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Eddie Gibbs @eddiegibbs on x 8893 followers
Created: 2025-07-27 08:17:26 UTC
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Those who see a pre-season result and believe they’ve read the season’s script are the same who mistake warm-up stretches for a marathon.
Liverpool’s 4-2 loss to AC Milan was no calamity, nor was it a clue. It was a glimpse at conditioning, chemistry and context far more than consequence.
When a side reshapes its spine, rests its teeth and still crafts moments of delight, it deserves more than sneers from the gallery. Florian Wirtz slid passes like a man sketching plans for the months ahead. Szoboszlai glided through midfield with purpose and promise. And despite a patchwork backline, Liverpool's intent was never in doubt; relentless pressure, fluid movement, ambition over conservatism.
They lacked a recognised striker. They fielded a single centre-half. Youth mixed with first-teamers in a formation not destined for Anfield, Stamford Bridge or the Etihad but for the training pitch and fitness monitors.
Still, the vultures gather, as they always do when a red shirt falters. The motives are old; envy, irritation, insecurity.
The summer's spend, dissected with forensic bitterness by rivals, has sharpened the knives. But the noise reveals more about the onlookers than the team they fixate upon. This is a side preparing to inflict damage. The gleeful chatter from opposing fans reeks of desperation. They know the real games will bring a Liverpool that does not play with one eye on the treadmill.
This was a loss in name only. It was, in truth, a quiet unveiling. And if you listened closely enough, you could already hear the boots of autumn marching in the background.
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