Liverpool - post match thread.

[franksinatra]

Too early to blame Pep because these players have showed the same amount of appetite last season and the season before. Physically they look weak, not prepared to put the hard yards in to close down or take any responsibility.

The 2012 side arguably on paper was much weaker with the likes of Lescott, Johnson, Richards but it was physically imposing, organised and had a number of different options such of how to score goals.

We now have a side of midgets, with only one way of playing and a number of players who, although technically excelkent, are not prepared to fight, challenge to win posession are stop the other side from playing.

 

[capiloton]

pity on Aguero. i can see why he seem frustrated,
lack of service, and no one to play with.
he must be missing Negredo.
City need to play with 2 striker.
now i missed the charming man pellegrini, lol

 

[David White]

Sadly, it was exactly what I expected. Boring, flat, slow, predictable, aimless football. Again. We improved 2nd half but they had 1 shot on target and won the game. One.

I read somewhere recently that the manager doesn't go in the dressing room before the game. This, for me, is the single reason for us being slow starters if true. I also think we need to stop treating games like they're training sessions. We started well today for the first 3/4 minutes and then it went to shit. We can't defend, can't create, won't shoot and lack passion and desire. Time after time it seems as though teams want it more than we do.

Guardiola needs time, however, he's one stubborn bloke, maybe he's earned the right to be, but this is shite. Proper shite.

We need to play quickly. When we do, we score goals, we frighten teams and we can get through them. I could have played in that game today.

Boring.

 

[come-on-barney]

A Happy f@cking New Year!

Let all the fireworks off when we had a shot.

Made me smile that

 

[blue b4 the moon]

If it wasn't us I'd have turned the game off after 15 mins.

Both sides dreadful suppose at least we didn't get 7/8 mins injury time at least that was a blessing.

 

[willipp]

This might be off topic and I never really say this kind of thing, but mancinis side would of pissed that game today. Probably the worst Liverpool performance we will face in years. Pep is struggling big time.

 

[Leto]

Well we were outclassed, outfought and beaten badly, completely out of the game well before full time.
In both league fixtures last year.

This time, with practically the same team and against a Liverpool team in better shape, and despite the shock of an early goal conceded, not so much.

Could do better?
Yes.

But if the team improved half as much over the next year as we already saw today, that will be enough.

Add Gabriel jesus, Sane and younger, fitter full backs and we will see how they cope.

That's how I saw it too. Maybe I'm a daft happy clapper but some of the negative responses in this thread seem over the top to me.

 

[Brendan110_0]

GK is shite.....replace immediately. Jumped sideways on the spot WTF, never saves anything near a post EVER! Striker for Aguero to play off too, maybe Jesus 2 will solve that.

 

[Benarbia’s Backheel]

Poor poor Gabriel Jesus, coming into this club at this time after such a positive year. We're clueless and He's going to be given no help whatsoever.

Txiki and Pep, do us a favour, either give Jesus a platform to build on, so he can become the best, buy the players to make it possible and come up with a plan. Or, just do one and get someone in who will.

 

[malg]

I think the worst thing you can say about us is that we are just boring. We are genuinely dull to watch. We have become the team that Van Gaal was slated by the rags for being. Lots and lots of possession with minimal end product, relying on the odd moments of brilliance from de Bruyne/Mata, Aguero/Rooney, Sterling/Martial, Iheanacho/Rashford to get us 3 points.

I've said this to a mate. We really aren't that good to watch. However, we were bad to watch last season as well. It's a managerial miracle to make us look this boring with the attacking talent we have.