One Liverpool participant was accused of ‘having a nightmare’ in the course of the first half of as we speak’s Premier League conflict in opposition to Wolves.
The Reds deservedly went in at half-time trailing 1-0, with Hwang Hee-chan giving the house aspect an early lead because the guests repeatedly coughed up possession all through an insipid opening 45 minutes.
Joe Gomez was among the many gamers who got here in for criticism for his show at Molineux, with Peter Smith singling out the 26-year-old in his stay updates for Sky Sports activities.
After Pedro Neto left the Liverpool defender helpless previous to organising an opportunity for Matheus Cunha within the thirty fourth minute, the reporter mentioned (13:05): “Once more, sensible from Neto – Gomez is having a nightmare – however Cunha makes a proper mess of the end!”
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Curiously, Gomez is adopting the inverted right-back position often adopted by Trent Alexander-Arnold, however the Londoner appeared to wrestle with that duty in the course of the first half in opposition to Wolves.
The way wherein Neto bought previous him to arrange that gilt-edged likelihood for Cunha can have left the 26-year-old very upset with how simply the chance was created.
As per Sofascore, the Liverpool defender was overwhelmed far too frequently within the first 45 minutes, shedding 5 of his eight duels (62.5%) and being dribbled previous on three events, even when he did win three of his tackles.
Gomez can have been glad to see Wolves’ quantity 12 fluff the prospect that Neto did so nicely to arrange for him, and the Reds’ right-back for the day shall be hoping for a a lot improved second half efficiency – similar to his staff as an entire.
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