3 key takeaways from Liverpool vs Real Betis: Arne Slot impressed by Trey Nyoni
- On July 27th, Liverpool secured a win over Real Betis
- The match marked Arne Slot’s first Reds match in front of a crowd
- What are 3 key takeaways from Liverpool vs Real Betis?
By Evan Curnew
Takeaway #2: Liverpool dominate possession and passing stats vs Real Betis
To no one's surprise, Liverpool will have the ball a lot under Arne Slot. It's how they operated under Klopp and how they will continue to play. While Real Betis did not have their full-strength squad, their starting XI was a lot closer to what theirs will look like come the start of the season than Liverpool's.
According to FotMob, Liverpool had 63% possession in the match. Their control of the ball is shown even better through their passing states, where they nearly doubled up Real Betis in passes (608 to 335) while owning a higher pass success rate in the process.
Real Betis had just one big chance recorded in the match, to Liverpool's three, which, of course, includes Dominik Szoboszlai's goal.
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""So we controlled the game really well and in between we had a few good attacks where we created a few good chances and scored a good goal. Those were the positives from this game.""
- Arne Slot via LFC's website
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