Liverpool and Everton, Merseyside neighbors in crisis

The Merseyside derby is just around the corner. It will be on February 13 when Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool (Real Madrid’s rivals in the Champions League round of 16) host Sean Dyche’s Everton in the Premier League in a side-by-side match for both. And it is if there is no doubt about one thing, it is this season that the protagonists of the Merseyside derby live installed in crisis.

Liverpool and Everton were both eliminated from the FA Cup and Carabao Cup. But, apart from the fact that they can no longer qualify for any of these titles, It’s in the Premier where those from Anfield and those from Goodison Park They are the biggest problem right now.

Liverpool is 9th in the English championship table, where it is 10 points behind the Champions League zone, with one game less. This will deal a heavy blow to the six-time European champions (1976-77, 1977-78, 1980-81, 1983-84, 2004-05, 2018-19) and currently runner-up to remain in the King Eurotournament. Since the 2016-17 season, Liverpool has not participated in the Champions League.

What can make the ‘red’ fans happy is that in March 2021 Liverpool reached 8 Champions League points and became 3rd. But for that, Klopp’s team will have to stage a great comeback and for their rivals to fail. Of these 19 Premier games, Anfield have won just 8.

Everton’s situation is less complicated, on the contrary. He is in penultimate position in the Premier, but 2 points from safety. Goodison Park club officials have selected Sean Dyche to replace the sacked Frank Lampard. Dyche will be in charge of the promotion effort Everton, who continue to play in the top flight of English football since 1954 (the second longest run after Arsenal, which dates back to 1919). The Merseyside neighbors are about to meet and they are doing so installed in the crisis.