I think we needed to be a bit more direct. It seems to me Liverpool allow you to play it around a bit and edge closer with each pass then pounce. I just thought we needed to try longer balls through the middle. Maybe let Ederson launch a few long balls for Gabby to run onto. Short corners? What happened to them? I just think we were poor but Pep didn’t try to change it enough. You could have hooked any player at half time.Pep: "I know the way we play is perfect for Liverpool."
Also Pep: "No, I'm never changing my overall approach to a game."
So the only 2 ways I see us winning vs Liverpool is either they have a poor game, or they get a player sent off, or we get an offside goal incorrectly allowed etc. All depends on random luck rather than what we can do strategically it seems.
Yes, There is following your ethos and own style and there is stubornness to the point of detriment. I see he wants us to bulldoze down this sticking point away in Europe but you do not have to be attack attack attack all game. Like others have said just soak up the Liverpool press for the first 30m. You do that then 90% of teams have a chance against them as they run out of steam, heads drop a bit. Meanwhile we are still fresh mentally and can start our game then with them questioning themselves.Before I start I want to state I am a Pep fan and think he's doing a great job for us, I hope he stays for as long as possible. However this is something that has been on my mind for a while. We have had what I'd consider 4 big away games (Barca, Monaco, Napoli and Liverpool) in Europe under pep and have conceded a staggering 12 goals in those games, an average of 3 goals per game.
At home we are a different animal and haven't lost a big European game at home under him.
We seem to have an approach which doesn't differ from at home and seems to be far too costly against good opposition when we travel away, do you think it would be of benefit to perhaps a slightly more cautious approach away in Europe?
Pep: "I know the way we play is perfect for Liverpool."
Also Pep: "No, I'm never changing my overall approach to a game."
So the only 2 ways I see us winning vs Liverpool is either they have a poor game, or they get a player sent off, or we get an offside goal incorrectly allowed etc. All depends on random luck rather than what we can do strategically it seems.
Precisely. Last season against Barcelona we did this perfectly and quite frankly murdered them.Yes, There is following your ethos and own style and there is stubornness to the point of detriment. I see he wants us to bulldoze down this sticking point away in Europe but you do not have to be attack attack attack all game. Like others have said just soak up the Liverpool press for the first 30m. You do that then 90% of teams have a chance against them as they run out of steam, heads drop a bit. Meanwhile we are still fresh mentally and can start our game then with them questioning themselves.
Doing that imo does not contact Peps style at all.
Well until we can beat some of Europe's best at the high press through passing through their team and eradicating mistakes we will not win the champions leagueWhat if he can't?
its a disastrous record. even before the match last night you just knew it was inevitable.No , I stood last night in the away end thinking livepool wouldn’t stand a chance over two legs against Napoli. Our players freeze at Anfield simple
Well until we can beat some of Europe's best at the high press through passing through their team and eradicating mistakes we will not win the champions league