Liverpool (A) | PL | Post-Match Thread

[HelloCity]

Pep hates them doesnt he?

 

[theres only one carlito]

Agree with everything in your post, but the highlighted part is pretty odd, frankly. Do you really think that there's any player out — or Pep — who is arrogant before going into a match with the dippers? If anything, we give them a bit too much respect. A case in point: Phil and the way he was playing for the whole of the first half. Don't know whether it was his decision or Pep's. Doesn't really matter. It was thoroughly negative. Did he take Milner on even once? This is Phil Foden, the brightest young prospect in English football, arguably, against a has-been.
The game turned on a sixpence. There's the truth. It happens. If Liverpool end up higher than us in the table I'll do a naked streak from the South Stand to the Family Stand in the final match of the season. And nobody wants to see that, believe me…

I’d argue it’s arrogant to change your teams winning tactics and play players out of position. In a game of that magnitude. It’s arrogant to make 1 sub on the 88th minute when it’s clear as day we needed a fresh approach. It’s arrogant not to change the game in game. It’s arrogant to let Liverpool have 3/4 one on ones and numerous 3 against 1 or 2 because we are so fukin lax in our passing, set pieces and decision making up top, thinking we will get away with it, Pep always believes in humility in his teams but I don’t see a humble team at anfield. I see an arrogant team that more often than not fucks up with costly stupid mistakes.

I’m also sick to death of watching City players take shit and pushing and shoving off of the oppo after a decision by the ref without my captain getting over there and fukin sorting it out! Bernardo had that cocky jock pushing him about then salad then Van dick gets involved and Haaland tries to be peacemaker! Where is my captain? Where are the other players? Get in their faces and fukin tell them to fuck off!! We always leave a guy on his own taking shit!

Where’s our fukin metal!

Anfield exposes us, and we never turn up at that ground.

 

[alexmcity]

In hindsight, I think Pep's reasoning behind including Gundogan wasn't irrational per se, but it wasn't justified ultimately. Gundo can play as a false 9 at Anfield, but he is a bit slow to handle the hassle and tussle in midfield. Grealish would have been more useful with his ability to keep the ball in tight spaces and carry it forward. Also, unlike Foden, he would have at least attempted to dribble past Milner, and not only once.

The players made mistakes, from Cancelo to KDB and Haaland, but Pep's choice of Gundo over Grealish was questionable.

 

[Shirley]

Pep hates them doesnt he?

After the bus attack who doesn’t?

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

After the bus attack who doesn’t?

Not only that. But yes, who doesn't?
There are the specific incidents. Then there are the comments, inane comments like “This means more”, “Unleash the crowd on them”, “The Anfield roar” and crap like that. And the general gobbiness of their fanbase. Not all. Of course not all. But too many.

 

[Big Ellens Bell]

Second game in succession result manipulated by VAR. All integrity is lost when officials look for loopholes to justify their decisions.

 

[Otamendi's Beard]

I hate them more by the day. More than yesterday.

We just looked tired, in particular Ake, Akanji, Rodri and Kev, and couldn't find another gear after going 1 nil down.

It's easy to be smart in hindsight, but changes should've been made earlier to add some energy.

 

[Moss Side's Finest]

A modern attacking right back is what the likes of Alaba, Ferland Mendy and Reece James are. Joao, like Trent are false fullbacks.

Either way, the manager knows his strengths (e.g. ridiculous passing ability) and weaknesses (e.g. one on one situations like yesterday) and should make tactical decisions to play to his strengths and avoid his weaknesses. Yesterday the way we set up resulted in numerous exposures of his weaknesses. So either the tactics were wrong or he should have been hooked (which is also the managers decision - not that he's in to subs in big games for some odd reason)

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Why does everyone need a player to blame? If you end up with a modern attacking right back as your last line of defense against a player like Salah then something has gone drastically wrong before that. Tactically we were not at the races yesterday which led to all sorts of breakaway chances for them, that is only the managers fault (as much as I love him and hope he stays forever)

It's easy, mate. It's called a “scapegoat”, and it's as old as the Bible itself.
Agree with every other word in your post.

 

[Petetheblu]

There were lots of mediocre performances and some poor ones. The player I was left the most frustrated by was Foden, up against a 37 year old he never ran at him once. Milner probably couldn’t believe how easy his game was. Cancealo is ok going forward but should never be left as the only defender as he is useless at it. Pep really needs to learn to stop over respecting good teams and trust his usual formation as it normally works.

Ake isn't the RB we need to release Phil. Had Cancelo played LB milner would have been taken apart.

Love Ake, but he's a CB and should have started there with Akanji.