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A loss at the bridge + Trent CONFIRMS his departure
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A hectic last couple of days at the bridge and for the scouser in our team - Louie Easton and Karl Coppack delve into the main talking points.
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Introduction and Podcast Overview
00:00:44
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Hello, you are listening to the Daily Liverpool and Daily Premier League podcasts on the Global Sports Podcast Network, as I just stopped that had from replaying.
00:00:55
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My name is Louis Easton. We've got a lot to uncover today. um It's all going to be Liverpool... Two very, very big talking points
Liverpool vs Chelsea: Match and Departure Discussion
00:01:04
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this week. One of them is, of course, a loss at Chelsea and the other is the expected departure of Trent Alexander-Arnold at the end of the season.
00:01:16
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Confirmed now. We know it's going to happen. He posted that ah stupid Instagram post that I'll get into plenty later and we will have Karl Kopach giving his verdict as well, ah which is always a joy um hearing his voice.
00:01:32
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um He knows a lot about football. um But we will uncover that Chelsea-Liverpool match first. We won't do it in a great amount of detail because I think it doesn't need too much detail.
00:01:44
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There were four goals and, I mean, Liverpool... are playing like they've already won the league there's a reason for that we have already won the league um and we're starting to get some rotation in and players are getting minutes um let's get into it the reason we lost is because we are playing players that don't look like they've had a lot of minutes this season and they are playing like they haven't had a lot of minutes this season because they haven't had a lot of minutes this season and we've thrown them into a sort of hangover state where we won the league last week at Anfield against Spurs. And, you know, what a moment that was. And we're sort of still basking in the glory of that. But, um,
00:02:29
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The players didn't turn up at Stamford Bridge, and I would be very concerned if we hadn't already won the league. um This was not the same Liverpool team that battered Spurs last week.
00:02:39
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ah This is a team that are playing just for fun now.
Analysis of Chelsea's Gameplay
00:02:44
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It looked like an MLS match um or a Saudi match, one of them. Um, so credit to Chelsea. I mean, they completely came out guns blazing. They scored in three minutes. Enzo Fernandez, one of the best midfielders in the league this season, getting a goal. The captain, um, came off right at the end for Rhys James as well. And I thought he was stunning his play. I mean, if it wasn't for Kai Sado and Palmer, he would have been the best player. Maybe even Lavia as well.
00:03:12
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He would have been the best player on the pitch. And I mean, just listen to these stats. ah He got 0.65 expected goals.
00:03:23
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um He still scored. He got two he created two chances. um He's got 10 points on Fantasy Premier League, which is the most important stat. So if you did have Enzo Fernandes in your team, well done you. um And it there was just a completely different Liverpool side.
00:03:43
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It was an... It was an unrecognisable
Liverpool's Young Talent: Harvey Elliott's Future
00:03:46
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midfield. Harvey Elliott finally started ah something that we have all been crying out for all season. And he got subbed off after 70 minutes and he really didn't look that great. He had two shots were inside the box.
00:04:00
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ah neither of them were, you know, even threatening the goal. um Three touches in the opposition box, only three passes into the final third, which is something that he's so good at.
00:04:13
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He only had one successful dribble. I mean, what you could say is he wasn't actually dispossessed all match, but I mean, he just didn't really add much into that final third. He didn't add that sort of direct incisiveness, that cutting inside and shooting.
00:04:27
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Um... you start to wonder, is he better in the middle or is he better out on the right wing? Because if he's better out on the right wing, he's toast. He's not going to get any minutes. Mohamed Salah's just signed another two years.
00:04:40
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um He didn't have a great match either. He was fouled three times, which is something that you can say in his defense. But, I mean, it just wasn't a great showing for
Player Performance Breakdown
00:04:50
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Salah. Not like last week. Again,
00:04:52
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um I thought Cody Gakpo was excellent. I think he was very unlucky not to get a goal or an an assist ah because he was very direct on that left-hand side, cutting in, ah shimmying across.
00:05:03
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I mean, you can kind of telegraph what he's going to do, ah but he does a fantastic job on that left-hand side. Diego Jostre did his usual of um nothing.
