TOPS/FLOPS – Wout Faes who scores a double against his camp, Thiago Alcantara reigns in the middle or even the defensive feverishness of the Reds… Discover the tops and flops of this Liverpool – Leicester (2-1).
TOPS
The exceptional match of Thiago Alcantara
Here is the great Thiago Alcantara of the best days of Bayern Munich. He directed, distributed, recovered… The Spaniard was everywhere and in all the good moves of his team. His partners willingly gave him the ball, and it is a sign of a newfound confidence. Exceptional game.
Dewsbury-Hall, best player on the Leicester side
He was the best player on the Foxes side tonight. It is first of all him who is scorer from the 4th minute of play after a discount from Daka. Very smartly, Dewsbury-Hall went alone on goal into the space left by the Reds’ defense and didn’t flinch in his one-on-one against Alisson. But the Englishman did not stop there, and even if he was no longer decisive, he multiplied the runs and also did a good defensive job.
A meeting well refereed by Craig Pawson
It is often easy to blame the referees when they have a bad game, it is also good to point out the opposite. Craig Pawson was excellent tonight. A single card distributed on a big tackle from Soumaré (67th), discussion with the players, advantages left… Everything was good at the level of the whistle this evening.
FLOPS
Faes hurts behind
Wout Faes will remember this December 30, 2022 for a long time. While his team was leading 1-0 from the 4th minute, Wout Faes decided to play the double agent and scuttle his team. The Belgian defender has indeed scored twice against his side (38th, 45th). If he is unhappy on his missed clearance on the first goal, he is far from being free from any reproach on his double. The Leicester defender propelled the sphere into the top corner on his way to his own goal by taking the stolen ball after a rebound on the post. To digest, after the humiliation experienced with Belgium in Qatar …
The excitement of Liverpool in both surfaces
Liverpool’s victory is not stolen, but the result could also have been different. First, because the defense did not respond. This was seen on the first goal conceded, where Van Dijk is too kind on his pressing and when Robertson plays an offside very badly (4th, 0-1). Throughout the meeting, the four defenders did not bring serenity.
Offensively, it’s the same story. The Reds created a lot of chances, whether it was Nunez (66th, 78th) or Salah (26th, 53rd). Note that the Uruguayan had a very good game, causing a lot of trouble for the Leicester defense. It is he who is even involved in the second CSC of Faes (45th, 2-1). However, he remained ineffectual in the final move.
