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

[Jesus H Gabz]

Think people have to accept that Pep really doesn’t like the timing of the fa cup, games in Jan on the back of a busy Xmas schedule and the latter stages around Champions league games, it (quite rightly) becomes less of a priority, especially after winning the domestic treble & getting no plaudits outside the club, there’s a reason he’s won so many league cups & lost several fa cup semis.

 

[applecentral]

Love pep and he is a great manager at league level as his record proves.
He isn’t however an elite manager in the manner of Ferguson of Klopp.
Too many instances of hugely important one off cup games being fucked up either by poor team selection, head scratching tactics, baffling use/non-use of substitutions or a combination of all three.

The true elite managers can get their teams over the line in difficult circumstances and in one off must win games. Often by sheer force of will and personality.

Peps record in these sort of games is pretty woeful.
I almost hope we get knocked out by Real as if we make the final we will be schooled by Klopp again and that doesn’t bear thinking about.

Great manager, super guy, but a long way from elite and we will never ever win the CL with him at the club.

Give your head a Wobble!

 

[Bantamgaz]

To me it was always gonna be tricky today you lot have just come through a brutal quarter final they had the job done a week or so ago ........... I mean had Pep gone out and played his full strength and you ended up picking up a few injury’s I doubt the majority of you lot would have been happy with that ????? That team in my opinion was more than strong enough to beat them and the reason you didn’t was down to basic errors and genuine sloppy play ........... I really pity Watford now

 

[stan bowles]

He very rarely turns up anymore. Fantastic player for us tho and deserves to leave with his head held high. Same goes for the rest.

Anyone can see his level of technical ability lets him and us down at crucial points in games on a regular basis. When you need a sure first touch or instant control he just doesn't have it. He will get goals but even those are becoming a distant memory.

 

[tyqmvko]

Pep in Europe is a different animal. I think Pep also lost to Wigan away from home in the FA Cup?
Mancini for all of his faults would have won it for us by now. I'm convinced of that.

Yeah I fully agree that Pep is definitely not the best in Europe, no where near in fact, but Mancini didn't exactly convince me in Europe either.

 

[paulchapo]

Shove your sympathy were the sun don't shine, we're going champion's league and Premier league

No, my sympathy still goes to people who paid hard earned money and endured horrendous journeys to witness that.

 

[GaudinoMotors]

That time of year when Pep needs taking to one side for his and the teams own good. This team ain't winning anything with his and a large chunk of this forum's, obsessiion with "tiredness" and "resting", instead of form, at a crucial juncture.

 

[lazerblue]

Mancini who lost an FA cup final to Wigan? Loved Roberto but come on mate he's not the level of Pep.

bobby was chucked under the bus by the players that day, i'm not saying i'd rather have him than pep though

 

[chesterbells]

If Mancini had stayed and been backed we would have won it by now.

Lol, oh here we go. I can feel another bout of deja vu coming on all over again …

 

[D'Silva]

How many more FA cup semis are we going to squander in the foreseeable future? Might as well just stick with our forte, the Carabao Cup and let the kids play FA. We really should be doing better in this competition but since we last won, it's been back to back to back underwhelming and half-arsed performances in the semis.