In their anticipation of tonight’s final Goodison Park derby, Phil Thompson brilliantly and instantly responded to a boast from Sam Allardyce.
After playing for Liverpool 477 times and leading the team to victory in the 1981 European Cup final, Thommo is considered an all-time great. He also spent many years as a coach at Anfield and briefly served as interim manager during the 2001–02 season when the late Gerard Houllier needed heart surgery.
After leading the Toffees for six months during the 2017–18 season, Allardyce now counts Everton among the many Premier League teams he has coached.
Thompson makes brilliant retort to Allardyce claim
The 70-year-old proudly boasted that he never lost a top-flight Merseyside derby while in charge at Goodison Park during an interview with the No Tippy Tappy Football podcast prior to tonight’s match: “I never lost a derby – 1-1 at Liverpool and 0-0 at Everton.”
Presenter Natalie Pike gasped in amazement at that discovery, but Thompson was eager to get the final word and responded wonderfully, saying, “You never won one as well!”
Allardyce actually lost one derby as Everton manager
Allardyce’s assertion that he never lost in this match is untrue, despite the fact that he drew both of his Premier League Merseyside derbies while managing Everton.
In January 2018, the night that Virgil van Dijk scored a late winner on his Liverpool debut, he was in the away dugout when the Toffees fell 2-1 at Anfield in the FA Cup third round.
Despite factual clarifications, the Reds have only won twice in their last 12 trips to Goodison Park, indicating that they haven’t had the finest luck against their neighbors in recent years.
In addition to guaranteeing local bragging rights and providing Kopites with the thrill of winning the final derby at Everton’s 133-year-old stadium, a victory tonight would put them nine points ahead of the competition and solidify their position as the clear favorite to win the trophy in May.
Nothing would please Thompson and all Liverpool supporters more than for Arne Slot’s team to play the part of party poopers on Stanley Park’s far side!
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