Liverpool Thread | 2025/26

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To me, it was the manner of their defeat that was most telling. They didn't play like a team (they haven't actually played like a team, a cohesive unit,this season). Naturally that is the new signings not quite gelling with their teammates. But that is something they should have accounted for when flashing the cash. That in itself seemed a bit 'raggish' in that it was just 'he's-a-good-player-buy-him,' no thought as to how to construct the team and get them playing together as a unit, just 'get-some-new-signings.'
The dippers yesterday were a team in total disarray. It seemed like nobody had any thought about what they were supposed to be doing and why, whatever Slot had told them in the changing room they had apparently forgotten by the time they kicked off.
I think it was Danny Murphy who made a good point about Bradley being asked to do too much, as if he had to be in two place at the same time. He was run ragged all afternoon.
Under Bingo they had a team that worked with one another: they had a gameplan (such as it was, basic but effectual). Yesterday was a big game in anyone's eyes, regardless of league position you wanted to win, you wanted the bragging rights - somebody must have forgotten to tell the dippers that because none of it was evident judging by their performance yesterday.
 
To a degree under Klopp, they hid behind this belief that they were an underdog to ourselves. Always chasing and having us to aim for.
That summer splurge means they are now the target, they have no hiding place, no excuse about spending..etc and it seriously ramped up the pressure on them. Pressure which they've failed to deal with so far
 
M18CTID said:
Tried to do a bit of digging to see if any team has won the English league title after losing 5 of their first 11 games. Weird that in today’s day and age that certain stats like that can’t be processed by AI or whatever. What I do remember is that when we lost 4 of our first 11 under Pellegrini in 2013/14 and went on to win the league, I think the last team to lose that many in the first 11 and go on to win the league was us in 1967/68. Anyway, turns out that we lost 5 of our first 11 in 67/68, not 4 (W5 D1 L5) so I suppose Liverpool are not quite out of it yet. Surely that game today has put a further dent in their confidence though.
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I find AI absolutely useless when it comes to football stuff, and I'm not really sure why. Especially the stats stuff.
 
KentBlue said:
To me, it was the manner of their defeat that was most telling. They didn't play like a team (they haven't actually played like a team, a cohesive unit,this season). Naturally that is the new signings not quite gelling with their teammates. But that is something they should have accounted for when flashing the cash. That in itself seemed a bit 'raggish' in that it was just 'he's-a-good-player-buy-him,' no thought as to how to construct the team and get them playing together as a unit, just 'get-some-new-signings.'
The dippers yesterday were a team in total disarray. It seemed like nobody had any thought about what they were supposed to be doing and why, whatever Slot had told them in the changing room they had apparently forgotten by the time they kicked off.
I think it was Danny Murphy who made a good point about Bradley being asked to do too much, as if he had to be in two place at the same time. He was run ragged all afternoon.
Under Bingo they had a team that worked with one another: they had a gameplan (such as it was, basic but effectual). Yesterday was a big game in anyone's eyes, regardless of league position you wanted to win, you wanted the bragging rights - somebody must have forgotten to tell the dippers that because none of it was evident judging by their performance yesterday.
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Agree with a lot of that but I think a lot of credit goes to us for making them look poor. It's not just down to them not turning up
 
mexico1970 said:
We have an iffy back line?

We have only let 3 more goals in than Arsenal we are solid at the back, I'm sure some of these pundits don't watch the game and I am surprised by this channel because Burley and Nichol are usually very good IMHO.
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And we've only let in 4 goals in 8 league games since Donnarumma signed.
 
roy.or.r said:
Hahaha they are so mad about the offside decision. Can anyone make a compilation of all the referee decisions that went against us when playing these cunts over the years? Off the top of my head, I can think of a few in the 2018 CL game at Ainfield.
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who has time to make a 16hr compilation video ;)
 
tweety said:
After watching their game against Madrid last week you would have thought that they had turned a corner, but they definitely haven't. It also confirms that Madrid are dogshit.
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Let's see when we go there in a few weeks times if they really or dogshit or only can be arsed to turn it on when playing Pep.
 
tweety said:
After watching their game against Madrid last week you would have thought that they had turned a corner, but they definitely haven't. It also confirms that Madrid are dogshit.
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That was horrific from Madrid. Their manager majorly fucked up. They were guilty of doing something ourselves have repeatedly done in recent times, trying to play through the dipper press, especially at Anfield when the easy way is to just bypass it.

Villa were guilty of it too. It's no coincidence the only 2 games they have won in the last 2 months are in games where the opponents play into their high press strategy. Any semi-competent side that plays over it has had great success against them
 
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