Not really that difficult, the Liverpool team has a full weeks rest and is very fit, they were all having glucose drinks in the 2nd half and the adrenalin of getting a few goals around the 60th minute kept them going. They were still pretty much dead on their feet on 80 mins mind. If Bernardo had come on a bit earlier I reckon we'd have got somthing out of that game.8 hours work in Liverpool? You get a gold watch & a party for doing that long there.
Something else I forgot to mention. Did anyone else pick up on Shearer's remark on MOTD2? He said something like "Liverpool played with pace and energy and they kept that up for 90 minutes, which most sides can't do". Interesting that they seem to be able to chase around for 90 minutes with those energy levels when we looked tired. Bit like Leicester a couple of seasons ago.
Are you drunk or on drugs?
You said we only had 4 days rest whilst they had 8 and that was the reason we lost, i pointed out that apart from 4 players all ours had roughly 8 days rest, you said we can't criticise them because they were suffering from fatigue, i said that's bollocks which it patently is.
Worse player on the pitch was Fernandinho, he had a good break, Gundogan was also as bad and i'd say he may have been tired but that's it.
If we want to win things we'll have to get used to playing every 4 days or so, it does show the squad needs additions though, need Sanchez asap.
Only thing fucking embarrassing is having you ‘supporting’ my club!absolute trash game, we played total shit. embarrassing
The story is that Sergio is carrying an injury which is why he hasn't been so sharp in recent weeks.Hard to pick out a good performance from the group.
Ederson finally having some costly mistakes that have been coming.
Gundagon and Ferna both having their worst performances of the year. Never want that to happen with 2 cms that are only cover to defense at the same time. Shows Ferna needs cover now. Cant play every PL and Champions League gave the rest of the year.
Thought Kev and Sane were only ones that were giving them a scare.
Sterling should never play vs Liverpool. Simple as that.
Most worrisome performance has to be from the 2 center backs. Flashbacks to last year. They weren't up for the pace of the game. Credit to Liverpool for that, but they didn't seem capable of making their decisions faster which got them into trouble way too often.
Aguero played like he didn't want to be out there. Never seen someone in a big game like that not seem to care. Didn't work for the ball, link up was poor with others, and when he had space he couldn't dribble by some mediocre defenders. He's a striker who seemed to want to drift out wide instead of being in the action
Don't forget we played Tuesday makes a difference with a high energy game like that.8 hours work in Liverpool? You get a gold watch & a party for doing that long there.
Something else I forgot to mention. Did anyone else pick up on Shearer's remark on MOTD2? He said something like "Liverpool played with pace and energy and they kept that up for 90 minutes, which most sides can't do". Interesting that they seem to be able to chase around for 90 minutes with those energy levels when we looked tired. Bit like Leicester a couple of seasons ago.
The story is that Sergio is carrying an injury which is why he hasn't been so sharp in recent weeks.
They always used to say that about Spurs going to Anfield. They didn't win there from 1912 to 1985 and it's not like they were sending the same team for 70-odd years. The longer a run like that goes on, the more it must prey on the players' minds, even if they haven't played there more than once or twice. And despite knowing that they will come out of the blocks like Usain Bolt, we never seem prepared for it when we go there and always concede early.
For that first goal, Fernandinho lost possession far too easily, didn't make enough attempt to recover and no one covered the Ox's run, plus Ederson's positioning looked a bit suspect. I think he could have got out a bit more to narrow the angle.
For the second, I don't know whether it was a foul on Stones or not. It looked to me at the time like Firmino used his strength but Stones should never have let it get to that. If you watch the head-on camera view carefully you see he had his body between Firmino and the ball and was seemingly in a position to play it and move away from Firmino towards the touchline. Yet he alters the angle of his movement away from the ball & towards Firmino, possibly trying to block him off (which he obviously fails to do). It looked like he would have been better taking the ball on but he let it run. Did he think it was going through to Ederson? It was a shocking and lazy decision; he needs to be decisive and get the ball under control. Then, if he is fouled, the ref probably gives it but it ended up looking like a 50/50 physical tussle, in which Stones seems to be trying to obstruct his opponent but loses. Gareth Barry was so good at drawing a foul in those circumstances but Stones was very naive & indecisive.
I'd have taken 1-0 at half-time but was delighted when we went in level as I thought that would be a springboard for a much better second half but we lost our composure after that second goal. Had we not, we could well have got something. I do think Liverpool switched off a bit, thinking the game was won and it would have been hysterical if we'd got that 4th goal to get the point but yet again Aguero showed he has no idea about the offside law. Hard to single one person out among a sea of mediocrity but he really had a stinker.
The stats say we had 64% possession and 86% pass completion rate but it didn't feel like it. Apart from the odd burst by Sane, we were completely toothless up front for most of the game. Sterling needs to sort out his head at Anfield but he's no different to Nasri or Barry against their old clubs.
I'd also ask serious questions of our medical staff, which are the same questions I've been asking for some time. Kompany comes back and goes off injured straight away. Delph comes back and goes off injured straight away (having been allowed to play on yet again). Stones comes back from injury & doesn't look remotely near 100%. I've said this before but the doctor, Max Sala, was appointed by Mancini after the previous doctor, Phil Batty, was sacked for standing up to him over rushing players back too soon. Funnily enough our injury record when Batty was there was fantastic whereas it's been awful under Sala.
He did get two assists!I was chatting to some Liverpool fans after the game who felt Kun caused them quite a few problems. On another day he would have got a goal or two.
Ederson or Kun? :-0He did get two assists!