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What happened to Liverpool at the end of the stormy Merseyside derby from Wednesday night will be a blessing.
Everything has gone well for the Arne Slot team this season, from beating Real Madrid to the drawing in Arsenal. His only defeat in the Premier League, against Nottingham Forest, was immediately followed by a 3-1 victory to AC Milan.
When things click on that extent, a feeling that you just have to appear to win can intensify.
In that sense, the late goal admitted in Everton and later red cards for Slot, its assistant Sipke Huloff and Curtis Jones will concentrate minds for difficult trips to Aston Villa and Manchester City after the game at Sunday against Wolves. The 2-2 draw in Goodison may have felt as a loss immediately after, but they obtained a point and the late drama will kick them from the rear and galvanize everyone.
Liverpool will have made the heart of the union in the fight for each other, and the reaction of Slot attracted it to the followers who loved the passion of Jurgen Klopp, but in 24 hours there would also be a determination of not letting the same header return To be the head.
It may not be the slot that directs the message for future calm, it was one of the guilty matches, but the activists experienced as Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah, who I am sure to let his colleagues that success depends on maintaining the discipline and not risk one for everyone.
Liverpool's meseyside derby draw against Everton
Arne Slot further struggled to followers after his reaction to the dramatic raffle
The former Liverpool Chief, Gerard Houllier, would tell his troops before the big games: “Fire in the heart and ice in the brain”
My manager in Liverpool, Gerard Houllier, said he always used before the big games, particularly derbies in Goodison: “Fire in the heart and ice in the brain.” If Liverpool needs to quote a mantra to finish the job and become champions of the Premier League, it is that. It was interesting to see Slot lose a rag a little. He has already collected more cards in a few months in England than for three years in Feyenoord.
He has been articulated and modest for the most part during his mandate in Anfield. Liverpool fans will certainly forgive him with confrontation to the referee Michael Oliver, he probably has done it more identifiable in his eyes, but he will know that he has to be unique. Yes, it is important that a team shows that it cares. But there is no need to be dragged into chaos when you have a beautiful advantage at the top of the League.
I don't think I activate more crisis in the behavior of Liverpool. A derby in Goodison is unique in terms of intensity. They will know during the rest of the season that being in excess will not improve their performances.
I found it interesting that Darwin Núñez, who is reputed to be the hottest player in Liverpool, was largely quiet during the failures.
It is as if he had learned his lesson after an altercation with fans when he played for Uruguay in the Copa América led to an international prohibition of five games. In the same way, I think Jones, a local child who will have felt the passion of a derby with such force, will now avoid any future dust like the one he had with Abdouye Doucuree.
Liverpool is an outstanding team because they can compete physically and technically. They can win in any way whenever they can channel any anger correctly.
It is important that they defend each other, but they should not derail by fights and crowd the referee.
I think they are good enough to overcome the line this season. I do not believe that a repetition of late madness in Goodison happens again.