‘Our best player tonight’: Many Liverpool fans drool over one man despite defeat vs Real Madrid – originally posted on Sportslens.com
Liverpool made it “too easy” for Real Madrid as they lost 3-1 in the quarter-final first leg in Madrid. However, Mohamed Salah’s goal offers Jurgen Klopp’s a lifeline in the return game at Anfield.
Some of the Liverpool fans on Twitter gave credit to Liverpool defender Ozan Kabak for his individual performance.
Liverpool were second best throughout an entertaining game, as they once again came up short against a top opponent.
Vinicius Junior scored twice during the game, while Marco Asensio scored another from close-range following a defensive mistake from Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Many Liverpool fans took to social networking site Twitter to express their reaction to Kabak’s performance.
Many Reds fans feel that the Turkish defender was one of the few positives from the game for Klopp’s side.
The 21-year-old centre-back looked composed and did fairly well against Karim Benzema, making some good tackles. Many Liverpool fans were also impressed with how he bailed out Natt Phillips on a number of occasions.
Here are some of the selected tweets:
Ozan Kabak appreciation tweet
Our best player tonight. Very unfairly taken off by Klopp.
Hope it doesn’t affect his confidence. pic.twitter.com/O54qP2vDjX
— Wilco
(@KIopptinho) April 6, 2021
Don’t wanna see anyone get on to Kabak. He bailed Phillips out numerous times and if it wasn’t for him we would’ve held 5. Our 2nd best player tonight
— . (@RB_07FtboI) April 6, 2021
Ozan Kabak did really well on the biggest stage against real high-quality opposition. There’s a shining light for you.
— The Tactical Times (@Tactical_Times) April 6, 2021
Kabak has been our best player.
Sums up the first 24 minutes.
— – (@AnfieldRd96) April 6, 2021
Ozan Kabak was our best player imo. Thiago made a difference when he came on 2nd half. A lot of poor performances – sloppy passing, lack of intensity, bad decision making from most of the team.
— Red (@TaintlessRed) April 6, 2021
Thoughts on Kabak tonight?
Felt he didn’t do a single thing wrong and made some very good tackles.
— Wilco
Liverpool ripped Arsenal apart at the weekend, winning 3-0 in a convincing display and many felt that they have turned the corner around. However, once again, they fell short of the high standards they had set last season.
The Reds were outclassed by a superior opponent. However, Klopp will be frustrated by the fact that Liverpool gave the ball away cheaply and they were toothless for a major part of the game, barring a brief 20-minute spell fightback.