Liverpool’s Champions League Choices…
Federico Chiesa stumbled in his Liverpool journey when he got left out of the Champions League squad like a cowboy without a horse in a western movie. Chiesa, sizzling with enthusiasm after scoring against Bournemouth and playing in Liverpool’s Premier League matches, surely expected more cheers from the squad lists this season. Alas, Arne Slot decided otherwise, picking teenager Rio Ngumoha, even though he doesn’t even qualify for the typical academy graduate perks. UEFA’s rulebook feels like reading Shakespeare with a blindfold on—it just doesn’t make much sense.
Slot had a puzzling choice since Liverpool’s squad still had seats on their champion ship, yet somehow Chiesa was left ashore. Instead, Ngumoha, a recent transfer from Chelsea, landed a spot on the celebrated List A, even though he was about as homegrown at Liverpool as a koala in Antarctica. Meanwhile, a gaggle of young lads found their way to List B thanks to UEFA’s baffling homegrown criteria. Whether this choice will bless or doom Chiesa’s ventures in Liverpool remains to be seen, but one thing’s for sure: UEFA could use a little decluttering in its rule department.
