Liverpool (A) | PL | Post Match Thread

[Roachy]

Not playing Dias, a treble winning lynch pin, a leader, an organiser, intelligent, great in the air etc.etc. in a game of that magnitude and intensity....??
99.99% of the time Pep is of course bob on and has the trophies and records to prove it - but....
I know he was doing his "so, so proud" of his players act last week. But you do wonder if Dias's omission was collateral damage of him having the audacity to speak out about Tront Simpleton.
We've seen how he doesn't appreciate the input of others - telling no. 2's to sit back down, his face when Delph was saying his piece, the "sit down, nobody talk". What makes him great I guess - but once in a while......
I bet the players felt a bit like "what no Dias?" too.

To be fair mate he's blew a bit hot and cold this season at times. Akanji had a good game as his replacement as well.

 

[failsworthblueboy]

Let's be honest with ourselves.

Based on that performance we were lucky to walk away with a point.

Makes Arsenal at home even more of a must win now.

Not for me mate, if that's how you feel then fine but, we had enough chances to win the game and it took a rare error from Nathan and a bad decision from Eddie for them to score.
When all is said and done I believe we deserved a draw at least in a very competitive game.

 

[tonea2003]

You mention Doku over a tackle but don’t mention Alvarez over 70 mins of misplaced passes etc hmm

Fair point but if doku had given that pen away there was no coming back from it
That was my point
But to be fair to doku he could of also won it when he hit the post

But agree Alvarez was shocking yesterday
Surprised he lasted so long before being hooked

 

[tonea2003]

Not for me mate, if that's how you feel then fine but, we had enough chances to win the game and it took a rare error from Nathan and a bad decision from Eddie for them to score.
When all is said and done I believe we deserved a draw at least in a very competitive game.

Got to be fair mate Diaz was running riot second half and if he had his shooting boots on we would of been dead and buried

 

[Dobsy]

No complaints but yesterday was a wake up call that we are not quite what we were last season. We're competitive but not unstoppable; Liverpool were there for the taking.

Tactically Pep gambled on KDB/Haaland combination on the break, which makes sense as they're our two best attacking players, but they didn't deliver.

KDB sub felt like a changing of the guard to Phil.

Alvarez and Doku are young and will have mental wobbles/weaknesses in their game. Last season we'd have had Grealish, Mahrez or Gundo taking that place. Calmer, more experienced heads.

 

[malkie]

Fair point but if doku had given that pen away there was no coming back from it
That was my point
But to be fair to doku he could of also won it when he hit the post

But agree Alvarez was shocking yesterday
Surprised he lasted so long before being hooked

Fed up of Alvarez being shoehorned in and can we not get a specialist left back ?

 

[Fordyboy46]

I re-watched the game this morning, Rodri was actually immense in the first 25 minutes of the second half, battling it on his own against red swarm when everybody else was turning into jelly in front of him.. Kovacic really made it stable for us after he was on. If Pep hade hooked off Erling instead of Kev, with Doku Alvarez and Foden upfront we might have snatched it. Pep is really doing my head in this season.

Over thought it again

 

[GaudinoMotors]

To be fair mate he's blew a bit hot and cold this season at times. Akanji had a good game as his replacement as well.

Akanji is brilliant - and it's a pity either has to sit out - but for that game - when more than having a good game - the mental side and the influencing and organising of those around and in front of you, the encouraging and cajoling, is imperative - "small margins" to quote the dodgy pharmacist next door. You never know, but I'd have put Dias in.

 

[Blu1]

Every time I see doku challenge it’s a penalty! Amazed it was given

I’m sure all city fans have blanked it from memory & it actually was given & Liverpool won 2-1! lol maybe in another dimension.

That could cost Liverpool the title. Wonderful

Why didn’t doku head it away

 

[tonea2003]

Fed up of Alvarez being shoehorned in and can we not get a specialist left back ?

Obviously erling and Julian are not a pairing
So shoehorning doesn’t work or doesn’t appear to
Jack is a big miss