Hitting a Rough Patch
It seems to Yours Truly that every now and then, his favourite team Liverpool will run into some sort of hiccups. Regardless of how good they have been playing. Case in point this year: After winning their first five Premier League matches of the season, they stumbled to Crystal Palace (who has soon become their arch-rival instead of other traditional powerhouses) in the sixth game, and then Turkish side Galatasaray in the Champions League. And Yours Truly is also pessmistic about their upcoming league game at Chelsea this weekend. It is blindingly obvious that their star player, Mohamed Salah, is not at his best. Apart from the early flurry against Atletico Madrid in which he picked up an assist and a goal within the first six minutes, he has apparently lost his edge as opponents have finally figured out how to keep him at bay. And Alexis Mac Allister is not doing any better either. He gives away possession easily and has given the defence even more headache. While they did ...
