The Dutchman's assessment of his team-mates was accurate, but Liverpool’s captain is not immune from criticism himself
It is impossible to sugarcoat this one: ’s performance on Wednesday evening was terrible. It might be a cliche, but team strength and tactics do often go out of the window in a Merseyside derby. Despite Liverpool fighting for the league title, a contest at Goodison Park, under the lights, against an side battling to stay in the division… Jurgen Klopp’s side would have known that the game would be a scrappy, aggressive clash in a raucous atmosphere.
It might sound agricultural in the modern game, but momentum built with every aerial win that Everton registered. It gave oxygen to the home side and stripped it from Liverpool one duel at a time. The momentum was building for Everton, but not without Liverpool’s help. If there is one rule of playing against a Sean Dyche side, it would be to not give away any silly free kicks anywhere in the first two-thirds of the pitch. Everton have scored 7.
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