Ange Postecoglou recently meditated on hope and its inherent futileness this season, in the way things have gone towards Tottenham. Every time the manager saw the “light at the end of the tunnel,” he said, “it was usually an approaching train.”
Liverpool was a proper way to explain Liverpool, which hadn't been rolling that far into the first such showpiece under Arne Slot, the Carabao Cup Final. They refused to express other outcomes, and they flattened the spurt completely flat. Who can stop Liverpool this season? It's a matter of everyone's lips as you look down from the top of the Champions League and FA Cup Premier League and eye glory.
No one really believed that the Spurs would do that here. Perhaps even the stubborn who traveled north, Mohamed Sara scored from the penalty spot early in the second half, giving him a total lead.
The Spurs offered nothing as offensive power from their son Hong Min, a slow shot from the captain. But it was 3-0, with Dominique Schuboschlei adding more openers for Cody Gakupo. It's up to Newcastle to deny Liverpool in the final. Slot teams start as heavy favorites.
It was easy to feel that Liverpool wanted to correct some recent mistakes against the Spurs from the London game. Lewis Diaz banned Goal Farago, but perhaps this first war in the tie wasn't allowed to stay to score a single goal, but rather Spurs midfielder Lucas Bergval He was supposed to be leaving.
This opportunity didn't require the first niggle between Vandik and Richarisson. Richarrison accused Van Dick of throwing an elbow at him. The Spurs striker rolls dramatically. “You know,” Richarson cried out to him. And when Van Dick fouled him a little later and raised his hand to him, it certainly seemed he had retracted it.
Postecoglou started right back with Archie Gray and surprisingly omitted the Pedro Porro. It was yet another test of grey after everything in the central defense. Postecoglou's idea was compact and cautious, and an unusual sight for travel fans who gathered at the bottom of the roadside of Anfield. When Dejan Kulusevksi and Richarlison broke 30 minutes ago, it was just them against the seven red shirts.
Slowly, but certainly Liverpool heated up. The runners from the ball pose questions, especially on the channel. Their press became increasingly a problem for the Spurs. They controlled their possessions. Liverpool came to camp in half of the Spurs and they had the ball in the net for what they thought was 1-0 when Sarah ran through the channel to clean the house. But the midfielder was offside.
The breakthrough was advertised and it came after the loose Yves Bisma Pas. No errors occurred in vacuum. This is what Liverpool in the slots does for you. The ball worked widely on Sarah, and when he crossed the outside of his boots, Darwin Nunez brought confusion in the centre and ran the gakpo. His feet were planted, but he was able to summon power. Should Antonin Kinski do more to avoid shots? probably. The goalkeeper was a bit unstable in the first 45 minutes.
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Kinksy bouncing off in 44 minutes and got his fingertips on the Salah volley he had raised, but he still needed the top of the bar to help him. At the other end, Richarrison was down with what appeared to be a muscle damage. Liverpool was playing. Richarrison beats the ground in frustration and is probably worth reporting that he lacks sympathy from the KOP for the former Everton player.
Postecoglou introduced his new outfield signature, Mathys Tel, and started his other, Centre Harf Kevin Danso. Thank you to Danso's Heavens. Three other specialist central defenders at Spurs were injured. This is part of the choice crisis that rejected 10 post-coglue players at kickoff. It will always be part of the story. The only enforced absentee in the slot was Trent Alexander Arnold.
Kinski was in the spotlight early in the second half. Liverpool brought more strength and the goalkeeper did well to fight back the szoboszlai header from the corner. Still, after a while, we were able to foresee the disaster when Sara played teasing balls into the area for Nuñez. The Uruguayans would always be too fast, Kinski never intended to withdraw from attempts to request the ball. Nunez was the only one he touched. Sarah chose the top corner from there.
The Spurs knew their goal was to change everything. They were still technically in it. Still, it didn't feel that way as Liverpool refused to harass them and give them the peace of the moment. Gakpo and Ryan Gravenberch both hit the posts. The third Liverpool goal would have been Curtain. Szoboszlai closed them. It was a lovely first assist from Connor Bradley after a good job by alternative Alexis Mac Alistair. The finish was unquestionable.
