Plymouth Argyle caused a big frustration by tapping Liverpool out of the FA Cup last week, February 9.

The 1-0 victory of the Championship team is clearly one of the biggest in their history. They scored one of the goals of the match in the second half through a penalty to secure victory.

Meanwhile, Arne Slot’s troops suffered a rare defeat that destroyed their hopes for the possibility of four times the possibility.

They can still win three titles, but defeat against Plymouth, who are under the championship, will not be easily digested.

The absence of key players in losing Liverpool

The Reds rests people like Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk, Cody Gakpo, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Dominic Szoboszlai for matches on Sunday, all of which are key players.

In addition, Joe Gomez’s injury was enough at the beginning of the match to make their work even more difficult, thus forcing Wataru Endo to play as a central defender.

Liverpool continue to turn to their backs from four backs from time to time during the match.

However, the absence of qualified attacking midfielders on their line-up means that they are too dependent on wing games to carry out their attacks.

Constantinos Tsimikas and Luis Díaz attacked a lot through the left side, but Federico Chiesa failed to have the same influence on the right side without any quality. right back.

In addition, Plymouth Argyle, playing with a 5-4-1 formation, is pressed high with their five in front of them, but most of their backs remain deep.

It canceled the threat of three in front of Liverpool consisting of Díaz, Diogo Jota and Chiesa mostly.

Harvey Elliott, got the opportunity to start for the Reds, could not do much to exert his influence on the game.

It was his handball in the second half that made the penalty plymouth they printed.

Plymouth goalkeeper, Conor Hazard, appeared with a busy rescue after his team led.

Hazard’s appearance, along with the extraordinary determination shown by the back of five, allowed the home team to maintain their advantages and ensure an impressive victory.

Liverpool thus become the first side that was eliminated by the championship team at the FA Cup this season.

Both Chelsea and Arsenal were also eliminated from the tournament, but they lost against other Premier League, unlike Liverpool.

It was also the first annoyance that was witnessed by the FA Cup this season. Nobody showed that there would be no more than them in the coming round of matches.

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One competition that is less need to worry about

Slot troops will now fully focus on the UEFA Premier League and Champions League, apart from the EFL Cup final which is too late.

Liverpool’s dream of winning Quadruple has now ended, but they can still win treble which is very coveted in the debut season of the slot as a manager in England.

Liverpool will undoubtedly become a different side of their regular starter back to their XI game.

However, until now, Plymouth Argyle can celebrate their extraordinary victory in the tournament that has been known to appear in surprises.

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Recording Date: 09.02.2025