Liverpool and Chelsea Continue Collapses
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Welcome in to the latest edition of ESPN AFC. I'm Dan Thomas, joined by Shakir Hiss and Stevie Nicoll. In the Premier League, we could have started with Chelsea or Liverpool, but we thought we'd kick things off by wallowing in Stevie's misery. It's another disappointing performance from Arnaud Slottside, who of course looked so good midweek. That's the end of that. Brighton thoroughly deserving of their 2-1 victory. It wasn't all bad for Liverpool because Chelsea would then lose against Everton. So what it means is that Liverpool remain one point clear in the race for the Champions League. But look at Everton now on the chase of their Merseyside rivals. Seven matches to go. Liverpool, of course, chasing that place in the Champions League.
Stevie, for those who didn't see the match, how bad were Liverpool today? Well, I think a mess would sum it up. You know, and the funny thing is we were laughing over the last couple of days about a Liverpool back because they battered Galatasaray. And watching this, a Liverpool going backwards, because it reminded me of what we were saying before Christmas. Liverpool behind, and the slot making all kinds of substitutions, midfielders going to right back, midfielders going to centre back. I mean, just a mess. And when this game finished, the team was a complete mess. Now, some would argue that, and the Slots got to try something, that's how bad they were, that any changes would have made it better.
But as I said, when you look at the team that started, And then you look at the team that finished and the positions they're all playing in. This is just a scramble. He is absolutely scrambling around to try and figure out how to get this team together. And the truth is, he still hasn't found it. The thing is for me, To your question, Dan, is this any worse than what we've seen for a whole lot of this season from Liverpool? What I thought was interesting today was slightly different. Arnaud Slott's come out with this narrative, it's very difficult to play against teams who put 11 players behind the ball.
What were the reasons behind Liverpool's loss at Brighton?
And Brighton have not been one of those teams for so long. And Brighton are such an open game today. But even so, regardless, maybe he's kind of trying to change the narrative of their season, some of their struggles during the course of the season. But as this game went on, I didn't think this was any different from what we've seen for Liverpool for at least 50% of the season. I think it felt different because it got a Tasserae game and result. So now all of a sudden you're thinking, well, this is... Galatasaray, you may argue, is as good as Liverpool have been all season. And now you think, well, finally things are clicking for them. But... That aside, the Galatasaray game aside, this is no real difference from what we've seen.
You know, we were criticising Rossinho the other day for being inexperienced and naive with his comments. Mm-hm. Anaslott doesn't fall into that category. So why is Anaslott not coming out and saying, you know what, this isn't good enough? We got beat in every single category possible today. Outplayed, out-fought, out-ran, out-thought. I mean, you name it. Every category that it takes to run a football team, Liverpool were second best today. And I would expect a manager of his experience to come out and say that, instead of coming out with some sort of narrative about injuries or teams sitting back behind the ball. He has got a point, though, hasn't he? Eketike, obviously, out. Izak, out. You're playing without a striker.
He has some excuses that are valid, yes. But when you play in a game and you get beaten on every single category that counts in football, you can't turn around and start throwing out little excuses.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–2:32
2
What were the reasons behind Liverpool's loss at Brighton?
2:32–4:33
3
What are the implications of Liverpool's current standings in the Champions League race?
4:33–25:21
4
What changes does Liverpool need to make to improve their performance?
25:21–51:48
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