Spurs fans had dreaded going to the match, the players seemed lacking in any drive or desire, and the matchdays primarily served as meme fodder. Spurs fans left with a reminder of what joy in going to the ground is like, not just because of the result (a draw isn’t quite the pinnacle of achievement) but the manner of it. The current iteration of Liverpool Football Club seems designed to collapse after a setback, to become easy to play against, to allow opponents to build their confidence against amenable opposition. Manchester City fans, who have had their own challenges this season, were overjoyed by what Liverpool provided for their team’s development. Liverpool badly need to arrest the rot, badly need to become difficult to play against even when not quite in form.

Source: The Guardian April 07, 2026 07:25 UTC