Post match: Liverpool v Wolves (EPL 27/12/25 3pm)

[Mascot]

At half time I said this.

@Mascot

The mistake we have made at 2-0 lately is overconfidence and competency. We start trying ridiculous flicks and tricks and turn over possession, and leads to us putting ourselves under pressure and giving teams with nothing to lose encouragement.

2-0 would be the cue for most teams in Wolves position to shake hands on not getting whacked, but they will know that 2-0 is a fragile scoreline for us, so they will have a go. So we need to stay sensible, stay professional and go get the third. That should take their hearts. Nothing is won yet.

I thought the first half was really good. Exactly what is needed against a low block team. We controlled it, proved and moved the ball from side to side, trusting that the chance would come. When it did we took it, and quickly got a second. Exactly what we should do.

But the second half was exactly the performance I was worried about. Wolves took the initiative because we decided to play passes and lazy flicks that were never on. And then we panicked.

All we had to do was play the first fifteen minutes like we did the first half, and the third would have come. But we give Wolves a game to chase, loads of encouragement. We offer encouragement like no other team in the league.