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What West Ham fans sang to Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez at Anfield was downright incredible

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What West Ham fans sang to Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez at Anfield was downright incredible

The traveling 6,000 West Ham United fans were in typically good humoured spirits up at Anfield for our clash with Liverpool last night, and what they sang to Darwin Nunez was absolutely brilliant.

We were thrashed 5-1 by Liverpool at Anfield in the Carabao Cup quarter-final clash last night, but the West Ham fans still found time for a bit of humour, with a light-hearted dig at Darwin Nunez.

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Hammers boss David Moyes fielded a weakened team, so it was no surprise that Liverpool ripped us apart, although the goal-shy Nunez still couldn’t find the back of the net.

Interestingly enough, West Ham tried to sign the 23-year-old Uruguayan before he eventually moved to Anfield in the summer of 2022 for around £85 million (Sky Sports).

Nunez has frustrated the Liverpool fans more than he’s thrilled them so far during his time on Merseyside, with 22 goals in 67 games to his name (Transfermarkt) – not the return you’d expect from an £85 million striker!

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That’s now 11 games in a row that he has failed to score for the Reds (Soccerbase), and the Hammers fans aimed a fantastic chant at the South American last night…

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As the Liverpool striker recorded another blank in front of goal, the Hammers fans were having some fun in the Anfield Road end, despite the disaster that was unfolding on the pitch.

It was a total no-show from the West Ham players against the Reds – an embarrassment of a performance after a completely unacceptable team selection from Moyes.

However, despite the depressing viewing on show for the away end, the Hammers fans aimed a chant at Nunez that would surely have put a smile on every face in the Anfield Road stand, and even the striker himself may have had a chuckle:

West Ham fans saying Darwin Nunez is a not very good Andy Carroll.

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Andy Carroll played for West Ham for seven years before he left to join Newcastle on a free transfer in the summer of 2019.

He was a hugely popular figure at the London Stadium, and was just as well-known for his long ponytail and antics off the pitch as he was for his goals and performances on the field of play.

He has a penchant for the odd unbelievable strike, and always had incredible quality. However, his career was ravaged by injuries and he never reached the heights that he could have reached, had he remained injury free.

What West Ham fans sang to Darwin Nunez was absolutely brilliant last night. It was clearly tongue in cheek and a good bit of banter that didn’t overstep the mark. Well played Hammers fans on what was a really bad night for everyone involved with the club.

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Dominik Szoboszlai scores rocket as Liverpool book place in Carabao Cup semi-final
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Liverpool demolished West Ham United on Wednesday evening, with Dominik Szoboszlai, Curtis Jones (2), Cody Gakpo and Mo Salah all on the scoresheet.

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Liverpool convincingly beat West Ham United 5-1 in the Carabao Cup, controlling the game from the start and conjuring up plenty of chances.
Dominik Szoboszlai scored a stunning goal from a distance, showing great skill and technique in his strike.
Liverpool dominated the second half, with goals from Curtis Jones, Cody Gakpo, Mohamed Salah, and another from Jones, securing a comfortable victory.
Liverpool beat West Ham United in convincing fashion on Wednesday evening to advance to the Carabao Cup semi-finals. The Reds had control of the game from seemingly the very first minute and never looked like losing the contest. They conjured up plenty of chances on the Hammers’ goal and were rewarded for their efforts with the 5-1 victory after Dominik Szoboszlai, Curtis Jones, Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah all got on the scoresheet.

It was Szoboszlai’s opener that fans will be talking about for a while, though, as the midfielder took aim and scored an absolute screamer in the first half that left Alphonse Areola with absolutely no chance of stopping it. It’s not the first time he’s pulled something like this off since joining Liverpool and scored another cracking goal from distance earlier in the cup against Leicester City.

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His goal against West Ham wasn’t quite as ferocious as that one, but it was still a magnificent effort that will be talked about for quite some time by fans and pundits alike.

Szoboszlai showed great skill with the goal
The Hungarian midfielder broke the deadlock in the first-half
It’s not just the fact the strike was from a distance that made the strike so special, but the technique that Szoboszlai used when striking the ball too. Picking it up from outside the area, he clearly picked out the bottom corner and almost side-footed it as he gave Areola no chance of stopping it.

The strike sailed into the bottom left-hand side of the goal and was as clean a strike as you could ask for from a Premier League quality player. It was likened to something you’d see from Cristiano Ronaldo by Jamie Carragher on commentary and you can see why. The midfielder has already proven in the past that he is capable of a special goal or two and while this certainly won’t be the last we see from him, it’s one of the best and set Liverpool up for what would be a dominant victory.

