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Liverpool can’t allow Champions League focus to ruin promising season

By Russell Hughes

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - APRIL 28: Mohamed Salah of Liverpool goes past Erik Pieters of Stoke City during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Stoke City at Anfield on April 28, 2018 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - APRIL 28: Mohamed Salah of Liverpool goes past Erik Pieters of Stoke City during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Stoke City at Anfield on April 28, 2018 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) /
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Liverpool can’t allow their razor sharp Champions League focus to ruin their promising league campaign.

The Reds had been in an extremely promising position to challenge Manchester United for second place, until things started to go wrong.

Firstly, a draw against the nearly relegated West Brom that should never have happened did. Everyone knows that you can’t ever let your foot off the gas and giving up a two goal lead is absolutely criminal.

Secondly, Liverpool couldn’t hit the back of the net against the worst defences in the whole division. Yes there was a blatant penalty turned down. Yes Danny Ings had one chalked out for offside, but the team has to do better than that.

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Mohamed Salah showed he was human when he missed a clear-cut chance, but the Potters are awful and have conceded 10 more goals than their relegation opponents. The Reds should have easily had enough firepower to blow them away.

While they were awesome against Roma in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final, it seems as if focus has slipped in the Premier League. Jurgen Klopp’s men should have collected six points from their last two games. They have earned just two, and it can’t be a coincidence that those fixtures came either side of the European game.

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It shouldn’t be a problem of squad rotation either. Every player that came into the side should be good enough to compete with bottom feeders like Stoke.  Klopp still chose seven first team regulars, eight if you count Joe Gomez among those.

The explanation is right there for people to see. With nearly the same side going toe-to-toe with Roma and the Potters, it can only be a slight mental dropping off that’s resulting in these disappointing results.
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It’s been amazing to see this European run and the team have to give it everything. They just need to make sure they keep switched on for the league as well, or they risk derailing a very promising season.

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