00:05:15
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um You know, he presses well, but I mean, he doesn't get anywhere near the ball um which is what you need as a striker it's a non-negotiable really we all know his quality he scored that fantastic goal against Everton a few weeks ago we all thought he was back then but absolutely nothing since then just a pathetic performance again ah from Jota Wataru Endo looked good I thought he was probably the best out of our midfielders who started you know Virgil van Dijk we all know
00:05:48
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ah What a great player he is. He got himself booked for leaving that reducer on Romeo Lavia, which is very, very welcome ah because as the Liverpool fans were singing, he could have won the league, but instead he went to the bridge.
00:06:03
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And for our defence, I mean, what do we even say for the rest of them? Simicas looked positive, but there's just no quality there, let's be honest.
00:06:14
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And it's not news to us because we all know that he does lack quality. he doesn't have the same sort of um, first team quality and experience that, uh, uh, Andy Robbo has, and we all absolutely love him despite his few
Trent Alexander-Arnold's Move to Real Madrid
00:06:30
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mistakes. He's made this season.
00:06:31
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Trent Alexander Arnold, on the other hand, uh, We all know what he's capable of. That's why Real Madrid have now got their man. ah But yeah, not not a very memorable one from him either.
00:06:44
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The worst one was Jarrell. I mean, what happened? He scored an own goal. ah He committed a foul leading to that penalty. And it was just absolutely awful. You can't call him a young player anymore. You can say he's inexperienced, but the man's 22 years old. He's got to that age now where you start to think, well, we should be seeing the best of him now.
00:07:04
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But um yeah look I won't be too harsh on him because he hasn't started that many matches. um I think this is his first start since the Carabao Cup final where he started at right back. And Uh, well, oh it was it was a pretty cringe worthy performance.
00:07:21
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And ah i mean, we looked so much better when Connor Bradley came on for Trent as well. ah Just provided that extra bit of incisiveness on the right hand side. He doesn't do what Trent does, where he sort of sits back, waits for the ball to come and then sweeps one into the box. He overlaps and he's fantastic at it.
00:07:40
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ah really gets behind the back. And Kukurea was having problems containing both him and Mo Salah in that left-back role. And we saw a pretty positive... um few touches for him he got three touches in the opposition box he got three successful dribbles um he made one only one defensive action he wasn't needed too much at right back because when he came on liverpool were dominating possession just couldn't do much with it in the end um as for kiesa i mean i wanted him to be playing so much more um than he has for liverpool i mean at least he'll get his medal because he's now made his five appearances but in the eight minutes that he played he only had one touch and
00:08:22
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ah No, two touches, I think, maybe three. um But the ball came to him in that box and his first touch was horrible. He had his back to three Chelsea players and he lost it, um which was a shame.
00:08:35
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I'd like to see more of Chiesa. um He scored at Wembley, obviously, and hasn't got many minutes at all since then. We still slate him a little bit for that Plymouth game, but he was being...
00:08:47
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ah completely isolated in that left-hand side. And he was also against three defenders on that side. So ah let's not be too harsh on him. Would still love to see him get some more minutes, maybe a bit of a preseason as well. Maybe this could be a little bit of an extended preseason for him now that he's finally getting some minutes in this team that has already won the league, ah rendering these last few matches completely pointless.
00:09:11
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um I thought Darwin did his usual of coming on looking dangerous, but that header, oh my word, that header. Can you not just get it on target at least? It was from point blank range and just nodded it wide.
00:09:26
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It was very easy. And you look to players like Darwin Nunez, you know, a tall, mobile, athletic striker to take those chances. But ah same old Darwin, I'm afraid.
00:09:39
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But yeah, that was it. 3-1 at the bridge. and The biggest positive in this match is now Federico Chiesa has now got a medal and a song. ah So despite not doing much on the pitch, he did plenty off the pitch.
00:09:52
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um And, you know, we'll look forward to next week. Liverpool will be playing at home against Arsenal. That will be terrific. Half past four kickoff 11th of May.
00:10:03
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at Anfield. We look forward to it. um Now I have got some more to talk about in this next part about Trent Alexander-Arnold and what his departure will mean for Liverpool.
Impact of Trent's Departure on Liverpool
00:10:14
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But up first, it's time for you to find out where you can get your supplements.
