Here we are, Merseyside derby week is upon us.
We love, we hate it, it makes us all nervous, it makes us excited. It is always the first fixture you look for in the calendar. We want to finish this month on a high and fingers crossed the players that have been on international break recover well to return to work with Sean Dyche.
Saturday is going to be difficult but we know how Liverpool play, there will not be any surprises. It is all down to our mindset and who best handles the occasion. In the past, when I was playing for Everton, we were not the better side but we coped with the pressure and the commitment.
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Very early on in my career, as a young pup, I made my debut on a Saturday and my second appearance for the club four days later was a Merseyside derby. I can’t really remember touching the ball or getting involved in the build-up play, as it was not that type of game. It was just about stopping people from playing. You have to trust your team-mates to be brave and go after the ball in certain areas of the pitch. These are the fixtures you dream of being part of and you have to leave everything out there on the pitch.
Our record at Anfield has been very, very poor. Our last win in 2021 was with no fans there to witness it, which makes it all the more painful. These players and this manager must be fed up of talking about the past. If I was a player right now, I would be sick of talking about Kevin Campbell and Richarlison. So this is their opportunity to do something about that. It has been so difficult to win at Anfield, but why?
Liverpool have started games quite slowly this season, conceding the first goal on a number of occasions, and we know what the 12:30pm kick-offs are like: teams can often be slow out the blocks and sluggish. Let’s use that to our advantage and force an error.
Our record at Anfield has been very, very poor. Our last win in 2021 was with no fans there to witness it, which makes it all the more painful. These players and this manager must be fed up of talking about the past. If I was a player right now, I would be sick of talking about Kevin Campbell and Richarlison. So this is their opportunity to do something about that. It has been so difficult to win at Anfield, but why?
Liverpool have started games quite slowly this season, conceding the first goal on a number of occasions, and we know what the 12:30pm kick-offs are like: teams can often be slow out the blocks and sluggish. Let’s use that to our advantage and force an error.
