Coutinho could have saved Liverpool from tragedy-season – Dagbladet.no

(Dagbladet In advance of tonight’s game, many believed that Blackburn would fight tooth and nail to advance. But after Liverpool’s chances of a top-four place most likely is over, there was a lit Liverpool side who guested Ewood Park on Wednesday.

visitors kept the pressure on from the start, and Joe Allen got the first opportunity when a clearance fell straight down with him for about four minutes. Allen snogging to his head on whole volley, but unfortunately for the midfielder shot went well wide.

Just minutes later Raheem Sterling a great chance when he receives a pass from Daniel Sturridge, but Blackburn last stronghold Simon Eastwood does not let the ball slip by him.

Sakho focus

Although it was Liverpool who clearly ruled in the first half, did not the visitors scored. For the home side part takes a full 13 minutes before getting their chance.

Mamadou Sakho think he’s more or less alone as hindmost man, and take your time to clear. When popping Craig Conway up behind him and is close to winning the ball in good position in the 16-yard box.

Sakho tidying up after their own mistakes, and Blackburn get a corner. Unfortunately for homemade they do not get something good out of it.

After 26 minutes, get Jordan Rhodes ability to send homemade in the lead, when Sakho abruptly stops and adhere to the thigh. Rhodes fails to push the ball down, and header far.

It may look like Sakho suffered a stretch in the thigh, and limps off the field when he replaced by Kolo Touré.

Although it is Liverpool who have the greatest chances, go teams speechless path to break.

Scared Liverpool

Blackburn opens second half good and get two chances before it is played two minutes.

First, it is Tom Cairney smearing to from 16 meters, but Simon Mignolet will treat you with a good life, and homemade get a corner. Then get Mignolet again show itself from its best side when he throws himself down in the left corner and rescues Ben Marshalls header deliciously.

The mood rises at Ewood Park, Blackburn fans wake to live after the two major possibilities. Fortunately for Liverpool they release with horror after two of the match by far the biggest opportunities.

From tragedy to lure

Liverpool hunted a leading goal and pushed Blackburn.

Had homemade scored on their few opportunities, the evening had been able to be a tragedy for Liverpool. Instead let Coutinho into a good application to be tonight hero when he scored 1-0 goal from an acute angle on the right.

Then woke visitors again. Just minutes later they again a possibility, but Sterling is not placed the ball well enough.

Blackburn did not give up, and pushed upward in hopes of an equalizer. Final Minutes was exciting, and the visitors were confident that they would get put nail in the coffin in overtime when Joe Allen was fouled inside the 16-yard box.

Allen would clearly have gotten a penalty, but the referee waved play on.

Blackburn got so a throw high in pitch and the ball ended up with goalkeeper Simon Eastwood. He got a good shot, but could not overpower Simon Mignolet in Liverpool’s goals, and the red-clad emerged victorious off.