omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg
The first half has been utterly demoralizing so far. Liverpool struggled to break down a Middlesbrough side which, if we’re being honest, should not be this hard to score against. Combined with some shakiness in the back, and it’s made for wailing and gnashing of teeth among Liverpool fans.
(Arsenal and City posting multiple goals hasn’t helped, naturally.)
And then right before halftime, Gini Wijnaldum did this. A darting run into the box, a shot from a tight angle, a ball in the back of the net.
Yes. Yes, good.
We’re in the halftime break now and, if the result holds... well, you can figure it out from there.