Chelsea suffered a 1-0 first-leg defeat to Championship side Middlesbrough in the EFL Cup semi-finals, with Liverpool not allowing victory to slip away. In the match against Fulham, Liverpool completed a 2-1 comeback, Jones and Gakpo scored a goal each, and Liverpool had a chance to advance.
Despite Fulham's defeat to Liverpool, their performance was recognised by the fans, leaving Liverpool on the back footing at Anfield, who played a good game. And Fulham still have hope of reaching the final, after all, Fulham will return to play Liverpool at home, and the veteran Willian is the key to Fulham's promotion.
Samba's 35-year-old winger shines in the Premier League, and Neymar is slapped in the face. In the contest with Liverpool, after receiving a pass from Pereira in the 19th minute, Willian singled out the Liverpool defense in the penalty area, he accelerated to get rid of the defense continuously, and finally volleyed the goal, scoring a stunning goal, making Van Dijk and other Liverpool players look very embarrassed.
Willian started the game for 72 minutes, successfully completed all five long balls, delivered one pass, completed three clearances and one tackle, and supported Fulham at both ends of the pitch. Despite Willian's age, he is the joint-most goalscoring player for Fulham this season, with five goals and one assist, compared to five goals and five assists last season.
Willian can be said to be a model for Brazilian players, when it comes to Brazilian players, people generally think that Brazilian players are not self-disciplined and decline at the beginning of the year, thinking that they retired early, but Willian is different. Willian, like the 39-year-old Thiago Silva, is a role model for Brazilian players. Among them, Willian is still a front-court player, which makes Willian even more valuable, and he is different from Brazilian attackers such as Ronaldo and Ade, who have aged prematurely in their careers. Willian is old and can also be a thigh in the Premier League, and his professionalism is worthy of recognition.
And Willian has a big pattern, he played for Arsenal before, and due to his performance was lower than expected, he voluntarily gave up his high salary and terminated his contract with Arsenal. The aging Willian is also better than Antony, and his professional attitude is even better than Neymar's.
Neymar is full of talent, but he doesn't work hard enough, and there are constant off-field scandals, which wastes his talent. Even if he has a serious knee injury, Neymar has to hold a yacht party, which makes the Riyadh Crescent Club embarrassed? If Neymar has William's fighting spirit and professional ethics, he will not go to the Saudi league at the age of 31 to retire, and Neymar is worthy of the top status in Brazil for nearly 10 years.