HOW GOOD IS LIVERPOOL?

You remember the fearsome duo of Sturridge and Suarez 

right? And how close they were to lifting the league title 

before bottling it at the very end. Fast forward to few years and they are in the Europa league  final without Suarez this time but guess what? They bottled it again where it mattered.

 They also lost to man city as well in a domestic cup final that same year. 

A much changed team got to the champions league final in 2018. On a cold night in Kiev against a Real Madrid side looking to make it 3 champions league trophies in a row. They were unfortunate on the night with their star man Salah brutally taken out prematurely by Ramos and familiar problems resurfaced again and they bottled yet another final. 

So it is safe to say this have always been a good team over the years but just lacked that character and a little bit of substance to cross the finish line. They were good yes, but not just good enough to complete the job. The forward line has always been top notch over the years, the midfield not by any means the worst, but that defense which is made up of a back 4 and the goalkeeper is where the fault is and it laid bare for everyone to see.  Robertson and van dijk were added and Arnold came through the ranks as well to improve the porous defense. Allison Becker came in as well from Roma. There were also some additions across other areas of the team that proved vital. This is the team in focus today.  Spearheaded by a 3 man front line of the selfless Firminho as the number 9, explosive Salah on the right, ever reliable mane on the left. A midfield trio of Henderson at the base with Fabinho and Wijnaldum on either side. A back line formed by the marauding fullbacks of Arnold and Robertson that have the best long distance relationship in football with the duo exchanging cross field passes on a regular bases. The center back partnership of van Dijk and Matip together with the assured Allison Becker between the sticks. This is the team they have yearned for years.  This team have been nothing short of magnificent pushing man city all the way to the last game of the previous season but missed out on the trophy despite losing just once but who cares anyway as they went on to claim the champions league in May. Their journey was so impressive and it included arguably the best comeback in the competition’s history as they turned a 3-0 deficit into 4-3 against Barcelona at Anfield in the return leg of the semi-finals. “Corner taken quickly”, origi!!!

The Liverpool faithful would never forget that moment. They lifted the trophy in an all English final against spurs in Madrid.  Liverpool are 25 points clear at the top of the table with the league trophy already in their hands. You can feel the energy from the stands to the manager down to all the players. They simply do not know how to lose even on their worst days with rival fans branding them liVARpool as they claim the VAR has favored them most times. They are certainly the best team in England and definitely among the elite clubs in Europe if not the best. 

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