The Reds wrapped things up with a dominant second half
Liverpool hit the back of the net four times after the break
After Szoboszlai’s superb strike gave Liverpool the lead heading into halftime, they came out after the restart and put the Hammers to bed with ease. Just over 10 minutes after the second half began, Jones doubled the side’s lead with a well-taken strike from the highest of angles.

15 minutes later and Gakpo extended the lead with another fine strike from just outside the West Ham box. It was a solid performance from Liverpool and one that gave West Ham very little chance of matching. Bowen did offer them the slightest glimpse of hope when he pulled one back for the visitors in the 77th minute, a delightful curled effort from just inside the Liverpool area, but it was too little too late for Moyes’ side.

Salah had the chance to give his side a fourth goal minutes after Bowen’s strike, but he uncharacteristically missed the target from mere yards out. He wouldn’t waste his next opportunity, though, bagging his first and the Reds’ fourth mere moments later. Jones’ second of the contest shortly afterwards wrapped things up and put the ribbon on what was an incredible showing from Liverpool.

Jurgen Klopp’s men advance to the Carabao Cup semi-finals, where they will face either Chelsea, Fulham or Middlesbrough, with the potential of a shot at silverware very much on the cards.

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Areola:4 Forced into kicking so many times due to the teams inability to play through Liverpool’s pressing. No chance with the opening goal. Second goal went through his legs. Faced an onslaught.

Coufal:3 His technique was severely put to the test as Klopp’s team forced The Hammers into one touch football.

Mavropanos:4 Tried his best but really had no chance considering the players in front of him couldn’t keep the ball. Backed off too much for the third and got caught up field for the 4th (or was it the 5th?).

Ogbonna:3 Didn’t have the pace to close down Jones for Liverpool’s second but was asked to do far too much. Ogbonna has been a good servant for West Ham but to play him against such a fast high pressing team is negligent.

Johnson:6 Made quite a few blocks/interceptions . . . He had no choice. Should have closed down Szoboszlai quicker. Made mistakes but probably our best dribbler. Excellent pass created the chance for Bowen’s goal.

Alvarez:6 Incredible piece of skill in the 18th minute turned defence into a rare attack. Deserved to play in a better midfield.

Liverpool West Ham Bowen struggled with no supply line

Soucek:2 I felt sorry for him. Watching Soucek trying to move the ball quickly whilst Liverpool’s quick players closed him down was painful to watch. He made blocks and headers as one would expect. Didn’t track his man for Liverpool’s second. Lost control of the ball in midfield for The Reds third and gave up.

Fornals:3 Worked hard and defended manfully like everyone else but fluffed his lines when in a good position to pick out Bowen.

Kudus:3 Tried to help out Coufal when he could but hindered by the fact that West Ham couldn’t cope in defence or attack.

Benrahma:1 Awful ball control resulted in Liverpool’s opener. Wasteful with the ball but produced one good dribble albeit with no end product. Too hesitant when the time comes to pull the trigger. Bottled a 50/50 challenge in the 46th min which should have seen him substituted immediately.

Bowen:6 What chance did he have with such a poor supply line? Eventually broke through at the end of the game scoring a great goal with his right foot.

Substitutes
Paqueta: 56 min sub for Benrahma. Liverpool scored their second whilst Paqueta was stood on the side-lines waiting to come on. Pointless really, 10 mins too late and should have been one of many. Lost the ball for Liverpool’s 4th.

Ward Prowse: 72nd min sub for Kudus

Kehrer: Why didn’t he start at CB? Hopefully someone asks Moyes in the press conference. Anyway, 72nd min sub for Coufal.

Ings: 80th min Sub for Alvarez.

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James Ward-Prowse dropped by David Moyes, six changes – West Ham United confirmed XI v Liverpool

David Moyes has named his West Ham XI as the Hammers visit Anfield to take on Liverpool in the EFL Cup on Wednesday night (20 December).

Alphonse Areola is the first of six changes as the Frenchman is given the nod ahead of Lukasz Fabianski.

There is a brand-new centre-back partnership from West Ham’s previous match against Wolves, with Angelo Ogbonna and Konstantinos Mavropanos replacing the everpresent Kurt Zouma and Nayef Aguerd.

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Ben Johnson is handed his first league appearance of the season, with Vladamir Coufal remaining at right-back.

