Liverpool fans won’t have much reason to feel aggrieved after watching our side book a place at Wembley for the Carabao Cup final but there’s been some strange news since.
Taking to X, the official account of the competition posted: ‘🌟 It’s time for the @WhoScored Team of the Round for the Semi-Finals!’
There’s nothing wrong with that but when we see that there’s more Fulham players in the side than there are Reds, it makes for some bizarre reading.
It’s great to see that Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez and Conor Bradley have been selected but we should really be seeing a few more men in red being represented.
It is further explained on the EFL website that WhoScored.com select the team from those who have played in both legs and provide match ratings for the selections.
Quite how Mauricio Pochettino can have a higher rating than Jurgen Klopp though is not explained at all, meaning we can at least question this decision.
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Stats don’t always tell the full story, especially as the obvious statement of: ‘if Marco Silava’s side were better than us – then they would be in the final and not us’., isn’t explained with this squad
However it’s picked, we can at least still revel in the fact that we’re one win away from possibly watching Virgil van Dijk lift his first trophy as our skipper.
You can view the team of the round via @Carabao_Cup on X:
🌟 It's time for the @WhoScored Team of the Round for the Semi-Finals!
Read more ➡️ https://t.co/vAy6hHQIjT#EFL | #CarabaoCup
— Carabao Cup (@Carabao_Cup) January 25, 2024
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To start with, Who cares?
Only one stat that matters: Winner.
No one will care by March who was in the final and did not win.
I fully agree on Leno as he kept Fulham’s hopes alive under the Liverpool attack from all around.