Liverpool (A) | PL | Post-Match Thread

[willipp]

Genuinely think next season we should all just meet in a pub on klanfield day, watch re runs of porridge and only fools and horses till 10pm, get pissed, go home and ignore football for a week. We all know the outcome and kid ourselves every year.

 

[madloaf]

Poor old Milner. He ages 20 years after every 10th post.

Ha. Grealish had to play. Had to. Hindsight maybe, but hes in our best 11 right now.

 

[AKA 55 year old teenager]

You told him. Is recess over now?

Yep

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

100% correct. Both play too high up the pitch when they play together then when we lose possession we get exposed on the break.

Bernardo Silva is a MUST playing centrally.

I think it’s more the fact that we don’t have speed b
You need speed to beat them.

 

[Rammy Blue]

Its a mystery what was going on out there. I never heard Pep sayit but the commentator mentioned in interview how Pep stated City had to be conscious of the long ball.

What happened to Cancelo happened to Dias earlier in the match. When you are last man you dont try and get round the player but keep goal side and hold him up.

We tried this on a few occasions basically turning the duel into a 50/50. That is not on Pep those defenders should either have doubled up or defended differently, but instead, and it happened througout the match, they were going to ground, diving in or trying to steal the ball rather than play percentages.

Latter stages of the Champs lge this will be exposed again like it is every year. Defensively the dominance of the side masks the deficiencies at the back but bites us whenever we face a top side.

Yep, we had about 4 players charging back and all Cancelo had to do was stand him up and make him control the ball with back to goal. Schoolboy stuff. Pathetic.

 

[Fat Freddy's Cat]

Oh look, a person who forbids people having an opinion. Of course he deserves criticism, do you think he is immune against it, what are you, 12?
He got his tactics wrong here, and didn’t make any subs until the 88th minute. Who the fuck does that?

Usual negative post. As for being 12? weird !

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

Thiago and Fabinho gets away with a lot of them. The way he tackled Rodri was red card worthy.

It was pretty clear from the replay that he slipped like nearly every other player in that part of the pitch. You could see him say he knew it was a foul. The turf gave way (which I’m sure was overwatered on purpose to give Salah a chance to do exactly what he did). I didn’t think it was a red after seeing the replay. It don’t think it would have mattered much anyhow.

 

[bobmcfc]

Hopefully we bounce back from this because one defeat doesn't define us as a team. Also we will fucking smash them at the etihad and win the league

 

[Goldust]

Obviously watching slightly different games. He’s capable of so much better.

Phil and Bernie were city’s best by a country mile.

 

[Citizen in Pakistan]

Was Grealish hurt ??

Probably emotionally for not being given a chance to run at Milner

 

[Stevieatlasblue]

The Anfield factor strikes again. We move on

 

[WickyWain]

Fuck off Liverpool, that is all.

 

[daztrueblue91]

Did they outplay us? Were they better?
It was an end to end game with both teams playing with different tactics to nullify the other. Both teams scored a goal but one got the win.

They didn’t outplay us but Klopp certainly outsmarted Pep today. I mean that in the sense that his tactical approach paid off and Pep’s didn’t.

Every man and his dog knows that Liverpool play the long ball, fast counter against us. Yet a situation panned out where a long ball put Salah in a one v one position with Cancelo. The whole situation was naive/amateurish play.

In fact, if Liverpool were more clinical they could have put 3 or 4 past us.

 

[cookster]

And can I just say anyone moaning about our disallowed goal needs to give their head a wobble, Fabinho had won the ball and Erling pulled him. It’s 100% a foul.

No way it was a clear and obvious error, especially with a next phase of play.
It's used to manufacture results.

 

[madloaf]

It was pretty clear from the replay that he slipped like nearly every other player in that part of the pitch. You could see him say he knew it was a foul. The turf gave way (which I’m sure was overwatered on purpose to give Salah a chance to do exactly what he did). I didn’t think it was a red after seeing the replay. It don’t think it would have mattered much anyhow.

Yeah. I'm pissed off but that's not close to a red. However, should have been a 2nd yellow i say with no evidence whatsoever :)

 

[EL APACHE TEVEZ]

Probably emotionally for not being given a chance to run at Milner

Mystified why he didn’t Come on

 

[bert38]

I understand that, but fuck me it's an 87 year old right back, the tactics should have revolved around targeting him

I think they did!

 

[come-on-barney]

Foden didn't take him on once, I was so annoyed at that. Their third choice right back, and he made Phil pass back every fucking time

No he didn’t he was under instructions, same shit Jack gets.

 

[hilts]

Please do share your explanation about your analogy about the moon so that I might be better informed.

Its a bright thing in the sky that daft people look at. Clappers seem mesmerised by its mere presence no matter how old they are.

After all its the moon.

 

[JULES]

I have seen us play a lot better and lose, many times, we were not bad at all today, just wasnt our day