Liverpool must remind the world because they are the best team in England

Gerard Houllier once dressed courageously that his Liverpool team was “10 games with greatness”.

It was the beginning of April 2002 and the French coach had returned to the helm in view of a quarter of the Champions League against Bayer Leverkusen after recovering from the great intervention in the heart. Liverpool was also blocked in a race of the Prime Minister League title with Arsenal of Airsne Wenger.

While Houlier’s team was downloaded from Europe by the Bundesliga outfit and subsequently dragged home seven points behind the Londoners at national level, those words were used as a stick to beat the manager.

There have been no statements such large, no fate tempting from the tool slot while you put your eyes on the run-in to a Kirkby kissed from the sun on Tuesday. The most discreet is the Via dell’Endense.

“Everyone can understand the position we find in it,” he said. “We can’t wait for the next nine games. Wednesday evening is very important, not only because it is the Merseyside derby, but because we are in such a great position in the championship.”

Nine other games should not be needed so that the size is conferred on this side of Liverpool and for the installation of the slot name together with Bill Shankly, Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan, Kenny Dalglish and Jurgen Klopp as the winner of the title to Anfield.

Even in the unlikely event that Arsenal does not leave a point in their remaining games, Liverpool needs only a maximum of 16 points on a possible 27 to be crowned sample. For the context, the Opta supercomputer has Liverpool which is ending up at the top of 99.1 percent of their latest 10,000 seasons simulations.

However, the next eight weeks are not only in doing the job. There is a scenario in which the Arsenal deficiencies actually give a hand to slot and limp on the finish line. Their current 12 -point pillow means that Liverpool has a lot of margin of error.

But having been so good for so long in this season he would have been a great shame if they hadn’t won him with style remembering the world because they were the best team in England since August. There was no title race throughout the season, so don’t create one hour.

It is easy for prejudice for the Reviewy to click the judgments of people. The week before the international break was chasting for Liverpool as they were eliminated by the Champions League by Paris Saint-Germain and then from I lost the final of the Carabao Cup in Newcastle United in Wembley.

Mohamed Salah is knocked down after the final defeat of the Carabao Cup in Newcastle (Justin Setterfield / Getty Images)

Surprisingly, it was the first time that the slot suffered consecutive defeats in his managerial career. If there was bad luck in losing penalty for the impressive French champions, they were architects of their fall against the part of Eddie Howe. Era The worst performance of the club in one of the main finals in this century.

“I don’t think I saw my players work hard as they did for 120 minutes against the PSG, so maybe it was the reason why we seemed tired in the final,” said Slot.

“I can’t blame any player for having lost against the PSG because we tried everything. I was more frustrated for the final because we deserved to lose it. We were out of work and that I don’t like it. We were not hard in terms of defense, we were not good with the ball.”

Liverpool won only 43 % of duels in Wembley and created little precious, despite having 66 % of possession.

In an attempt to rejuvenate his players after such a mentally and physically draining period, Slot gave his international contingent some free time after the end of the commitments of the national teams last week. For some, that pause was of meaning that changes life, with Dominik Szoboszlai who married his partner, Borka. For the most part, it was only an opportunity to refresh: Luis Diaz, for example, went to Paris for a short holiday.

The team did not recognize himself in Kirkby until Saturday, with slot saying he was “refreshed” and ready for the 246th derby of the Merseyside on Wednesday in Anfield.

The memories of the controversial February clash in Goodion, when James Tarkowski drew in the 98th minute, still lingers. While the emotions rabbed after the final whistleAbdoulaye Doucoure, Curtis Jones, the slot and deputy coach Sipke Hulshoff were expelled from the referee Michael Oliver.

The ardent sense of the agaustizia in the locker room of Liverpool that night – Captain Virgil Van Dijk accused Oliver of “not having the game under control” – should provide an additional incentive while the teams meet again 49 days. Sam Barrott, taking over his first Merseyside derby, this time will be the man in the middle.

“I hope to act differently next time, but I can’t promise” Smile Slot. “I would be so surprised if I had ever experienced eight minutes (in the arrest time) of so many controversial decisions at our disadvantage again. Even if it happens, I hope to act differently.”

Everton will adopt a similar approach to Newcastle with their physicality and the threat they represent from the pieces. Liverpool simply cannot leave bullying.

There is both glory and pride on the line. Their neighbors have not triumphed through Stanley Park in front of supporters since 1999 and David Moyes has never won anfield in 21 attempts as manager of Everton, Manchester United, Sunderland and West Ham United.

With Alisson and Ryan Gravenberch ready for action After the fitness break in international service, Liverpool needs to show because they are unbeaten in 25 championship matches: the fourth longer flagship race in the history of the club.

This is a team that may still end up 97 points. From behind to the front, they fixed highly high standards that no one else approached nationally to correspondence.

There is a championship title to be won and some are playing for their future Anfield as summer recruitment plans are developed.

The mission is clear: ending up with a flourishing and not leaving anyone in doubt about why Liverpool is looking down on the rest.

(Top photo: Liverpool Train in view of the match against Everton; Nikki Dyer – Liverpool FC Via Getty Images)