The 2023-24 season is full of emotions for Liverpool fans. Jurgen Klopp announced that he would leave Anfield at the end of the season. The German manager has already won every possible title with the club and already added one more to his tally this season. Liverpool are still running in the race for the English Premier League and also have a chance to win the UEFA Europa League.
Liverpool’s locker room is aiming to give a proper farewell to their German manager. A major trophy at the end of the season will be like a cherry at the top of the cake. The Reds have dealt with a few injuries in the last couple of months. Some players have stepped up with Alexis Mac Allister being the most in-form player. The FIFA World Cup winner came to Anfield in the summer and is finally settling into the team. He is on an incredible run and here is a look at how this run could be crucial in Liverpool’s hunt for titles.
Creativity from the middle
Liverpool have played in a 4-3-3 formation under Jurgen Klopp. His midfield was reshaped after some of the big names left in the summer. Alexis Mac Allister was given a deeper role at the start of the season and he showed signs of struggles. Another midfield signing Wataru Endo was brought in to take this deeper role. He took time to settle and has shown signs of why he was brought into the club. This has given more freedom to Alexis.
The former Brighton midfielder knows how to create a goal or two. He averages 55.4 passes per 90 minutes and 88.6% of these have successfully found a teammate. These include 8.6 passes to the final third and 2.04 passes to the opposition penalty box.
In the last five games, Mac Allister has contributed with at least an assist or a goal. He averages around 10 passes to the final third per 90 minutes and the number of passes attempted to the penalty box has gone to four per 90 minutes. One area where there is significant improvement is in creating shot assists. Mac Allister averages just above one shot assist per 90 minutes. In the last five games, he averages three shot assists per 90 minutes. The two visuals show that Mac Allister has created most of these chances from the right side.
Goals and recovery
The Argentine is a reliable player on set-pieces and netted three goals in these five games. Around 14 shots were attempted by the Argentine and four were on target.
Klopp’s high-pressing tactics mean that the midfielder has to be on his toes to recover the ball. Alexis Mac Allister averages five recoveries in the attacking half per 90 minutes. Most of them have been counter-pressing.
The Argentine will look to create more impact in the remainder of the season. Most players have returned from injury and have their focus on two titles.
Visuals via TFA data viz engine
