Key Highlights
- It has been a horrible first half of the WSL season for Liverpool and, while the gaze of the world’s football media has been drawn towards the future of “the Egyptian King”, Mo Salah, on Merseyside, the women’s team look increasingly in danger of slipping down the pyramid. It is by no means a hopeless situation for Gareth Taylor, whose bottom-of-the-table side face second-bottom West Ham on Sunday.
- But after Thursday’s 3-0 defeat at Aston Villa, it was clear on social media that portions of the fanbase are losing patience, with some supporters calling for the manager to go after only 10 league games.
- This time last year, under Matt Beard, Liverpool were seventh; 24 months ago, fifth. Women’s Super League to review TV slots in summer after concern over viewing figuresRead moreThe club sold their star player Olivia Smith to Arsenal in the summer for a groundbreaking £1m but fans could be forgiven for wondering how, if at all, that cash was spent.
- Their acquisitions have yet to look inspired, with the exception of the Sweden striker Beata Olsson, who has scored four times in eight WSL games.
- The problem is, her tally is two-thirds of Liverpool’s total league goals.
