Time for Liverpool to Raise Their Voice
Liverpool vs West Ham | Premier League Preview
There are days when Anfield hums, and days when it growls. This should be the latter.
Florian Wirtz missing strips Liverpool of craft between the lines, a sharp mind and lighter touch that has lifted tight games. His absence is inconvenient, yet it also clarifies the task. Others must lead. Alexis Mac Allister must dictate with conviction. Curtis Jones must play in fast-forward mode. And Mohamed Salah, for all his industry, especially in Wirtz’s absence, must remember why he’s still here.
Nine league games without a Salah goal is less a crisis than it is a challenge. Great forwards don’t sulk in the margins. They take ownership of moments. Salah has earned trust through years of thunderous replies. This feels like one of those afternoons when he answers back.
Three clean sheets have restored a measure of steel. Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate are imposing again. The platform is there. Jeremie Frimpong’s return sharpens the options, even if caution should temper his minutes.
West Ham will arrive organised and stubborn, fighting for survival, carrying threat out wide. Yet this is Anfield at 3pm. Liverpool must begin with a rare urgency, even though Slot claims otherwise, play with tempo instead of hesitation, the points should remain on Merseyside.
No excuses. No slow burn. Assert it early, finish it properly.
🔺 My predicted Liverpool XI:
Alisson, Szoboszlai, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Jones, Salah, Gakpo, Ekitike
🔺 Score prediction:
Liverpool 3-1 West Ham