Alan Shearer and Robbie Fowler have slammed Joe Gomez for his a number of errors in Liverpool’s 1-0 defeat at Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
Regardless of having loads of area simply contained in the Forest half, Gomez was caught on the ball by Taiwo Awoniyi and cynically hauled him down to provide away a free-kick.
The 25-year-old was proven a yellow card and from the set-piece, Forest discovered Steve Prepare dinner from a protracted diagonal ball as he peeled out vast and whipped in a low cross to Awoniyi, who opened the scoring as the house facet held on to safe three factors.
Gomez had left Awoniyi unmarked, with the Forest ahead capable of fireplace dwelling to hang-out his former membership and spark wild celebrations on the Metropolis Floor.
‘What a contact from Prepare dinner on the appropriate hand facet, after which to have the flexibility to get it throughout into the hazard space,’ Shearer mentioned after the match.
‘He doesn’t actually choose anybody, it was simply get it in there and hoping.
‘[Awoniyi] instances his run to perfection, however the two [Liverpool] centre-halves, Gomez particularly, he’s not marking anybody.’
Quizzed on if Gomez’ error which resulted within the free-kick that noticed Forest take the lead summed up Liverpool’s day, former Reds striker Fowler added: ‘Sure, it did.
‘He’s bought a great deal of time. He’s bought 10 yards of area and impulsively it turns into a battle.
‘He offers the free-kick away, he will get a yellow card. He has actually bought 10 yards of area.
‘Premier League players should be able to find whatever pass they need [in that position].’
Liverpool’s 1-0 loss comes less than a week after Jurgen Klopp’s side beat champions Manchester City and sees Forest climb off the bottom of the Premier League table.
Following their victory over Pep Guardiola’s side on Sunday, Liverpool went on to record a 1-0 victory over West Ham on Wednesday and many had thought they had turned a corner before Saturday’s damaging defeat to Forest.
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