Liverpool (H) - Post-Match Thread

[City & Blue Brazil]

17 goals down on last season - that is telling on its own

It's no surprise when you consider we hardly ever get more than an odd player in the box.

 

[abu13]

Genuine question but is this exactly what we have been calling for?

How many times have we said we need to tighten up at the back, not only with a new centre half but also with our formation.

We have done so this season but the trade off is that we are nowhere near as attacking and expansive as in the past. Today was typical of a match we could have won or lost 4-2 over the last 3 seasons. I suspect that as we are not firing on all cylinders at present Pep is being a lot more pragmatic. Win our game in hand and we are only 2 points behind the dippers, if we had lost today then best case we would still be 5 points behind.

 

[wolviedinho]

Sterling turns to jelly when playing the scousers. His decision making is why he will never be world class. Mentally he checks out when the scumbag benefit thieving degenerates turn up.

Edit: apologies for the wrong choice of word(pool).

 

[hilts]

Can’t see it tbh mate . Gonna be a long season . Can’t wait to get a pivot midfielder with some pace . Jesus is so frustrating he scores a world class goal then misses an absolute sitter but my issue is with sterling . He should not be in the team because that today us one of the worst performances by a city player I’ve seen .

Wasn't a sitter and all forwards miss chances. He's not had many mins and scored 2 goals. He played very well today.

 

[Benarbia’s Backheel]

Genuine question but is this exactly what we have been calling for?

How many times have we said we need to tighten up at the back, not only with a new centre half but also with our formation.

We have done so this season but the trade off is that we are nowhere near as attacking and expansive as in the past. Today was typical of a match we could have won or lost 4-2 over the last 3 seasons. I suspect that as we are not firing on all cylinders at present Pep is being a lot more pragmatic. Win our game in hand and we are only 2 points behind the dippers, if we had lost today then best case we would still be 5 points behind.

Nah

 

[Groke]

That strike from John McGinn for villa now - wish Sterling would hit it like that occasionally

 

[SilvaisSkyBlue]

That’s myopic. The missed penalty was one fleeting moment in a match that Pep couldn’t control. But the rest of the match is heavily influenced by his decision making pre and during the match. If Pep performed better the penalty miss could have been a total irrelevance to the result. By saying what you are saying, you are implying the entire match is set in stone, managers might as well not be there. That’s absurd.

You calling another poster absurd, féck me, you post the exact same shíte in every match day thread, does not matter if we win or lose, the only difference is you post more when we are losing, when we won every domestic trophy you posted the same absolute ‘absurd’ shít.

City controlled the match from the first twenty minutes onwards, we missed a penalty and missed other chances to win the game, it happens, our form is not where it should be, but please do carry on posting your boring inane same shít every week.

 

[mccity]

Another positive thing. We didn't lose after conceding first in a big game. Given our history that's a big deal.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Pep wanting 5 subs again. He made 1.

we could have unlimited subs and Foden would still come on in the 93 minute, if he’s lucky.

 

[domalino]

Sterling turns to jelly when playing the scousers. His decision making is why he will never be world class. Mentally he checks out when the pool turn up.

No City fan in the world calls that bunch of twats "the pool".

 

[come-on-barney]

Pep still on about 5 subs :)

 

[wolviedinho]

Positives: defensively we have 100% improved. Cancelo is turning into a tidy player. Going forward we just don’t have it this season.

 

[CC1]

That’s myopic. The missed penalty was one fleeting moment in a match that Pep couldn’t control. But the rest of the match is heavily influenced by his decision making pre and during the match. If Pep performed better the penalty miss could have been a total irrelevance to the result. By saying what you are saying, you are implying the entire match is set in stone, managers might as well not be there. That’s absurd.

You are very wrong but I doubt you’ll ever change

 

[cityblue123]

De bryne was gassed, should have been replaced mid second half. Needed fresh legs!

 

[BlueMoonz1977]

Hold on...pep wanted 5 subs per game

Yet only made one against the dippers ?

 

[come-on-barney]

Micah is right we haven’t replaced David.

 

[Marvin]

The fixtures are crazy for the CL sides. It's already affecting these clubs and we're only a few games in.

On the plus side we do seem to have improved a lot defensively and I think the goals will naturally return now that Jesus and Aguero are returning.

 

[Rammy Blue]

Hold on...pep wanted 5 subs per game

Yet only made one against the dippers ?

Exactly. Guy has lost the plot.

 

[oddfellows]

Opportunity missed.

Its evident that certain players need a rest.

At times it’s like watching paint dry.

Totally different proposition when we move the ball quicker, we need to be more direct and create more one on one scenarios, too many times we go backwards allowing teams to get numbers behind the ball.

 

[domalino]

Pep wanting 5 subs again. He made 1.

we could have unlimited subs and Foden would still come on in the 93 minute, if he’s lucky.

Have you and the rest of the brains trust not considered that Pep is reluctant to use more substitutions because he knows there's 50% more injuries this season and most have happened towards the end of games?

Its not hard to work out. He doesn't want to get exposed and get left with 10 men.


When he had 5 subs he usually used them.