Jota and Tsimikas recalled that they had combined for the winner of Liverpool in the same position in the sixth circular FA Cup in March 2022.
“I just say:” Let’s do it now, we recreate your help, let’s take the corner, “Jota told TNT Sports. ” It’s one of the opportunities where everything went well. I wrote down with my first touch, which, in my opinion, He gave the team some impulse. But I am not satisfied because I think we could have won.
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The funds have not been a focus of attention for Liverpool so far this season, however, the delivery of Tsimikas is very better and Jota went home with its eighth purpose of the crusade in all competitions. Continue about instant impact.
It is the fastest purpose noted through a Liverpool replacement never registered in the Era of the Premier League, with the foreigner of Portugal celebrating only 22 seconds after entering the field. Also the first purpose of Liverpool from a corner since Virgil Van Dijk discovered arsenal in October.
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If he made Tsimikas on the left for the suffering Andy Robertson Obvio, Slot deserves credits for thinking about the doors of the box and being ambitious (not for the first time this season) as the advent of Jota in the position of Konate Led from Ibrahima to Ryan Gravenberch deepens as an improvised support center.
Jota, in his hand, built with an objective and a volatile forest defense with his movement and his combative advantage. But for the heroism of Father Matz Sels, he would have been victorious of the party.
Despite the fact that in the 66th minute, Jota had more shots in the target (three) than any of his teammates. He the spark for this frantic final.
It has been a difficult time for the former Wolverhampton Wanderers striker, who does not have a high -flight game since his chest injury opposed Chelsea in Anfield in October.
After being left aside for two months, he marked his return from the bank when he recovered a point for 10 Liverpool men opposed to Fulham in mid -December.
However, some discomfort remained and Slot has managed him carefully since. Jota has had to be patient, but Tuesday night felt like a big step forward for him. He looked stronger and sharper.
“Diogo had a great effect on when he approached Fulham, but after this game, he had a small setback,” Slot said. “Then, in the matches in which he arrived later, I also felt that I needed a little more time to enter his rhythm. It’s not just with him, I see that with other players who had also released for a few weeks or months. It is difficult to spend This intensity in the Premier League immediately.
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“It was very pleasing to see tonight that he might even have been better than against Fulham. He had a big impact. He was the one, apart from Mo (Salah), who had a few chances to score a second goal.”
Darwin Nunez will come back into contention for Saturday’s trip to Brentford after serving a one-match suspension, but Jota deserves the opportunity to start. Playing Diaz through the middle has worked well at times, but the Colombian, who made way for Curtis Jones, struggled against Forest’s physicality and offered little threat.
Jota is undoubtedly the maximum of Whole No. 9 to have in the slot device and keep it fit and the shot will give a huge contribution to finding out what Liverpool continue to achieve this season.
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They remain in control of the Premier League title race, despite dropping points for the fourth time in their last seven league matches.
Liverpool’s frustration of not having discovered that a winner was groaning with relief that they returned home after having avoided a negative practice session of the defeat they suffered in Forest in Anfield in September.
The alarm bells sounded an erratic screen in the first part when a defense of poor quality allowed the fireplace fireplace to the front. Decision making has continually left Liverpool, since many promising openings have not reached anything.
They seemed shocked in the heated environment of the whites of the city. “We are in your head, Arne,” sang the supporters of the house, who dreamed with a first double of the league in the meseysiders since 1962-63.
But the second half was a different story as the visitors attacked with greater energy, quality, purpose and composure. The changes energised them. No club has gained more points from losing positions than Liverpool (14) in the Premier League so far this season and you have to admire the powers of recovery.
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In the end, the statistics reported a gap: the expected objectives of Liverpool (XG) were 1. 99 opposed to 0. 31, 23 shooting at six in the target to three, 52 keys in the opposition chart to 17 and 71% possession. Forest gave a combination of a single blow after the 63rd minute. They clung at the end.
However, Liverpool will kick that they have taken so long to catch up with him. It is Jota who gave them life.
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