Liverpool: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly – EPL Gameweek #12
No more waiting around, papa is home safe and sound. A reversal against Toulouse, a performance to make you boo. Another record falls, as a striker reaches 200 goals. Another week in FPL has gone pretty well. The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. EPL and FPL Gameweek 12 reviewed at Liverpool FC
The Good
Good news this week as Luis Diaz’s father Luis Manuel Diaz was returned to the family after being held hostage for 12 days by ELN the Colombian National Liberation Army. Theo nightmare scenario came to an end on Thursday.
Despite Luis Snr. saying he was treated well during his ordeal, there can need no underestimating the stress and anxiety he and the family endured during his absence.
The Liverpool winger will now be able to see his father when he returns home for during the international break. All’s well that ends well!
The Bad
The performance against Toulouse during the week the Europa League group stage fixture. Liverpool were well beaten 3-2, despite having a late Jarel Quansah equaliser disallowed for a handball by Alex Mac Allister in the build up.
Liverpool went into the break 1-0 down when Aron Donnum scored on 34 minutes. In the second half, the host doubled their lead after 58 minutes through Thijs Dallinga. A bizarre Toulouse one goal gave Liverpool a glimpse of hope which was short lived when they were pegged back again when Frank Magri found the net in the 78th minute.
Substitute Diogo Jota gave Liverpool hope when he finished a superb solo run in the last minute of normal time. Quansah scored what seemed to be a fortunate equaliser for the Reds only for referee Georgi Kabakovto ruled out the goal – after initially awarding it, after good old VAR intervened.
Needless to say Jürgen Klopp and his bis were incensed. But, to be fair, a draw would have been an injustice to Toulouse after such a take Liverpool Performance
The (Sm)Ugly
A double smugly this week because firstly, Liverpool overcame a tricky Brentford side to secure a 3-0 victory over the west Londoners.
Darwin Núñez was unlucky to have had two goals chalked off after VAR enquiries, but Mo Salah was on hand to score a brace to advert the Reds lead. Diogo Jota scored another screamer – to continue his rich vein of form, and put the game beyond Thomas Frank’s team.
The second Smugly was Mo Salah scoring his 200th premier league goal. His 198 for Liverpool in addition to two for Chelsea have seen the Egyptian to his landmark.
