Liverpool (A) Post Match Thread.

Exeter Blue I am here said:
That’s real blue eyed spectacle stuff in my opinion. At best it was finely poised. Personally I thought the dippers were the more dangerous of the two teams, maybe not up to the sending off, but certainly up to the point that Sergio put us ahead
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We had scored one and should have scored from another opportunity. They had had let fly from outside the box on three occasions and had run around a lot. Our passing on the press had been a bit harum scarum but we had found our men with our passing and were getting the ball up the pitch regularly with only our final ball failing to slice them open on more than the two occasions we already had. They were looking at a trashing even before Mane decided to try and put the ball past Ederson who he saw rushing out but failed to appeeciate his speed.
 
Just coming for air after the total downer that is watching Manchester City lose (again) at Anfield: seems it was ever thus. I'm actually proud of the blues yesterday for the way they did not fold completely after that disastrous 10 minute spell, and for the way the players went calmly about their business, kept playing, kept believing and ultimately they kept Anfield quiet for the last 20 minutes whilst becoming 'battle-hardened' in the process.

The game yesterday reminded me most of all of the sickening 4-3 defeat to United in the infamous 'Michael Owen' Derby - that too was one of those results that you just have to take on the chin, but it laid the groundwork for what was to come at Old Trafford. Hopefully having 'walked through the fire' at Anfield yesterday we are now ready and mentally prepared for next time there too ....
 
Exeter Blue I am here said:
That’s real blue eyed spectacle stuff in my opinion. At best it was finely poised. Personally I thought the dippers were the more dangerous of the two teams, maybe not up to the sending off, but certainly up to the point that Sergio put us ahead
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Mane was sent off after Sergio had put us ahead, and as you say we were the more dangerous team after Sergio had scored
 
stonerblue said:
Fucking plastic rags cheering scouse goals and a win that moves them level with utd, wankers. Lost the plot a bit yesterday as i was surrounded by 'em. I pointed out that no proper red would ever cheer a Liverpool goal, and was backed up by, yes you guessed it, a couple of proper united supporters.
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Here in Dublin it was the other way around, utd supporters cheering city on and losing the plot when looked like aguero scored at end
 
On the subject of Raheem, yesterday was tough, in a brutal, hostile atmosphere where its okay to be a contract rebel provided that is you are headed to Anfield (Milner and Van Djike will no doubt testify to that.) The critical thing is that Liverpool fans will never accept any scenario where City have a bigger profile than they - hence why 'United' is supposedly their Derby, when in reality its the games against us which represent their reckoning.

For me, Raheem has no real chance in that fixture because of the way referees tend to not be 'strong' when it matters; last season a Liverpool player went right through Raheem and everyone cheered, including the press: that means that every time he receives the ball he knows the opposition are due a free 'hit' and he has to play with that frame of mind - any response is of course going to be a 'retaliation' that deserves an immediate yellow, as yesterday proved. Ditto the push on Stones, that's another 'free' that you can get at Anfield when the referee is up for it.

The best place to play Raheem would be down the middle where a free 'hit' might potentially be a penalty and might just rein the opposition in a little bit - but out on the wing at Anfield, he's a sitting duck.
 
Something that strikes me is that Pep has been outdone a number of times by Klopp, he is his nemesis, Klopps tactical skill in pressing the opposition is outdoing Peps skill in passing calmly and with purpose out from the back.

Pep needs to adapt to that, not sure how, but blindly sticking to "his style" isnt working in this case and tbh is a bit luddite approach. He needs to find a different way, maybe even play a little defensive :O
 
If I was a pool fan I'd look at that and wouldn't be happy at all, they were very close to throwing away a 3 goal margin and nearly fell apart like they did against arsenal
 
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