Its weird saying this having been 3-0 down at one point but i actually thought over the course of the 90 minutes we were the better footballing side. The first goal is always massive in these games and it obviously went to them by way of an absolutely horrendous decision. Even after a review from VAR that is still not given as a handball......... am i watching the same thing as everyone else?
Anyway the defending for the the second and third was abysmal but i think we can be relatively happy with the way we played and kept the ball given games at Anfield are always frantic. I don't think Liverpool fans or players will have come away from that thinking they are the best team in the league off that evidence.
Onto the next one, 9 points is nothing in November.
Two players made Henderson look like Ronaldo . . . . . . .
True. He looks onside to me.One thing people never account for here is perspective. Look how narrow the width of the line in the grass appears at the top compared to the bottom. So to be accurate, the line does need to be slightly skewed. People always think it has to be parallel to the nearest grass line but that’s plain wrong. In this example it seems skewed the wrong way though if anything, to make him look offside. It’s incredibly tight.
Nothing within the realms of the universe could make Henderson look like Ronaldo.
On the game everyone knows Liverpool's strength is their crossing and sure enough two of their goals came from crosses we failed miserably to prevent. The first goal should have been dealt with better by a number of players but Stones backing off as usual was the main problem followed by Gundogans weak clearance, then no one closing Fabinho down.
Exactly, time to get some youngsters in for prem matches, but Pep won't want to take the risk. Maybe if we slip further behind and he thinks there's no way of catching them, we may see Garcia, Doyle, Foden etc.It's been decided at the start of the season this year the Dippers will win the PL, so i would start planning for next season, blood some youngsters, play Foden and give them genuine time on the pitch i .We have more than enough for top 4 this year and runs at the cups even if we put some youngsters in.
With the players leaving at the end of the season, there is little point in playing them over the next generation.
Stones is not to blame for the first goal. The big mistakes were Walker being in the wrong position and Gundos horrendous clearance.
Liverpool will drop points in games people don't expect them to because they don't play teams off the pitch. If you survive that initial 10 - 20 minute blitz at the start you have every chance of taking points from them a la Aston Villa(almost), even f****** United did it!We have been for season after season. LIverpool are incapable of playing the sort of footy we have won trophies with. The one thing they do possess is the ability to maximise the point haul but, there again, when you have a charmed VAR existence they are getting points added on where VAR chalks ours off!