Welcome to the latest edition of First State Kopites – a podcast for Liverpool supporters in Delaware and friends of those Liverpool supporters.
It’s episode 10 of our 4th season. I’m Paul and I am joined by Daz and Sean. Was supposed to be 2 games a week for the foreseeable future.
Part One - Newcastle home win
- “I enjoyed the win but we should have played more football,” said Jurgen - Dan Kennett shared that the ball was in play for 49 minutes (out of 99)
- “I don’t know [where the added time came from],” Howe said. “I would need someone else to guide me”. I hope he’s not relying on those people who are educating him on the behaviors of the Saudi ownership.
- You got to love a winner in additional time added because they had tried to waste the 5 minutes that had been added on.
Part 2 - Everton - so much you can derive from this:
- Are we in crisis? Off-kilter at best.
- We had a good xG but the quality of the chances wasn’t exceptional
- Klopp’s message very much like the Champions League final - we had chances. Their goalie played well. But we looked awful when Milner came on.
Part 3 - Napoli - we are definitely in a slump:
- 9 players not playing well - and that second goal….
- Everyone can see what’s wrong. We need to reinvent ourselves. The worst performance since 2015.
Ajax is tomorrow:
- Asked if the break could impact Liverpool's rhythm, Klopp added: "Did you see our game [against Napoli]? If we could lose this kind of rhythm it would be really cool."
- What do we expect from Liverpool
If we have time:
- Is the Nuñez chat (not performing) something to even worry about?
- Does Naby ever pull on the red jersey again?
- Does the extended break hurt or harm us? (Players maybe coming back/ones that are just back getting more time in the training pitch vs rhythm)
We’ll be back next week after Liverpool have played Ajax. Thanks to Sean and Daz.
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