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Nunez seals it for Reds!

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Darwin Nunez has just rescued Liverpool with a vital brace against Brentford. Immediate post-match reaction!

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Introduction to the Podcast

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Hello and welcome to the Daily Liverpool Podcast brought to you by the Global Sports Podcast Network.

Match Recap: Liverpool vs Brentford

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Liverpool have just beaten Brentford 2-0 away from home in a dramatic finish to this game. ah Darwin Nunes coming on as a substitute, scoring in the 92nd and the 94th minute.
00:00:36
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incredible scenes. Liverpool just knocking on the door throughout this game. um And it just looked like one of those games where we were going to come away with nothing um or at the at at best just a point, which would have given hope to Arsenal and that chasing pack to close that gap even further at the top of the league.
00:01:02
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but we've hung in there and we've managed to get a really vital win um with just minutes of the game to go.

Liverpool's Performance Analysis

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I thought we played reasonably well. I thought that um we had the bulk of the possession, 62% possession in this game. um We were by far and away ah the better team. We had 15 corners.
00:01:30
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ah compared to ah Brentford's two corners. We just couldn't make any of those corners count um and and we weren't really a threat at set pieces which I think is going to be a real concern for slot going forward.
00:01:46
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Because, you know, Arsenal have shown what a important part of your attack, having a decent set piece routine ah is, because when you're not playing well, it's something for you to fall back on.

Impact of Nunes' Goals

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But but Liverpool were just, I just thought that we weren't enough of a threat um with our corners and set pieces.
00:02:10
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I don't think we mix things up enough. um You know, we should use more of those in swing corners. But so often we just didn't get past that first defensive um ah block in the penalty area, just kept kept on hitting the first defender.
00:02:28
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But, you know, to our credit, we've kept plugging away. And, you know, if if this game peters out into a nil-nil draw, the narrative is that Liverpool are stuttering. You know, we've drawn against Fulham recently, we've drawn against Manchester United recently with um lost the first leg in the Carabao Cup against Spurs. you know There's everything to suggest that we are going through a bit of a bit of a blip. But that all you know is just turned on its head now. The narrative quite easily can be, well, this is what champions do. This is the kind of win that teams that are going to go on and win the league, that's what they pull out of the bag.
00:03:17
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And, you you know, for someone like Darwin Nunes to come on and and do that is both, you know, in incredibly uplifting for Liverpool fans, because we've backed Nunes throughout his time at Anfield.
00:03:34
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um But, you know, and now's not the time to say this, but it but it is frustrating as well, because we we see a glimpse of the kind of striker that Nunes can be.
00:03:46
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ah that's there you know that player is in there but he just doesn't produce it enough but look he was there at the right time at the right place right at the death um when you know Mohammed Salah gets that ball you know into the penalty area And there's Nunez just to, to do what a good striker does, which is be there at the right place, the right time, and just give that clinical finish that doesn't give a keeper a chance.

Strategic Implications for Arsenal

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And it was absolutely incredible that the lift that the team, I think gets from getting this win from getting the, you know, these vital three points.
00:04:31
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um I think could be really, really significant. And then just a couple of minutes later, um Liverpool on the counter attack, and the ball again drops to Nunes and an unerring finish. And it's amazing what confidence can do for you. You know, he's he's pumped, he's on a high, he's already scored, and he was just never going to miss that. Whereas You know, if, if that was, I don't know if if if it was nil, nil and that opportunity drops him where he's got time to think about it. You don't know. He he might not, you know he might not put that one away, but a great finish. I thought Harvey Elliott coming on, um, was really significant as well, because I think he's a player that needs more minutes.
00:05:18
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ah He needs it for himself, but he needs but we as a team need Harvey Elliott playing more regularly. um He came on for Sir Boslai, who I thought was, again, he was outstanding. And he ran himself into the ground, um hence that substitution. um So it's really positive that Harvey Elliott is now you know back in the team and contributing. And he contributed to both goals um as soon as he came on.
00:05:46
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So a great win um and that puts Liverpool now on 50 points. Arsenal on 43 points, both having played 21 games. um Arsenal as of the time of this recording will be going into their game at home against Aston Villa.
00:06:07
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um at 5.30 so um they've got their game to play and this would have been a gut punch for them this so this result will be a gut punch for Arsenal because at 0-0 at 90 minutes they'll be thinking this is a great opportunity to go into this game against Aston Villa get our three points and then get within two points of Liverpool which even with Liverpool having a game in hand just psychologically that's a huge blow to Liverpool and a huge lift for Arsenal but for that to be turned on its head so late in the game it will be interesting to see how Arsenal now respond because that will be a devastating blow for them um but a great win for Liverpool
00:06:57
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and a great couple of goals for Darwin Nunes.

Liverpool's Squad Depth and Strategy

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And I think it's just really, it's such a positive thing for Liverpool that when some of our other strikers are not firing, and and I would say that Muhammad Salah is in that category at the moment, he's just a little bit off it at the moment. um You know, we have got this a right array of attacking talent.
00:07:21
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um that one of them is going to step up and, you know, deliver a a really, really important contribution. And today it was dar Darwin Nunes. Jota didn't make the starting 11. He wasn't even on on the bench, not in the matchday squad.
00:07:37
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because of a a fitness concern and that is ah an issue with Jota. We all love Jota, our whole fan base loves him because he is arguably our best striker but he just doesn't play enough games.
00:07:53
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But look, a great win for Liverpool. And, you know, we can go now into the next few games, you know, with a bit more confidence. We've got a Champions League game and at home against Lille on Tuesday.
00:08:09
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And then, you know, ah the next month has got a a really tough, tough run of fixtures for Liverpool.

Upcoming Fixtures and Conclusion

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So massive win. Join us again on Monday morning, where we'll have a more in-depth review of the Brentford Liverpool game. Until then, we'll see you next time.
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