Liverpool deeper and deeper. Balo sinks in Basel 1-0 – La Gazzetta dello Sport

October 1, 2014 – Milano

The yellow jersey had given the first signal: no could be true that Liverpool fielded in Basel. The Reds lost for the fourth time this season and the 1-0 Streller signed allowing the Swiss to engage them in the standings: not much of a signal in key qualification, although in December, with the last match to be played at Anfield, perhaps everything will be changed. For now, it’s all just confirmed: Liverpool through a time of crisis and this defeat does nothing but aggravate it. Balotelli, who scored his debut in the Champions League and that’s it, is hard to leave other traces.

the game – Basel was the field less suitable for revising the beautiful Liverpool Brendan Rodgers disappeared along with bites and goals from Suarez and the accident of Sturridge. Already strong at home last year (5 wins, 2 peers and a defeat on the road in Europa League), the Swiss are confirmed tough opponent and is also able to race in form and attitude change. They start with the 4-2-3-1, 9 minutes after the accident Safari induces Paulo Sousa to insert Gonzalez and move to 3-5-2 with Blood Clot style Cerci striker off right. Serey Die, the Ivorian who moved the world with the crying pre-match in Brazil, stands in front of the defense to take a beating and it is surprising that it is precisely he who created the only real chance of the first half with double dribbling and conclusion Mignolet to him. The Liverpool simply does not exist: the line of midfielders Markovic-Coutinho-Sterling is not supported by the full-backs Manquillo and Enrique, Gerrard, or by a strangely apathetic, Balotelli makes even less. So, in the beginning of recovery, after another parade of Mignolet Hamoudi, comes the goal of the match Streller, bravo to fly very sull’ennesima rejected the prodigious Belgian goalkeeper. Liverpool have 38 minutes to take up the game, but Rodgers is the first change only at 20 and by the end, however, even with the new field (Lallana and Lambert) gets nothing except a chance not exploited by Sterling incapable of kick just before the doors.

balotelli – The game of Mario is similar to many other views in his career: he takes and gives many blows, the conquest some punishment, it triggers the first action that leads to the Liverpool scored a Sterling, but in fact does not affect ever. We notice him on a free kick for a razor (but too central) that Vaclik para with the shoulder, for the usual yellow card that earns for a buffettino provocative Xhaka, and a goal to the game two minutes from the end. “Mario the magnificent” seems to have disappeared and the choirs of the Kop slowly being replaced by the arrows of the English press. A déjà vu.

Basel-Liverpool 1-0
(first half 0-0)
Marker: Streller 7 ‘st
Basel (4-2-3-1): Vaclik; Xhaka, Schär, Suchy, Safari (from 9 ‘pt Gonzalez); Frei, Serey Die; Embolus (from 36 ‘s.t. Callà), Elneny, Hamoudi; Streller. All. Paulo Sousa
Liverpool (4-2-3-1): Mignolet; Manquillo, Lovren, Skrtel, Enrique; Gerrard, Henderson; Markovic (from 36 ‘st Lambert), Coutinho 8dal 25′ st Lallana), Sterling; Balotelli. All. Rodgers
Referee: Eriksson (Sweden)
Note: ammonites Sterling (L), Gerrard (L), Suchy (B), Balotelli (L)

Ivan Palumbo

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