised at all.

“I had no doubt that Liverpool would kill– he said in Sky Sports. – They now have the same thing we have in Manchester United and has Manchester City. The teams that win the championships have a special mentality. “

For those who were on Turf Moore, this effect was not so clearly felt. The Arne Slot team pressed and combined, but Bernley’s protection stood firmly – up to the third minute of the compensated time. It was then that Hannibal’s hand stopped the shot by Jeremy Frimpong in the penalty area.

Mohammed Salah was cold -blooded and went down in history: Liverpool became the only APL team that scored the winning goals in the last ten minutes in four matches in a row. Before that, Federico Kieza was awarded for the 88th minute against Bournemouth (4: 2), the incredible goal of Rio Ngumoa in the 100th minute in Newcastle (3: 2) and a penalty Dominic Sosososhlai in the 83rd minute in the match with the arsenal.

Of course, such a victory scenario cannot become a system at a distance. But as a habit, it is an incredibly valuable thing. The only question is: why does this happen so often?

Mentality There is no single scenario of these late heads. Two were the result of individual skills (penalty and combination under the goal of NGUMA), two more – an element of luck (Hannibal’s hand and a convenient rebound on Chiez against Bournemouth).

It unites all four episodes – the coolness of the performers. Neither Kieza nor Ngumaa received simple moments, but under pressure from time and circumstances they calmly brought the matter to the end.

In the case of standards, the control is higher and the voltage is higher. Especially for Salah, who did not realize a penalty for Liverpool twice in a row – against Crystal Pelas in a series of post -match strikes in the Super Cup and in a friendly match with the athlete. Yes, he scored for Egypt against Ethiopia in the selection, but left no doubt in Bernle.

Under Jurgen Kloppi Liverpool he deserved the nickname “Monster Mentality” – and many key moments of that era were also born in the compensated time. After the victory of the Mersiside over Aston Villa (2: 1) in the championship season-2019/20 PEP, Guardiola directly recognized: the opponent has a fighting spirit that distinguishes the champions.

“If it happens once or twice – then you can say that lucky. But when it happens again and over the past two seasons, it already says of character”, Said Pep Guardiola to journalists. – “What Liverpool does constantly is the result of incredible quality and talent to fight to the very end.”

However, this trait appeared in the “red” long before Klopp. From the start of the Premier League in 1992, Liverpool scored the most victorious heads after the 90th minute among all clubs. And the trend has not disappeared now, at the time of Arne Slot.

“We continued to press– said Virjil Van Dik after victory over Bernley. – The opponent defended itself very low, it was difficult to find free zones. But we finally deserved this penalty because we didn’t stop. Body language was correct, we didn’t get nervous “.

“If you want to defeat a team such as Athletic, you need to show that you can overcome them with the help of a mentality.

If the difference in the account is only one goal, something can always happen – today it happens. But again, we showed a wonderful mentality. We continued to work hard to the end.

Liverpool’s magic continued to work in the Champions League. Arne Slot has once again emphasized the importance of the mentality.

“If you want to defeat a team such as Athletic, you need to show that you can overcome them with the help of a mentality.

If the difference in the account is only one goal, something can always happen – today it happens. But again, we showed a wonderful mentality. We continued to work hard until the end, ” Arne Slot commented.

Players who change the game Mentality is an important thing, but without resources it means little. Liverpool does not have excessive depth in the attack, but there are football players who can solve episodes from the bench.

Federico Ciez and Rio Ngumaa scored their victorious balls after replacing. Although the first did not spend the best debut season, but the second – only 17, and experience at an adult at least.

Chiez came out against Bournemouth only for 82 minutes and scored in six minutes. NGUMOA got even less time in the match with Newcastle-appeared on the field for the 96th and managed to decide the fate of the game on the 100th. In addition, other fresh players – Harvey Elliott and again Kieza – participated in that combination.

A similar scenario was with Bernley. The slot released Ngumaa and Jeremy Frimpong in the 87th minute to add speed and variability. They almost created a goal immediately: Ngumaa gave a pass to Frimmon, but he did not play Martin Dubravka. But within a few minutes it was the shot of Frimpong that brought Liverpool a decisive penalty.

Having at hand such football players capable of using a rival’s fatigue is an invaluable advantage for a slot.

A slot game on risk Arne slot shows that he is ready to take risks for the sake of victory. He completed the match with Bernley with five players of the attack on the field – Salah, Kieza, Ngumaa, Frimpong and Kodi Hacpo. They were added two attacking Fulbeca – Andy Robertson and Conor Bradley. In the center of the field remained only Soslai, and Ryan Grahenberh went to the position of the central defender near Van Dyk.

“As a result, you always come back to one thought: I do not want to leave this stadium with a draw and think that I have not released all their attackers, all the guys capable of scoring”– explained the slot after the game.

“There is still a doubt in another match whether to risk and play with seven attacking football players. But against the team, which is almost in full, sits in its own penalty area, it no longer looks at a high risk. That is why we did so.”

Such a strategy itself inspires faith in players.

“The trainer knows what is doing and trusts me and other guys in defense”, Said Van Deik, commenting on the mentor’s decision to release additional attacking football players.

No matter how impressive these moments are, and even if they demonstrate the championship character of the team, such a series will end sooner or later. This is well understood by the players and the coaching staff. Two years ago, when Liverpool, Liverpool was famous for the ability to tear out victory after a bad start. But at some point, this magic disappeared – and with it the championships were gone.

Now the team is looking for different ways to win again, but the slot expects that players will learn to do it easier.

“To be in the fight for the title at the end of the season, sometimes such victories are needed– Roberton confessed after playing Bernley. – But it is obvious that we should add. We are already getting better and hard work in training. We need to start winning more confidently, and it is nice that we have already won four victories even without the best shape. “

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