Tony Cascarino has urged that Liverpool’s defeat at Bournemouth final Saturday was not a shock outcome, given the Reds’ ‘hit or miss’ nature this season.
Six days after Jurgen Klopp’s aspect thumped an in-form Manchester United 7-0 at Anfield, they fell to a 1-0 loss away to the relegation-threatened Cherries.
Talking on talkSPORT, Natalie Sawyer stated that ‘no-one would have foreseen’ the Merseysiders being tripped up on the Vitality Stadium off the again of the seven-goal drubbing of the Purple Devils.
That provoked an animated response from her colleague Cascarino, who shot again: “Actually? Critically Nat…I’m not attempting to be good.
“Liverpool are such a hit or miss crew this season. Bournemouth, by the way in which, have been terrific on the Emirates in opposition to Arsenal. They misplaced the sport within the closing minutes.
“They have been completely good, Gary O’Neil’s crew that day. I believed in the event that they performed something near what they did in opposition to Arsenal, they’d beat Liverpool.
“Liverpool maintain getting caught in the identical method. It’s at all times the ball behind. They attempt to play the excessive line, and the ball goes past, and the opposition get away.”
Cascarino is true to present credit score to Bournemouth for his or her efficiency in opposition to the Gunners the week earlier than they hosted Klopp’s aspect, however like Sawyer says, the Cherries’ win over us would nonetheless have been a shock outcome off the again of our 7-0 demolition of Man United.
You’ll be able to see the complete trade between the pundits beneath, courtesy of @talkSPORT on Twitter:
🤯 NS: “Nobody would’ve seen Bournemouth beat Liverpool!”
👀 TC: “Actually?… Liverpool are such a hit and miss crew this season.”
Tony Cascarino insists #LFC followers did not anticipate to beat Bournemouth pic.twitter.com/cDQ2FlYmI2
— talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) March 18, 2023
