{"id":107,"date":"2019-12-04T11:52:56","date_gmt":"2019-12-04T11:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/centreforjournalismprojects.co.uk\/InvictaNews\/?p=107"},"modified":"2019-12-04T11:52:58","modified_gmt":"2019-12-04T11:52:58","slug":"liverpool-vs-everton-execution-or-revival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centreforjournalismprojects.co.uk\/InvictaNews\/2019\/12\/04\/liverpool-vs-everton-execution-or-revival\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool vs Everton. Execution or Revival?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tonight, marks the 234th<\/sup>\u00a0Merseyside derby, in what is expected to be the most one sided match ever between the two.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liverpool, sitting comfortably at the top of the league, unbeaten in 31 games, cushioned by an 8 point and tonight\u2019s game in hand, are simply glowing under Jurgen Klopp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everton, stray 26 points behind their biggest rivals in 17th<\/sup> place, with Marco Silva facing the boot, the fans in total dismay, and the threat of relegation actually becoming a daunting reality, tonight\u2019s game is key for the blues and also Silva\u2019s livelihood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The gap between the clubs has arguably never been greater, Jurgen Klopp won his first champions league last May after falling just short of the league title with a record-breaking tally. He had seven of his men up for the ballon d’or this year, Virgil Van Dijk taking second and Sadio Mane getting fourth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everton on the other hand, have had nothing to shout about, unless you count a 5-1 win last season against Burnley, and a promising debut season from new signing Richarlison.  They haven\u2019t won at Anfield since 27 September 1999, a 1-0 win courtesy of a Kevin Campbell goal. Their last win against Liverpool home or away, came on 17 October 2010, where Mikel Arteta and Tim Cahill secured a 2-0 win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jurgen Klopp\u2019s charisma, charm and savviness with a chequebook, has catapulted Liverpool into becoming proven world beaters. The additions of Andy Robertson, Van Dijk, Fabinho and Allison have seemingly solved their defensiveness issue. Everton on the other-hand have suffered time and time again from poor management and have slowly become a parody of their former selves.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liverpool are unbeaten at Anfield since March 2017. With one away win in their last 10 games, against a Southampton squad that just don\u2019t want to know this season, everyone seems to be lining Everton and Marco Silva up for an execution tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the rest of the league\u2019s predictions that Everton may actually be the first football club to suffer a rugby score-line tonight, do not think for one moment their fans will. Their fans are as ruthlessly passionate and their hatred for the reds has never burned brighter, perhaps through jealously. Tonight, they may not expect a win, but by god will they expect a battle. If Marco Silva does not provide that, then he will certainly be a very lonely man on Merseyside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liverpool should not get complacent however, with everyone writing Everton off already it gives them absolutely nothing to lose. The last few meetings between the two have been certainly memorable. Sadio Mane\u2019s last minute goal in 2016? bad luck blues. Origi\u2019s last minute goal last year, from Pickford spilling a ball onto the bar? farcical and downright cruel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \u2018Friendly Derby\u2019 is a fixture with more red cards than any other. I would not be surprised if either side add too that tally tonight, out of frustration or sheer hot-headedness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

8:15pm tonight, the first Merseyside derby of the season will get under way, with the two sides also drawing each other in the FA cup, this first battle will prove vital. It\u2019s Liverpool\u2019s game to lose, but with the teams history, it could also be Everton\u2019s to win.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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