At the moment it's feeling like we can't do anything right. 2 points in 3 games, blanked in front of goal for two games in a row, injuries, players making mental mistakes, consistently bad refereeing (while some of our rivals seem to get all the breaks), even Klopp seems to have lost the plot somewhat. Just a few weeks ago it seemed like no one can get close to us; now suddenly the walls are caving in.
All that said, I think it would be ridiculous to start giving up on the title now. Every team this season has gone through a bad patch: 2 months ago it seemed Pep and City were phoning it in, Ole was on the verge of a sack, while Spurs and Chelsea were flying high... There will be more twists and turns, I'm sure. What's clear, however, is that we need to turn it around and quickly or a title challenge can quickly become a battle for 4th in this unpredictable season.
Perhaps Klopp had a bit more of a long-term thinking in his mind in starting Ox and trying Hendo in defense – trying to see if he can find a creative spark from somewhere. In the end it didn't work, but credit to him for making the correct substitutions to bring in Shaqiri for Ox and to sub off the horribly out-of-form TAA. The United game is suddenly becoming the biggest one of the season and I hope Klopp has some kind of special tactical tweak he is keeping in reserve for that game, because we can't win when we attack so predictably like we've been doing lately.
All that said, I think it would be ridiculous to start giving up on the title now. Every team this season has gone through a bad patch: 2 months ago it seemed Pep and City were phoning it in, Ole was on the verge of a sack, while Spurs and Chelsea were flying high... There will be more twists and turns, I'm sure. What's clear, however, is that we need to turn it around and quickly or a title challenge can quickly become a battle for 4th in this unpredictable season.
Perhaps Klopp had a bit more of a long-term thinking in his mind in starting Ox and trying Hendo in defense – trying to see if he can find a creative spark from somewhere. In the end it didn't work, but credit to him for making the correct substitutions to bring in Shaqiri for Ox and to sub off the horribly out-of-form TAA. The United game is suddenly becoming the biggest one of the season and I hope Klopp has some kind of special tactical tweak he is keeping in reserve for that game, because we can't win when we attack so predictably like we've been doing lately.
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