GK Simon Mignolet
As much as I’ve used this platform to absolutely deride Simon Mignolet, it’s not like Danny Ward is challenging him for playing time in a Europa League semifinal. Also, I (try to be) fair, and Mignolet played very well in Spain, including a few key saves.
Thankfully, apparently Villarreal have absolutely no film on Liverpool because they failed to cross the ball very often. It’s really not that hard to score against Mignolet. He’s a good shot stopper, especially on confidence. Float a few pedestrian crosses, it short-circuits his inner wiring and what floats into his vision is an “ERROR: CANNOT COMPUTE” message and roots himself to the goal line.
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