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

[alexmcity]

Will take great comfort from Pep teaching the world how to play football if the scousers win the lot. Hopefully he’ll teach his keeper how to play too. Or maybe just not insult the fans who travelled yesterday for an FA Cup semi final with such an under strength side against our biggest (or 2nd) rivals.

You are entitled of your bitterness. The point I was making had nothing to do with your current feelings, though. And if you can't take comfort from experiencing the football and the trophies we've won under Pep, well, I feel for you, but I can't help you.

 

[Bald fraud]

If grealish hits that chance first time early on in the first half it’s a different game!

 

[franksinatra]

What an absolutely shit day that was!

Liverpool took it more seriously than we did. We treated it like a friendly and got what we deserved.

The fans… We didn’t bother selling out, even in the blocks that were available to us, there were empties everywhere. Before everyone comes up with their excuses, I know loads of people who just couldn’t be arsed so the excuses won’t wash with me! People within my group couldn’t fill a minibus (when we’re normally turning people away), a local pub that usually runs a coach couldn’t fill a coach, people who sit around me in the ground who pulled their faces about going when I asked them last Sunday, spoke to others in the free coach on the way down yesterday who said the coach they normally go on wasn’t run because there was no interest.
Liverpool fans filled their end and some in our end.

And why the fuck are our fans so averse to getting to our seats early? Fans still filtering in in their hundreds minutes after kick off, while their end was full minutes before.

Not one ounce of atmosphere came from us. Oh apart from the shameful cunts who booed and shouted comments during the Hillsborough moment of silence. Never felt more embarrassed to be a Blue at that moment. Anyone who has a problem with Liverpool and Heysel, bring that up with LFC and the governing bodies and the media in an email or something, don’t go and fucking boo during a moment of respect for people who died you fucking disrespectful thick cunts! We deserve every bit of criticism coming our way for that.
We weren’t arsed in the stands during the game at all. Liverpool fans were well up for it. That was the best atmosphere from them that I’ve heard from any game we’ve been to Wembley (including any of ours). Their whole end stood up, even in the top tier, they were starting songs off in all areas, we just had a load of people who looked like they didn’t want to be there all sat down contributing fuck all. Fucking embarrassing from our fans! We acted like we had absolutely no ounce of belief that a treble was on the cards for us whatsoever.

The amount of our fans who left early was shit n’all. What’s the point in going all that way if you’re not going to stay to the end? As bad as we were, we very nearly took it to extra time… have some fans never learnt anything from being a City fan and the amount of come backs and late goals we’ve scored?

The team… We started like we couldn’t be arsed. Slow ponderous boring as fuck football by a team who - seemingly just like the fanbase - had absolutely no ounce of belief that a treble was on the cards for us whatsoever. Against a team who were well up for it, who responded to their fans, who looked like they believed that an historic quadruple is on the cards for them.
Okay we grew into the game a bit but let’s be honest they took their foot off the gas at 0-3 and had the rest of their season in mind, and they still looked as likely to make it 1-4 or 2-4 at any point we could have made it 2-3 or 3-3.

Why is it, that players who look good when others are around them, shrink like dying flowers anytime de Bruyne Gundogan Dias etc. aren’t on the pitch? I have never seen Sterling step up in the usual leaders’ absence and drive this team on to anything, it’s about time Foden started doing it as he’s experienced enough now, what a game for Grealish to show us that he’s worth picking for the run-in… they, along with others, were all fucking shit!

Is Pep allergic to making subs? Mahrez was his master stroke was it? He’s been stinking the place out over the last few weeks with meek as fuck performances. Get fucking Delap on, try it, it might have worked.

That was one of my least favourite days ever being a blue! Our fans were shit and some were a disgrace to the club. Our players were woeful for the most part. Manager had a poor day. Fucking wank day out, now I’ve fucked off home.

Yeah I was part of the problem yesterday leaving early which I never do. Totally the wrong attititude but I went to the match resigned to the fact we would make changes, consequently get beat and really I only went out of a sense of loyalty that having had some great days at Wembley I should be there when its not such a great day also.

Frustrating thing is I think if you added a Laporte (Dias now fit again), Ederson and Gundogan (hardly played) to that side it would have been very competitive and I cannot see a reason they could not have played. Bad day all round.

As for the booing, and the stuff you alluded to, It was not noticeable where I was sat but behaviour like that is an absolute disgrace.

