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October, November & December 2021
At the start of October, de Koningh decided on a change of tactics with Manchester United away. He feared the defence might be too open, and promptly changed it and it worked. Coming away with a 3-1 victory which pleased the red half of Liverpool and the blue half of Manchester. They scraped past Watford in the next game before failing miserably away to Galatasaray and Tottenham. A much changed and young side dismantled Chelsea in the Carabao Cup booking a Quarter Final appearance against former Liverpool legend, Steven Gerrard and his Aston Villa team. But finishing off October was a home game against West Ham. And someway, somehow despite dominating and West Ham being restricted to just two shots on target, they secured a 2-2 draw.
Disappointed with the results and the performances, Milan went back to the old tactic that worked so well in Amsterdam and had done so well early on here in Liverpool. Immediately it paid dividends as they bounced back to smash Galatasaray 8-1, Southampton 6-1 and 7-0 against Leeds. Despite a defeat to Juventus in the Champions League, November was a dream for Milan, but that still wasn’t enough. Despite it all, Milan demanded perfection, even if it’s impossible to get, he still demands it.
December and Milan de Koningh was embroiled in controversy as Liverpool faced off against Arsenal on Boxing Day with the away fans chanting “Your wife is f**king someone else” clearly irate, Milan waited till the final whistle and instead of embracing his players, he ran over to the away fans and celebrated wildly in front of them, as objects rained down at Milan’s direction as he mouthed “14th. 14th” which grew even more ire from the away fans, as Milan just smiled before being escorted away by his own players.
Netherlands
A comprehensive victory away from home for Netherlands, as goals from van de Beek, Zirkee, Depay, Wijnaldum & Janssen and coupled with Portugal beating Northern Ireland 3-0 meant Holland went into the final game, three points and with a six goal difference behind. Meaning they had to beat Portugal by at least FOUR clear goals to take top spot in the group and qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
“This is it lads. Win tonight and by four goals and we take that top spot. I’m not going to lie to you, it’s going to be hard. Portugal are very good. But you know what, you’re BETTER!! Now go out there tonight, show them, show the fans and show yourselves just how good you truly are. Tonight you can make a name for yourself. Each and everyone of you can. I know you can do it. I love each and everyone of you. Veel succes!
Yeah those results against Palace & Leicester were disappointing, but that was the bedding in period. And losing to Portugal, they were simply better on the day. Some of the players they've got, wow. And with the way i play, Fab and Keita are lucky if they play two in a row, so bringing in these two was much needed.
Seb: All good things must come to an end
Jack: He was great for me at Ajax last season. So seeing him listed, it was an easy decision. And gives us much needed depth and competition. Elmas will play an important role as well, but not as important as Arthur will become to this team.
French World Cup Winning goalkeeper has signed a contract with the club until 2024.
