Former Liverpool coach SLAMS Arne Slot's tactics | OneFootball

Throughout the Community Shield on Sunday afternoon, Liverpool had a polarising performance.

Two goals were scored, albeit from odds-against chances, while the defence was loose and sloppy.

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In the end, losing on penalties to Crystal Palace is no crying shame, although the three missed spot kicks will certainly stick in the players minds for a while until they're next called upon to deliver.

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But one other significant issue caught the eye of a former Liverpool coach, who shared his concerns on social media, claiming that the Reds have an underlying weakness that was exploited on the pitch.

Coach SLAMS Arne Slot's tactics

In posts on X and LinkedIn, throw-in coach Thomas Grønnemark expressed his disappointment.

He said: "The throw-ins will be a big problem for Liverpool FC in the 2025/26 season.

"Liverpool had a bad [possession] statistic with 33.3% of their throw-ins under pressure in the game. Their challenge was that they either did 'no space creation' or 'individual space creation'. That meant that they threw the ball into small spaces and high pressure zones most of the time.

"Liverpool were quite slow in their execution of throw-ins. They need to be faster on their throw-ins, not every time, but the times where it gives meaning. Liverpool FC [also] used the long throw-in in the game. Their 'long' throw-ins need to be longer - to the first post in the air - if they want to be dangerous.

"Liverpool FC is a world class team... but their throw-ins is a weakness."

While this might not appear to be a significant thing, over the course of the game, the Reds had 21 throw-ins, and failing to execute them properly will become an issue if they aren't addressed soon.

Using the long-throw has become a bit of a phenomenon in recent times and it had led to suggestions that Slot was hoping to bring Alexander Isak in and play two strikers up front.

Grønnemark used to work with Liverpool as a coach and so he certainly knows what he's talking about when it comes to utilising the set-play. He took the Reds from 18th to first in terms of throw-ins.

Of course, since we're talking about the club's first competitive match of the season and with new signings likely trusted to take them, it could simply be a matter of drilling the players into what to do to become more threatening on the pitch, making better use of throw-ins moving forward.

But it's certainly something to keep and eye on moving forward. Previously, corner kicks used to be a problem, with takers struggle to beat the first man, which no longer appears to be a problem.

We'll just have to wait and see. Liverpool had plenty of homework to take away with them from the Community Shield and with a good few days until the Anfield contest against Bournemouth, Slot will be keen to address the issues head-on right away, making sure no complacency begins to creep in.