Liverpool hopes of the reset they need dry up as Brighton run them ragged

Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp are running aground when they need to run fast just to stand stillIf Liverpool want to keep touch as one of the five or six strongest clubs in Europe, they need to keep running faster and faster, just to stand still. They have stalled instead.Liverpool started the afternoon with a point to prove, but ended it with just one on the board. Their home match against Brighton & Hove Albion was something of a test.

It’s difficult to say whether fatigue is in the realm of an explanation or an excuse. There’s no question that Liverpool have had a more punishing schedule than most over the last couple of years, but that’s what you have to go through if you want to win the silverware. You don’t get the cups without the games. This year, Liverpool didn’t get the cups they wanted for their exertions, but that doesn’t make playing those games some sort of, or anything like that.

And against Brighton, things might have been worse. Liverpool were reliant on an extremely fortunate own goal to take the lead which they ended up losing anyway, while another fell just the right side of a VAR call. And Brighton’s goals were far from the only chances they created. This was no smash and grab visit to Anfield, and it speaks volumes that Alisson was Liverpool’s best player.

This does tie into a broader issue that Liverpool and other clubs have faced in recent years. How do you compete with clubs who have, to all intents and purposes, infinite money? Chelsea have made it clear they’ll spend heavily and aggressively. Manchester United, Real Madrid and Barcelona have the churn created by their vast commercial operations. Manchester City and Newcastle United have have access to the vast wealth created by our addiction to fossil fuels.

All of this leaves Jurgen Klopp very much where he was on Friday. Drawing at home to Brighton is not so dreadful a result as to push him closer to the edge of the event horizon that can do for the reputation of the greatest of managers, but it wasn’t a result from which he was claiming credit for coming from two goals behind in his post-match interviews, either.

United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Van Dijk slammed for 'not wanting to defend' for Liverpool, Klopp 'making mistakes' with duoVirgil van Dijk has been slammed after he struggled in Liverpool's 3-3 draw against Brighton and Hove Albion at Anfield on Saturday afternoon. FACTS HE’S BEEN BELOW BAR ALL SEASON When are people going to have an honest conversation about Van Dijk? Had one good season and people talked about him as one of the greatest. Now we see why he was at Southampton in his mid 20’s.
Source: F365 - 🏆 5. / 97 Read more »

Trossard hat-trick stuns Liverpool as Brighton seal point in new manager's first gameLeandro Trossard left Anfield stunned as his hat-trick secured a 3-3 draw with Liverpool in Roberto De Zerbi’s first game as the new Brighton manager. The Seagulls ace is the first opposition…
Source: talkSPORT - 🏆 91. / 53 Read more »

Kwasi Kwarteng will pledge 'iron-clad fiscal discipline' but vow to press on with tax cutsThe Chancellor is hoping to win over disgruntled MPs as well as assuring the markets he will not allow borrowing to run out of control
Source: i newspaper - 🏆 8. / 89 Read more »

Global shipping costs are plunging as the world economy slowsResolving supply constraints caused by the bottlenecks that piled up during the pandemic should help to return inflation more rapidly to normal levels, recent figures suggest The classic Kentucky formation. So cost of goods to the consumer will come down in the short term as large suppliers cut prices to move inventory, and once that inventory runs out then… If you print more money its worth less. Quit gas lighting.
Source: TheEconomist - 🏆 6. / 92 Read more »

Tencent is 'aggressively seeking' majority stakes in more gaming companiesChinese megacorp Tencent is reportedly 'resetting its mergers and acquisitions (M&A) strategy' by focussing on 'buy… yeah we noticed Yeah, highly unsurprising. Dangerous, but unsurprising. *see China on things like spying, corporategovernance tencentdatacollection
Source: eurogamer - 🏆 68. / 61 Read more »