Jürgen Klopp at today’s press conference: “It’s final, after final, after final.” This is a grind. Tomorrow is the next most important game of the season. After that, if Liverpool do as well as they hope to, Liverpool will again be forced to face their most important game of the season 17 more times over the next 75 days. We …
One of the many great things about following European football is that, if your team is contending for titles, almost every point in the lengthy season can seem like a critical juncture. For us as Liverpool fans, this week is another one of those “critical” points. Wins today and on Sunday against Palace will keep LFC alive in two competitions …
Once again, we still don’t know whether this game will be played. The uncertainty around tomorrow now centers on Arsenal, as they have had their own COVID outbreak, injuries, and a group of players having left for AFCON. There’s some speculation that, if Arsenal cannot play tomorrow, that next week’s match (Thursday at the Emirates) may become the only leg …
Last week I noted that West Ham could move ahead of LFC in the table with a win. This week the same is true for Arsenal. This makes this game feel more important to me than it actually is. Regardless of tomorrow’s outcome, LFC will still remain in title contention. But, lose tomorrow, and the Reds will face a tremendous …