Liverpool FA Cup s/f (N) | Post Match Thread

[the-ecstacy-of-eight]

Keeper had a total 'mare.
First half was very hard to watch.
No game changing subs is just mental.

Come on Chelski

 

[dad1971]

Only good thing to happen today was spuds and Arsenal losing means the rags will see a chance to go back after that 4th spot.
Slim tiny chance but it’s the only positive thing today.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Volume off as soon as that gurning gimp comes on.

BBC and FA have been a disgrace today.

 

[blueste41]

I was sure we would lose the tie having seen what Atletico took out of us so I am honestly delighted that we had them worried for the last 5 minutes.

 

[give it to gordon]

Stones? He was a liability today.

What ?

 

[Hayley Croppers chopper]

We lost, we played poorly and I’m already over it.

No issue with criticism but some of the stuff written in the match day thread is fucking ridiculous.

Win the league again and I’m a happy bunny. The CL will be a bonus but it’s not a competition I’m enamoured with and never will be I suspect.

We do neither, we will be back again next season and the world will still be turning.

The problem with winning the league and not the CL is that the dippers will win it.
Not a good option for me that.

 

[Robinho's Subbuteo]

By the way, Pep’s put so much pressure on himself to win one of the PL or CL after tossing that off today.

I don't think it changes the pressure at all really. He still has to win at least the title and/or the CL. Nothing has changed with that defeat. Least of all the pressure.

 

[SanPellegrini]

I hate to say it, but we really really need to show up in the league and UCL now, and we can’t allow for any more Pep big game disasterclasses like Lyon, Chelsea x 2, today and the other few matches that his tinkering has let us down. From now until the end of the season, best XI only.

We’re staring down the barrel now of a Liverpool trophy haul that could be undeservedly large. They’ve won the League Cup, are in the FA cup final, have an easy route to the UCL final and are just 1 point behind us in the league. That is absolutely sickening that we didn’t show up today.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

They were clinical, we weren't only difference

Yep.
To which I would simply add — and I still think Zak's pretty good as a back-up keeper — they were playing their world-class keeper, we weren't playing ours.
You're anything less than a top-class keeper, you get found out against this lot. You don't against Peterborough and Fulham.

 

[MichaelBBack]

Looking at it in the most positive light I can:

• It was good to see a bit of fight in the second half.
• Well done Jack getting a goal. Might ease some pressure for the big games ahead.
• Ake was pretty damn good again.
• We didn't crumble the way it looked like we were going to.
• Even with a second string side and awful mistakes, we still could've actually done them. - They're good, but they're honestly not that good.
• Salah's crap run continues.
• Chelsea might still turn up and beat them in the final.
• They're laughing now, but if we use this and fire ourselves up, we'll be laughing in May, and that's all that matters.

Also just a note to say obviously Steffen was poor today but I genuinely feel awful for the guy and hope he doesn't take too much crap on social media and all that. He's a really decent bloke by all accounts and I'm sure he'll be kicking himself harder than anyone tonight over what happened.

Let's move on.