Derbys are devastating at the moment in Europe. That of Milan consecrated Inter, champion for the 20th time in its history, and disgusted AC Milan, which caps at 19 titles. Yesterday, Liverpool condemned the Reds and probably saved Everton from relegation. Above all, it does a lot of harm to Jürgen Klopp’s team, whose hopes of a quadruple have collapsed in a month. On March 17, Liverpool were eliminated from the FA Cup by their long-time enemy Manchester United. Then Atalanta knocked him out of the Europa League last week. And now it is his close rival Everton who annihilates his hopes of a Premier League title.
Now 3 points behind Arsenal, and 1 point ahead of Manchester City (who have two games in hand), Liverpool have probably said goodbye to this title as well. “It’s the end of the title race for Liverpool. It almost feels like the end. They just need to make sure they finish the season strong. They had enough chances in the match but at the moment they are not clinical enough in both areas.launched Jamie Carragher, the former Reds defender who became a consultant on Sky Sports. While supporters hoped to experience a legendary end to the season to accompany the last months of Jürgen Klopp, who will leave the club at the end of the current financial year, everything collapsed. And the causes are multiple.
Darwin Nuñez pinned by Carragher
First, there is this defensive excitement, embodied in Everton’s first goal last night. The number of errors or blunders observed in a single action is unworthy of a contender for the title. And this brings to mind other major failures this season, which weighed down the results. Then there are the absences of players which penalized Jürgen Klopp. We think, for example, of Diogo Jota, unavailable from mid-February to mid-April, even though he was showing great efficiency at the time. Finally, Liverpool will have lacked a formidable scorer in key moments. Darwin Nuñez was not last night against Everton.
“The chance Nuñez missed before half-time is unforgivable at this level. This is not acceptable at this level, especially when Liverpool are aiming for the title. I think there is a question to ask”, Carragher tackled him after the meeting. Mohamed Salah also slowed down the pace at the worst time, scoring only two goals from the penalty spot in the last 7 games played. Liverpool collapsed in the money time, losing to Everton for the first time since 2010. The disillusionment was terrible, and Jürgen Klopp had nothing other than apologies to offer.
“I can only apologize to everyone who is with us. It’s hard for us but I know that for our people, it’s particularly hard. We should have done better but we didn’t and that’s why we lost.”, he explained after the meeting. He now has 4 games left to end his adventure with the Reds in style, and hope for an improbable collapse from Arsenal and Manchester City to believe in the title.
