Liverpool won only 64% of games in which they've gone 1-0 up this season.
Last season they won 93% of games in which they scored first and 89% in 2018/19.
This season: Liverpool have gone 1-0 up 18 times, but only managed to go 2-0 up eight times. Nine times, they've conceded the next goal for 1-1.
19/20: Went 1-0 up on 28 occasions, made it 2-0 19 times.
18/19: Went 1-0 up on 28 occasions, made it 2-0 16 times.
There are clear patterns within the games.
if we look at what Klopp did with tactics earlier in the season you would see jones running about first half then a swap of the player pressing with the front 3 for example wijnaldum wuold "come alive" second half which really just meant run about a bit.
This suggests that klopp could see the side's fitness was not where it needed to be.
In general we have started slow, we had a repeating pattern of criticism from our friends carragher and rat face. why are LFc starting slow slowly, where is the intenstity etc etc.
We in general have "rarely" score later in games. the spurs and villa games were exceptions where in generla the opposite have been occuring.
We have heard from klopp time and again about our back line dropping deeper as halfs go on but actually we are seeing sides easily walk through us. a prime exmaple is the leeds game. Honestly i thought leeds to do for us but they were absolutely cut up by us first half but the second we walked out i nthe second half trent never corssed the half way line and firmino and mane stopped any sort of press. literally none.
IMO the defenders are either pushing up following the lead or dropping off as they have nothign to take a lead from.
The stats you show highlight a team that first scores goals (not shovels shots wide or over the bar), second is not in control of games (as in are letting teams get out of their own half) and third are soft and unfit and fading through games.
We are throwing 2 points away constantly. We are then throwing the single point available away. the fulham loss for example in a prior year might or should have been 0-0 but we throw one in. brighton 1-1 absolutely thorwn away points. 1-1 v fulham before chrismas. Lots of can't score odd goal defeats at home.
Now leeds and necastle as the final nails i nthe top 4 coffins. Both games should have been 3 or 4 goal hauls.
no smiles on faces, no working together, it is an absolute **** show from 1 to 11 really.