{"id":330,"date":"2015-11-30T17:55:54","date_gmt":"2015-11-30T17:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.andcouldheplay.com\/?p=330"},"modified":"2015-11-30T17:55:54","modified_gmt":"2015-11-30T17:55:54","slug":"liverpool-1-swansea-0-an-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.andcouldheplay.com\/liverpool-1-swansea-0-an-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool 1 – Swansea 0: An Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"
As Storm Clodagh swirled around Anfield, fans could have been forgiven for thinking about ignoring Jurgen Klopp\u2019s criticism of their desire to get home early and slipped quietly down the tunnel. It was a day when the weather was one of the biggest factors as far as the quality of the game was concerned, with neither Swansea nor Liverpool registering a shot on target in the first half.<\/p>\n
Liverpool had yet to win a Premier League match under Jurgen Klopp\u2019s stewardship before a ball was kicked last night, so it\u2019s little wonder that nerves seemed to affect the players as the match wore on. They\u2019ve won one now, though, and what an important one it was. With Manchester United, Spurs, Chelsea, Arsenal, Leicester and even West Ham failing to get all three points in their matches – plus, of course, Everton\u2019s hilarious 3-3 draw with Bournemouth – a win was almost certainly more important than a performance against the Welsh team.<\/p>\n
With Colin Pascoe turning up to Anfield to watch his two former teams play each other plus Steven Gerrard\u2019s presence in the stands on the day before he returned to Melwood to train with Liverpool during his break from his time in Los Angeles, old ghosts of instability nearly returned to ruin the day. It wasn\u2019t to be, however, and now Liverpool sit just six points from the top of the Premier League table.<\/p>\n
We\u2019ll now have a look at the key talking points from the match, so make sure you get in touch if you think we\u2019ve missed anything obvious. You can leave a comment below our article or else send us a tweet to @andcouldheplay7. We love getting involved in sensible chats about the game so don\u2019t be afraid to tell us you think we\u2019re idiots if we get something terribly wrong!<\/p>\n
Much like Take That or Snow White and the Seven Dwarf\u2019s doctor, it\u2019s important that Liverpool fans have a little patience in the coming weeks and months. Whatever else happens in the future there can be no question that teams will turn up to Anfield hoping to frustrate the Reds. If they\u2019re successful for any length of time then the likelihood is that the crowd will get frustrated too.<\/p>\n
In yesterday\u2019s game there was no doubt that Liverpool were the better team up until they scored. The spent the first twenty minutes or so of the game pinning Swansea back, asking constant questions of Ashley Williams and his defensive partners whilst also causing them any number of problems.<\/p>\n