What's the deal with our goal kicks?

Blatzo

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Why do we keep playing a short, lateral pass from goal kicks that almost always becomes a 1-2 followed by a rushed clearance or, worse, losing the ball in our back third?

Is there some data that says this is a good idea? Because it doesn't seem to be working for us.

As I'm typing this Liverpool just did it and lost the ball too.