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Squad value€261.2m
Squad value€1.09bn
Key playerMason Greenwood
Key playerAlexander Isak
Head coachDirk Kuyt
Head coachAndoni Iraola
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Iraola's Liverpool hunt the ball high together; chase Fenerbahçe's defenders and they go back to the keeper, not long.
“Iraola’s Liverpool press high, press early, and press together.”Friends of Liverpool, 28 Aug 2026
“Topu oyuna sokma başarısıyla da dikkatleri üzerine çeken Ederson, rakip hücum oyuncularının stoperlere baskı yaptığı anlarda takım arkadaşları için önemli bir pas opsiyonu oluyor.”Ederson, who also draws attention with his ability to bring the ball into play, becomes an important passing option for his team-mates in the moments when the opposition attackers press the centre-backs. our translation
When their stars go quiet, Fenerbahçe can have the ball for half an hour and do nothing with it. Liverpool hurt you in the seconds after they win it.
“Sahada iyi oyuncular var ama oyun yok. Daha doğrusu bir plan yok. İkinci-üçüncü bölge arası bağlantı yok.”There are good players on the pitch but there is no game. More precisely, there is no plan. There is no link between the second and third zones. our translation
Hürriyet, Uğur Meleke, 19 Aug 2026
“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, Fenerbahçe's at €261.2m: about four times as much. Gaps like that tend to settle games rather than make contests.
Liverpool are clear favourites, and Fenerbahçe come in after a heavy derby defeat, expected to press less and sit more compact. Watch their left: almost everything dangerous comes down that side, with the winger drifting inside towards goal. Mason Greenwood is Fenerbahçe's most valuable player. Iraola's Liverpool go direct, with speed down the wings, and Alexander Isak leads them in league goals.
“Kartal'ın bu doğrultuda ilk olarak ön alan baskısının şiddetini azaltması ve daha kompakt bir oyun yapısına geçmesi bekleniyor.”Kartal is first expected to reduce the intensity of the high press and switch to a more compact structure. our translation
“İrfan sağa, Greenwood merkeze geçtikten sonra Fenerbahçe oyunu adeta uçuşa geçti; özellikle sol kanadı otobana çevirdiler deyim yerindeyse.”After İrfan moved to the right and Greenwood into the centre, Fenerbahçe's play practically took off; they turned the left flank into a motorway, so to speak. our translation
Hürriyet, Uğur Meleke, 31 Aug 2026
“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
Even Liverpool's centre-backs step up: Van Dijk will follow a number ten high up the pitch, far from his goalkeeper, to keep the press on.
“Virgil van Dijk was then brave in tracking City’s number 10 high up the pitch, far from Alisson, to keep Liverpool’s pressure on.”Win it high, go straight at you before you are set: that is the plan.
“His teams press high, win the ball quickly, and attack before the opposition can reorganise.”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.”