
For the past decade, Liverpool supporters had become accustomed to exciting, energetic, sometimes frenetic, often dramatic, frequently exhausting football. That high-octane style of action on the pitch was mirrored in the stands and on the sidelines from the then-manager, Jurgen Klopp.
It isn’t just the crowd who were used to such a style of football, but more importantly, the players were too. They fed off the energy of the crowd and the crowd fed off the energy being shown on the pitch.