Dateline: Liverpool, England
My padi, gather here, make I gist you wetin dey happen for Anfield as Liverpool dey prepare to face Southampton for di Carabao Cup third round wey go happen dis Tuesday night. Coach Arne Slot don talk say e go rotate im squad—no be say dem wan confuse anybody o, na strategy be dis.
After di recent win over Everton for di Merseyside derby, di coach don reason am say some of di senior players go need small rest. He talk say, “Yeah, we do [make changes]. Same as we did last season in the League Cup.” (Na so dem dey gather dem entire squad to make sense of wetin fit happen.)
Slot reason am well, say di players don dey stretch dem self. Some of dem don play for dia national teams too. E reason say, “We need to balance rest and play because dem fit run well, but na only two days dem get to recharge, e no plenty o.” So, no worry, dem go still fit perform strong.
Di new jerseys wey dem go wear get new badge wey celebrate di past wins. As record winners of di League Cup, Liverpool dey wear badge wey show number 10. Last time wey dem win am be for Wembley in 2024, plus times dem carry am go home from 1981 to 2022. Na real history dey ground am.
And make we no forget Giorgi Mamardashvili, di Georgian goalkeeper wey don land from Valencia. Di guy sey him dey ginger to start him debut. E don settle well for di club and him dey look forward to show wetin him fit bring to di table. (We dey hear different shades of sweet talks about him excitement, no be small.)
As Liverpool wan start dem journey for dis season’s Carabao Cup, di match dey important for dem to show support to dia fans. Mamardashvili don talk say every competition matter for dem— “It’s one more opportunity to make our fans proud.” (Small matter, huge responsibility, abi?)
As dem dey prepare for Southampton, di manager Slot don clear say dem go use di tie to test some fresh legs. If dem fit dodge Southampton’s counter-attacks, dem go fit advance to di next round. Southampton gatz be careful, di Liverpool spirit dey high and dem fans go carry their support reach Anfield on Tuesday night.
We go dey watch how dem go field di squad, but one tin we sabi be say Liverpool gatz keep di energy high and carry di morale of di fans go up. Na we dey cheer dem on, e go different dis time.
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