It was with excitement that Liverpool supporters filled Anfield on Thursday night. In a season on a surf wave of success, Tottenham had put a shock in the supporters in the first semi-final of the League Cup. Spurs took a 1-0 victory, now it was all to be decided at Anfield. After the game, a Liverpool legend with 308 appearances in the red shirt was almost speechless.
The 4-0 result was great in itself, but the way Arne Slot’s Liverpool neutralised Tottenham’s attacking play was second to none, according to Jamie Redknapp.
The stats show Liverpool were superior in the vast majority of areas, but it was shots on target that made Redknapp gape in admiration for Liverpool’s defensive and offensive work.
Shots on target: Liverpool 26, Tottenham 5
Shots on target: Liverpool 10. Tottenham 0.
“I can’t remember in my lifetime that a team lost with less opposition than Tottenham did here. They don’t have a single shot on target in a second semi-final, trying to change the course of the club’s history,” former Tottenham player Jamie Redknapp told Sky Sports. The 51-year-old who has worn both the red and the white Spurs shirts.
You could argue that it was Tottenham who were miserable, but those who watched the game know Liverpool’s play neutralised what was of attacking intent from Ange Postecoglou and must be considered a masterpiece in red.
