- Gary Neville criticized Arne Slot's tactical approach in the EFL Cup final
- Liverpool suffered a Newcastle 2-1 defeat and was overcome in the game
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Gary Neville put Arne Slot, criticizing his tactical approach during Liverpool's 2-1 defeat by Newcastle in the EFL Cup final.
The performance of Los Rojos was far from their dominant exhibitions in the Premier League this season, since they left their second competition of the Cup in a week, after their penalty defeat by PSG in the Champions League last 16 on Tuesday.
Despite controlling 66 percent of the possession, Liverpool forged only seven shots compared to Newcastle 17, when Eddie Howe's side pounced on the poor performance of his opponent in the center of the field.
The columnist of Mail Sport, Martin Koeown, wrote on Saturday that the final will be decided by the two mammoths in the center of the Newcastle, Joelinton and Bruno Guimaraes field, and this was certainly the case.
The often reliable midfield duo of Liverpool by Ryan Gravenber and Alexis Macallister seemed overwhelmed. Despite Slot's attempts to change it in the middle of the park, Neville lamented his failures when Liverpool pursued a two -goal deficit during a large part of the second half.
“In any case, Liverpool is getting worse,” Neville argued after Curtis Jones, Darwin Núñez and Cody Gakpo were introduced from the bank.
Gary Neville criticized Arne Slot's tactical approach in Liverpool's 2-1 defeat
Liverpool achieved only seven shots at Newcastle 17 despite having 66 percent possession
The Reds were bounced from their second competition of the Cup in a week after leaving the Champions League on Tuesday at the hands of the PSG
'The substitutes have not helped them. The center of the field is scattered. There are gaps everywhere.
Later, Neville accused the slot of 'throwing shape through the window' in search of a route back to the game.
The Dutchman brought Harvey Elliott and Federico Chiesa for Gravenberch and Luis Díaz in the 74th minute. The substitutes were linked to remove one for Liverpool in the 94th minute, but it was too little late for the leaders of the Premier League.
Dan Burn opened the marker for Newcastle with a header of no less than 15 yards, after the corner of Kieran Trippier, minutes before part time.
The 6 -foot and 5 -inch center rose to the ball to the lower left corner and sent thousands of Newcastle fans, including the presenters, to Frenzy.
Burn's goal means that he has scored more goals of non -penalty in the final of the Cup than Mohamed Salah de Liverpool: the Egyptian king has not yet managed such a feat despite being one of the players in the form of Europe this season.
Alexander Isak, Newcastle's best scorer this season, doubled the fortune of his team at the other end of half a time to put them two, but there were a few nervous moments when Fererico Chiesa reduced the deficit with a remaining minutes.
However, Newcastle managed to see the last minutes of the game to win its first national cutlery piece from the 1955 FA Cup, ending a 70 -year drought.