I thought this up to a couple of weeks ago. Now I really don’t see them being a threat in the latter stages. To be honest I don’t see any as being a threat. And I’m normally/used to being a ‘glass half empty’ blue!
I kind of understand why he picked Mahrez as I think he holds the ball a bit better than Sane but I'd have brought Sane on after an hour rather than 75 minutes. Or maybe I'd have started both Mahrez & Sane and left Sterling on the bench.
Sane does very little defensively compared to Sterling. Had we have started with Sane on the left, I feel we will have struggled down the lhsSane seen as he went on the left instead of sterling
Was intrigued to see how narrow Stones/Ederson/Laporte kept it yesterday. Normally, the two defenders peel out quite wide and stretch the opponent, but yesterday they went to the line and sometimes even stayed within the box to keep it much tighter. Given that they haven't had time to practise doing that in matches, it was a brave and highly accomplished performance,
I never said start with Sane! I would have took Mahrez off, put Sterling on the right, and Sane on the left...neither Sterling or Mahrez were playing that well and not once in the game did they swap wings and have a go at a different full back, which I thought they might have done at least once for five or ten minutesSane does very little defensively compared to Sterling. Had we have started with Sane on the left, I feel we will have struggled down the lhs
I agree neither were playing well but Sterling does track back a lot more willingly than Sane.I never said start with Sane! I would have took Mahrez off, put Sterling on the right, and Sane on the left...neither Sterling or Mahrez were playing that well and not once in the game did they swap wings and have a go at a different full back, which I thought they might have done at least once for five or ten minutes
Yes he doesI agree neither were playing well but Sterling does track back a lot more willingly than Sane.
What was?Lmfao what a load of bollocks
Probably. Im not suggesting we'd have scored. At the time I wrote that, many were under the false impression that Riyahd muscled in on Gabby's penalty.Jesus would probably have missed if that makes you feel any better.
Tell that to Fred Ayre!!!
Klopp has already stated that he'll now find time for his 'fringe' players, but without the League Cup to keep things ticking over, he'll be forced to play them in league games, all the time knowing that one slip could prove very costly. I can thus see him relying ever more on Milner/Henderson et al. and the horse becoming increasingly flogged.
If we'd scored that penalty you could pretty much guarantee that it would all be about how it was a controversial decision. Because we missed, they can be 'gracious' about it.Before the game all the scouse pundits were saying the Dippers had to win this game , now they are saying a draw is a great result because the Dippers were tired , wonder what they would have said if Mahrez sticks the penalty in the back of the net ,something like "its our year next year".
If we'd scored that penalty you could pretty much guarantee that it would all be about how it was a controversial decision. Because we missed, they can be 'gracious' about it.
As soon as the pen was given I thought there's not one city player on the pitch I'd be hugely confident in scoring it. Given the technical ability of each and every player in our squad that's pretty astonishing. Sergio is our regular taker and even he's not particularly good. I reckon ederson would have probably scored it, he's got balls of steel and that's what it's all about because there's not a player in our squad that doesn't have the technical ability to take good pens imo.Well granted I wasn't at the ground but I didn't expect Jesus to take it because he's fluffed multiple penalties for us before. Same reason I knew Dave wouldn't be taking it.
If people expect Mahrez to not take another penalty for us after that then it's odd they expext, or want, Jesus to.