Shush - Darwin Nunez gets the job done in 45 minutes

You know what? When people tell you " it's just a pre-season/uncompetitive game", it's only because they haven't watched their team win in those kinda games. Haha.

Seriously, after the first pre-season game we played against Manchester United which ended in a sorta disgrace, I also said "it's just an uncompetitive game" but after the performance, we displayed today against a lesser opponent, I just can't believe the type of joy and excitement rushing through my vein.

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At this point, even if a cup of tea is what is up for grab, all I care for is a win and a fabulous display from my team. For the record, the game in question is the one Liverpool played against Rb Leipzig. The game ended 5-0 in favour of Liverpool.

We will talk dive into Liverpool's brilliant display in a minute because they did very well in that game, but let's look at the funny interpretation we (footie fans, pundits and co) give pre-season games.


We all see pre-season games from two angles, don't we?

We usually see these games in the form that if your team win, it becomes significant but if your team are on the losing side, you take it as an insignificant game. Haha. That's funny. By the way, the truth lies in between.

I know all the goals scored now or the wins or losses will remain insignificant when the season begins. These are friendly games and I was ready to take whatever comes outta each game, but when Liverpool lost by 4 unreplied goals to Manchester United, it just didn't feel right.

Many questions were asked about the readiness of the team to embrace the upcoming season. People were questioning the money spent to get some fresh legs into the team. Some also said the renewal of Salah's contract will hunt Liverpool. Hmmm.

I'm not surprised about any of those things. I get it. I truly get the point because I know football fans all over the world to be unbelievable talkative. Haha. Well, now that I've watched the lads get a convincing win, it feels right to be a winner.


Check out my post-match review of the game

I missed the entire first half of the game because I was busy with other stuff but I got back just in time to watch every bit of the second half of the game.

What a joy it was to watch some competitive football. Lol. I saw so many sumptuous passes and ruthless finishes in the second half of the game. Check out this score sheet.

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Screenshot from LiveScore.

By the lofty standards we use in measuring the importance of football games, many can say that this game means nothing and they will be right about it. But, it also means everything.

Just to put this into context, these are a few of the notifications I'm getting from YouTube channels.

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The football world is already buzzing with talks about Nunez and how he won the match ball in this game after scoring 4 goals out of the 5 that were scored by Liverpool.

The trending page on my Twitter account is also buzzing with regards to this 'pre-season game. Haha.

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Everything I saw from the players was satisfactory, especially from Nunez and Carvalho, the fresh legs of the team. Both lads were pressing high and making runs in the backline of Leipzig players. I also like how they are very conscious of their defensive duties. Elliot was also impressive.

By the time I saw the second goal scored by Nunez, two minutes after his goal from the penalty spot, I knew that the damn pre-season game was dead and buried. Lolz

Looking forward to the season proper.

Thanks For Not Missing Any Full-stop Or Comma
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Score sheet screenshot from LiveScore.
Every other screenshot is mine
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I am anxious about the new season and I think we will see a lot of actions from the new signings, I didn't even know that they had a match today.

Four goals in a single match against Leipzig is not a joke for Darwin, I feel like we have got everything we need to win the league next season. Klopp knows the right players for me and I think he bought the right people, let's see what the season unfolds.

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Exactly. The new lads are adapting really well and to be honest, Harvey Elliot is also looking fresh and ready for action.

I can still recall how he performed in the first few games of last season. The boy was spectacular until that injury that affected him for the most part of the season.

Carvalho is also knocking things around and Salah is connecting well with the attacking line.

I also feel that something good will be happening next season. With the squad we have, we should be getting one of the big trophies next season.

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I love the word big, it should be nothing less than the Epl or UCL. We will bag lots of goals and I doubt we will miss Mane judging .by the team performance at the moment.

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Yeah. The absence of Mane may be for good. We all parted ways without any fall out. Now, Salah is the main guy in the forward line and from what I've seen in how he is connecting with other guys in the front, there won't be room for selfish play from any of them.

As for the big ones, Hahah... We NEED that like crazy.

Seriously, we should have secured the big 2 last season but it just didn't work out. This time around, the boys knows that it's very important to get one of those. 2 won't hurt either.

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