Liverpool (A) Post Match Thread.

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LHarper said:
Liverpool were excellent and deserved their win. Our willingness (some might say stubbornness) to continue with Pep's playing philosophy even when we were 4-1 down almost got us an unlikely draw.

If both teams get through to the QF of the Champions League I certainly wouldn't want to draw Liverpool.
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I would, and beat them 8-nil on aggregate.
 
Gorton_Tubster said:
Liverpool are getting really excited about this win as if it is a watershad moment that they proved they are better if not ten times better than the best team in the premier. What they forget is that they scored 3 goals in a few minutes, didnt play us off the park, we actually made their goals in our mistakes, they got the rub of the green, and still at the end we were doing our usual pushing for a winner/equaliser in the last few minutes and my god Anfield was quiet.

The City comeback (after our errors) was impressive and means we suffered no breaking of our confidence going into the next games (Though would like to see Kompany instead of Stones for the next few games) and we're set to keep on winning.

Had we not come back into that game we would have been on the end of a thrashing, Liverpool would be full of confidence going into the last part of the season, and ours would be shattered.
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This is one very acute assessment. They have not discovered the way to stop City. The dippers did what Burnley did, expect for a fuck up and cling to the lead expecting to survive the blues come back. A no-plan plan indeed.
 
SpionBob said:
I enjoyed the Salah one more though but the best was probably Mane's or maybe the Ox's? Its tough when you got 4 to choose from. Lol.
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Yep, you've got 4 goals to chose from, we've got 8. Now that's tough to chose a favourite.

Think my favourite was Sane's first at the Etihad that sparked a exodus from the YNWAVbest fans in the World(tm).

You had a good nine minutes in a game that was being taken away from you, all started by a clear foul.
Even when you went 4-1 up, you ended up clinging on. We won't be that bad again. You probably won't be that good again.
The gaps isn't 15 points by fluke.

Pep doesn't count the three points vs Liverpool or United as any better than Palace or Stoke.
It's his professionalism and passion that makes him want to win everything.
 
SpionBob said:
I enjoyed the Salah one more though but the best was probably Mane's or maybe the Ox's? Its tough when you got 4 to choose from. Lol.
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Well over the 2 games we have 8 (eight) to choose from and non of ours were results of a foul.
Are you still celebrating closing the gap to 15 (fifteen) points?
 
SpionBob said:
Lol. Good job it wasn't our semi final Champions League tie then. Hopefully we can keep 10 men on the pitch for the whole time.
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Well if you don't have your players kicking our keeper in the face you might ..but you won't get to the semi final.
Or is it your year again
 
Interesting Analysis



Benitez will be aware of having to press us this Saturday .
Also Our forwards may need to track back a little more if the press of the opposition is done as a unit .
Pep will adapt anyway .
 
SpionBob said:
Good goal he scored on Sunday though wasn't it?
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Regardless of whether or not we won or lost, or whether he said it or not, this comment after suggestions of racism is absolutely horrific.

It's ok that he is racist because he scored a good goal for us.

Horrible statement
 
When Liverpool start putting in the effort every match for a full season i may raise an eyebrow. Until then i take it as it is, they had their cup final and a few of us were of the boil. When they cut out the 0-0's at home against your West Broms and such they may have something to crow about but until then i can't say i am arsed about them really. Utd are my main concern and that is not even a concern.

Complacency is our only enemy, it can temper desire and i feel we were guilty of that a bit against Liverpool. Utd and liverpool, spurs etc can do whatever they like, for the next few years at least the ball is in our our half of the court.
 
TCIB said:
When they cut out the 0-0's at home against your West Broms a
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CelesteItis said:
Precisely. The blueprint to stop City is still the same. Wait for blues fuck ups, kindly accept the gift and expect to survive the blues come back.
Dippers were lucky and clinical plus the homer ref as is the S.o.p. at that ground.
No need for distress & moan incessantly.
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Early 1960s - one scouse grandparent tried to have me grow up a Liverpool fan. Failed (albeit I look to them to finish one place below us and take out the likes of Manure.... especially, Arsenal, Spurs and Chelsea etc). About fifteen lads in our street in Chorlton-on-Medlock - some twelve of 'em much older Manure fans who did their best to have me join their gang within a gang. No chance - even at four years old (I have a ridiculously good long term memory) I could see that it looked like much more fun to be a City fan - in a minority - me aged four, another four year old and a five year old. All absolutely true.

As for Sunday, too many players simultaneously having worst games of the season and handing out belated Xmas gifts, Liverpool working harder than in any other game and ruthless finishing that they won't repeat all season. We don't do Row Z clearances these days - Pep wants our defenders (with the ball) to draw attackers towards 'em, take on the opponent, move into the space and pass the ball short (mostly). It takes supreme bottle to play that way and we have to accept that this is risk and reward football - occasionally it'll go wrong. I doubt there's a team in Europe that could have bettered our record this season in our league - even Madrid, Barca and Bayern at their best.

Another five minutes and we get a draw - minimum. Spoilt the week for all of us, but It could be the kick up the arse we need.
 
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HarrytheBlue said:
Early 1960s - one scouse grandparent tried to have me grow up a Liverpool fan. Failed (albeit I look to them to finish one place below us and take out the likes of Manure.... especially, Arsenal, Spurs and Chelsea etc). About fifteen lads in our street in Chorlton-on-Medlock - some twelve of 'em much older Manure fans who did their best to have me join their gang within a gang. No chance - even at four years old (I have a ridiculously good long term memory) I could see that it looked like much more fun to be a City fan - in a minority - me aged four, another four year old and a five year old. All absolutely true.

As for Sunday, too many players simultaneously having worst games of the season and handing out belated Xmas gifts, Liverpool working harder than in any other game and ruthless finishing that they won't repeat all season. We don't do Row Z clearances these days - Pep wants our defenders (with the ball) to draw attackers towards 'em, take on the opponent, move into the space and pass the ball short (mostly). It takes supreme bottle to play that way and we have to accept that this is risk and reward football - occasionally it'll go wrong. I doubt there's a team in Europe that could have bettered our record this season in our league - even Madrid, Barca and Bayern at their best.

Another five minutes and we get a draw - minimum. Spoilt the week for all of us, but It could be the kick up the arse we need.
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Nice reply, very kind of you, Sir.
 
HarrytheBlue said:
Early 1960s - one scouse grandparent tried to have me grow up a Liverpool fan. Failed (albeit I look to them to finish one place below us and take out the likes of Manure.... especially, Arsenal, Spurs and Chelsea etc). About fifteen lads in our street in Chorlton-on-Medlock - some twelve of 'em much older Manure fans who did their best to have me join their gang within a gang. No chance - even at four years old (I have a ridiculously good long term memory) I could see that it looked like much more fun to be a City fan - in a minority - me aged four, another four year old and a five year old. All absolutely true.

As for Sunday, too many players simultaneously having worst games of the season and handing out belated Xmas gifts, Liverpool working harder than in any other game and ruthless finishing that they won't repeat all season. We don't do Row Z clearances these days - Pep wants our defenders (with the ball) to draw attackers towards 'em, take on the opponent, move into the space and pass the ball short (mostly). It takes supreme bottle to play that way and we have to accept that this is risk and reward football - occasionally it'll go wrong. I doubt there's a team in Europe that could have bettered our record this season in our league - even Madrid, Barca and Bayern at their best.

Another five minutes and we get a draw - minimum. Spoilt the week for all of us, but It could be the kick up the arse we need.
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That's true, but the exception has to be when the goalkeeper is 30 yards out of his goal. There is no tactical analysis in the world that can justify passing the ball into midfield.
 
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