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Can Liverpool Win The League Sitting Back?

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Sports, Soccer

4.22.5K Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2024

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

The FC Crew are joined by Mario Melchiot and Kieran Gibbs to react to Liverpool's win over Chelsea and whether they can win the league sitting back rather than attacking teams. Plus, a breakdown of Manchester City's defensive woes and whether Rodri missing is the biggest key to all of the team's problems. Then, a discussion on the pressure Real Madrid faces with El Clasico coming up this Saturday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome in the latest edition of ESPNFC, I'm Dan Thomas.

0:08.0

Join the studio today by Shaka Hissler and Stevie Nickle.

0:11.0

We also welcome to the program. Look at this.

0:13.6

Mario Malkio is with us as is, Kiran Gibbs as we kick things off in the

0:18.1

Premier League by reflecting on Liverpool's 2-1 victory over Chelsea on

0:21.8

Sunday. Her win of course keeps them at the top of the table, one point clear of city.

0:26.4

You would think that Steve Nickel, Liverpool legend, would be so happy the fact that

0:31.0

that Liverpool's first test they've passed by beating

0:34.2

Chelsea at Anfield but in case you missed yesterday's show it was Mr Grumpy.

0:38.4

They've passed the test in terms of the result of the game.

0:44.0

But I'm not so sure they've passed the test in terms of the performance.

0:48.0

Liverpool going forward looked way more dangerous

0:51.0

than Chelsea did. And I think that's the difference. I don't remember

0:56.1

Keller I'm making a proper say. The worrying thing for me is is that this is

1:00.4

probably the biggest game of the season for Liverpool at Anfield and the way he went about it was to sit

1:07.2

that worries me because I'll be shocked if they don't do the same I asked him.

1:11.2

I don't enjoy Liverpool playing at home at Anfield

1:15.1

against anybody and sitting back and try to play counter-attacking football because

1:20.0

that's what it was and the fact that Chelsea had more passes, more possession, more

1:24.4

shots he has to thank his lucky stars that they won this game. This wasn't as

1:28.7

impressive as I had hoped for. In fact I wasn't impressed.

1:35.0

Now that clip has gone viral amongst the Liverpool supporters and they are not happy.

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