haaland kit Exhausted ‘Big Six’ teams who are unchallenged by a crowd, instructed to be more risk-averse, and are unable to spend time on the training ground working on attacking ‘automatisms’ have frequently drawn or lost against weaker sides this season.

Liverpool’s recent goalless run exemplifies what happens when all of these Covid-related variables come together; the attacking tactical structure just isn’t what it used to be without hard pressing, set moves, fresh legs, and a roaring Anfield crowd.

Inevitably, all those dropped points have led to a wide-open league table in which, if we adjust for the games in hand, about five points separates first from sixth. Unfortunately, this only compounds the problem of safe and low-scoring ‘Big Six’ clashes.

Whereas in recent years the high points tally required to lift the title jude bellingham full kit gave the elite clubs incentive to go for the three points, the natural tendency in 2020-21 is to stay in the conversation, take the point, deny your rival three, and move on.