Even rotating part of the team, before facing Arsenal, Liverpool took advantage of West Ham’s almost complete inertia and apathy, thrashed 5-1 and advanced to the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup, the League Cup. English.
After the draw with Manchester United (0-0), Liverpool had a litmus test against West Ham for a place in the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup, the English League Cup. At a time with a very tight schedule, both teams rotated their teams a little, but without anything very profound, especially because they were facing a strong opponent.
At Anfield, the Reds came out with everything and completely suffocated the Hammers in the first 20 minutes, who were unable to make any kind of exit playing from behind or connecting to the midfield and attack. Faced with this pressure, Liverpool were trying to score in different ways, especially from mid-range and it was in this way that, at 28′, Szoboszlai, on the right half, scored a beautiful goal, with a shot. dry. Furthermore, the truth is that West Ham, although, at times, with more ball, were practically harmless and could well be grateful that the result was only 1-0 at half-time.
The trip to the dressing room did little to change the dynamics of the game and Klopp was certainly happy to see some players from the second line stand out, as happened with Curtis Jones, in the 56th minute, who, on the left of the area and with very little angle, he placed the ball between Areola’s legs for 2-0. Happy, the German coach started to rotate the team, but that didn’t make Liverpool slow down and the 3-0 came shortly after, in the 71st minute, by Gakpo, with a shot outside the area,
West Ham even showed the first signs of life six minutes later and reduced it through Bowen, with a ball placed behind the defense, but Liverpool showed that they were not messing around and in the final 10 minutes scored two more goals, first by Salah, in a quick transition where the London defense was completely asleep, and then by Curtis Jones, in a great run by the young man, to make the final 5-1.
2023-12-20 21:52:00
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