Wish him all the best-no bitterness. But legends aren’t made by stats alone. They’re defined by loving the club more than the spotlight. Trent’s story: phenomenal talent, unfinished legacy. #YNWA #RealMadrid

Legends endure. Gerrard stayed through the 2005 chaos. Salah fights for his place. Trent’s legacy? He revolutionised the RB role but walked at his peak. Madrid gains a star; LFC loses a potential icon. #MixedFeelings

Local heroes carry heavier expectations. Owen/McManaman left, but they weren’t born into the city’s soul. Trent was the Scouse dream-now a “what if?” Great player? Absolutely. Legend? That’s for lifers. #LocalLad

Van Dijk: “This is my home.” Salah: turned down Saudi millions. Legends choose Liverpool. Trent chose Madrid. Respect his ambition, but Scousers don’t get the “outsider’s pass.” Loyalty > trophies. #DefiningLegends

This wasn’t just any game. With the title won, Slot used the Chelsea match to test depth. For Endo, Elliott, Quansah & Tsimikas, it was an audition. Some stepped up—some didn’t. The result said it all.

This is just a factual response to the game using stats-I’m not here to debate rotations or gameplay. I report every match the same way, purely on the numbers. If you took a second to actually read the post (or check my previous ones), you’d see the only negativity here is coming from you! 😉

Thank you 🙏

This game exposed a real tactical fragility.
• Over-reliance on control without threat
• Vulnerable defensive transitions
• Lack of individual brilliance to unlock packed defences

Chelsea didn’t just beat us—they tactically outplayed us.

Chelsea 1.23
Liverpool 1.71
Yet Chelsea created better final-third moments, and it showed in the shot locations and shot quality.

Build-up structure:
Our pass network was heavy in the middle third.
Chelsea’s build-up? More vertical and far more effective. xT (Expected Threat) momentum:
Liverpool had more of the ball—but Chelsea had more dangerous moments.

Liverpool’s defensive height was 46.76m—Chelsea’s 43.8m.
But look at PPDA:
Chelsea 11.74
Liverpool 6.96

We tried to press high—but Chelsea bypassed it. Quicker in transitions, smarter in movement. Our press wasn’t coordinated enough to disrupt them.

Field tilt:
Chelsea 33.68%
Liverpool 66.32%

This makes it look like Liverpool dominated. But it’s misleading. Chelsea let us have it in deeper zones and struck directly.

This wasn’t a smash-and-grab—it was calculated, targeted control.

Standouts: Palmer & Fernández
Palmer racked up 0.79 xG, constantly finding space between our lines. Fernández opened the scoring and set the tone.

Liverpool’s only real xG spike came late on via van Dijk’s header (0.1 xG). Toothless before and after.

Shots:
Chelsea 17 (7 on target)
Liverpool 11 (2 on target)

xG open play:
Chelsea 2.08
Liverpool 0.71

Chelsea carved through us with efficiency. They got into the box and generated big chances. We passed around it and barely looked threatening.