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Great result, but why did we lose control in the 2nd half again, because we were pressed and forced to punt the ball , (poorly) turning over and coming straight back at us, after their goal, Slop made the fatal error of dropping back to hold on to the lead, stopping the press and allowing us back in the game. Our best 2nd half in recent games was Newcastle away with Trafford in nets, able to have better distribution not having the ball coming straight back at us, if we win the cup final against Arse it will be for this reason.


not sure what the fuck Trafford has to do with the win against Liverpool, Odd post to make after Donna just made one of the saves of the season. And we won btw.
 
not sure what the fuck Trafford has to do with the win against Liverpool, Odd post to make after Donna just made one of the saves of the season. And we won btw.
Look at the picture, no need to press play, that was another one of the best saves of the season, it's my opinion and I'm entitled to it, that Gigi is one of the reasons we lose control when we are pressed this season, the long kicks forward, another is the fact, players are not competing and winning their share of those duels, it is not all down to Gigi.

The problem of 2nd half collapses has to be addressed and fixed, I'm offering a thought about opinion why, and you call it an odd post.
 
Look at the picture, no need to press play, that was another one of the best saves of the season, it's my opinion and I'm entitled to it, that Gigi is one of the reasons we lose control when we are pressed this season, the long kicks forward, another is the fact, players are not competing and winning their share of those duels, it is not all down to Gigi.

The problem of 2nd half collapses has to be addressed and fixed, I'm offering a thought about opinion why, and you call it an odd post.

We played at Spurs and Liverpool with 3 defenders who have barely played under Pep (Khusa, Guehi and RAN), especially together. Both the defence and the midfield (Rodri, O'Reilly, Bernardo) are new, the patterns are not established yet. We have never played before with that defence and that midfield. Yet we won 4 pts at Spurs and Liverpool. In the Treble season we won 0 pts at those grounds.

Also, we won the 2nd halves at Newcastle (cup) and Liverpool...
 
We played at Spurs and Liverpool with 3 defenders who have barely played under Pep (Khusa, Guehi and RAN), especially together. Both the defence and the midfield (Rodri, O'Reilly, Bernardo) are new, the patterns are not established yet. We have never played before with that defence and that midfield. Yet we won 4 pts at Spurs and Liverpool. In the Treble season we won 0 pts at those grounds.

Also, we won the 2nd halves at Newcastle (cup) and Liverpool...
Yes. Rebuilds mean this sort of ‘experimentation’ and inconsistency usually follows. After next summers window, the patterns will get set.
 
Look at the picture, no need to press play, that was another one of the best saves of the season, it's my opinion and I'm entitled to it, that Gigi is one of the reasons we lose control when we are pressed this season, the long kicks forward, another is the fact, players are not competing and winning their share of those duels, it is not all down to Gigi.

The problem of 2nd half collapses has to be addressed and fixed, I'm offering a thought about opinion why, and you call it an odd post.
If Trafford plays we lose that game.
 
Yes. Rebuilds mean this sort of ‘experimentation’ and inconsistency usually follows. After next summers window, the patterns will get set.

Or already in the next months :)

The squad has a lot of energy and depth, which partly compensates for some weaknesses.
 
The second half has been a problem in recent games, notably at Spurs,but not on Sunday. It’s naive to believe that we can play 105 minutes at Anfield and not come under real pressure. What is remarkable is that we were well in control for the first half and when they did press in the second half our lads defended heroically. Yes, Liverpool had chances but so did we. And when we did concede we have to admit it was to an unbelievable goal. And we came back with a vengeance. Our big players really did stand up and be counted: Erling (“Right Erling, what are you made of?….. Ooooh, sugar and spice and all things nice “ - Ali Mann),Bernado, Semenyo, Rodri. And….Donna, with a save of unrivalled excellence. What are the figures for the number of teams who go into the last 10 minutes at Anfield behind but win the match? Excellent resolute performance.
 
The second half has been a problem in recent games, notably at Spurs,but not on Sunday. It’s naive to believe that we can play 105 minutes at Anfield and not come under real pressure. What is remarkable is that we were well in control for the first half and when they did press in the second half our lads defended heroically. Yes, Liverpool had chances but so did we. And when we did concede we have to admit it was to an unbelievable goal. And we came back with a vengeance. Our big players really did stand up and be counted: Erling (“Right Erling, what are you made of?….. Ooooh, sugar and spice and all things nice “ - Ali Mann),Bernado, Semenyo, Rodri. And….Donna, with a save of unrivalled excellence. What are the figures for the number of teams who go into the last 10 minutes at Anfield behind but win the match? Excellent resolute performance.
Spot on! Liverpool rarely do not turn up at home and especially against top teams. They will always have large tranches of the game when they will put pressure on teams with their fans behind them.
 
Hmm. I wonder why. Coffee anyone......:-)
Don't mention coffee to my dog ..... I've just tipped half a cup of it over his tail as i reeled backwards and fell over the coffee table in response to the shock news that John Stones was available to play tonight against Fulham ...... the dog gave me a right dirty look, and has now scarpered off upstairs in disgust to hide under the bed !
 
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Don't mention coffee to my dog ..... I've just tipped half a cup of it over his tail as i reeled backwards and fell over the coffee table in response to the shock news that John Stones was available to play tonight against Fulham ...... the dog gave me a right dirty look, and has now scarpered off upstairs in disgust to hide under the bed !
I hope your dog isn't injured for as long as Jonny Boy x
 
I actually like VAR in principle, but it's the implementation that is so poor.

It takes me 10 seconds to rewind SkyQ to watch it again. They obviously have to check more camera angles, so why not give VAR, say, 60 seconds maximum to come up with a firm decision. If they are undecided after that time, the on-field decision stands.

I agree with the decision over the 3-1 goal yesterday, rule-wise, but they'd have a right to complain had they lost both a goal and a player for the same incident.

In spirit, it was obviously bollocks, though.

But why did he have to go over to the monitor and waste the time, anyway? It wasn't as though he'd missed anything. He should just have pulled it back once Erl complicated matters by fouling Szobozlai. The 'suggestion' to check the monitor is surely when VAR feel that there's something he needs to see?

I haven't researched it but I'm sure that VAR delays grow longer every season.
Outstanding summary, 100% spot on. It's taking away the spirit of the game, decisions or making decisions that nobody even knew about in the first place. If it's to deal with contentious decisions then fine, but the reverse is happening - it's actually creating them. Penalties given where nobody has appealed and nobody has expected one for example, while others are overturned because a shirt wasn't pulled hard enough. It's not solving anything.

The non-goal summed it up. Not one person would have complained had it been given. The foul was tit for tat anyway, the defender knew that and what made it really farcical was that neither player had even touched the ball. In the end we lost a "goal" and they got a player banned for the next match, so nobody wins.
 
We played at Spurs and Liverpool with 3 defenders who have barely played under Pep (Khusa, Guehi and RAN), especially together. Both the defence and the midfield (Rodri, O'Reilly, Bernardo) are new, the patterns are not established yet. We have never played before with that defence and that midfield. Yet we won 4 pts at Spurs and Liverpool. In the Treble season we won 0 pts at those grounds.

Also, we won the 2nd halves at Newcastle (cup) and Liverpool...
Really good post that.
 

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