Liverpool Post Match Thread

[cleavers]

There's lots of average players in the Liverpool squad but they fucked us over by playing as a well-drilled team, who could manage quick, accurate passing and clever running.

Once they'd bought the linesman in the first half :)

 

[The perfect fumble]

Classy.

 

[Neville Kneville]

Anyone defending that today, should be subject to a fucking steward's enquiry.

It's the worst use or resources in all the years I've been watching City. We would be complaining about that, if Steve fucking Redmond & Vonk were playing.

It's almost pointless criticising individuals because they never stood a fucking chance.

A rag mate was watching that in the pub with some geezers from overseas who don't follow football. He said to them at half time that City could still win it, as they are the best team in the league. He's right, we are.

The manager chucked the fucking game. We are the best. He is in it for himself, like Mourinho.

His main consideration is himself.

These players can & maybe will win the league. When they do. Sack the ****.

 

[jollylescott]

There's lots of average players in the Liverpool squad but they fucked us over by playing as a well-drilled team, who could manage quick, accurate passing and clever running.

This is it PB. What I look for in a quality manager is the ability to make the whole greater than the sum of the parts. One example of this is Athletico Madrid, who attain success with a bunch of relative no names. Even locally you can see what Ranieri is achieving with Leicester. As far as we are concerned, by any measure we have the best players in the League, yet we seem to be playing as a team of individuals relying upon individual brilliance to achieve success.

Klopp has a bunch of players who, to be honest, are inferior to ours on a player for player basis. That's all well and good but football is a team game and you can see Klopp slowly turning them into a Dortmund. Meanwhile we seem to be erratically relying upon individual brilliance to get over the line.

As fans we should be expecting exactly what you said - quick, accurate passing and clever running. In addition as a minimum high energy off the ball. We were brutally exposed because we didn't do any of those things.

I have to confess I was in the Klopp for City camp when he became available. Watching him perform made me realise he would have been a perfect fit for City. Unfortunately that has passed us by. I can only pray that the Pep master plan comes off, otherwise the decision to bypass Klopp will look, with hindsight, very foolish.

 

[Lichfield blue]

I don't think there is a reason to be panicking. Bad performance? Yes, for sure. However I think this could be just the kick up the arse we need. Dippers outplayed us today. Faster, hungrier, drilled and up for the battle. But we can only get better. What do you want us to do? Run on the pitch like headless chickens or what? We have a style of play and when we click it will all fall back to place. Playing that bad and still 2 points of the top spot? This is no time to panic.

As for sacking Pelle? Now? Why the hell would we do that? To get who exactly as a replacement?

Ancelloti till the end of the season and Pep in the summer.Pellers has lost it!

 

[Bluekiwi]

I have said the same thing in other Post Match Threads - I wish MP would get off his backside and shout instructions THROUGHOUT the game. He should have been prowling his technical area after their first goal; jumping up and down after their second; and waving his arms around after the third. Instead he just sinks further and further into his seat trying to make himself invisible.

 

[Lichfield blue]

He is the answer!

 

[Lichfield blue]

First home game I've missed for a while, because of work and what a game to miss.
I got shown the team sheet beforehand and feared the worst seeing MDM picked before Ottamendi and Yaya protecting him. Who in the right mind sets up like that against a high pressing team. Its so obvious its embarrassing.
He is certainly an enigma our Pellers. He baffles me at times but he always remains calm and doesn't change his beliefs, (to his own detriment). We still remain in a healthy position in all competitions but we have been very fortunate in a number of games and also lucky to get the rub of the green against Borussia M and Seville at home. Our injuries are my biggest worry, how many times have Kompany, Silva and Aguero started together in the last few years? I would guess about 25% in the last 2 seasons. I just hope this serves as another wake up call like United away last season.
I'm sorry but I don't like chopping and changing managers but we need a change at the helm next summer. Its the missing link in our quest to be a dominant force. Pellers is a good manager but not an elite manager. When Klopp left Dortmond I wanted him more so than Guardiola. Guardiola or Carlo has to be a priority this summer.

Great post!

 

[No Ham In Manchester]

I agree we played shit today, but I enjoy finding positives where there seem to be none. Lots of fans (myself included) will wake up and read this forum with a cracking hangover and it will set the tone of their day. Here's what we should take from it blues.
Aguero will score no matter what. We truly have a world class striker on our hands. He wasn't even 100% today and he scored that goal. Wow.
Delph still looks a bargain at 8m. Him and dinho were the best players on the pitch for that last 45.
KDB has shown that when he's on, he's really on. On another day he sets up 3/4 just playing the way he did and he will one day be alongside neymar and bale for the ballondor.
Liverpool will finish 4th (no matter what they say.) Leicester will drop off and united are just getting lucky. It's us and arsenal all the way.
Silva will only improve us. Can't be long till we decide the pain is gone enough and he plays. I'm excited for it.
And lastly. Dinho is the most underrated player in the world, that's all really.
No matter what you feel, fighting for the league, looking to win the COC and qualified for the last 16 of the champions league at the same speed as real fucking Madrid. 10 years ago we wouldn't have dreamed it yet according to half of you it's no where near good enough... Calm down and enjoy our football. There's a reason pep always praises manuel, because he doesn't use this forum ;)

 

[Blueknows]

Any side would miss 3 world class players especially in each area of the pitch ...we WILL still go on to win the leeg