- The Reds left 12 stars of the first team behind, with marginalized and young stars playing
- They still ended the best of the phase of the League of the Champions League despite the defeat
- Listen now: Everything is starting! Ruben Amorim's comments are notable … but can we blame it?
They say you will never forget your debut. Amara Nallo will certainly not, although she can want.
The 18 -year -old Liverpool defender extremely highly qualified, who was hunted with the West Ham Academy in 2023, has been on the bench a couple of times but did not have a smell of action until minute 83 here in Eindhoven, when he was he . sent.
Four minutes later, I was walking the other way. Go out with a face like thunder after they show him a red card to remove Johan Bakayoko when the last man returned. At least we can do the prediction safely that things can only improve for the poor boy.
Your time will return again. The observers of the Liverpool Academy have been surprised by their talents in the youth team: the ability to intimidate the strikers, recovery rhythm, leadership skills, defensive skills of the old school and calm in the ball.
But for Nallo, unforgettable night became a moment when he wants to clean from his memory, as strange as it sounds. There are few words to describe the conflict of the emotions that he must have felt at night while getting into bed at the Team Hotel in Eindhoven.
“It's cruel,” said Arne Slot. 'He has never played football from the first team. Making your debut in the Champions League is the most difficult way to debut. It is a great moment for him to learn. Now he has to fight hard to play a second game in the Champions League.
The players and young people of the first Liverpool team lost for the first time in the Champions League this season
Arne Slot didn't care about the result and did not try to hide it in the accumulation of the tie
Amara Nallo was sent three minutes in her senior debut for Liverpool for a last -minute trip
Nallo's regret would have intensified if this result had meant something.
Liverpool lost 3-2 against PSV Eindhoven to ruin its possible clean sweep of victories in the Champions League, but still exceeded the new group phase.
And although they fell to defeat, there were many positive aspects for the slot to reflect on the flight home this afternoon. Many star men rested with 12 first teams in England, the pace on the legs of the backing brigade and an invaluable experience for some of the Kop's children who traveled.
The Liverpool squad went on to take a walk through the indescribable but elegant city of Eindhoven on Wednesday morning and the first thought when they passed them was: “Oh, there is the youth team.” In many ways, it was.
That was because this game was little danger for Liverpool, even though he was rich in drama. Arend Slot, the manager's father, last week complained about Liverpool games, were too boring. He was two hours to the north watching from his sofa in Bergentheim.
The first man on the team leaf was a PSV legend, a striker born and raised in Eindhoven and progressing in the ranks in the Philips Stadion: Cody Gakpo. The Liverpool man turned a penalty after Federico Chiesa received a foul. There is no celebration out of respect.
The locals say that they appreciate Gakpo more than most of the former stars and graduates of the academy, and there are many, the walls of this stadium are adorned with memories, because he is a true son of the city.
Bakayoko matched minutes later after a sumptuous turn to evade Andy Robertson and Jarell Quansah. Liverpool returned through a rebound by Harvey Elliott shortly after, but again he could not hold the leadership since Ismael Saibiri responded from a narrow angle for 2-2.
Cody Gakpo, a PSV legend and academy graduate, scored the first goal and received the reception of a hero when replaced
Johan Bakayoko sold a doll to Andy Robertson, playing in the center of the middle, and Jarell Quansah before matching
Harvey Elliott restored Liverpool's advantage in the first half from a rebound, but left for five minutes
Ismael Saibiri responded from an angle tight 2-2 before a cross by Ricardo Pepi deviated from Conor Bradley and Robertson in the farthest corner
Then, in the sixth minute of the first half arrest time, Peter Bosz's local team took the lead after a cross by Ricardo Pepi diverted Conor Bradley and Robertson in the farthest corner.
The second half was a bit not obvious, even if the PSV head, Peter Bosz, said his team was “totally out of service” by showing at the end, while the local team endured to ruin the return of Slot's Netherlands. With a trip to Bournemouth on Saturday, the head of the Reds has larger fish to fry.