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Isak and Gakpo deciding to lock in after seeing the amount of slander they got
Liverpool
Liverpool were much better than the last 2 games, they actually took control of the game by the scruff of the neck. And when they were threatened, they were absolutely terrific in defence, all the basics and more were executed very well. I thought they could've had a lot more if they were on peak form. Isak finally bagging some goals, I don't think it's fully his fault that he wasn't performing in the first place. A nasty, untimely injury ruining all his momentum when he originally came in. Gakpo will be wondering why Liverpool were even considering selling him in the first place. Last week I mentioned he could've been sold, which was true, but I also said he has been far from the level Liverpool expect. However, if he keeps on putting in performances like this, he surely cements his spot in the team. Ipswich tried but it wasn't enough. A theme that I believe will continue to haunt them all season. Enciso and Palacios looked tidy, but everyone else just isn't a Premier League standard player I believe. You can still stay up with low quality standards, if you have a good manager. But I don't think they have that in Gary O'Neil. I don't see him staying for the whole season, if so, it will be interesting to see who they turn to if they do eventually sack him. Perhaps Kieran McKenna? MOTM is Gakpo, although Isak scored a brace, he was involved in many good things for Liverpool tonight. Great assist for the first too!
Liverpool
Overall not a bad performance, Gakpo played brilliantly and some overall very decent individual performances. Safe to say im happy with this one.
no rio ☹️ but i guess with barcola on the left it can't really be helped kinda a mid game but gakpo seems to be playing his heart out and i will take all my hatred i had for him last season away from him and just blame it on slot instead. however we did win 😛
Liverpool
To Andoni Iraola and Alexander Isak, thank you.
Liverpool
Great start this game for Liverpool, the Gakpo - Isak connection has been pretty good this season already. I think everything just looked very solid for Liverpool, besides being a bit shaky defensively it was a pretty good showing. Of course, its Ipswich, but last week it looked good too so ill see this as an actual improvement rather than only playing a weaker opponent. I think everyone played decent too, though i was very impressed by MacAllister, often someone to get hate but he showed up today. So ill be a bit niche and give him man of the match, i just love midfielders. Another thing is that Liverpool their depth is just so so so much better than last year, that will be a huge improvement this season. Ipswich weren’t *that* bad but it was nowhere near good either. Thought Palacios was brilliant, other than him it was very mediocre. Quite shocking they had more shots, just did absolutely nothing with it.
Liverpool
The Liverpool I've wanted to see is finally here! The first half had us bag our two winning goals very early on, with Isak being supplied brilliantly from Gakpo. Seeing these two alongside Wirtz co-operate together so well tonight was very fun, especially with the struggles all three players had last season. The second half had us slow down significantly, I'm not too big on it but at least we're doing this kind of play while we're ahead for once. Barcola got a runout during this half too, and his pace and skill looked exciting from the admittedly brief glimpses he got to shine with the ball at his feet. Other things I would like to point out are Szoboszlai learning to play deeper, he did it initially starting at DM and kept at it when he moved to the RW later on. Munoz, who started in that position, still looks brilliant and I think should be starting and playing there as much as possible. With the RB position, Iraola's risky decision to move Araujo in there paid off tremendously. He looked sharp at the back all game, and I think the physicality of the league and less eyes on him from the lack of armband wearing him down will make him back into the star defender he was a few years ago. Andoni's arrived in the way his predecessor did: a 2-0 away win at Portman Road. This time around though, I'm hoping to see some intensity, physicality and (of course) some more trophies come in over the next couple of seasons.
i still stand by flori even if he lost ball possession more times than i could count. once again i want to apologise to cody gakpo for slandering him all of last season
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Match info
- Competition
- Premier League
- Round
- MD3
- Date
- 4 Sept 2026
- Kick-off
- 19:00
- Venue
- Portman Road
- Referee
- D. England
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