Victor Moses, Abel Xavier, Gabby Paletta, and Mark Gonalez, what do all these Liverpool legends have in common? They scored on their LFC debut and their goals actually counted. Iago Aspas scored in his first pre-season match and we all know where it went from there. It was nice for Lovren to be gifted a set-piece goal on his debut, but at the end of the day, meaningless. He has been impressive though.
When it's your first match for your new club, regardless if it's preseason or not, and you are shouting 'orders' at your new teammates, that's impressive. Lovren brings a much-needed presence to the club, someone who is not afraid to take command and responsibility for his side's result. Carragher had that fire as did Reina in his first few years at the club, last season it was only Gerrard and even he wavered from even a few seasons ago.
Coutinho has been our best player so far, that assist was class and Gerrard-esque. It's good to see the Brazilian is paying attention to his captain's endless talents. I can't really say the same for Sterling who has been wasteful to say the least. He has to do better when he's one-on-one on the box. Studge is being Studge, as long as he's healthy, he's a threat to score every match.
This is about as close to European football that a friendly can get. I'm relatively confident this isn't Dortmund's best eleven, but they have been 'spritely'. Their pace, quickness, and passing has been trying, but our defence, save Glen Johnson on two legs and not his ass, has shut down their every opportunity. I'm hoping Kelly or me Uncle Joe comes on in the second half for our challenged fullback.
The rest of the side has been 'adequate' but going up 2-0 in the first fifteen minutes seemed to take a little off from both sides. Since then, Dortmund seems less driven to score and Liverpool more content to take the result. Hopefully it'll open up in the second half and we'll see another goal or two from Liverpool. It would be especially nice to see Lambert find the back of the net.
Sunday, August 10, 2014
Liverpool 2, Dortmund 0: Thoughts at the break, panic on the streets of Merseyside
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