Paul Merson: Liverpool had two hands on the title, but Everton’s equalizer gives Arsenal Chance | Football news
Paul Merson says Liverpool had a premier league title in two hands until an incredible Equalist from James Tarkowski saved Everton Dramatic Remi from 2-2 in the last derby of Merseyside at Goodison Park.
Mohamed Salah looked that he stole the show when Liverpool brought the lead late in the game, finishing the turnaround when Alexis Mac Allister canceled the early goal. But Tarkowski’s rocket caused a celebration by fans at home in Goodison Park and Arsenal fans as their side of combat Arne slot in the title.
Speaking Sky Sports NewsMerson believes weapons now have a chance to wrap Liverpool and teach to win the title after Dramatic scenes on Wednesday night.
‘Liverpool’s point in Everton gives Arsenal the opportunity’
It’s a big result for Everton, but also for Arsenal.
At the last minute, I thought Liverpool had the Premier League title in his hands, but James Tarkowski came up with a special goal to keep his race alive.
Arsenal has injuries, but they have given the opportunity.
The gap is now seven points and have played the same amount of games, and Arsenal play first this weekend.
They have a trip to Leicester and could close the gap on four points. Liverpool has wolves at home. It doesn’t look like a hard game on paper, but it’s free momentum for wolves, which had a big result against Aston Villa. They go to Anfield without anything to lose.
But then Liverpool leave Aston Villa, Man City Away and Newcastle at home.
These three games will define whether Liverpool will finish the league by the end of March or we will have an amazing end of the season.
‘Villa, City and Newcastle Games will define the Liverpool title Challenge’
Liverpool could lower points in all three of these games.
They should win the Wolves game, but they still have to recover from what happened at the Goodison Park.
I thought they had two hands last night on the title in 2-1, but that has changed now.
Liverpool don’t play great. They don’t smoke the teams. They are just a very good football team that wins in football games.
In Everton, Mohamed Salah barely touched the ball, but his goal is fantastic. His touch and his end, which was quickly, was just phenomenal. He didn’t play great, but it separates him as a player.
In May, there is a conflict between Liverpool and Arsenal and I hope it will go down to the wire and get down to that match, but three games between Wolves and Southampton are key to Liverpool.
If I can get out of the Aston villa, Man City and Newcastle with seven points that will be sufficient.
With victories over Wolves and Southampton too much potential, which would be 13 points out of potential 15, which has passed five more games in the season.
That would leave 10 games or something, and Liverpool would probably have to lose three games, and the chances of this would happen would be thin with the way they play, and Arsenal will still have to win in all its games.
I speak here as if Arsenal had already won in all their games, but they are against it in terms of injuries.
‘Havertz injury big blow for arsenal’
Kai Havertz will be the main failure for Arsenal.
He has a great understanding with Martin Odegaard and can be rejected or doing a good job in the center forward as a focal point.
He misses the chances, but he is in good positions and will be a huge failure for the artillery.
The cleft of the knee in training is close to unacceptable. If you stretch properly, it doesn’t happen. I was covered by the news of my knee crashing at the warm weather camp.
Won’t you buy an attacker expensive?
Only time will say how expensive it might be if Arsenal did not bring the attacker.
If they leave and lose the league for one, two or three points, then you can make that argument.
But if Liverpool won against Everton or continue to win in all their games, it doesn’t matter who plays in advance for Arsenal.
Now the front three will be Ethan Nwaneri, Leandro Trossard and Raheem Sterling.
Mikel Arthte will have to sit with a sterling and tell him he has six or seven games as a starter and has to go out there and enjoy it, show what you have and just go out and play your game.
He was a player recently and that’s hard. Come or start, but if you don’t go well, you know you’ll be back on the bench. It’s hard not to think like a player.
But now, Sterling has to play and we hope it helps him. We hope to see the best of him and you never know, these three players can gel.
The sky is a limit for Nwaner as a player and now he knows it’s on the team. Who knows? This is what superstars are made of. You never know if the player really will be a superstar until they get a consistent running game, and this could be his moment. He has an incredible opportunity.
Can Merino play like a false nine?
I don’t like the idea of Mikel Merino playing in advance. I just don’t see it functioning.
I would give Sterling a few games up and I say that because of his movement. Can stretch the game and create space.
Once the game becomes tight and compact. It plays in the hands of other teams. When Arsenal can open the game, it allows Odegaard to get on the ball and do things. Gives characters nwaneri and trossard time on the ball is that I think Arsenal will be fine.
Playing Merino, he is not Havertz. He is not a goalkeeper.
For me, he stares at them straight into my face. Play Sterling, Nwaneri and Trossard, and I would tell them I can go over the front three.
‘Arsenal’s new front three could only surprise everything’
Leicester for the weekend is a good game for Arsenal. West Ham is not a bad tracking game after that.
Things become a little cunning afterwards by traveling to Nottingham Forest, followed by Man Uttun and Chelsea at home. Toss the Champions League.
II I think they go through the next two games.
The forest will be heavy and I hate to think how many times Arsenal has been to Man Utd that flies and United has not been in top form, but United seems to always get the result. They seem to always appear for that game.
The big positive for Arsenal is that they have the back four intact, and they have the middle part three.
Arsenal does not have to score three or four goals in each game. They just have to find a way to score a goal or two to win in football games.
They will also work on their set games more than ever before. They will need more than ever before.
But who knows, Nwaner, Sterling and Trossard could only surprise everything and continue to score and score goals.
