Fans think that three players have now “finished” their Anfield careers after Arne Slot’s Liverpool were condemned to the biggest upset of the 2024–25 FA Cup, losing 1-0 to Championship underdogs Plymouth Argyle in the fourth round.
From minute one to minute ninety, Slot’s team was unable to match the home team’s enthusiasm, and Ryan Hardie opened and closed the scoring in the 53rd minute after referee Samuel Barrott signalled to the spot after the ball struck Harvey Elliott’s arm.
Slot’s team was not signing from the same hymn sheet without the talismanic Mohamed Salah, the dependable Virgil van Dijk, and the aggressive Ryan Gravenberch. As a result, the second-tier team, under the leadership of Miron Muslic, exploited their vulnerable side.
Children The Dutchman, who wanted to move closer to Wembley, gave Trey Nyoni and James McConnell starts, but the heavily-rotated team did not pay off, and Liverpool’s strikers have received the majority of the criticism after the game.
Slot began with Luis Diaz, Diogo Jota, and Harvey Elliott at the centre of the action in anticipation of a packed schedule of games. However, none of the three players made an impression at Home Park, which annoyed some fans on X (previously Twitter).
“Consider why the senior players on this team aren’t hammering their way into the starting eleven. Joel, Jota, and Chiesa are all extremely impoverished. One fan expressed complete dismay, saying, “Diaz isn’t much better, but at least he’s taking on his man.”
“The drop off to our first team to our second team is crazy given the fact we’re playing a couple of our under 21’s,” a second supporter said. Given that Nunez, Elliott, Diaz, Chiesa, and Jota are starting, we shouldn’t be having any trouble.
Starting on Wednesday, there will be five league games in 15 days. I don’t want to see anyone criticising the manager for selecting this team given that he put us in this situation. Elliot, Diaz, Jota, and Chiesa have been mud.
“This is really embarrassing what happened to Diaz and Jota,” someone another said. One fan, however, referred to them and two others as “abysmal.” “Jota, Elliott, Diaz, and Chiesa shouldn’t be back on the right team for a long. They are all abysmal.
Diaz
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TsimikasAll finished their Liverpool careers right then and there
Absolutely embarrassing performance
— Tom Little (@TomL1ttle_) February 9, 2025
Another fan, who was originally thrilled to see their team play, criticised Diaz, Jota, and Chiesa—who is considered to be among the Premier League’s top wingers—for their subpar away performances. “Diaz, Jota, and Chiesa have been a terrible front three watch.” was eager to observe as well,” they stated.
