Misery on Merseyside for a still-smiling Wagner
At least it’s over. That’s the best I can manage. Oh, and also the fact we didn’t get humped out of sight and avoided the type of defeat that would have drained the last vestiges of belief from this group.
Two goals at Anfield are not to be sniffed at either, but it still felt disappointing. Not because we lost of course – we expected to lose – but because of the general approach and because of how easy and comfortable we made it for Liverpool.
But for some George Long heroics and some wayward finishing, this could easily have been seven or eight and then it would have been a proper confidence-drainer.
Long was excellent though – on the day, Angus could have done no better – and luckily for us, Gakpo and Jota weren’t wearing their shooting boots. But from their 73 per cent of possession, Jurgen Klopp’s men had 29 shots.
It was, by any metric, a hammering, which in itself was no surprise to anyone, but still it had the feel of a Premier League giant versus a non-league minnow, such was the nervous, tentative, and damage-limitation approach deployed by David Wagner.
If you choose to take on the role of minnow do so wholeheartedly. Play with the fire, passion, and bravery of one – with the heart of Newport County and the fearlessness of Maidstone. But no. It was into the shell from minute one. No puffed-out chests. Just immediately into position for some belly-tickling.
To opt to play Ashley Barne...
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