With a 12-point lead on the prime of the Premier League and solely 9 matches remaining, Liverpool are in a commanding place to finish the job and dethrone Manchester Metropolis as champions over the subsequent couple of months.
Nonetheless, after the double disappointment of Champions League elimination and Carabao Cup last woe in opposition to Paris Saint-Germain and Newcastle respectively, with the Reds shedding successive video games for the primary time this season, Arne Slot’s aspect will reconvene on the finish of March with a degree to show.
As if the prospect of profitable a twentieth league title and answering some rising doubts which have emerged over the previous week isn’t motivation sufficient, our subsequent fixture is a Merseyside derby…and the final one in February was tempestuous, to say the least.
Collymore: Liverpool must ‘buck up’ in April
In his newest column for CaughtOffside, Stan Collymore acknowledged his perception that Liverpool gained’t give up their place on the Premier League summit, however he additionally warned that the Reds want to enhance on latest performances in the event that they’re to forestall any pointless jitters within the run-in to the season.
The previous LFC striker wrote: “Any fan in the beginning of the season would have mentioned that the Premier League is crucial competitors for Liverpool – and whereas they might collapse and miss out on profitable it, I actually don’t suppose that can occur, even when they should buck up their concepts as their performances in latest weeks have been poor.”
Liverpool have been reeling, however ought to nonetheless see the job by means of from right here
Collymore is true to warn Liverpool that the job isn’t performed but and that their latest shows go away huge room for enchancment.
The Reds had been second greatest over the 2 legs in opposition to PSG and didn’t flip up for a lot of the Carabao Cup last. Even of their final Premier League match, they wanted the shock of a Will Smallbone aim to jolt them into life and retrieve a half-time deficit at house to a Southampton aspect who’ve earned 9 factors since August.
If there’s a silver lining to being eradicated from each knockout competitors at this stage of the marketing campaign, it’s that Slot and his gamers can focus all of their efforts on seeing out the title race. After the Merseyside derby on 2 April, now we have no extra midweek matches for the remainder of the season.
In concept, that ought to present some respite for Liverpool after a relentless run of 30 matches in 4 months for the reason that November worldwide break, and the frustration of the previous 10 days ought to have the squad all of the extra decided to silence anybody who’s suggesting that they might but throw away their 12-point lead.
As Collymore says, the Premier League is the one trophy which implies probably the most to many Reds supporters; and if we see Virgil van Dijk elevating it aloft in Might, the frustration of lacking out in each different match will nicely and really subside.
