Liverpool’s 2-2 Draw at West Ham: Lessons Learned | OneFootball

Reds’ Champions League Hopes Intact After 2-2 Draw

Well maybe the best thing you can say is that it’s a game closer to the end of the season. In the final game of this three in the space of six days, Liverpool completed the set as they earned a point with a 2-2 draw against West Ham. Aside from a poorly conceded opener, you could have fast forwarded to the second half and the talking points won’t even be what happened in terms of the goal. Who’d have thought a few weeks ago we’d just want it to end but at least with the fact the reds have reached 75 points it should be enough for champions league football. We look at the lessons learned from the Olympic Stadium.

Focus Isn’t Where It Should Be

There’s a sadness to the fact the focus will be on Liverpool conceding again and thirty shots at goal mixed in with Salah and Klopp’s row on the touching but it shouldn’t be. Ever since Curtis Jones was sent-off for that tackle against Spurs in that fixture, we’ve seen players go over the top in the exact same way and not punished with the same force. That didn’t change when Lucas Paqueta missed the ball and caught Alexis Mac Allister, which didn’t even bring a yellow card or any talk of a VAR review. I don’t like just piling in on officials but I’m a bit lost with it all nowadays.

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Positives

Hard to believe, it wasn’t all doom and gloom for the reds. Luis Diaz had an assist for Andy Robertson’s strike and he deserved it for his impetus and drive. He looked a threat all day and was unlucky with his strike that hit the post. Robbo provided real drive down the left and whilst the quality wasn’t always there as well as his goal and Ryan Gravenberch followed up his Fulham strike with another good performance. The main one was the start of the second half and the fact that we had some energy and fight for once. Considering we couldn’t do it against Everton and Palace, that was something at least.

Sadness To It All

I don’t really care about a massive over analysis of the Salah and Klopp but in the end there’s a sadness to two Liverpool legends having that row and at least Klopp said after they’d spoken about it and it’s sorted. There was a sadness though to the whole occasion and why TNT sports were questioning why the subdued atmosphere is anyone’s guess, considering both teams are in awful form, have nothing to play for and just want the season to end. A point wasn’t a defeat but it felt as sad as considering how poor both the goals were that we conceded. Let’s just send Jurgen off in the right way and get everyone a rest.