00:10:56
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I'll go away. ah So that was the first part. The second part we'll be discussing more in depth. Trent Alexander-Arnold's departure from Liverpool at the end of the season. Now, he's been at the club for 20 years. We don't really need to do much of an introduction for him, ah but he's leaving with the Premier League title medal.
00:11:19
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Where do I start? um We knew this was coming, firstly. Out of the three players, this was the one that, A, we were most certain he was going to leave, and B, probably wanted to leave the most. and Because yeah he just didn't really fill me with the same passion this season. and Other than that celebration at Leicester where he scored the goal, silenced the booing ah in the away end, and know took his shirt off.
00:11:46
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had his shirt hung up on the corner flag. um I just haven't seen the same Trent's passion. ah He hasn't got the same fire and kind of is less bothered about his legacy with Liverpool.
00:11:59
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And now we see... that he's left now. um I'm not buying this whole he's won everything, he has the right to leave. Because the reason he's won everything is because he's with a club that can win him everything and he's a key part of that club.
00:12:17
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So this is not an individual sport. This is a team sport. um And I know the Liverpool players will be you know expecting this to come. They definitely knew more than we did as fans. But I mean, as the vice captain in his first season with Arna Slott,
00:12:35
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ah for him to just leave at the end when he really doesn't need to and he was apparently offered some big numbers to stay. I don't get it. um Because if you're from Liverpool, it means more to win something with Liverpool than other players. I mean, we've seen Owen McManaman. They left Liverpool.
00:12:55
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And they were from the area and from the club at a young age. um What you could say about them is they left at a time where Liverpool were a lot worse. Even Gerrard, when he was about to leave and was absolutely hated by a Liverpool fans, he stayed in the end. But...
00:13:17
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It was at a time where it would have been a lot more reasonable for them to leave because of, well, from their own perspectives, because the club was just not what it is now at this present moment, you know, most successful club in England again.
00:13:31
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um won all of these trophies recently, won the Premier League again this year, um look to be challenging again next year. What I don't get is why you would also so why wed swap all that for Real Madrid, a team that is full of egos and is struggling at the moment. They're currently getting a new manager in. It's probably going to be Xavi Alonso, which really hurts. um But they have a bit of an issue with all of these stars and celebrities in their team ah that are kind of in it for themselves. They're a team of individuals and it's not just it's just not working. I understand the appeal. Look, they're the most ah successful club in the world.
00:14:12
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um But you've already got it all at Liverpool. So you're going to be back in the Champions League next season. This club's only going to get better under Arna Slott and these young players such as McAllister, Sobos, Lai, Gravenberg in that midfield.
00:14:27
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um Salah's just signed for two more years. Van Dijk's just signed for two more years. Why would you not want to be a part of that? I get it. Look, I get it. 20 years at this club.
00:14:40
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That's a long, long time. and he's And he's won everything. But this is your legacy. This is the club that you grew up supporting.
00:14:52
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I don't get why that's not enough. um But anyway, he's off now. We all expected it.
Exploring Replacements for Trent Alexander-Arnold
00:15:00
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What are we going to do? Is it going to be Conor Bradley to come through and ah become the new starting right back? I personally still think he's a bit injury prone, but if he can stay free of injuries and, you know, we'll have Gomez coming back for next season if he doesn't leave as the fullback back up.
00:15:19
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ah We'll have Stefan Bajetic maybe coming back next season. We've seen him fill in at right back. We've seen Calvin Ramsey coming back from loan at Kilmarnock. um We've even got Lucas Stevenson who's on loan at Dundee. I just think, do we need a new right back?
00:15:37
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Maybe, you know, These players that are backup, are they good enough to be the backup right back? So, will we go in for Frimpong? I personally can't see it happening.
00:15:50
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it's an it's an interesting time. ah This summer is probably the most transfers I expect in a summer for a long, long time.
00:16:00
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um All this talk about Darwin and Diaz going off to Saudi Arabia. Maybe Trent is trying to get out because he knows that there's going to be more confusion at this time. But I mean, as a vice captain, surely you should.
00:16:14
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not be phased by that, especially if you adore this club as much as he said he does in the past.
Podcast Conclusion and Upcoming Features
00:16:22
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um Anyway, that's a that's enough for this part, I think.
00:16:28
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00:29:28
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