Newcastle defeated Liverpool 2-1 and won the Carabao Cup, their first major domestic trophy in 70 years, thanks to goals from Dan Burn and Alexander Isak. The Magpies won 68% of the game’s aerial duels, which Reds manager Arne Slot felt was important to the result.
At Wembley, where they triumphed 2-1 due to goals from Dan Burn and Alexander Isak, the Magpies dominated 68% of the game’s aerial fights and earned their first major domestic trophy in 70 years.
After losing to Paris Saint-German in the Champions League last-16, the Reds have already eliminated themselves from two competitions in less than a week.
“Disappointing performance, disappointing outcome. “Very different from how I felt after the Paris Saint-Germain game,” the Dutchman stated during his press conference following the game.
“Did we feel physically or psychologically exhausted on Tuesday? No, but running had nothing to do with this game. Since the sole purpose of this game was to play duels and there was absolutely no running intensity, you cannot even judge us if we were physically exhausted because we were unable to exert ourselves.
“whether a team presses, you can see whether they are worn out, but since they played over our press, there was nothing to push. It is hard for me to say whether we were physically prepared because the game was leisurely and not really intense.
It is usually a tough one mentally. I prefer to focus on how the game went, and this one went exactly as they intended it to—a fight with a lot of duels and a lot of duels over the air. If you look at the outcome and the performance, you might think that it might have affected us.
“They are a better team through the air than we are, so if we played ten games of football against them, they would probably win nine times, which resulted to the first and second goals. They defeated us because they are more skilled than we are in that area of football.
Slot said, “They won more duels than us,” in response to the suggestion that Newcastle outplayed his team. Is that outworking? Or is their ability to win these physical battles and play so many aerial duels one of their best traits?
If you do not touch the ball and they play through you each time you try to push them and each time it is too late, it is outplayed, in my opinion. However, I concur that they deserved to win as the game unfolded as they had hoped.
“They do deserve to win, therefore. We were not just chasing after them, though. Their strength was defending a lot of long balls and second balls.
Slot wanted to emphasize that even though the previous week was disappointing, there is still hope.
“The last two [games] were clearly not how we intended it to be, but it was a tough week, but it was also a week when we expanded our advantage to 12 points, so it was not all negative,” he continued.
However, this is not the first time that Liverpool has lost two straight games in their history or the previous two seasons. This is a component in football play.
“Even Liverpool may lose football games if you advance far in tournaments when the opposition becomes more formidable. That is what might occur.
“Newcastle dominated Liverpool in addition to winning. It ought to have been either 3-0 or 4-0.
“A consolation goal was scored by Liverpool. Considering what they appeared to accomplish this season—something that few anticipated—I find it hard to be overly critical.
Even though Newcastle is a strong Premier League team, they completely destroyed Liverpool, who played poorly against PSG. Although Liverpool’s momentum has waned, they are fortunate to maintain a sizable lead in the league.
“Newcastle has been a physically demanding team under Eddie Howe, but they have kept their best for last.
“A lot of that was perhaps a ruse by Newcastle, but it was not a terrific football game. The Liverpool front three do not have enough speed.
“It is all about Newcastle; it is not their day. Duels in the middle of the park and pace are set pieces. Liverpool was unable to handle it.
