LINLASKClub page
LIVLiverpoolClub page
Squad value€62.4m
Squad value€1.09bn
Key playerMoses Usor
Key playerAlexander Isak
Head coachDietmar Kühbauer
Head coachAndoni Iraola
At home LASK like to take the game over early and keep the ball. Iraola's Liverpool hunt it high up the pitch, all together, and go straight at you before you are set. LASK's usual way of playing is what that press feeds on.
“Die Gastgeber übernahmen früh die Kontrolle und drängten die Grazer tief in deren Hälfte.”The hosts took control early and pushed Graz deep into their own half. our translation
“Iraola’s Liverpool press high, press early, and press together.”Friends of Liverpool, 28 Aug 2026
“His teams press high, win the ball quickly, and attack before the opposition can reorganise.”LASK push up and pin the other side in its own half at home. Iraola's Liverpool are not bothered about having the ball and hurt you in the seconds after they win it, so the space behind LASK is where this can go wrong for them.
“Die Gastgeber übernahmen früh die Kontrolle und drängten die Grazer tief in deren Hälfte.”The hosts took control early and pushed Graz deep into their own half. our translation
“His pressing style should provide fresh energy, and with possession-heavy football not his priority, Iraola can also revive the Reds’ renowned potency on the counter-attack.”Liverpool's squad is valued at €1.09bn, LASK's at €62.4m: about 17 times as much. Gaps like that tend to settle games rather than make contests.
Liverpool are clear favourites, with a squad worth about 17 times LASK's, and Iraola's side are not bothered about having the ball. At home LASK like to take the game over and keep the ball, which is exactly what Liverpool's press feeds on. They hunt it high up the pitch, all together, and go straight at you before you are set. LASK's hope is their two quick forwards: leave a defender one-on-one with them and they are gone.
“His pressing style should provide fresh energy, and with possession-heavy football not his priority, Iraola can also revive the Reds’ renowned potency on the counter-attack.”Premier League, Adrian Clarke, 17 Aug 2026
“Die Gastgeber übernahmen früh die Kontrolle und drängten die Grazer tief in deren Hälfte.”The hosts took control early and pushed Graz deep into their own half. our translation
“Iraola’s Liverpool press high, press early, and press together.”Friends of Liverpool, 28 Aug 2026
“His teams press high, win the ball quickly, and attack before the opposition can reorganise.”“Können Moses Usor und Samuel Adeniran tatsächlich gehalten werden, werden die beiden pfeilschnellen Stürmer auch heuer vielen Bundesliga-Verteidigern Albträume bereiten.”If Moses Usor and Samuel Adeniran really can be kept, the two lightning-quick forwards will again give many Bundesliga defenders nightmares this year. our translation
The Austrian champions defend with three centre-backs and push the two wide players right up the pitch. Those wide players do both jobs: they fight in defence and they get forward.
“Beide bringen jeweils den für diese Position idealen Mix aus defensiver Kampfkraft und Offensivzug mit.”Both bring exactly the mix that is ideal for this position: defensive fighting power and attacking drive. our translation
Iraola does not need the ball: his Liverpool go direct.
“The Liverpool manager is not obsessed with his team dominating possession, which allows his side to be more direct.”They control games by going forward, not by keeping the ball.
“Es un equipo vertical que controla el juego sin amasarlo, y esa distinción explica casi todo lo que se verá en Anfield.”It is a direct team that controls the game without hoarding the ball, and that distinction explains almost everything you will see at Anfield. our translation
High pressing, direct attacks and speed down the wings: that is Iraola's Liverpool.
“Los primeros partidos ya permiten reconocer varias señas del equipo que quiere construir Andoni Iraola: presión alta, intensidad, ataques verticales y mucha velocidad por fuera.”The first games already show several traits of the team Andoni Iraola wants to build: high pressing, intensity, direct attacks and plenty of pace out wide. our translation