Luis Diaz made an unexpected choice in Liverpool following his father’s release, which is still unfathomable to many.
The fourth round of the UEFA Europa League group stage saw Liverpool lose 3-2 to Toulouse in France, with the Colombian Luis Díaz starting the match. As he was getting ready for pre-competitive drills in the French dressing room, he got the news he had been waiting for. His father Luis Manuel returned to freedom at the Serranía del Perijá in northern Colombia.
His teammates on the mixed squad that was selected for this game had varied approaches when searching for him with the ball. Using long passes between Joel Matip’s centre back defenders or at the foot with left back Kostas Tsimikas and midfielder Alexander Mac Allister. In the 22nd minute, he had his lone attempt at goal. The shot was strong and found its way into Guillaume Restes’s goal. He was more fixed on the left after Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mohamed Salah, the first-choice starting, were introduced. On a few of crosses for the Egyptian looking for an equaliser, he was off.
In the tournament’s opening loss, he performed inconsistently, much like his teammates. He replaced Diogo Jota after eighty seconds. He completed 19 of his 21 attempted passes with success; he lost 10 of his 14 duels and both of his one-on-ones with his markers. He was easily predicted on the flanks. Liverpool leads Group E with nine points, continuing to lead. Their next game is at Anfield on November 30 against LASK.
The choice
Luis Diaz’s family will reportedly leave Colombia and travel by plane to Liverpool, where they will live with our football player. This is so that they can keep an eye on him and make sure he stays safe, as something that happened to his father a few days ago had a significant impact on the player.
