Rousing the Kop

Steve Nicol explains why any Liverpool fan with hope of a comeback against PSG is wasting their time

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Liverpool head into Tuesday night’s clash with PSG knowing they need something special at Anfield. “I said this last week, if you look back at all those great Anfield nights, the common denominator amongst them all is that Liverpool actually had a really good team at the time.



“This is not a good team and that’s why regardless of how loud and raucous and all the rest of it Anfield will be, because it will be at the start, you don’t have the actual basics to take advantage of that and you’re playing against a team you want nothing to do with. Photo by Harry Langer/DeFodi Images/DeFodi via Getty ImagesREAD MORE: Steve Nicol picks his Liverpool front three against PSG with Rio Ngumoha decision made“So, unfortunately, I can’t come up with any reason why Liverpool will go through.”In typical Nicol fashion, it is a brutally honest assessment which cuts through the emotion surrounding Liverpool’s European history.

Anfield can help, but perhaps the gap will be just too big to bridge.Liverpool have renewed belief, but Nicol is probably rightThere’s no doubt Saturday’s win has given Liverpool fans something to cling to. Do you still think Liverpool can turn the quarter-final around at Anfield?