Who knows… the performance levels and results have been up and down since some time. But we can’t be seen as favourites for that one, that’s for sure. We lack too much consistency for that.
Anyway, I hope for the best of course, but don’t expect anything from that game to be honest.
This is what Slot said on Thursday so has anything changed?
Feb 05: ‘With Joe, we have a little bit of hope that he might train Saturday, so not available to start, but maybe available to help the team if needed… because, as you know, there are not many defenders available at the moment.’
Every game has been a must-win for a while now, but we’ve only won once. Still had you asked me 3-4 weeks ago, I would have bet that we were going to finish in the CL spots. Yesterday felt like the final nail in the coffin though.
I just don’t see how this team is going to start picking up wins, especially now against a team that handled us with ease at Anfield and is undefeated at home. We’ve reached the point that 3 points against Sunderland would feel like a nice surprise.
I have to wonder at what the betting lines are going to look like - between head to head and LFC’s struggles, would Sunderland be the favourites? They have been struggling a little of late, and are missing Xhaka, but I would expect they are.
That is a wild arc, how many times would a defending champion even possibly be the underdogs against a promoted team?