A salute of respect to the Queen, a high regard to the King of Egypt, and a warm applause to the German Cameroon defense centre.
At times, Liverpool’s Achilles heel is still visible.
In general, Jürgen Klopp got exactly what he asked for.
From silence to loud songs about “The Egyptian King”. The esteemed audience at Anfield (with the exception of a handful of individuals) first paid tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II through silent vocal chords before showing appreciation for their attacker.
Mohamed Salah most likely heard the words being shouted from the stands early in the match against Ajax. Just a minute later, he scored his first goal for Liverpool since meeting Manchester United, a great goal that started with a kick from goalkeeper Alisson and then turned into a beautiful collaboration between the entire front trio.
Luis Diaz’s place in the starting lineup has already been chosen, but the question is whether Diogo Jota has not only added what Salah needs to break out of the first blocks. Darwin Nunez, who was benched with a pinched expression on Tuesday night, would rather have outsiders play the role Hans An extended part of the body – not the other way around.
Holy so holy
Only 17 minutes went by but Liverpool were already acting much more in spirit compared to the entire 90th minute against Napoli. In addition to the inclusion of Jota, Thiago and Joel Matip also contributed to a game that works better. The midfielder by taking away 2-3 opponents in one tasty move and then providing a pass to break the streak. Matip, for his part, is not shy about driving the ball up from the back line.
However, it didn’t make up for a leaky defense at times, especially the right side. Stephen Burgess ran behind Trent Alexander-Arnold and handed a pass to teammate Muhammed Kudus, at which point the striker received the ball in what appeared to be a hopeless situation. Then he turned his whole body and achieved a surprisingly good appearance, unacceptable to Alison. Kudos to Kudos!
Positive reaction after the breakdown
yourgen club He waited until the 66th minute before the first changes came when Nunez and Roberto Firmino both entered the lawn (Jota and Harvey Elliott left). It was a cry for the winning goal, a final step to get the long-awaited three points in the Champions League edition.
Liverpool were not spared their (defensive) Achilles heel, but at least Klopp received a positive reaction after the collapse in Napoli. When it seemed that time was running out for the hosts, despite the heavy pressure on the Ajax goal, Joel Matip put his head on the ball at a corner and led it all the way over the goal line.
It was the evening that began with a minute of silence, continued with a hymn to the King of Egypt and finally a heroic song by the often underrated German-Prince Cameron. Liverpool stepped up, and while it wasn’t quite clean, it was with notice.
