Nice result for the Owls!
Liverpool held again, and the armchair punditry over what is wrong is going into overdrive. The narrative has taken a remarkable U-turn, with Liverpool's inability to score now seen as the crux of the issue rather than poor defending. Razor-sharp analysis here, folks.
Liverpool dominate games but don't get the results. Klopp is never going to adopt the boring-but effective tactics that underpin the success of teams like Atleti and any Mourinho team - nor does Liverpool have the financial might to bring in the very best players like Man City, PSG or Real/Barca. So I think Liverpool are probably near the glass ceiling if they can manage to finish fourth again. It's hardly surprising to see Liverpool's offense struggle against a Benitez team.
Columbus with a solid win in the final home game if the regular season, 2-0 over bottom feeders DC United. Justin Meram with yet another lovely 1v1 dribble and goal. Berhalter has actually gotten Columbus to build from the back fairly successfully this season - we're not going to win anything (Toronto is going to steamroll the postseason anyway) but at least we made the playoffs. The big worry is that it is increasingly looking like Higuain, our creative fulcrum, may be leaving in the off-season. It's rare to see an MLS team try to play a possession game, and while it won't win titles I think Columbus are showing that it can be done in this league.
