Reds pull out 2 wins and engage with an unbiased man from Wigan S4 E28

It’s May 4th and it’s episode 28 of our 4th season. welcome dear listener. I’m Paul and I am joined by Daz. We are here to talk about our last two games - Spurs and Fulham and look ahead to the weekend Brentford fixture. Thanks for joining us. 

Part One - the rearranged Fulham game at home - as low key as we’ve had since West Ham in October

• Thiago out for the season was the pre-game news. Plus the fallout from Klopp’s comments on Tierney.

  
  



• 4 penalties in just over a month, can’t believe there was so much objection to the penalty

  
  



• Nunez - felt peripheral not for the first time. Klopp talks up his contribution

  
  



• Tsimikas as the left of a 3 didn’t look great

  
  

Part Two - the rollercoaster ride that was the Spurs game

• Liverpool’s performance

  
  





• TAA - fluidity is a challenge for teams (eventually Spurs brought Kane back to sit where Trent was). 6 assists in 5 games.

  
  



• Defense - Konate looked a little unnerved - does he need to be less front foot in this system? Robbo looks uncomfortable in this system doesn’t he? Back line - too high, not straight enough?

  
  



• Jones and Elliott looked like they gave Liverpool the width that created so many problems for Spurs. Could have been 4 up easily.

  
  



• Diaz, Gakpo, Salah looks workable.

  
  



• Nunez plays Richarlison on for their 3rd goal.

  
  





• Paul Tierney’s performance. The man from Wigan who has no allegiance to things Manchester:

  
  





• He’s refereed us 7 times in 33 games this season - most elsewhere is 5.

  
  



• Paul Tomkins Big Decision analysis (red cards, penalties) - show us he (although he’s not alone) gives more decisions against us than for us. Even though every other team that dominates possession come out positive here

  
  



• No penalties since 2018? Until the elbow.

  
  



• I think it’s the fouls not given and the cards that lean against us - the Skipp challenge on Diaz, the card for Milner, the foul called against Salah.

  
  



• ‘Of course Jota should have been sent off’ Haaland -cough, cough

  
  

Part three - brentford and other stuff:

• Brentford - they have looked a bit disinterested but have managed to beat Chelsea and Forest with very few goalscoring chances

  
  



• Elsewhere - Everton need Leeds, Leicester and possibly Forest to be worse than them to survive. That is a low bar. But Leeds have big Sam!

  
  



• Salah’s shit season continues - he’s currently scored more than Rashford, Watkins, Martinelli and Callum Wilson (who have all been outstanding of course)

  
  



• Most 90+ minute winners in PL history

  
  





• Liverpool 41

  
  



• Next is Arsenal on 30, Spurs are on 29, and United are on 27

  
  





• Most winners conceded:

  
  





• Spurs - 26, Villa - 24, Everton - 20, West Ham - 20, City -19

  
  

We will be back sometime next week after Liverpool have played Brentford. Thanks to Daz. 

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