{"id":533778,"date":"2023-10-30T11:39:52","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T11:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/?p=533778"},"modified":"2023-10-30T11:39:54","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T11:39:54","slug":"against-man-city-liverpool-fans-react-to-kostas-tsimikas-display-in-3-0-win-over-nottingham-forest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/against-man-city-liverpool-fans-react-to-kostas-tsimikas-display-in-3-0-win-over-nottingham-forest\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Against Man City&#8230;&#8217; &#8211; Liverpool fans react to Kostas Tsimikas display in 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Liverpool fans have had their say after Kostas Tsimikas&#8217; performance in the 3-0 home win over Nottingham Forest on Sunday (29 October).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Greece international was standing in for first-choice left-back Andy Robertson, who has recently undergone surgery on a shoulder injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tsimikas has started each of the last two Premier League games &#8211; both of which have ended in Liverpool victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our side to take on Nottingham Forest this afternoon \ud83d\udd34<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LIVNFO?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LIVNFO<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Liverpool FC (@LFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LFC\/status\/1718613667321651617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He was rested for the 5-1 demolition of Toulouse in the Europa League last week (26 October), with young left-back Luke Chambers staking his claim for the position in Robertson&#8217;s absence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tsimikas was restored to the lineup against Forest and completed 94% of his 64 attempted passes as well as winning two aerial battles and four tackles (as per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whoscored.com\/Matches\/1729225\/Live\/England-Premier-League-2023-2024-Liverpool-Nottingham-Forest\">WhoScored<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nevertheless, one fan shared his concern about the 27-year-old &#8211; claiming he is a &#8220;second-grade&#8221; option for Jurgen Klopp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Said before, saying it again\u2026Tsimikas a 2nd grade LB. We need a high class LB soon. Otherwise we\u2019ll be caught out my more clever teams. I shudder when I think of the day we face City and Arsenal with him in that position.<\/p>&mdash; Klopp Servant (@NgwanaMzantsi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NgwanaMzantsi\/status\/1718662574286266742?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another fan accused the Greek of &#8220;complacency&#8221; as he ripped into the defender&#8217;s &#8220;awful&#8221; display.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Awful. Complacent. Ponderous. Back pedalling.<br>Just awful.<\/p>&mdash; hokanu \ud83d\udc8a\ud83d\udc30 (@hokanu3377) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hokanu3377\/status\/1718662295142998345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One supporter claimed the left-back provided &#8220;zero attacking threat&#8221; for Klopp&#8217;s side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tsimikas? Idk man. Zero attacking threat from him today<\/p>&mdash; +234 Yardie (@_moregie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_moregie\/status\/1718670965641502876?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, another fan fears Tsimikas will be &#8220;slaughtered&#8221; when Liverpool face Man City on 25 November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">He is going to get slaughtered in the game vs city<\/p>&mdash; lolsinghmeme (@lolsinghmeme) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lolsinghmeme\/status\/1718712904890171898?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And one supporter claimed the 27-year-old would not get into the first-team any other &#8220;top six&#8221; club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Doesn\u2019t get in any other top 6 team-average player and that\u2019s it..<br>6\/10 no more<\/p>&mdash; Jimmy Gibson (@jimmygib1980) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jimmygib1980\/status\/1718735076240843247?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But despite admitting Tsimikas will &#8220;never be Robertson&#8221;, one fan argued that the left-back had a good game against Forest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tsimikas so far did good. He is no Robertson, and he never will be, but he does the job he can. And his Teammates help him as good as they can. That&#39;s what a Squad is there for. I hope he keeps this up. Wish he could stay at Liverpool instead of going on internationals <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LFC<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Piichen &#8211; 87 \ud83d\udd34\u2665\ufe0f (@M87Piia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/M87Piia\/status\/1718688481289834697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, another fan insisted the ex-Olympiakos man will improve as he racks up back-to-back starts for Klopp&#8217;s side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">He was good today.  Give him a minute to get some rhythm. His game will continue to improve with a bit more game time.<\/p>&mdash; Maha H (@MahaH2527) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MahaH2527\/status\/1718804971234251135?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One supporter warned his fellow fans against expecting performances similar to Robertson from the Greece international.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Solid again, we can\u2019t expect the level we get from Robertson because he\u2019s first choice for a reason but this is why u have depth and he\u2019s quality depth at that, doing a good job<\/p>&mdash; \ud83d\udd34J\ud83c\udd70\ufe0fM\u00a3$\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddea\u00ae\ufe0f (@JLonFtb) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JLonFtb\/status\/1718801700285194657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In other news,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/sources-liverpool-and-man-city-handed-huge-boost-in-race-to-sign-jamal-musiala\/\">Liverpool handed &#8220;huge&#8221; boost in race to sign &#8220;potential world beater&#8221;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool fans have had their say after Kostas Tsimikas&#8217; performance in the 3-0 home win over Nottingham Forest on Sunday (29 October). The Greece international was standing in for first-choice left-back Andy Robertson, who has recently undergone surgery on a shoulder injury. 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