Liverpool came from the joy of lifting the Carabao Cup against Chelsea in extra time, but the overload of minutes and the many casualties certainly took their toll against Nottingham Forest, against whom they is on the brink of not getting past a draw (0 – 1).
It’s the worst time to accept a negative result, because next week Manchester City will visit Anfield, and when everything seemed ready for judgment, Faith and Darwin Núñez fixed the ballot to keep the lead for another day.
The ‘red’ eleven was conditioned for another day due to numerous injuries, although Darwin Núñez, Szoboszlai and Endo were recovered on the bench, and the situation was such that Klopp had to improvise by fielding Joe Gómez as a wild card as a central midfielder, who choked the game with the ball at his feet.
This is a difficult game in terms of touch. Goalkeepers are only fans and there are almost no chances between the three sticks. Nottingham wanted to rely on their pace from the start, with Elanga as the opponent and even failed one-on-one against a fit Kelleher, while Liverpool lacked that depth that is often needed.
Especially gray Elliott and Gakpo, who did little, whose attack fell only to Luis Díaz. The Colombian tried the most, even Murillo scored a goal from him almost under the line, but even with the good start of the second half Sels was not able to worry too much.
Klopp soon opted to add weight to his team. Endo and Darwin were the first to be chosen and Szoboszlai followed soon after. With more packaging, the leader of the Premier League was more dominant, but the common denominator of his attacks remained the same despite the efforts of the Uruguayan forward, pure heart. Nottigham scored the defence, which previously had a very clear shot from Elanga that went through the hair, in front of it and lacked resources. Even in strategy, even a deflected ball by Murillo in stoppage time was not a goal for Liverpool thanks to a save by Sels.
The matter is almost decided, but if the ‘red’ DNA since the arrival of Klopp can be defined by one thing, it is that it does not give up. So it is. In the 99th minute, with extra time and from a corner kick, the goal came. Awoniyi made the mistake of wanting to come out of the play and not send him into the stands and MacAllister put in a good ball for Darwin, with his forehead, to comb over to unleash the frenzy of the Liverpool fans, who hosted the City next week.
match lineup
26
7
fifteen
22
32
40
27
16
twenty-one
10
14
62
84
26
2
5
4
10
42
18
19
7
The City of the City
Caoimhín Kelleher62
Conor Bradley84
83′
Andy Robertson26
58′
59′
Joe Gomez2
Ibrahima Konaté5
Virgil van Dijk4
64′
Alexis McAllister10
78′
Bobby Clarke42
59′
Cody Gakpo18
83′
92′
Harvey Elliott19
75′
Luis Diaz7
Replacements
Adrian13
100′
Kostas Tsimikastwenty-one
83′
Jarell Quansah78
Wataru Endo3
59′
Dominik Szoboszlai8
75′
78′
92′
James McConnell53
64′
Darwin Nunez9
59′
98′
Lewis Koumas67
Jayden Danns76
83′
84′
coach
Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo
Jurgen Klopp
Source: La Verdad
I’m Rose Herman and I work as an author for Today Times Live. My expertise lies in writing about sports, a passion of mine that has been with me since childhood. As part of my job, I provide comprehensive coverage on everything from football to tennis to golf.
