Former French star Emmanuel Petit came out this week and thought Liverpool had blundered. Bradley Barcoola was brought in for far too much money, the 24-year-old cannot possibly prove worth the investment. On Wednesday, Barcola himself responded to the criticism, he kept his mouth shut and used his legs in response.
Against LASK in the Champions League, it was a huge goal celebration, where Barcola played the main role. The winger made everything look easy.
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Before forty minutes had passed, Liverpool had scored three, two of the goals with the sender Barcola. It ended with a 3-6 win for Liverpool, three goals from Barcola and his first hat-trick in a Liverpool shirt.
For Liverpool supporters, it is a big, big boost to see the club’s biggest investment this summer start to show. Now we have seen some of the potential of the 24-year-old in the Liverpool shirt, this will now be opened up – also in the Premier League.
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