Liverpool (H) - Post-Match Thread

Great game against a great team with a huge advantage in terms of fitness. City showed character responding from behind and had clear opportunities to win the match...

Players such as Raz, Kevin, Kyle etc need rest desperately, nevertheless gave all they got, cannot ask for more. Feran is developing (while Yota, for example, is already the finished article). Gabby (who is still a kid) has just returned, will score again and deliver a MOM performance. Joao, yet unestablished, is gradually finding his steps (and could have decided the match with that wonderful key pass to Gabby). The central defensive duo composed and calm against a lethal attacking line. Ilkay generally reliable while Rodri is expected to struggle in matches with high intensity. Nothing new about that, the boy does show commitment but will have to improve in terms of speed of thought and decision making so as to survive in the PL. Bernardo is still searching his confidence and form...

City needed to control the rhythm of the match, could not afford the luxury to heighten the pace and / or commit a lot of people forward, the reasons are obvious. In general, I'm satisfied with what I've seen displayed on a heavy pitch (which made things even more complicated). I would prefer to blend our game with some directness though. We can play our forwards in space from behind more often I believe, which will provide another dimension complementing our usual patient, short passing build up in search of the decisive combination. City need to work on these alternative patterns, it will benefit the team significantly...

PS. I know that all the above do not make much sense for some people. Which means they will continue with their unrealistic expectations and their unfair criticism. Towards this kind of ignorance (or trolling) people like me will keep defending the team...
PS2. Once again, this time in a derby at home, City were fucked by the ref. The rules of the game are completely different for City. Fact. Every touch on a Liverpool player is a foul, City players need to bleed so as to earn one. I don't know why Pawson even needed to check the monitor for the penalty, didn't he see the hand ball? While highlight of the match, that throw in incident : Mane kicks the ball inside the pitch to give his teammates time to reorganize, in front of Pawson's eyes. Instead of booking him, the ref volunteers to take the ball out of the pitch himself...
I will never understand the club's strategy towards this situation, witnessed consistently week in week out. Why we have accepted this attitude as normality, it's totally beyond me. I'm sorry, but it affects our psychology, it influences our performance, the team suffers. Yet we remain silent and generous...
 
wolviedinho said:
Yes and not used again. Foden is not Silva no matter how much we want him to be. He does not dictate games like Silva.

The only way to find out is for pep to play him and he has restricted his role to a winger.

Point remains: the team is not functioning in attack without Silva.
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Or Aguero or Jesus
 
WestGorton said:
Should have won. Usual Liverpool blowing out their arse after 25 mins.
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True
With mane and salah they are always a threat though
My only consolation is they will struggle to replace them which ultimately will result in them being shite again
Just not soon enough
 
Glad no mahrez today
Not the time for passengers
Bernado getting back to previous levels
 
In the summer if we have to either buy a forward or a playmaker I hope we choose the latter. A forward will win a game on his own but the playmaker will win us the league.
 
MaineRoadBlue said:
I think the most obvious difference between our style of play and Liverpool's is our actions on turnovers. In short Liverpool always look to exploit any space at speed whilst our mantra is to simply make a pass. It's bloody infuriating and ponderous to watch as by the time we've decided to attack, Liverpool have everyone covering, yet if we lose possession we are often outnumbered as our midfielders look like they are treading water.
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erm
that is what happens in every single game we play v whoever
gone are the days of lightening quick counter attacks
its been like this for 18 months v everyone we play

its almost as if pep thinks its not fare to use that advantage
its so frustrating seeing us drag the ball back to our back 4
from an attcking position
but without fail,we do it time and time again
 
stan bowles said:
Love the free ride being given to KDB. He was rank today - that's not even accounting for his penalty miss. If he's as tired a everyone keeps saying then tell him he can have a month off. Foden and Bernardo (still waiting for him to get up and running this season though) can fill in for him. Nothing excuses a penalty miss at home against your main rivals with the scores level.
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He does need time off. However, I would never ever blame a player for missing a penalty. Shit happens. If you have the balls to stand up and take them, you’re going to miss the odd one.
 
hgblue said:
And Foden isn’t going to fill the gap if he isn’t given the chance. We going to sign someone to play there and shove Foden out wide or leave him on the bench? The kid should be playing and should be playing the Silva role imo.
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We all want it to happen mate. I would love for Phil to take the role on. Why pep is not allowing this to happen is anyone’s guess. If pep does not see him as a silva replacement we need to buy.
 
Pep must be very happy with the result considering he was afraid to go for a win against WHU. This was a fantastic result and we could grab a point.
 
Tb1981 said:
Glad no mahrez today
Not the time for passengers
Bernado getting back to previous levels
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arf
sterling took mahrez's passenger role today
but normal for him considering his record v liverpool
bernardo getting back to his 2018 level ?
its nowhere near what he's capable of
he's been a passenger too for to long
 
Let’s say Pep is staying. He rebuilds the spine. Adding Dias and Ake alongside Laporte, Eddie and Walker/Cancelo. Maybe a left back to come. Next summer we add a world class striker and world class midfielder. Plus the youngsters coming through. Makes us much harder to beat, and adapt to the counter attack. Pep reinvents the tactics. This makes sense to me, missing ingredient is for Pep to sign the contract.
 
Deyna18 said:
No disrespect and nothing personal but absolute bollocks.
No pre season, hardly any end of season breaK, two matches per week plus ridiculous internationals during a worldwide pandemic and empty stadiums. Just don't expect the norm but we will comfortably finish in the top 6 and probably top 2/3.
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Plus ayers with covid and no strikers. We have done well
 
Great first half but the second was ultimately a damp squib. Some okay chances however there was never any real consistency from both teams. I’d say we were better in the first half, you more so in the second. Probably a fair result in the end but it comes to something when you have the two best teams in the land and the main talking point is VAR again. One of the most ridiculous decisions I’ve ever seen but then again Craig Pawson is a fucking shocking ref. Couldn’t find his arse with both hands, absolute tit.
 
blue44 said:
arf
sterling took mahrez's passenger role today
but normal for him considering his record v liverpool
bernardo getting back to his 2018 level ?
its nowhere near what he's capable of
he's been a passenger too for to long
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Difference being this is against a top top side
Mahrez is a passenger against everyone
Sterling passenger fuck off
Not great but fuck me stevie wonder would know more than you
 
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