Within 5 weeks, Liverpool ended their hopes in the FA Cup, Europa League and English Premier League. Coach Klopp only officially broke up at the end of the season, but everything seems to be over now. Closing an entire era!
I failed too fast, too easily
Winning and losing are normal in football. But what is worth mentioning here is that Liverpool continuously failed easily. They were knocked out of the FA Cup on the threshold of the semi-finals, when everyone interested only discussed the hot topic of the possibility of “winning 4” to make the farewell between Liverpool and coach Juergen Klopp at the end of the season more solemn. , plus legendary colors.
Not long after that, Liverpool, as the number 1 championship candidate, suddenly lost 0-3 to Atalanta at home. Now, the possibility of winning the Premier League only exists in theory, when Liverpool lost 0-2 at Everton Stadium…
To be a bit poetic, it can be said that Liverpool collapsed in all three tournaments “in the blink of an eye”. Klopp and his team have only won 2 of the last 6 matches – and one of those two wins was actually just a formality (winning against Atalanta after losing heavily in the first leg of the Europa League). Previously, Liverpool was the team that won the most points from being behind in the Premier League. No matter what type of game, no matter the situation, in the end Liverpool still left the field with all 3 points. Now it’s the opposite: Liverpool lost to Everton comprehensively – from the game to the spirit and determination. This is the first time in the “Klopp era” that Liverpool lost the Merseyside derby at Everton in the Premier League.
AS does so?
A few months ago, Liverpool and coach Klopp simultaneously confirmed their separation at the end of the season. Klopp said he was tired. On the newspaper, people freely commented: breaking up right in the middle of glory is the perfect and best time. So does Klopp foresee that this will be a glorious season, or the beginning of a collapse? Reality is giving a cold answer. There is no “quadruple”, but perhaps it should be added: Liverpool… has nothing left.
In 3 of the last 5 matches, Liverpool could not score. Before that, Liverpool played 49 matches since the beginning of the season, only once did they not score (and that was the match in which Liverpool shot at MU’s goal 34 times). Mohamed Salah is now like a player who doesn’t exist. The pair of full-backs Andrew Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold are no longer fighting. Goalkeeper Alisson Becker only ranked 17th in the team’s performance scoreboard. These are all “symbols” of Liverpool not long ago. New players, like Alexis McAllister or Dominik Szoboszlai, have not upgraded the midfield as expected.
MU has been in despair and confusion for ten years since parting ways with Alex Ferguson. Will Liverpool face such a future? Coach Arne Slot, who may replace Klopp after this season, said that there will be “about 40 people” following Klopp out of Anfield. Just imagine…