Bodo/Glimt (A) | CL | Post Match Thread

[Gordyola]

O'Reilly's job was to provide width on the left, and RAN on the right.

There were no wingers, and Bernardo, Gonalez was out. I didn't expect RAN on the right but I am not that critical of it. I can see what Pep was trying to do.

Just accept the defeat. We started very weakly playing keep ball instead of going for the throat. We all know why we lost but thankfully very few blues are going to blame young players. They need more chances to put this right.

I will blame Pep when I think he is to blame but at the moment I think the team if fragile due to injuries / form. I don't blame Pep.

Ok I get what you mean and thought RAN started ok but I feel that in a “crisis” it’s better to stick as Delph say to basics round pegs round holes

 

[chaddblue]

throwing away lead in Monaco not great but ok also recall ref was woeful in that.
losing Leverkusen at home was brutal shit especially this Leverkusen got ripped apart manager, top players etc all left.
we kind of made enough to steady the ship with beating Real away which was a close game and could have been draw too but nice result. all we had to do to get 4 points from Bodo and Galata and still finish in top4 if the table imo but very least top6.

a draw vs Galata now will not get us top8 and the advantages that come with top8.

fucking Arteta tho wins 7 of 7 CL games so far (including PSG at home, Inter away, Atletico home) and looking at being home for 2nd legs all in 1/16, QF and semis too if they get that far which is huge advantage and of course not playing the dreaded extra two playoff game in February.
last thing we need are those extra games with Carabao, FA games and PL games for us there

lets hope Galata doesnt win tomorrow as then they have 12 points and a win at Etihad puts them ahead of us and gives them something more to fight for.

We’re going out. Accept it now to avoid disappointment

 

[Xhavenjoe]

one of our wide players is at Everton.

And he is crocked now and out for a long time

 

[dadnlad]

Yeah you cant expect to compete with a world class Norwegian team not many have heard of with virgin Premier league players like

Donna Nouri Lewis rodri rudy foden OReilly Cherki Haaland.

Would love to compare salaries and transfer fees between the two teams. Oh Current record transfer fee 880k.

Accept the truth it was embarrassing.

Are you Ian Darke ?

 

[BolinCell]

Early exit wouldn’t be a bad thing in all honesty

drop out of CL early could be a good thing. Then someone at the top might put their foot down and stop the rot before it becomes unmendable.

 

[Bill Walker]

These losses for me are a result of the team being decimated with injuries, at the same time as us being in four competitions, some of our leading players sre absolutely knackered.
You can see it.
The United game came at a bad time after a very difficult trip to Newcastle in the league cup, where as the United players had just been on a Big break so they were fresh.... I think being in four competitions is taking its toll and we are losing games we would normally win.
Players are not able to recover between games it's getting ridiculous.
I'm not blaming anybody, least of all Pep.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

a draw vs Galata now will not get us top8 and the advantages that come with top8.

A win against Galatasaray may not get us to 8

 

[Gordyola]

Glad it’s not just me who has noticed the ‘fake’ press especially by Foden.

Haaland taught him that, the number of times Erling runs to as part of a press then slows down at last minute is criminal, pressing has to be a team effort one man press doesn’t work

 

[Xhavenjoe]

drop out of CL early could be a good thing. Then someone at the top might put their foot down and stop the rot before it becomes unmendable.

We can't drop out early now. We are guaranteed another 3 games

 

[Fordyboy46]

We’re going out. Accept it now to avoid disappointment

Yeah, last 16 again and going no further

 

[Gordyola]

These losses for me are a result of the team being decimated with injuries, at the same time as us being in four competitions, some of our leading players sre absolutely knackered.
You can see it.
The United game came at a bad time after a very difficult trip to Newcastle in the league cup, where is the United players had just been on a Big break so they were fresh.... I think being in four competitions is taking its toll and we are losing games we would normally win.
Players are not able to recover between games it's getting ridiculous.
I'm not blaming anybody, least of all Pep.

Club world cup didn’t help neither We should have ditched the league cup or only played EDS

 

[Gordyola]

drop out of CL early could be a good thing. Then someone at the top might put their foot down and stop the rot before it becomes unmendable.

Rot? Were you saying that prior to Saturday?

 

[hilts]

Are you Ian Darke ?

The boxing commentator? I prefer not to out myself at this present time :-)

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Yeah, last 16 again and going no further

We didn't get to the last 16 last season and probably won't this season unless we get an easy game in the 9 - 24 play offs round.

 

[jrb]

Ljinders I fully expected to see a real upturn in our pressing game and fitness levels as that is what Liverpool excelled at. Sadly it’s not materialised.

He’s not Pep.

Pep wants the slow, sideways, backwards, passing football.

If you want the Klopp and Ljinders football, it needs to be full metal football.

 

[Eaststander1]

A win against Galatasaray may not get us to 8

We've got to put every effort into getting it though Joe , because one thing's for sure, a loss definitely wouldn't !

 

[Tolmie scores]

Add bernardo to the fake press

We shouldn't be pressing..sht attitude and fitness from players in our team for a decent press..so... drop quickly.. get ten behind ball on our own box.. somehow crowd oppo to win ball back.. hoof it up for Haaland foot race 1 v 1 goal 73% of time = simple

 

[Xhavenjoe]

These losses for me are a result of the team being decimated with injuries, at the same time as us being in four competitions, some of our leading players sre absolutely knackered.

We didn't help ourselves by going into the season with Kovacic, Stones and Ake like the walking dead and unsure of Bobb and Rodri's recovery time

 

[East Level 2]

Just put us out of our misery and get knocked out. We’ve got absolutely zero chance of winning it so save us more humiliation, time and money .. and just fuck it off

But each game makes the club money and they worship this bloody tournament.
I was delighted in Istanbul and pissed off in Porto but I'd always prioritise the Premier League, certainly having won the CL.

 

[Damanino]

A win against Galatasaray may not get us to 8

sadly true. this is bad given Aston Villa could do top8 last season, and Tottneham looking to do it this season, but City cannot maybe? very odd.

City was the main victim in CL last year of the playoff round, we should have learnt the lesson the most to avoid that fucking playoff round if we can but 0 points from Leverkusen and Bodo is unexpected big time.