Edson Alvarez and Tomas Soucek remain in midfield but are joined by Pablo Fornals, instead of James Ward-Prowse, who is given a rest alongside Lucas Paqueta.

Without the Brazilian in attack, Mohammed Kudus and Jarrod Bowen are joined by Said Benrahma up front as they look to reach the EFL Cup semi-final.

West Ham took to Twitter to share their lineup for the game.

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West Ham will be hoping to qualify for the EFL Cup semi-final for the third time in 14 seasons but will need to defeat Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool side in order to do so.

However, the 2022 champions of the tournament are unbeaten against the Hammers in the previous four meetings. West Ham last claimed victory in 2021 as an Alisson own goal, Pablo Fornals and Kurt Zouma outscored Liverpool in an exciting 3-2 thriller.

Furthering that, you would have to travel all the way back to August 2015 to see West Ham win at Anfield as Manuel Lanzini, Mark Noble and Diafro Sakho took all three points in the Premier League, with Philippe Coutinho and Noble both sent off during the match.

Liverpool versus West Ham promises drama, and with so much on the line for both sides, Wednesday night will be no different. Moyes’ future at the club could be circling the drain despite a recent European trophy and Liverpool are hoping to make a comeback after a couple of poor seasons.

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Jarell Quansah made to sign strict ‘car clause’ in Liverpool contract that all youngsters must agree to
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Liverpool academy director Alex Inglethorpe has revealed that the club’s young players are made to sign an unusual ‘car clause’ to help keep their feet on the ground.

Jarell Quansash is the latest name to have made the jump up to the first team from Liverpool’s academy this season.

The 20-year-old defender scored his first goal for the club during the Reds’ 2-1 defeat to Royale Union Saint-Gilloise in the Europa League earlier this month.

Meanwhile, he showcased his elite mentality in his post-match press conference, brutally claiming that teammate Joel Matip’s recent ACL injury had gone in his favour.

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However, to help keep Quansah and the rest of Liverpool’s younger players grounded, the club have a strict car clause inserted into their contracts which prevents them from driving flashy vehicles to the training ground.

In a fascinating interview with the We Are Liverpool podcast, Inglethorpe expressed his concerns over the pressure placed on young players in the modern game.

“There’s a balance, so what we now do is that the players sign up to a car clause. You don’t want them driving in with a Range Rover,” he explained.

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“The reason you don’t want them driving in with something which is too big, too grand, too much of a statement is because it’s not just the manager and staff that might have an opinion on you but it’s the senior players.

“I’m not sure that James Milner, Jordan Henderson, Andy Robertson, the first cars they drove, there would’ve been an element of humility and I use it in a presentation with the boys.

“You can’t go into a race you’re never going to win, I don’t mean with the car, I mean with life, you can’t think ‘I am a first-team player because I have a better car’.

“We could afford to pay them more but we don’t because I don’t think that would be right, there’s something around deferred gratification than instant, you should earn it a little bit and the players know if we don’t approve of their car, they can park it in the David Lloyd [Gym] car park but it won’t be in the Academy.

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“I don’t want to be an idiot about it but I don’t want them to work 10 years for an audition and fail it before they’ve even set foot on the pitches.

“I want them to be safe, there are plenty of choices around safety [with cars], you’re a young player in charge of two tonnes of metal, you’ve got to make sure that you take care of that responsibility.”

Inglethorpe also believes social media has been a catalyst in increasing the pressure on young footballers to present themselves in a particular way.

“I just think it’s important, there is a little bit more about image with Instagram or TikTok or how many followers you’ve got, it’s very easy for a young child to get wrapped up in the image of how you look or trying to keep up with a lifestyle that you have to and it’s a race you can’t win,” he added.

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Liverpool have one position ‘high on their agenda’, says Neil Jones and Piero Hincapie is certainly admired. The Reds may struggle, however.

Journalist Neil Jones believes Liverpool definitely do admire Piero Hincapie. The Bayer Leverkusen defender fits the profile they’re looking for – but it’s not going to be easy.

In fact, Jones believes Hincapie can probably be ruled out as a January signing. That doesn’t mean the Reds won’t try to sign a player of that type, however.

“There is no doubt that Liverpool need to be looking at a new centre-back, if not now then certainly in the summer, and there is definitely an admiration for Piero Hincapie of Bayer Leverkusen,” Jones writes in the Daily Briefing.

“At 21, and with the capability of playing both as a central defender and as a left-back, the Ecuador international is someone who is likely to make a move in 2024.

