Liverpool must wait and see when their journey to Goodison Park might be rearranged, however the postponement has each constructive and damaging implications for Arne Slot‘s facet.
The affect of Storm Darragh and the protection considerations of 70-mile-per-hour wind gusts ensured the journey to Goodison Park was postponed on Saturday.
It was as a result of kickoff at 12.30pm however will now be anticipated to be rearranged on a midweek night later within the season.
Inevitably, there are a number of execs and cons to the sport being cancelled…
PRO – Time to get gamers again
Liverpool had been prepared to move to Goodison with out Alisson, Ibrahima Konate, Conor Bradley, Kostas Tsimikas, Federico Chiesa and Diogo Jota as a result of damage, plus Alexis Mac Allister (suspended).
There isn’t any assure the Reds won’t be going through damage woes when the groups meet at Goodison, however they’re not less than now afforded the possibility for his or her squad to be in higher form.
The prolonged break between video games may even do Slot’s squad no hurt having regarded more and more fatigued amid the hectic schedule.
CON – Psychological battle
In the beginning of matchweek 15, Liverpool held a seven-point lead over Chelsea and Arsenal however by their subsequent sport, that margin could possibly be minimize to 4.
Instantly, the dialog begins altering even within the data that Liverpool have an additional sport to play later down the road – it’ll encourage their rivals and alter notion.
Virgil van Dijk and Co. have been insistent that they aren’t studying into their early lead, however they won’t be resistant to the narrative and stress altering.
It’s usually higher to have factors on the board than video games in hand.
PRO – No Dycheball within the wind
Gusty winds and Sean Dyche with the lengthy ball, no thanks.
If this sport may have safely gone forward, the wind would nonetheless have wreaked havoc and Caoimhin Kelleher would have been put below all types of undesirable stress with fixed crosses.
The choice to name it off definitely favoured Liverpool.
CON – Shifting fixture congestion to later in season
Whereas it’s an apparent constructive that Liverpool get further relaxation on the weekend the sport ought to have been performed, it may but wreak havoc if scheduled for one more busy a part of the marketing campaign.
We noticed final season how the workforce ran out of steam, falling sufferer to accidents and having a small squad incapable of sustaining title-fighting type till the tip of Might.
Our notion of this postponement may definitely be swayed by when the rescheduled sport falls!
PRO – Flexibility for squad choice
There are six days between the journeys to Newcastle and Girona, after which an extra 4 days till Liverpool are again in Premier League motion towards Fulham at Anfield.
The expectation earlier than this postponement was that Slot may rotate his XI within the Champions League conflict, and now the boss has higher flexibility when he sits down and plans out the weeks forward.
Key gamers nearing the crimson zone for minutes have been given a precious reset and a few may even see themselves with per week between begins – not a standard prevalence right now of the yr.
CON – Ambiance flipped on its head
A lunchtime kickoff is starkly completely different to a night begin with regards to ambiance, particularly when you think about it is going to be the ultimate derby at Goodison Park.
Everton might be fired up for the final one below the lights, and Liverpool’s current historical past on the floor solely underlines how troublesome of a visit it’s for them.
Since Jurgen Klopp‘s first win on the floor in 2016, the Reds have gained simply as soon as within the visits since.
On the flip facet, it will be fairly the setting for Liverpool to bid farewell with three factors!
