It's f-ing tough to take

[localny]

14 games, 12 wins, one draw and the f-ing result that takes away the title is the one loss. Mind you that offside decision at main road was as culpable.

Our manager makes me feel we can build on this. There's no guarantees the team will deliver at this level again, but the captain and manager certainly will.

But it's very rough that, that one loss is what it took. Thank Christ that gentleman Pellegrini won and not that utter spoiled brat down in London.

Again, the fact we finished second and we are all gutted says it all. We would have snapped the hand off for that last August. Champions league here we come.

 

[C/O]

Should've just put this on facebook with all your other random thoughts.

 

[My_Blood_Bleeds_Red]

Be a man and deal with it.

There's so much more to life than just football.

I, for one, certainly won't waste a single tear or ounce of depression on our 'implosion'.

Yes, we came up short but I'd rather we build strong foundations that will last years than be a one-hit wonder that will probably last only a season or two.

I'd love us to be champions but building the roots are far more important (at least for me) than reaping its instant fruits. I'm aiming for fruits that will last a long time. I want us to build a dynasty, not one-hit wonders like Blackburn and Valencia. Look where are they now.

Let's admit it. We were probably not ready to be champions. It's a generally young and inexperienced team. Having success is one thing, but sustaining it is an entirely totally different story. A whole new ball game by itself. Those who have been involved in building something especially businesses/enterprises would understand this. Our roots may not be strong enough to cope with the new-found success.

Having said that, I do realize that in an ideal world, long-term success is the more favoured approach but if given the chance to win the title, and think/plan later.....i'd probably leap and bite it off your hand.

 

[Red Astaire]

@localny - Champions league here we come baby! Looking forward to the season dvd arriving as well. But yes - I'm hurting big time as well. Ah well. Next season is gonna be great. 🙂

 

[RolandG]

Lets go win the CL now. That will be great consolation

 

[localny]

Be a man and deal with it.

There's so much more to life than just football.

I, for one, certainly won't waste a single tear or ounce of depression on our 'implosion'.

Yes, we came up short but I'd rather we build strong foundations that will last years than be a one-hit wonder that will probably last only a season or two.

I'd love us to be champions but building the roots are far more important (at least for me) than reaping its instant fruits. I'm aiming for fruits that will last a long time. I want us to build a dynasty, not one-hit wonders like Blackburn and Valencia. Look where are they now.

Let's admit it. We were probably not ready to be champions. It's a generally young and inexperienced team. Having success is one thing, but sustaining it is an entirely totally different story. A whole new ball game by itself. Those who have been involved in building something especially businesses/enterprises would understand this. Our roots may not be strong enough to cope with the new-found success.

Having said that, I do realize that in an ideal world, long-term success is the more favoured approach but if given the chance to win the title, and think/plan later.....i'd probably leap and bite it off your hand.

Mate, with two kids of of course, I know it's not the most important.

It's tough to take because in other years a record like this on the run in would guarantee you a title, this is why it's a tough shout. The media will be out to do an AVB on Brendan next year, so I am hoping this is sustainable for us. I don't think we should dismantle the team by offloading all the unwanted at once.

We didn't have an implosion, jeepers, we had an amazing run, and were human for a game or two. Who would shed a tear
Anyways!

 

[localny]

@localny - Champions league here we come baby! Looking forward to the season dvd arriving as well. But yes - I'm hurting big time as well. Ah well. Next season is gonna be great. 🙂

Won't be watching this season for a while, now, I know the ending 🙂 - two frigging points. Tough to take!!!!

 

[localny]

Should've just put this on facebook with all your other random thoughts.

Ha, good one.

 

[RolandG]

Lads, look on the bright side. Last season we finished so far behind Utd I thought that we were in The Championship. This season we turned the tables on them, scored 101 goals, played free flowing attacking football like the Liverpool of old, are EPL runners-up in spite of the small squad.

We confounded all critics and swept the opposition aside in great style. The new stadium renovations will boost income, boss youth players coming through, core players have signed contract extensions, BR (LMA MOTY) signing a new contract, more sponsorships on board........ Fuck me its a great time to be a Liverpool supporter.

We're on the march to glory lads.......heads up!

 

[gkmacca]

We didn't have an implosion, jeepers, we had an amazing run, and were human for a game or two. Who would shed a tear
Anyways!

Possibly, but then a boxer with a glass jaw could have a great eleven rounds and then get knocked out in the twelfth. It's a free country but I think it's a mistake to excuse the nature of the last few performances. If it had been the mancs people on here would be shrieking with laughter at how they'd bottled it.

 

[Farkmaster]

I think that's a decent analogy, but we were in the position we were in because we are swinging Haymakers right in the pocket. That's what got us there. We don't have the tools to do anything else. If that's still the case next season, and we gamble rather than manage the game, the Arsenal comparison is valid. Not now.

 

[localny]

Macca, It's easy, the Chelsea game was down to a simple mistake, and an in ability of a coach to get past his mentors parked bus. Palace was an aberration because we were going for a cricket score.

To suggest we bottled it is to ignore all the great games where we showed great character, and fortitude. I don't need to name them, do I? And if any ignore them. It'd make me a lazy journo.

We lost the final sprint because we'd run a marathon the day before. City won because they had more people pedaling their tandem. Our bike unfortunately was a unicycle.

