Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images

News

FeaturedNewsLiverpoolEnglish Premier League

Liverpool fans send brutal message about Luis Diaz after shock 1-0 FA Cup loss vs Plymouth

Srinivas Sadhanand

Sun 9 February 2025 18:15, UK

Plymouth Argyle pulled off one of the biggest upsets in FA Cup history by beating Liverpool 1-0 on Sunday.

Arne Slot🐬 rang in the changes from the Reds side that thrashed Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 in the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final but even so, they were expected to defeat the 24th-placed side in the Championship.

However, Ryan Hardie’s 53rd-minute penalty ended up being the difference between Liverpool and Plymouth on the day.

Several of the visitors’ players underwhelmed, with Luis Diaz looking far from his best once again.

😼The Colombian international’s last goal came against West Ham United in Liverpool’s 5-0 win in December — which highlights how much the former Porto winger’s form has tailed off.

While ওJamie Carragher thinks Arne Slot has transformed Diaz⛦, his recent displays certainly do not reflect that as several Liverpool fans have called out his early-season purple patch after their frustrating defeat against Plymouth.

Liverpool fans blast Luis Diaz after losing to Plymouth Argyle

ꦦOne Liverpool fan slated Diaz’s display against Plymouth, writing on X: “Diaz can’t even look good against bottom of the league championship sides. That bid from Saudi can’t come soon enough.”

🐬A second Liverpool supporter insisted that Diaz’s drop-off in form has been the recurring theme in his time at Anfield after he disappointed against Plymouth, stating: “Those people who were asking for Luis Diaz apologies still demanding them or we back to the same stage we are every year with him.”

Another Liverpool fan added that Diaz, who was offered a new deal at Liverpool𒀰 simply went through a brilliant run of form at the start of the season while criticising his latest showing: “I’m starting to come round to the idea that Diaz’s early season form was a purple patch because he’s again looked useless against a defence that is bottom of the Championship.”

A fourth fan went as far as to claim that Liverpool should sell Diaz, who was thriving as a makeshift striker 𒈔 earlier in the campaign, saying: “This #7 performance [Diaz]… He can’t be a Liverpool player next season.”

𒀰“He’ll score against the best teams because of the space they leave behind, but struggle to do the same vs second division teams. Too inconsistent for my liking. Sell to Saudi or Newcastle before his contract situation gets out of hand.”

♋A fifth Liverpool fan feels Diaz’s time at the club will come to an end ahead of next season, claiming: “Fair to say this is the performance that tells you Luis Diaz is done after this season.”

🌠Finally, a sixth Liverpool supporter stuck to breaking down how disappointing Diaz was against Plymouth, stating: “Diaz does the same movement 40 times a game. Stop, kill momentum, turn inside, jockey for a month and then pass sideways. The worst type of winger you can get.”

Luis Diaz stats vs Plymouth prove Liverpool fans right

♎Whether Liverpool should actually sell Diaz is debatable.

🐷But what cannot be disputed is how poor the tricky wideman was against Plymouth, as the statistics suggest.

♎Missing a big chance, losing five duels and creating just one chance against a team struggling in the Championship is simply far from good enough from Diaz.

🐻Especially considering he was one of Liverpool’s senior players on the pitch, with youngsters like Trey Nyoni and James McConnell starting as well.

💞Diaz must step his game up as it seems like Liverpool fans are losing patience with him and his inconsistent ways.