Gary Neville has suggested that even Liverpool fans think that Anfield has lost a touch of his legendary spark after their Champions League dreams were supported by Paris-Saint Germain.
The top dogs of the Premier League left the European competition on Tuesday and bowed 4-1 in a defeat of the penalty shootout by the French giants, who are now ready for a quarter-final collision with Aston Villa. The departure of the Reds from the competition led to a conversation about the latest episode of The Stick to Football Podcast.
Neville and Ian Wright dissected the Anfield -atmosphere, which has lately been under the microscope because it is not as electric as it is famous. “I thought so [Liverpool’s atmosphere at PSG] Was one of who, mostly, even when the opponent of Liverpool is doing well, they put it on, I didn't think the atmosphere was great there, “the Arsenal -legend noticed.
The former skipper of Manchester United Chimde inside and claimed that Die-Hard Liverpool fans believe that the iconic Anfield Roar is not what it used to be, pointing to the expansion of the stadium. With the main standard and the more recent developments of Anfield Road Standing, the land now reports more than 61,000 spectators, reports the Liverpool Echo.
“Many people know a lot more about Liverpool than me, but there is a suggestion of hardcore fans that the atmosphere has soften a bit in recent years with different types of fans who come in and get bigger,” Neville said.
The debate about the home sphere of Liverpool is underway this season, whereby Reds -legend Jamie Carragher weighed the discussion. During an episode of The Overlap's fan Debate earlier this season, the Sky Sports Pundit shared his thoughts and said: “You know what, it has been a real subject this season, the atmosphere.
“You think, you have a new manager, is it so from Klopp, maybe it's football something else? Because we all think that the atmosphere has not been great in Anfield this season.
“If I am completely honest, the thing of the Anfield atmosphere was always built on European games. I think that normal Saturday 3 hours of games, like most fans, you sit there and wait for something to lift you instead of lifting the team, but I agree.”
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