The Aston Villa mistakes Jurgen Klopp must avoid

Liverpool must avoid their Villa mistakes against Brighton.

Liverpool travel to the seaside south coast midweek to take on Brighton Hove Albion. It may be a resort community, but the Reds will not be going on holiday as they seek to haul in three more points toward a record breaking conclusion to the 2019/20 campaign.

After outlasting an Aston Villa side which showed up with the belligerent arrogance of a Jack Russell Terrier on Sunday at Anfield. The Reds will be looking to get their away form back on track.

After a feckless derby draw with cross town rivals, Everton and a complete shellacking at the Etihad, Liverpool will be pressing for their first road win since the restart.

Parked in 15th spot in the table, Brighton will be wanting to nick points here, to stay ahead of the relegation pack a few places below.

Jurgen Klopp will be wanting to see the lads make a strong go of it here, building road confidence and setting themselves up for the final four fixture push to the finish.

Expect Brighton to set deep and absorb Liverpool pressure that has spit and sputtered since the restart, the 4-0 pounding of Crystal Palace at Anfield a week ago notwithstanding.

Jurgen made three changes to the side Sunday at Anfield, opting to give Divock Origi, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, and Naby Keita some much needed minutes while spelling Roberto Firmino, Jordan Henderson, and Gini Wijnaldum. I felt this was a mistake in selection from the gaffer.

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Particularly if your in pursuit of some pretty lofty records. It seems to me that you field your best 11 and sub after and only after you’ve sewn up the tie.

Instead of leaving it late which, with the match drawn at 0-0 in the 60th minute which required the substitutions to field the side he needed on the pitch from the start. This only allowed Villa to stay in the tie, building their confidence over the first hour or so.

The Reds will be seeing a lot of sides playing deep; absorbing pressure and parking the bus, forcing them to find a solution in the final third with a solid double line of four protecting the back.

It is clear that this tactic frustrated Liverpool. Now everyone will be attempting to hold their lines and frustrate and check a machine stuck in first gear.

Carlo Ancelotti did this to great effect. Pep Guardiola played similarly, but was able to strike deep into Liverpool’s back line on at least four occasions. David Moyes attempted the same tactic as Ancelotti and held firm through the 70th min.

Barring an unforeseen catastrophe or another tough slog due to a lack of intensity and purpose, the Reds should come away with the points, before returning home to face Burnley on the weekend.