“Though given the position Leverkusen find themselves in, both in the Bundesliga and the Europa League, I think we can safely rule out a January move.

“Jurgen Klopp hinted recently that Liverpool may find it hard to get the player they really want in January, but they are certainly looking. And a young, mobile, ball-playing centre-back is high on their agenda. It may be even higher if another defensive injury arrives before January 1.”

The suggestion here is that Liverpool really could make a move for Hincapie – when he’s available. The only way that happens at Leverkusen is if they also sign a replacement, which isn’t entirely impossible.

The 21-year-old isn’t a regular starter for Leverkusen and if they decide they should cash-in, perhaps January is possible. But it sounds as though that’s unlikely.

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Jurgen Klopp shares what he’d do if he wins Liverpool a second Premier League title
Wed 20 December 2023 14:30
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Jurgen Klopp says he’ll still see his time at Liverpool as a success even if they don’t win another Premier League title.

Klopp led the Reds to a first title in 30 years in 2020, blowing away the division to finish on 99 points. In another life, the manager could have won three titles with Liverpool, but finished second to Manchester City by a point twice.

Speaking to Sky Sports: Secrets of Success podcast today though, Jurgen looked back on those seasons philosophically.

“Coming second twice behind Man City with one point [was a success],” said the boss. “And if you really want to then go into the season, moments, ref decisions where easily they could have gone the other way around. We played the same season, but different decisions at that moment and we become champions, no shadow of a doubt. That’s how it is.”

Although Liverpool were so close to three Premier League titles instead of one, Klopp has no regrets. In fact, the German says that even if the Reds were to win a second championship, he would refuse to take home another replica of the tophy.

“I don’t suffer because I don’t think ‘oh my god we are not champions’,” Klopp explained. “I have one of the Premier League trophies at home, would I buy a second one if we win it a second time? I don’t think so, I don’t need these kinds of things. I decided long ago that I decide for myself what I think is success and I don’t let the outside world make that decision because it’s always different.”

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Although Klopp is happy with his lot at Liverpool, this shouldn’t be taken as an admission of defeat, or an acceptance of mediocrity.

Jurgen is clearly as determined and as driven as anyone to make sure the Reds win another title on his watch.

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But unlike many in the fanbase, the manager also realises exactly what he’s up against.

There’s a reason why no one but Liverpool have wrestled a title from Man City since 2017. Pep Guardiola’s team are one of the most dominant the country has ever seen.

Of course it would be brilliant to have won three to their two over the past five years, but it just hasn’t worked out that way.

For Liverpool to run them within a point, and earn more than 90 points on two occasions is pretty incredible. Although regret will linger for supporters, there should be pride in that, too. Over time, there will be.

Still though, for all the amazing things Klopp has done at the club, it would be brilliant if he could end up with more than one Premier League win to his name.

That’s why this year feels so big for Liverpool. With City not quite their usual selves, the Reds have to give it everything. Jurgen may not be too fussed about getting that second trophy at home, but he’ll want it for the cabinet at Anfield don’t you worry about that.

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With just five teams left in the Carabao Cup, all is to play for as the first piece of silverware of the season is up for grabs. Chelsea, Fulham and Middlesbrough have already made it through to the penultimate round with Liverpool and West Ham set to duke it out at Anfield to determine the final team in the last four.

Both West London clubs had to make it through on penalties as Mauricio Pochettino’s Blues left it late to equalise against Newcastle United and Marco Silva’s Cottagers went through after Andre Onana and Idrissa Gueye missed their spot-kicks.

Championship side Middlesbrough made easy work of League One opponents Port Vale thanks to goals from Jonny Howson, Morgan Rogers and Matt Crooks while all eyes will be on Jurgen Klopp’s Reds as they take on the Hammers in a huge clash tonight.

When is the Carabao Cup semi-final draw?
The draw for the two semi-finals will take place on Wednesday, December 20.

What channel is the Carabao Cup semi-final draw on?
The draw will take place live on Sky Sports following the conclusion of the quarter-final tie between Liverpool and West Ham and is to take place at approximately 10pm.

What are the Carabao Cup semi-final draw ball numbers?
1. Chelsea

2. Fulham

3. Middlesbrough

4. Liverpool/West Ham

When do the Carabao Cup semi-final ties take place?
The first leg of the semi-final ties will be played on the week commencing 8 January, 2024, while the second leg fixtures will take place on the week commencing 22 January, 2024.

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