Liverpool (H) | Post match thread

[brummie blue]

Disappointed we didn't take all 3 points, we missed to many chances, but that's been a season long issue. More annoyingly the goals we conceded weren't because Liverpool were particularly brilliant, but more of our own doing, poor clearance's or mistakes.

Thought Liverpool were lucky to finish the game with 11 players, they should have had at least one red, probably 2.

It's still in our hands and if we show the same desire in the final games we'll be Ok.

 

[Phil1]

Really? After all the chances to stop that goal you start from their goalkeeper?
Sorry pal but that’s fucking mental

It started it. They scored 30 seconds after that. What's mental is coming out 2-1 up in the second half, having kick off and giving them back possession straight away when every man and their dog knew they were gonna come at us. Gifting them the ball was lunacy. Agree there were opportunities to prevent after but no, nothing I said there is mental.

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Football should be about spontaneous fun. VAR is about correcting CLEAR AND OBVIOUS mistakes. It's not remotely clear or obvious whether he was offside. When goals this like are chalked off, it spoils the game completely. I would much rather have goals like this allowed to stand as it's not clear that anyone made a mistake.

I really dislike VAR, it kills any enjoyment of goals being scored.

But “clear and obvious” only applies to subjective calls. Offside decisions are classed as objective, factual decisions and do not fall under the “clear and obvious” errors only rule.

 

[LongsightM13]

It' true what they say , Chorlton has a cultural diverse population :-)

I fight the Mancunian fight against all odds… (insert Phil Collins RIP gif)
Tbf even the rags I’ve known since primary school said we should have battered them

 

[Tolmie scores]

We pulled out righty so. Levy got greedier then he normally is after seeing us pay 100m for Grealish.

Fitting an out and out Striker into our play will be interesting next season, which 1 of the rotating excellent front 6 misses out?

Don't think it will be as straightforward as saying Haaland or whoever scores a bagful for us in our current set up.

We were excellent today but reckon Gundog finishes a couple of those balls across the box, but equally would we have created so many without Raz, Phil and Jesus playing how they did today?

This is what you get with Pep, so many qaulity midfield and forward options and no drop off when rotated,

I love it.

Kane better fit then Haaland. I think pep rightly doesn't trust VAR ( I wonder why?) An out an out CF would be a nightmare for us.. those weird line drawers at Stockley Park would have a field day. At least Kane drops deep and comes onto the ball late..Pep has obsessed about overlaps and under laps..hard to be offside from by line cut backs. Pep knows VAR is there to be 'got at' ! Dark practices indeed.

 

[dobingsdobber]

I have been saying since day one VAR is a guess as to when the ball is played. Look at the picture a football isnt that shape !

If VAR was simply based on the position of player's feet then it would work much better.
I sometimes think the assistant must be a professor of human anatomy.

 

[Don Karleone]

Disappointed we didn't take all 3 points, we missed to many chances, but that's been a season long issue. More annoyingly the goals we conceded weren't because Liverpool were particularly brilliant, but more of our own doing, poor clearance's or mistakes.

Thought Liverpool were lucky to finish the game with 11 players, they should have had at least one red, probably 2.

It's still in our hands and if we show the same desire in the final games we'll be Ok.

Perfectly put

 

[LongsightM13]

It started it. They scored 30 seconds after that. What's mental is coming out 2-1 up in the second half, having kick off and giving them back possession straight away when every man and their dog knew they were gonna come at us. Gifting them the ball was lunacy. Agree there were opportunities to prevent after but no, nothing I said there is mental.

Not having that mate. Stones, Cancelo and and Laporte were asleep and complacent. Nowt to do with Ederson

 

[Blue Bogey]

Epic game and epic performance from the boy’s! Nothing else really needs to be said on that.

Next game.

 

[mike1923]

I knew that submarine shaped ball would come back to haunt us

In that last 10 mins I’m thinking if these lot pinch a late winner how would that affect us for the game on Wednesday/Saturday and the rest of the season.
Never felt comfortable at all today.

well they didn’t and now that can worry about us

 

[Phil1]

Not having that mate. Stones, Cancelo and and Laporte were asleep and complacent. Nowt to do with Ederson

You don't have to have it mate, but you've surely got to acknowledge it was a stupid kick off to a second half we knew they were gonna come at us.

 

[brummie blue]

Kane better fit then Haaland. I think pep rightly doesn't trust VAR ( I wonder why?) An out an out CF would be a nightmare for us.. those weird line drawers at Stockley Park would have a field day. At least Kane drops deep and comes onto the ball late..Pep has obsessed about overlaps and under laps..hard to be offside from by line cut backs. Pep knows VAR is there to be 'got at' ! Dark practices indeed.

Would like to think Kane get's up from his armchair after watching the game today, and thinks I could be on the verge of winning three trophies this season if I'd only pushed for a move instead of being a wimp.

 

[BerkshireBlue]

Not having that mate. Stones, Cancelo and and Laporte were asleep and complacent. Nowt to do with Ederson

it set the tone, and that tone was a weak one. Terrible start to the second half when we should be keeping ball for a few minutes

 

[Half Time Draw]

Just needs to slide this to Foden
I know I’m only saying because he missed but we all know it.

 

[Dobsy]

all I’m thinking after that is Spurs are going to do them. Kane and Son are good for 3 goals against that. More confident now than before.

Agreed. In the form they're in, motivated to secure 4th, and with Conte pulling the strings, I wouldn't want to face them.

 

[StrutterBlue]

Agreed. In the form they're in, motivated to secure 4th, and with Conte pulling the strings, I wouldn't want to face them.

Well they took 3 points off us last month

 

[wolfie1988]

I've never seen us go straight back to the goalie from kick off until today. Twice.

Strange and it ceded possession at the start of the 2nd half which ultimately meant the ball was in the back of our net 30 seconds later.

 

[pudge]

At least going into the semi final the players know they can do 'em

 

[Beswick Prize Band]

Before today, I thought the next three games being 2 draws and a win would be okay ,but gutted we "only" got a draw.We deserved an emphatic win.The only consolation is ,we showed we are the best team in England by a country mile,no matter what happens from now on.We demonstrated how to beat the Dippers ,as with any justice, would have been the result today , perhaps others will try to copy us as they do against us, knowing the parked bus is their best chance .

 

[Keepingthefaithsince1976]

If the ref didn't want to send anyone off then he isn't fit to referee.
The dippers should have had at least one player sent off if he had stuck to the letter of the law!

I think the letter of the law is more about referee and var interpretation in the modern game.