Plenty of Liverpool fans turned on Adam Lallana following comments he made to liverpoolfc.com (subsequently shared on Twitter via @LFC) after last night’s FA Cup exit.
The 31-year-old said that he and his team-mates were “bitterly disappointed” with their 2-0 defeat to Chelsea and has called for “a big reaction” in Saturday’s Premier League clash against Bournemouth. When asked for reasons behind a downturn in form that has resulted in three defeats out of the last four, the midfielder replied: “Nothing has been going wrong, you can always lose games”. [via liverpoolfc.com]
Adam Lallana explained #LFC's disappointment after elimination from the #FACup with a 2-0 defeat against @ChelseaFC. https://t.co/JdQlVx8owm
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) March 3, 2020
Lallana was statistically one of Liverpool’s better players last night, his 87% passing success rate second only to Curtis Jones, while he completed all three dribbles that he attempted as well as winning eight of his 12 duels (as per SofaScore). However, his performance didn’t meet with much acclaim from some reporters.
In the Liverpool Echo, Ian Doyle noted a “mixed bag” from the midfielder who had “some silky touches and passes followed by needless tackles and mindless runs”. This Is Anfield‘s Henry Jackson felt that the 31-year-old “allowed Chelsea‘s midfield to boss proceedings” and “didn’t stamp his authority on the game”.
These Reds fans on Twitter gave short shrift to Lallana’s comments on the defeat at Stamford Bridge:
We all are, Adam. You need to try and do more when given opportunities to play. Not good enough. ?
— Shivam Rughani (@ShivamRughani) March 3, 2020
So are we that Adam lallana still gets paid by us
— ?? (@Aran0123) March 3, 2020
he is probably the last guy we would want to listen to
— soha (@sirfan93) March 3, 2020
Should have played with some urgency then
— Tommy (@TLister77) March 3, 2020
I want an explanation on how this man made it to our starting line up in the first place.
— Hairy Macancheese (@macncheese065) March 3, 2020
He contributed to the disappointment with his performance.
— Black ? (@rce1276) March 3, 2020
Didn’t look like you were disappointed at 2-0
— Archie (@archieIfc) March 3, 2020
Do the talking in the pitch
— Star Wars Crazy (@star_wars_crazy) March 3, 2020
Liverpool fans, what did you make of Lallana’s display against Chelsea last night? Share your views in the comments section below!
