Liverpool fans make claim about Kostas Tsimikas and Andy Robertson after win over Lille
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Liverpool made it seven wins in a row in the Champions League thanks to their 2-1 win over Lille at Anfield on Tuesday night.
The Reds opened the scoring in the 34th minute when Mohamed Salah scored with a first-time finish from Curtis Jones’ superb through-ball.
Jonathan David equalised for Lille just after the hour, but Harvey Elliott equalised for Liverpool via a deflection in the 67th minute.
The result ensured that Liverpool would go through to the last 16 of the Champions League as table-toppers.
Arne Slot opted to start Kostas Tsimikas ahead of Andrew Robertson in the game, and plenty of Liverpool fans had their say on both players.
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Liverpool fans say Kostas Tsimikas should be starting ahead of Andrew Robertson
Liverpool fans were mostly pleased with Tsimikas’ performance, with plenty saying he’s been better than Robertson.
One fan said: “Tsimikas’ ability on the ball puts him well ahead of Robertson.”
Another wrote: “Such a shame Robertson would still start on Saturday. Tsimikas has been good except for the first 10 minutes at Brentford.”
The praise for Tsimikas kept coming, with one fan saying: “Tsimikas when he gets a run of games under his belt is way better than this version of Robertson.”
Another wrote: “Call me delusional, call me biased, but I honestly think Tsimikas has been better than Robertson this season.”
And another fan added: “Kostas Tsimikas is a starter ahead and of Robertson for me. Tsimikas is finding that form he had at the start of the season, before his injury.”
How Tsimikas fared against Lille
Tsimikas was solid against Lille for the most part and played a big part in the opener as he won back possession to set up Jones for the through-ball to Salah.
| Clearances | 2 |
| Blocked shots | 1 |
| Interceptions | 0 |
| Total tackles | 2 |
| Dribbled past | 1 |
| Ground duels (won) | 5 (3) |
| Aerial duels (won) | 0 (0) |
| Possession lost | 10 |
| Fouls | 0 |
| Was fouled | 1 |
| Touches | 81 |
| Accurate passes | 57/61 (93%) |
| Key passes | 3 |
| Crosses (acc.) | 6 (1) |
| Long balls (acc.) | 4 (3) |
| Big chances created | 1 |
Admittedly, David’s goal came about after the ball came off Tsimikas and back to the Lille striker, but there wasn’t much the Liverpool man could do about it.
All in all, it was a solid display from Tsimikas and he’ll fancy his chances of another start this weekend.
Liverpool are in Premier League action against Ipswich Town on Saturday in a 3pm kick-off at Anfield.
