Liverpool (A) PL - Post Game

[elbearos]

After Liverpool scored yesterday, I thought we got back into the game, Doku looked lively and although no end product certainly had Liverpool rattled.
I think that’s the best we have played for a while and don’t think long term Liverpool will stay that far ahead.
We make mistakes in games and get punished, unfortunately we don’t punish teams when they slip up like KDB yesterday.
I think over than Ortega, Lewis & Silva, the rest of the team have just come back from injury or carrying knocks.
Onwards and upwards, we can improve & will

Turned Arnold inside out, so much he had to be subbed

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Listening to Peps press conference after the game he hinted that we start now, I wonder if he felt yesterday lose the battle win the war, we never win there and with the squad as it is maybe best to introduce those subs coming back from injury get them minutes for Forest. If you look at who came on if all those could start Wednesday it would be a damn sight better than previous. Also he talked of Grealish in the middle as he did in the last 15 mins, I think going forward he may well be there with Doku on the left.

Doku has to play if fit. Whilst raw he offers something that nobody else does.

 

[The Norfolk Blue]

..and yet we look like we are mid table fodder !
After all one of City’s infamous records was getting relegated the very next season after winning the league 1937/8.
Maybe that’s when when ‘typical City’ was first uttered!!

Mid-table? we only just squeezed past Wolves and Saints (who are in the bottom 3) .... I'm dreading the Cup draw later, as Halifax/Shrewsbury are forever engrained.

17 points to the magical 40 and safety, anything else is a bonus for me this season.

 

[nellyonthewing]

Listening to Peps press conference after the game he hinted that we start now, I wonder if he felt yesterday lose the battle win the war, we never win there and with the squad as it is maybe best to introduce those subs coming back from injury get them minutes for Forest. If you look at who came on if all those could start Wednesday it would be a damn sight better than previous. Also he talked of Grealish in the middle as he did in the last 15 mins, I think going forward he may well be there with Doku on the left.

Plenty on here been urging Pep to play Grealish in the middle for a couple of seasons. If Pep has only just caught on to this idea of trying this it smacks of desperation.

 

[Blue Maverick]

Plenty on here been urging Pep to play Grealish in the middle for a couple of seasons. If Pep has only just caught on to this idea of trying this it smacks of desperation.

Desperate times mate

 

[LeonardoDaVnci]

Rico's was one of the better performances, however sadly one moment involving him summed up ... how do I put this ... 'a lack of conviction' in challenges. So we are boxed in our final third and trying to alleviate the pressure on the defence, Bernie plays a ball down the line to Rico....



From there, Rico looks nailed on to win that ball, but for some reason he did this ...



just jumped in the air, gave the ball to Robertson who set up yet another chance. This was in that first 15 when we were getting pulverized. He wasn't the only one, it's just the first example that I grabbed. When you go there you have go to win 40/60s never mind 50/50s to stand a chance. That section of the dips were on their feet after that and pressure ramped up again...

 

[stonerblue]

Rico's was one of the better performances, however sadly one moment involving him summed up ... how do I put this ... 'a lack of conviction' in challenges. So we are boxed in our final third and trying to alleviate the pressure on the defence, Bernie plays a ball down the line to Rico....

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From there, Rico looks nailed on to win that ball, but for some reason he did this ...

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just jumped in the air, gave the ball to Robertson who set up yet another chance. This was in that first 15 when we were getting pulverized. He wasn't the only one, it's just the first example that I grabbed. When you go there you have go to win 40/60s never mind 50/50s to stand a chance. That section of the dips were on their feet after that and pressure ramped up again...

One of our better players yesterday, put in a real shift.

 

[Roachy]

He’s an exciting player no doubt, Savinho too, they can get you off your seat in anticipation, but there’s very rarely any end product, a decent cross that finds an attacker, or a goal. They’re both young, so hopefully both will improve.

Hopefully. I see Doku a little bit ahead of Savinho, who does well on the ball but not much else atm.

 

[shemnel]

Rico's was one of the better performances, however sadly one moment involving him summed up ... how do I put this ... 'a lack of conviction' in challenges. So we are boxed in our final third and trying to alleviate the pressure on the defence, Bernie plays a ball down the line to Rico....

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From there, Rico looks nailed on to win that ball, but for some reason he did this ...

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just jumped in the air, gave the ball to Robertson who set up yet another chance. This was in that first 15 when we were getting pulverized. He wasn't the only one, it's just the first example that I grabbed. When you go there you have go to win 40/60s never mind 50/50s to stand a chance. That section of the dips were on their feet after that and pressure ramped up again...

i like Rico, he's a young kid who's played himself into the first XI of a very successful team. I think he's a hard worker and gets pushed around every game i see him play due to his size. I don't think ive ever really seen him shirk out of anything? but i grant he's far from a strong player, physically.

So in this case, i'm going to put it down to a very poor choice of action, perhaps he thought the Liverpool player was simply going to try to win a throw-in off him and the action of avoiding it would result in our possession either through Bernie or a goal kick. You might think i'm being generous but i have serious doubts he pussied out (like some posters say), i just think he needs to chalk this off to experience in his young career.

Shame cos it made him look daft :D

 

[Gumzy97]

He’s an exciting player no doubt, Savinho too, they can get you off your seat in anticipation, but there’s very rarely any end product, a decent cross that finds an attacker, or a goal. They’re both young, so hopefully both will improve.

Just got to give Savinho time. He was one of the best talents in La Liga last season. Was up there with Vini Jr and Yamal. A major part of Girona’s push for the title.