Liverpool FC have the chance to make amends with their fans just a few days after their Cup humiliation in Plymouth. This will be the last Merseyside derby at Goodison Park.
There were only three chances left. Liverpool FC made an inglorious exit from the FA Cup, with the Reds’ B-team losing 1-0 at bottom-of-the-league Plymouth Argiyle. A team that has only won a single league game in the past three months.
Criticism was also directed at Slot, who had left out Mohamed Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai and Cody Gakpo, among others. But he didn’t want to accept that. Slot said that you can get problems against any team that sits deep and then works with high long balls. In addition, the players from the second line also need “game time so that they are ready in the coming months. And today we saw that some of these players really need these games.”
And there are still many games waiting for Liverpool, five league games in 15 days alone. The next game will be the first knockout round match in the Champions League.
But first, it’s derby time. Liverpool face Everton at Goodison Park on Wednesday. “We have to show a different side,” said Slot. The defeat in Plymouth “is unacceptable for us as a team. I think the fans are disappointed with the result.”
Last derby at Goodison Park
It will be a special game, but even more so for the home team. This will be the last time the Merseyside derby will be played at Goodison Park, which opened in 1892. Next season, the Toffees will move into the newly built Everton Stadium.
“It’s another reason why the atmosphere will be even better than in previous duels,” believes Slot. ‘Every time they cross the halfway line or get a corner, the fans will cheer for them.’ However, his players are ready ‘for another fight’.
