Somehow we managed to find a way to win this game. It was very balanced football match. They had chances, we had chances. We dominated possession, but did not create enough. Forest defended well and managed to find spaces when they hit us on the break.
Our starting eleven was very experimental. Gomez in midfield, young and inexperienced Bobby Clarke… In attack Elliott did not have his usual stamina levels and looked tired early. Gakpo had a poor game, for such a big and strong guy his presence was not felt at all. And Lucho was really active, but no final product. Missed our best chance during the 1st half and obviously forgot his shooting boots at home /needs to improve his finishing, against Luton he was missing too many good chances/.
Kelleher was fantastic once again, saved from Elanga /could be offside, but he spared me the VAR check that could end both ways/, saved from Hudson-Odoi and his distribution of the ball was top class /I’d say he si better than Alisson in that aspect/.
VvD with another monstrous display, Konate was also very, very good. Today Ibou used the ball pretty well and helped the midfielders ion several situations when he advanced in Fores’s half with the ball at his feet, finding a teammate and starting our attacks.
Robbo looked shaky today, maybe he has not recoverd from his illness, but needs to up his form. Bradly loooked like the better fullback. Two of his crossed created big chances for us /1st half when Lucho was blocked by Murillo in front of goal and 2nd half when Robbo had a perfect chance to score/.
MacAllister was my MoM - fantastic both offensively and defensively, created the goal and looked like the calmest player on the pitch. Nunez with the winner and he injected pace, desire and power in our attack. Pressed well, his finish was top class. Special mention for Endo, Tsimikas and Danns. Tsimi created much more than Robbo, Endo gave us much more control, while Danns at least showed desire and guts compared to Gakpo. Szoboszlai looked rusty and will need miniutes.
And finally few words about Joe Gomez, the new James Milner. Started as a defensive midfielder, later was needed at left back and finished the match as a right back. Won the corner for the winner. He was not in top 3 of our best palyers yesterday, but he is versatile player, always in line to help his teammates, changing postion and he puts the team first. The ideal Klopp player and the natural Milner heir in our squad.
