A summary of the season: five key talking topics from Liverpool 4-2 against Tottenham

Liverpool defeated Tottenham 4-2 in the Premier League, resuming their winning ways with a strong overall performance and lots of goals. Oh, and we won the game!

Liverpool 4-2 Tottenham

Better than most of our “slow starts”

This game was beginning to look a little bit scary after five or six minutes.

Although Tottenham hadn’t really produced anything dangerous, they had all of the possession in our half, were moving men forward, and appeared to be the more forward-thinking team.

Fans, especially those watching at home, could be forgiven for believing this would be more of the same given our tendency this season to concede first and require a strong response.

TV hosts were keen to show off Spurs’ advantage in touches in the box, passes in the closing third, and other statistics. However, by halftime, the score was 14-1 in favour of the Reds’ shots, 8-0 for shots on target, and 2.27 – 0.04 for xG.

In this case, the Reds appeared to be in control of the game and calmed themselves despite a poor start in terms of tempo.and crushed the opposition.

Salah reminds us of the end of the season.

Mo Salah looks back after a few games in which it appeared as though he had never seen, much less kicked, a football.

Before half-time, the Egyptian King scored, was involved in at least one incident that would have resulted in a penalty, struck the bar, struck the post, had one saved on the line, and had another saved for our second goal.

Even though the post was offside, the crossbar was likely more of an intended cross, and the two efforts that were saved gave Andy Robertson and Harvey Elliott greater opportunities, Salah was still the centre of attention.

He should be the player we aim to put in the greatest positions the most frequently as he is our best attacker, but for weeks now, we have been wasting half-hearted, inaccurate, and wasted shots in addition to squandered chances.

This time, he frequently found himself in hazardous situations; we provided for him, and each time, he either made a difference or came very close to doing so.

Still, a three-yard pass on a right-footed try was not good!

Young gun runs, and Bajcetic returns

Even if it’s the end of the season and teamsheets aren’t as noteworthy as they would be a month ago or halfway through the season, Jarell Quansah’s development as a go-to defensive player is still amazing.

The centre back, who was initially only engaged because of Joel Matip’s chronic injury, has since emerged as the first choice, in part because of Ibrahima Konate’s unsatisfactory play.

Quansah has contributed far more this term than was anticipated; she did well here as well as well overall as a rookie.

Nevertheless, there have been instances where his inexperience has been made clear; one such instance is when he failed to identify Richarlison’s run for his 4-1 goal.

Harvey Elliott, who has been getting a lot of starts lately, impressed more from the opening whistle than he ever has, including a fantastic long-range goal.

Finally, we can rejoice in Stefan Bajcetic’s long-awaited return. Although he was brilliant for a small period of time last season while playing for a horribly poor Liverpool team, his future development will now be under the control of a new manager rather than the one who gave him his breakthrough.

Nevertheless, Liverpool’s play was clearly hindered by Bajcetic’s arrival and one or two other players, and the young Spaniard appeared to be playing far behind pace.

After the two goals from Tottenham, we had few more opportunities; it was almost as if the match never happened in the first place.

The season in summary 

The 2023–24 review DVD is unnecessary if you were abroad, lived under a rock, or simply chose not to watch Liverpool until the end of the season. You’ll be OK with these 90 minutes!

A decent start, some fluid play, a few well-taken goals, and then a little collapse in the closing stages.

As was already mentioned, there were substitutes involved.

In certain moments, the team’s unity appeared strong, while in others, it was nonexistent. We played a strong first half and a ragged second. We were nearly at 2.3 xG by

In certain moments, the team’s unity appeared strong, while in others, it was nonexistent. We played a strong first half and a ragged second. By the half, we had nearly 2.3 xG, and by the end, 2.74 xG.

A few players persevered; Alisson made a few of saves, Trent Alexander-Arnold was unquestionably the best in this game since his return, and Cody Gakpo deserves special recognition.

But in a season of exactly the same, this was essentially a two-thirds good, one-third awful game.

To top it all off, a late goal that was disallowed due to Darwin Nunez’s offside pretty well summed up the season parallels.

There are two games remaining.

Okay, so everyone knows that we blew it and that the headline isn’t accurate. However, with two games left, Liverpool may theoretically still win the Premier League.

However, the truth is that all we’ve really accomplished here is somewhat dispel the pessimism we brought upon ourselves with our terrible performances, especially against Everton and Crystal Palace.

Even still, it is pertinent—if not absolutely essential—that Jurgen Klopp’s tenure does not conclude with constant disappointment and animosity.

And there was a chance of that following the matches mentioned above, along with those against Man United and Atalanta, the way we exited the cups, and the reality that we were on the verge of winning four trophies but would only take home one.

Since perfection is a goal, not a requirement, it would have made sense for us to have lost to teams that were better rather than having such subpar performance.

But that’s it for the time being. Tottenham will probably not be in the Champions League the following season as a result of this victory, and three more points remain up for grabs.

So let’s keep going, close out strongly, and bring this era to a less significant but still meaningful close.