Nice win. Clean sheet. Against Everton. Can’t ask for more.
We started at last with a 2-1 in midfield. Better solid base allowed a better performance. Everton with only one up front allowed us to have the ball at the back. There was no high pressing, so that allowed Matip and Gomez more time on the ball.
Tarkovski hit the post, but a few seconds later a rapid break – one two from Salah and Nunez – a powerful run, an early cross, Prickford gone walkabouts so Salah with an easy finish.
Second was more like our old selves with attacking full back play from both sides, a Coady mistake, and the other Cody getting a tap in. That boosted him, and Gakpo did some tidy things after that.
Jota and Bobby coming off the bench was another boost as well. Salah looking more like his old self with his skips away from Mykolenko.
Totally dominated the bitters, loved the intensity increase, hunting in packs, winning the physical game, loved the predatory counters, the Nunez input and the Gakpo first of many goals, the Salah finish, Robbo’s antics, Prickford’s stupidity…
And of course, Klopp’s fist bumps!!!
Bacjetic MOTM for me, with Nunez and Gakpo as the other two votes.
Now to build on that with a statement win vs our main too 4 rival, Newcastle. Done it before, let’s do it again, even if the odds suggest otherwise, no matter!
PS: Lovely to see Bobby and Jota back, and the Origi song near the end of the game.
All positive tonight. Composed team performance, strikers finally found a glimpse of their shooting boots, defence did well (commanded by Joe), many returnees from injury. And no doubt about the MOTM. Only 18 years of age, and he is currently our best midfielder!
Actually, first half at least, they pressed us well and it worked ok. We won’t score 9 goals playing like this but we won’t concede 3 either. I’d rather try and stick with this than gonback to what we have been doing.
I feel like I must have calculated this incorrectly … but it appears that if we win our game in hand and out next game against Newcastle, we are 3 points off 4th place…… how is that possible after the season we have had ?!