 

[Jesus H Gabz]

Feel sorry for Steffen, goal was his fault. Should have got rid. But really, shouldn’t have been in that position.

Can’t play the usual game without Ederson. It didn’t or doesn’t work. No slant on Steffen, he can’t help that he’s not Eddie… that’s up to Pep to figure out. I’m sure he will.

Ake was class again. Really like the guy. Sterling had a poor game and probably should have been hooked earlier.

Gabbys miss/save was frustrating!

What is plainly obvious to me is that the three most important players in the squad and team are Walker, Rodri and Ederson. I don’t mean the best (I mean they’re not shite either ;)) but the most important due to how we play.

Wasn’t a fan of the booing the minutes silence. But where I was sat people were clapping, so I think there was a bit of confusion over that.
Still no excuse. Football is football. And surely we’re better than Leeds fans? That’s the sort of shit they do.

I think it’s far easier to blame the City fans than say it was a bit of a cluster F organisationally. Did some disrespect the silence/applause? (still confused about which one it was) absolutely, did we have late comers singing from the concourse area & into the stadium? Yes, but did 30,000 of our loyal fan base respect it, dam right they did. Half stayed silent & half clapped in complete & utter confusion. The uncomfortable truth is this happened 30 odd years ago, before many in that stadium where even born, and the question has to be asked, how long does football have to remember in this way? For Liverpool I’m sure they will never stop, but for the rest of football, I genuinely feel it’s time to move on, Liverpool should be able to honour the 97 in any way they see fit, yesterday felt like it was too good an opportunity to turn down being close to the anniversary & being an fa cup semi, they would usually mark the occasion at a home match close to the date in front of a couple of thousand away fans (most likely different every season) but asking for silence yesterday was always gonna be a stretch

 

[waspish]

After sleeping on it am not arsed

 

[balotellishaircut]

What was there to "lol" about?




I suppose someone's been on to tell us we're all big girls blouses and still top of the league?
Only a matter of time until we're all spoit too.
Ignore trajectory, form, confidence, unnecessary tinkering, boosting our rivals confidence and replicating last years drop off towards the CL final etc.

I’m not biting, honest :)

 

[Spurs quarter 69]

Rags win today together with defeats for Spurs and Arsenal will put wind in their sails. They would give their fans a huge boost by winning at Anfield fancy they may pull off a surprise. Regardless of the effect on us I hope United stuff them and I never thought I would say that.

 

[Nethermoor]

I think it’s far easier to blame the City fans than say it was a bit of a cluster F organisationally. Did some disrespect the silence/applause? (still confused about which one it was) absolutely, did we have late comers singing from the concourse area & into the stadium? Yes, but did 30,000 of our loyal fan base respect it, dam right they did. Half stayed silent & half clapped in complete & utter confusion. The uncomfortable truth is this happened 30 odd years ago, before many in that stadium where even born, and the question has to be asked, how long does football have to remember in this way? For Liverpool I’m sure they will never stop, but for the rest of football, I genuinely feel it’s time to move on, Liverpool should be able to honour the 97 in any way they see fit, yesterday felt like it was too good an opportunity to turn down being close to the anniversary & being an fa cup semi, they would usually mark the occasion at a home match close to the date in front of a couple of thousand away fans (most likely different every season) but asking for silence yesterday was always gonna be a stretch

Totally get that. Makes sense. There was a lot of confusion as to what was happening.
Some clapping, some silent, some singing.
Next time it should be properly advertised or it shouldn’t happen at all.

 

[Matt Diablo]

Major yank fuk up from pep. Hopefully that is his annual customary whopper out the way

 

[Craig]

You are entitled of your bitterness. The point I was making had nothing to do with your current feelings, though. And if you can't take comfort from experiencing the football and the trophies we've won under Pep, well, I feel for you, but I can't help you.

Bitterness? Is that because I’m annoyed we tossed away an FA Cup semi final again due to team selection? I’ve got nothing to be bitter about, I watched us week in week out in division 2. I’m entitled to be pissed off at 4 changes to the defence and midfield against Liverpool though.

It’s your money it’s your choice but I think even more will choose to miss the next one if the manager can’t be arsed trying to win it. He’ll go full strength in the 3rd round against the Dog and Duck too! The blokes a genius though so don’t question him. Needs a European cup this season to keep the tag over custard teeth.