Liverpool (H) Post Match Thread

[Bill Walker]

Shrines would have been observed last night and sacrifices made to the Anfield gods, the painters will continue to airbrush the shiniest battle bus in preparation for the ceremony announcing the greatest team since 2014 to nearly win the league.

Serial Bottlers mate, when it counts they fuck it up, Klopps Flops are fucking hilarious

 

[OB1]

Magnificent.

The crowd.

The team.

The manager.

The intensity.

 

[TFC]

Its always a great read on there after they lose.

The thing about them is that Klopp must know how quickly they will turn on him if he doesn't win the league this season, it happened to Rogers. They lap it all up but when it goes wrong there it goes wrong very quickly. Similar thing happened to Klopp at Dortmund at the end, once the shine had gone from the early success, it went wrong in a big way. At Liverpool, they didn't even get that initial success phase.

Its going to be great when it happens again.

Unfortunately, when he does go, I think they'll land on their feet. Mourinho is free.

 

[Marvin]

At the game I wondered how on earth Aguero managed to beat Alisson on the post but the shot was savage. Lovren more to blame. That was vintage Aguero though and reward for relentless attacking by a whole series of City players.

The Sane goal though is a thing of beauty. Great run by Sterling and measured pass but Sane still had so much still to do. He could not have placed it better.

I was one of the City fans who thought we'd probably lose this game. There was huge pressure on City and we handled it magnificently. Huge heart from the players particularly Fernandinho, Bernardo and Sterling.

 

[Blue Smarties]

I can't say I've ever turned to VICE for my post-game reports, but this cropped up on my Twitter feed so I thought I'd leave it here.

https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/neppew/last-nights-barclays-showdown-managed-to-warp-time-itself

Given that most people have spent the last fortnight stumbling around in a haze asking each other what day it is, there was a reassuringly transgressive frisson to the way one of the most intense English football matches in living memory was able to break out on a Thursday, how an evening usually attuned to the dank traipse of the Europa League was hijacked for the night, like The One Showoverrun with a Gabba raver flashmob.

 

[OB1]

At the game I wondered how on earth Aguero managed to beat Alisson on the post but the shot was savage. Lovren more to blame. That was vintage Aguero though and reward for relentless attacking by a whole series of City players.

The Sane goal though is a thing of beauty. Great run by Sterling and measured pass but Sane still had so much still to do. He could not have placed it better.

I was one of the City fans who thought we'd probably lose this game. There was huge pressure on City and we handled it magnificently. Huge heart from the players particularly Fernandinho, Bernardo and Sterling.

Going into the ground last night I wasn't nervous and wasn't overly perturbed when they equalised (although very unhappy with the defending): I felt we would win. Last few minutes were a bit nervy with City failing to keep hold of the ball.

 

[Rochdale Blue]

Quite a turnaround from last season when the general consensus was that Klopp had got 'Pep's measure'. Both home and away this season we've looked a different team against them to my eyes, more determined, far more savvy physically, more disciplined and prepared to match their cynicism with a dose of our own.

in the last four league games we have taken seven points to their four. I wonder what the media make of that, apart from Allison Rudd, who thought we hustled like a small club in a cup game while Liverpool moved around the pitch like imperious champions.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Going into the ground last night I wasn't nervous and wasn't overly perturbed when they equalised (although very unhappy with the defending): I felt we would win. Last few minutes were a bit nervy with City failing to keep hold of the ball.

That last few minutes were very stressful!

Our defending for the goal was once again poor. The players really need to be doing more to stop these crosses coming in.

 

[GeorgeHeslop'sTackle.]

I read this on a LFC forum , did this scouser watch the same game ?



" ......game and perspective regarding this would have been very different if it ended 1-1 . Sane's goal was surely offside, which reminds me to mention that Ref. I couldn't believe what he was upto . Kompany's red, Fernandinho's murderous tackles and Sterling falling over and that Gini Yellow...Is this kindergarten ??"

Sterling falling over?....Talk about pot calling kettle. Every time we had possession, particularly in the first half at 0-0, one or more of victim pools side, particularly if the ball didn’t happen to be anywhere near them, would mysteriously drop to the as if shot by a sniper in a deliberate attempt to get our players booked or sent off to disrupt the play,

 

[mancityvstoke]

I lit a tea light for them