Roy Keane could have absolutely taken some pleasure in dissecting what has been an atrocious first-half of soccer from Liverpool in London.
The Merseysiders secured the opening purpose within the Premier League contest with Fulham because of Alexis Mac Allister’s sensational 20-yard purpose.
Nevertheless, the Cottagers rapidly regrouped and reduce Arne Slot’s would-be champion staff with three targets within the area of 14 minutes.
A defeat on Sunday afternoon would hardly be catastrophic for Liverpool’s title hopes – certainly, one ought to solely count on a delay within the inevitable – nevertheless it’s hardly a efficiency befitting of title-winners.
Roy Keane savages Liverpool’s poor Fulham efficiency
Roy Keane eviscerated the Reds in his evaluation of the primary 45 minutes of motion at Craven Cottage.
The previous Manchester United favorite described us (and fairly rightly so) as a ‘mid-table staff’, while sparing us his precise ideas on the state of our backline.
“Liverpool have regarded like a mid-table staff,” the Irishman spoke on Sky Sports activities’ protection.
“Liverpool defensively, my goodness…”
Who can blame him? Ibrahima Konate was lucky to not be punished for one early mishap within the opening phases of the tie, while Andy Robertson immediately contributed to Fulham’s second purpose with a weird sideways cross in our third.
To be clear: Liverpool haven’t been unlucky; Marco Silva’s males have had the far better share of momentum from the primary half and have been cutthroat with the possibilities we’ve freely given them.
We will make excuses for Curtis Jones, who’s in the end enjoying out of place at right-back, however the much less stated about our Scottish left-back and Konate the higher!
Liverpool’s fullbacks have been appalling in London
Sofascore awarded each Curtis Jones and Andy Robertson with 5.7/10 rankings (with 55 minutes gone within the tie), after each contributed errors resulting in a purpose within the first half.
If something, we’d really feel inclined to argue these scores must be even decrease after actually abject showings from the pair.
Our younger English midfielder, at the very least, will finally be returned to the center of the park.
Robertson’s newest show, nonetheless, will solely additional entrench the view for Arne Slot that he can’t be relied upon as our first-choice choice at left-back going into the 2024/25 season.
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