Journalist lambasts 2 Liverpool players who were "painful" to watch vs. Newcastle

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But it’s true that they can say, ‘OK, we were winning, so we didn’t need to push, we were defending our result.’ “I’ve liked a lot of things about the team in terms of putting pressure [on]. I think [in] the first half we haven’t finished the things – we’ve had a lot of balls on the edge of the box, inside the box, where we haven’t finished the play, we haven’t shot.

“I think [in the] second half we’ve been more decisive – I think [in] the goal from Cody but also we put a lot more pressure [on], we create more set-plays, more crosses, more things inside the box. I think it’s a reward.

It’s not a lot, one point, but at least it’s something that is deserved.” Writing on X, I, Henry Jackson, criticised Frimpong and Kerkez, both of whom were guilty of poor decision-making and a lack of physicality throughout: “I want Liverpool players to be intelligent over anything. I can’t think of much worse it’s actually incredible. — Yakob (@yakobper90) August 23, 2026 Should Liverpool be concerned with their full-back options?