I have watched it, many times, to capture those frames, and I have posted the one *just* before he attempts the chip to show the pass to Foden (or the sweep pass in to the far post) were very much the easier of the potential options, and far more likely to result in a goal.
I doubt any Blue in the known universe would have been saying "I wonder if a draw would have been a better result as it would keep us focussed" had we actually won the game.
We wouldn't have scored the first goal without Allison saving Sterlings shot though.
How can you "dread" it if it's only caused a goal twice in a few seasons? And that's only if you consider it led directly to a goal.
Wonder if there’s a similar angle for the Raz offside goal somewhere in the sky vaultsA few have claimed that the previous frame I posted showing the options available to Riyad for the potential game-winning chance at the end of the match was misleading, and that he couldn’t actually make the pass to Foden or sweep it in to the far post.
So here is a frame from *just* before he sends it in the stands with lines for what he did (red) and what he could have done (yellow).
I am not sure how anyone could argue that playing Foden in was not the easier of the two options, and mostly certainly an all but certain game winner.
Because it is the best chance the opposition have of winning the ball. And then playing through us.
I didn’t realise how open Foden was, that’s an easy pass. That’s the fucking title right there!What could have been…
Fabinho is slower to than Gareth Barry.
Who’s making excuses you splat. Btw I am East Stand L3, maybe I can buy you a beer or pour one over your head :-)
If you go toe to toe against City, we’ll be the better team, we’ve got to much in our armoury. We struggle against teams that prioritise sitting back but are also effective with their pressing at the right times. See Chelsea three times last season, specifically the final in Porto. Still sit back deep, but also prepared to press our players in key areas to win the ball back high enough making it hard for our players to recover. Klopp will need to change their tactics against Pep as over the last few years, Pep has worked out how to play against him.
Maybe it’s that City are just…better than you?
That's painful to look atI have watched it, many times, to capture those frames, and I have posted the one *just* before he attempts the chip to show the pass to Foden (or the sweep pass in to the far post) were very much the easier of the potential options, and far more likely to result in a goal.
This still frame isn’t really fair on him though, as in the split second that is still to run before he actually kicks the ball, the opening for the pass shuts that little bit more. He was right to shoot but the execution let him down.I have watched it, many times, to capture those frames, and I have posted the one *just* before he attempts the chip to show the pass to Foden (or the sweep pass in to the far post) were very much the easier of the potential options, and far more likely to result in a goal.
Passing to Foden was his best option, slotting it to alissons right was also easier than a chip. That would have been the loudest cheer we’ve heard since May 2012. Ah well, we go on.
Looking at it again, I wonder if Mahrez had VAR in mind and wasn't taking the chance that Phil might be offside.
He still looks off on the earlier frame (if the vertical line does the same).
On balance he took the wrong option. But those freeze frames are often misleading. It’s amazing how quickly defenders close down those gaps. I generally don’t blame attacking players for taking on the shot themselves rather than passing it to a teamate who isn’t clearly open. It was just a poor shot