When Liverpool went 1-0 down to Stoke City in the League Cup on Wednesday night, it looked like being a familiar story. The Reds had been on top for much of the first-half, and created far more goalscoring opportunities, just as they had done when the two sides met in the league in September, when the Potters claimed victory thanks to a penalty.
However, this time, Kenny Dalglish’s side fought back. Refusing to be bullied by Stoke’s physical style, and with the Reds fans in fine voice, they got themselves back into the game with a world class goal from Luis Suarez, before the Uruguayan got on the end of Jordan Henderson’s cross to head in a late winner.
The positives that will come out of this game cannot be underestimated. First of all, critics of Suarez should take note that he did it on a ‘wet and windy Wednesday in Stoke,’ which seems to be the acid test of the true ability of any player moving to the Premier League abroad.
The fact that Liverpool managed to turn the game around in the second half without either Steven Gerrard or Jamie Carragher, their on-field leaders, shows great character, and to finally win at the Britannia in difficult circumstances should give the players a considerable confidence boost.
Henderson put in a much-improved display, giving reason for optimism for his future career at Anfield, and while the issue of wasteful finishing from the Reds remains an issue, the resolute performance of the defence during Stoke’s late attempts to find an equaliser was very encouraging.
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