Liverpool had quite the time of it in 2021/22. They played all 63 potential fixtures, won more matches than they have in a season before (which is no mean feat when you’re England’s most successful club) and lifted two trophies.
They won 49 games, including penalty shootouts, and plenty of teams won’t have even played that many matches this season, never mind won that number. Yet as their campaign ended in disappointing fashion, rival fans and certain pundits found the idea of a celebratory parade strange.
If not sniping at that, the naysayers were quick to point out that the Reds failed to score in their three cup finals this season, as if winning on penalties is somehow not a legitimate way in which to seal a trophy. When you support a team who haven’t won a cup in decades, it’s hardly surprising you find it confusing.
