FC Liverpool: One of the stupidest references to the season – Ekitiké hits and flies | EUROtoday

The English soccer champion FC Liverpool with issue reached the fourth spherical of the league cup. Against second division FC Southampton, the Reds gained 2-1 (1-0) with a strongly modified staff. The German worldwide Florian Wirtz and a number of other common gamers weren’t used.

The targets for the Reds scored the previous Dortmund Alexander Isak (forty third minute) and the previous Frankfurt Hugo Ekitiké (eighty fifth), who flew off the sq. instantly after his aim. In his aim celebration, Ekitiké, who had beforehand seen yellow, had moved out his jersey-which the referee confirmed him yellow-red.

Obviously, the middle ahead had forgotten that he had already been warned earlier than his successful aim. When he removed the jerseys, the ex-Leverkusen Jeremie Frimpong briefly dismissed him. But the neutral Thomas Bramall had already seen the offense of Ekitiké – and likewise sanctioned accordingly (86.).

One of the silly references of the season: Because the yellow card had solely obtained substitute Ekitiké at half -time as a result of he had criticized a referee choice within the 53rd minute and fetched the ball.

In the sport, Southampton had beforehand proven a powerful efficiency, particularly within the first half. The second division even had the prospect to take the lead earlier than Liverpool’s document switch Isak (got here from Newcastle United for 145 million euros) achieved the flattering 1-0 for the hosts at the moment. Even after the break, the Saints continued to play effectively and got here to a effectively -deserved equalization via Shea Charles (76th), which, nevertheless, solely lasted ten minutes.

Wirtz not within the Liverpool FC squad

The former Leverkusener Wirtz, for whom, regardless of the right begin to the season of FC Liverpool, it was not but going easily. Already on the 2-1 win towards Everton on the weekend, the worldwide was solely changed after 60 minutes.

The German stability sheet continues to be modest: seven video games, a template, no aim. Wirtz has not but been capable of meet the excessive expectations of Liverpool FC. While his staff was successful one victory after the opposite, one is now even heard in cautious criticism of the German worldwide, which had moved to England for the Bundesliga document sum of 125 million euros in summer time.

But Wirtz can’t be disturbed-which Liverpool legend Jürgen Klopp additionally recommends. “Yes, of course I would have already wished that I had already scored a goal or had already collected a little scorer points,” mentioned the 22-year-old in a Sky interview. “But no matter what anyone says, I stay cool.”

When Wirtz was signed with nice advance laurels in summer time, this was thought-about a step right into a title -rich future in Angeld. British media had been filled with reward for the midfielder, who had a big proportion of Bayer Leverkusen’s Double-win in 2024. But in Anfield, Wirtz, who solely ended up in twenty ninth place when selecting the Ballon d’Or, has not but been capable of present all of his high quality.

“Florian Wirtz just doesn’t find his game at the moment,” summarized the tabloid newspaper “The Sun”. “Wirtz came from Bayer Leverkusen to crack dense defensive rows, but he is still waiting for the redeeming moment,” wrote the “Times” after Liverpool’s 2-1 victory towards Everton. “Although two massive degrees were blocked and he briefly fell, but his passports were not always precise – let alone striking.”