 

[gkmacca]

Macca, It's easy, the Chelsea game was down to a simple mistake, and an in ability of a coach to get past his mentors parked bus. Palace was an aberration because we were going for a cricket score.

To suggest we bottled it is to ignore all the great games where we showed great character, and fortitude. I don't need to name them, do I? And if any ignore them. It'd make me a lazy journo.

I'm afraid I just disagree. The big games when you simply can't afford to bottle it are at the end.

 

[cloggypop]

We lost it at Hull as much as anywhere else

 

[Molbystwin]

 

[gkmacca]

City, the mancs, Chelski - all in the past have cocked it up during a season, but when it's come to the run in they've been absolutely ruthless. You just have to be like that. It's no good pointing to a great game in February or March or whatever. The winners get ice in their veins when it counts. That Palace match was horrendous as far as I'm concerned. If we ever get close to winning anything next season I'll be haunted by the thought of that. There was naked fear on show.

 

[Molbystwin]

City, the mancs, Chelski - all in the past have cocked it up during a season, but when it's come to the run in they've been absolutely ruthless. You just have to be like that. It's no good pointing to a great game in February or March or whatever. The winners get ice in their veins when it counts. That Palace match was horrendous as far as I'm concerned. If we ever get close to winning anything next season I'll be haunted by the thought of that. There was naked fear on show.

For me I reckon we got it wrong in the Chelsea game, we knew a point was enough and also knew that Chelsea needed to attack to stay in it.... we should have called there bluff... Gerrard being last man on the halfway line was as big a mistake as the slip itself. After that the wind was out of our sails and City were buoyed...

That was it for me. We lacked a little bit of patience, we got over excited and paid the biggest price possible.

On the bright side there were some very valuable lessons in our bitter end, IF we can push again next season we will have benefitted from it im sure.

 

[Molbystwin]

In fact i'll go as far as to say we will fucking win it next year and it will be sweet as fuck.

 

[gkmacca]

Personally I don't think goal difference should be considered at all as far as positions are concerned. Teams should be rewarded for winning games, whether it's by 5-4 or 1-0, and it's a bit sad if the former is punished for not being so cautious.

 

[Asbo]

No team has ever won 14 games on the trot in the same season, we came from this:

Arsenal 55
Man City 53
Chelsea 53
Liverpool 47
Everton 45
Spurs 44
Man United 40


In February to within a breath of winning the League.

What we did was fantastic, and I am proud as fuck for one.

This team was young, now it's young and fearless.

Roll on next Season!

 

[gkmacca]

Well, not fearless.

 

[Asbo]

Who are we scared of?

 

[gkmacca]

Who are we scared of?

Tony Pulis by the look of it. Shouty Palace fans. Palace players with a bit of pace. Must-win away games. That sort of thing.

 

[tony]

City, the mancs, Chelski - all in the past have cocked it up during a season, but when it's come to the run in they've been absolutely ruthless. You just have to be like that. It's no good pointing to a great game in February or March or whatever. The winners get ice in their veins when it counts. That Palace match was horrendous as far as I'm concerned. If we ever get close to winning anything next season I'll be haunted by the thought of that. There was naked fear on show.

Come on naked fear is a bit much - more like tactical suicide, especially on the second goal. Only leaving two players back with Sakho and Skirtel up for the corner. And then the substition, basically things Rodgers should have been on top of. Lack of energy during the end of games has been an issue for two seasons so something has been wrong with the conditioning there too.

However Chelski and ManCity lost in the run in too so you cannot say they were that ruthless. To expect any side to win 13/14 on the trot is stetching things imho

 

[localny]

City, the mancs, Chelski - all in the past have cocked it up during a season, but when it's come to the run in they've been absolutely ruthless. You just have to be like that. It's no good pointing to a great game in February or March or whatever. The winners get ice in their veins when it counts. That Palace match was horrendous as far as I'm concerned. If we ever get close to winning anything next season I'll be haunted by the thought of that. There was naked fear on show.

City cocked up a few results a week or so before we did. I think you are being harder on your own people than other teams. We had our bad result a week or so later. I'm not sure how an insightful bloke like yourself can take a game where we were going for an all out attack, let's score a ton of goals type performance as evidence of systematic problems. It's clearly a once a season type situation.

If you want ice in your veins, look at the Fulham game, united game away, Everton games, Norwich game, even the city game where's we came back.

Rodgers was naive to play for a win against Chelsea just because that's our philosophy, that's why I agree with Molby here. We had it in our hands with a draw, and palace would have been a different game.

Cheers

 

[gkmacca]

Come on naked fear is a bit much - more like tactical suicide, especially on the second goal.

I don't think so. Conceding goals in certain situations, fine, but some of those players absolutely lost it.

 

[localny]

Tony Pulis by the look of it. Shouty Palace fans. Palace players with a bit of pace. Must-win away games. That sort of thing.

Too hard on your own people. Had we not sought gd, it'd have been a different game.

 

[gkmacca]

Yes, it would have been, but I've never seen a Liverpool lose composure as badly as that. Never.

 

[localny]

Yes, it would have been, but I've never seen a Liverpool lose composure as badly as that. Never.

I've also not seen a Liverpool team put together a winning end of season stretch like that in a long time!

 

[gkmacca]

With respect, seeing as we won nothing, I'll stick with my emphasis as the more pertinent. I'm not trying to wind you up though, it's just how I feel.