Football can be so unpredictable to the point that tactics that worked in today's game can come back to bite you hard in the next game. That's just how it is and it's worse in a league that's as competitive as the English Premier League.
I've seen games where the manager gets everything right; from his team selection to the substitution, but still loses the game. I've also seen games where the players do everything right but still fail to get the desired result. Maybe it's them being unlucky. However, I have no issue with players and Managers trying something. They can do their best... If it works, that will count as a job well done. If it doesn't work. Then, that's it.
As a Liverpool fan, I've seen my team at their best and I know how much of a threat they can pose against opposition. Remember that night in Anfield when we were at a 3-goal disadvantage against Barcelona? Yeah! We pulled a comeback and buzzed the game.
I still have that game in mind and I remember that Liverpool squad. That's probably why I always have high expectations when Liverpool lines up to play any game, especially when we are playing at home. Well, our last two home games in the EPL haven't been inspiring.
Did y'all see the one against Manchester United?
Man, Liverpool were so bad in that game. Our forward line hasn't been themselves this season and, weirdly, something like this is happening in a season when we arguably have a midfield combination that is so much better than what we had when Henderson, Milner & Keita were in the squad. We should be banging in goals for fun, but that hasn't been the case.
The game against Manchester United was a sad one and it was also a depressing game, to be fair.
Well, we played in Anfield again last night and it ended as a 1 - 1 draw. This time around, we played against Arsenal in a game that most journalists and pundits saw as the title-deciding game. They talked about this as a game that will potentially have everything you would expect from a high-profile fixture.
As expected, it had goals, intensity, officiating controversies, ruthless tackles, killer passes, counterattacks... Name it! It was also another game where Liverpool conceded an early. A goal that came before the first 5 minutes of the game. We managed to come back into the game and subsequently equalized the scoreline before the end of the first half.
The rest of the game was an interesting one. We got a couple of chances, but our execution of those chances cost us the game. That makes a back-to-back Draw for us in EPL. I hope things get better from here on.
Let's take a moment to have a look at FPL.
My FPL squad for the week got points that were enough to give me a win in the Head-to-Head battle that was scheduled for me in this game week of HiveFPL. That will take me some places ahead in the HiveFPL and HiveNaija FPL fixture.
Before the beginning of this game week, I took 4 points hit in the transfer market to get SON into my squad. The idea for that was to have him do some magic for me while SALAH was away for AFCON. I forgot that SON would also be going for AFC Asian Cup in January. I would have to take some hits to ship him and SALAH off my squad as soon as possible.
That's it for the week.
Thanks For Not Missing Any Full-stop or Comma.
Thumbnail Image is mine, taken with my phone camera.
Additional imagine is a screenshot from my FPL account.