For me, the midweek result means that Liverpool are now out of the Premier League title and the remaining games can be used as a final farewell tour for Gop. At the end of the season we know that Gopp will be leaving the Reds, but with the other side in the manager's chair we are still unsure about Moyes' future at Westham.
The last two years have been amazing for Moyes and Westham, but lately it does feel like their good times are counting down. Just like Liverpool, I think Westham's season is coming to an early end. With teams near the top of the table vying for a place in Europe, and with the advantage of having the number of games in hand, and their earlier exit from the Europa League, the remaining games for this team, the 'Hammers', seem to be just a fight for pride.
Getting fired up by Crystal Palace against Leverkusen seems to be expected. Westham have only won 4 out of 21 games in 2024. For this East London side, he will surely want to forget the second half of the year's disasters as soon as possible.
On the other hand, Liverpool lost to their city arch rivals, Ewarton, feeling that they have been as lifeless as a ball of fury. The loss leaves them three points behind table-toppers Arsenal and two games behind the other favorites, Manchester City. They haven't played like a title-winning team in the last few weeks and have been outplayed and outplayed by second-half teams on a number of occasions.
Gopp will face a huge challenge in this Saturday's opening game. As an ex-player, I used to like to play the following week's early game immediately after a loss as it cuts down on unnecessary thinking and bounces right back. And I really think this game will be pretty much the same, with Liverpool getting back to winning ways. After all, Liverpool have won 13 of their last 14 league games and poor Westham have only managed to get 3 points from those 14 games, so I expect the Reds to come back with a win.
