In the early hours of this morning, Beijing time, Liverpool lost 0-2 away to Everton and withdrew from the championship ahead of schedule.
Like their two games at Old Trafford, Liverpool were unprepared for a showdown with their arch-rivals at Goodison, both technically and mentally.
Although we have known for a long time that Liverpool are not strong enough to compete for the title, and although everyone can see that Liverpool's performance is not worthy of the Premier League title, everyone is still very disappointed and difficult to accept after such a performance that is almost useless.
Jurgen Klopp has already apologised to Liverpool fans after the game: "We should have done better but didn't, I apologise for Liverpool's performance today. ”
And captain Virgil van Dijk's words after the game said what many fans wanted to say: "I'm disappointed in a lot of ways, everyone needs to look in the mirror, look at their own performance and ask if they gave their all. ”
'Do they really want to win the league title? If you're doing that, losing every scramble [Everton win 75 per cent of the first 30 minutes, the Premier League's previous record this season is 66 per cent), and you keep giving the referee a chance to blow set-pieces, then we can't win the title. ”
'It's hard to accept and obviously we should do better against a team that's close to the relegation zone. ”
'We weren't good enough, we have to perform better, we have to do better in every sense. ”
'It's a derby like this, you have to fight and in my opinion it's a game we shouldn't lose. But we lost. We have to regain our confidence and be ready for our next opponent on Saturday morning. ”
Speaking about Liverpool's next game on Saturday morning after losing the derby, Sky Sports studio commentator Wayne Rooney said: "This Liverpool side should want to play again [to make a name] right tomorrow. ”
Although Wayne Rooney is a former Manchester United and Everton player, I appreciate his quote and I hope all Liverpool players think the same way!
Liverpool's next game will be the final of a three-game trip to London to take on West Ham. Despite missing out on the title, this game is very important for Liverpool!
First, let's take a look at the other players in this Liverpool team who can be "shameful and courageous", I believe most of them can, and if they can't, he can leave this summer.
Don't think that Uncle Scum is leaving, and the championship is over, so you can stop doing your best. Fenway Football CEO Edwards is watching! Sports director Chad Hughes is watching! I'm sure Slot, who is likely to be Liverpool's next manager, will be watching too.
There is such a sentence in Wen Tianxiang's "Song of Righteousness": "When the time is poor, we will see each other, and we will see the green one by one!" When the team is in the most difficult and difficult time, it can see the nature of a player, and everyone can see that those who stand up can be seen, and they will go down in history. On the other hand, if anyone thinks they can put it in place and can prepare for a summer vacation in advance, they will be nailed to the club's pillar of shame forever!
Second, Liverpool did not lock in the Champions League qualification at the moment, only 8 points ahead of Villa behind him, and Liverpool still has to play against Villa and Tottenham, two direct opponents, with today's performance against Everton, everything is possible!