Jurgen Klopp and 4-3-3 felt like an unbreakable bond but, after playing a 4-4-2, the boss moved to a diamond against Ajax and explained the reasons behind that decision after our win.
Speaking to BT Sport, the 55-year-old said: “Obviously we changed the system a bit again, we had to do it and we thought it made sense. It’s more of a diamond than a 4-3-3 and again that’s new to the guys, we didn’t want to have Darwin constantly on the wing, we wanted him more central and that’s why we set up a little bit differently.”
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Darwin Nunez is obviously preferred to operate from midfield and now that he has four goals in his last four starts, who’s to say he should move from midfield.
It’s good to see we have a few more different plans up our collective sleeve and now we can look forward to showing it again, in the knockout rounds of the Champions League.
You can watch Klopp’s video about the new system (starting at 1:15) via @btsportfootball on Twitter:
“It was a very good game”
“Today we play with a lot of heart”
Jurgen Klopp radiant with pride after an important win for his Liverpool ????#UCL | ???? @TheDesKelly pic.twitter.com/rcuh9ONXkt
– Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) October 26, 2022
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