Martin Fitzgerald offers up his player ratings after Liverpool 0 Real Madrid 0 in the Champions League quarter final at Anfield…
EVEN Nat Phillips heading their coach couldn’t save us tonight.
Here’s your ratings…
Alisson: 7
Not much to do until he was called on to make a brave double save late on from Benzema’s feet.
Trent: 9
Thought he was great, everything you want from a right back. Defended well and some of his passing going forward was incredible, particularly the reverse pass for Gini in the first half.
Phillips: 9
At the start of the season he was our 28th choice centre back and worked part time as a Father Misty tribute act to earn a bit of extra cash.
Tonight he went up for a corner, flattened half of Real Madrid in the process and never gave them a sniff all night.
My hero.
Kabak: 8
Didn’t let himself, or the Kabak name, down.
Robertson: 7.5
Industrious as per but just lacking a bit of quality and tired as the game went on.
Fabinho: 7
Would’ve kept him the middle because he moves it quicker than anyone else. As he went backwards, so did we.
Gini: 7
Really decent first half, showed everywhere for it, did an A++ turn but then missed a half decent chance to put us ahead.
Found it hard going in the second half against a well organised defence and wasn’t helped by a load of subs that just confused everyone, including themselves.
Milner: 7
Good hour, played in the spirit that it might be his last hurrah in a glamour tie like this.
Very much took the Henry Hill approach that everyone takes a beating sometime.
Flattened Benzema in the first minute, nearly scored from 20 yards, took an almighty whack from Casemiro and then got off into witness protection.
Sadio: 5
Started well but then reverted into running down blind alleys and losing possession. Looks like his brain is quicker than his body right now and it’s difficult to watch.
Firmino: 6
Has a couple of chances in the second half, a few nice touches but, like Sadio, his goals per game this year is just not good enough.
Salah: 6
Got to score that first chance, mate.
SUBS
Jota, Thiago, Ox: 5
Couldn’t get involved.
Shaq: 5
As far back as he can remember, he always wanted to be a little square fella with mad hair.
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Liking the Good Fellas reference Marty
You’ve nailed the Sadio and Bobby call tonight ( you’ve probably busted some balls by doing so). Needs saying though ,cos right now they’re the dip (their own form ) in class that in previous seasons have won games on their own. Otherwise not much wrong with effort , commitment and desire. Bring on the last 7 games with fire in our bellies !
Karen will you, relax, nothings gonna happen, I got things organized, you know who gets caught? Curly haired Arab strikers, you know why? Cos they fall asleep in the penalty area…