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Two goalkeeping errors and a great goal from Mane

Should we be worried? Or can we trust Klopp to fix it?

I don't see City dropping Points, but we will see.
 
Not worried no. Salah gets a break and not one where it’s a training camp. More time to get Oxlade-Chamberlain and Joe back.

It’s the business end of the season and results are what matters. I don’t see city winning every game. They needed 2 bad referee decisions to beat a championship side. Their game in hand is a derby.

We’re going to do the double.
 
Aiite! It's these type of wins that matter. We could have fucked that right up and in the past we have. We didn't. This is good.
 
Gomez and the Ox back after the international break right?

Now just gotta pray everyone comes back fit, and Salah comes back mentally refreshed (and checked in to help the team win trophies).

We're good. Today was a big win. 7 more finals in the league to go.
 
It was always gonna be tough after the CL win away to Bayern. Great 3 points, and thats all that matters.
 
Mo might not be totally on his game but he is still putting it in for the team.

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Mo might not be totally on his game but he is still putting it in for the team.

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I remember watching that bit and thinking how ace it was to see Lallana and Mo get back like that before the defenders.
And also that Babel intentionally didnt play the easy pass across when he could have to not put a team mate in......because hes a fucking legend

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Fulham 1 Liverpool 2: The Match Ratings

by Ben Johnson | Mar 17, 2019 | 2 comments

REMEMBER that article that these wrote the other week about Hodgson in their match programme?
That was weird, wasn’t it?
Anyway, I am watching the game at home. It is incompatible with anyone having a nice time. I mean, people are trying to get on with their Sunday and are being all nice and that and I’m on the couch absolutely fuming and feeling like I’m having a heart attack.
“NO I DON’T WANT A FUCKING HOT CROSS BUN FOR FUCK’S SAKE. IT ISN’T EVEN EASTER. WHATS THE MATTER WITH YOU? PLUS ITS NOT EVEN HOT, ITS FUCKING COLD, I CAN SEE THE BUTTER JUST SITTING OFF NOT ARSED. FUCK ME.”
If I ever say I am watching it in ours again can someone, anyone, bounce round and kidnap me and let me either watch it handcuffed in the back of a van or let me loose in town. I don’t care if I have got clobber on or not. I reckon my bird will probably volunteer for that job maybe with not that much of a happy ending.
Alisson: 5
His touch is immense. I mean, you know that already, but still, every time you sort of forget how good it is, he does something else mad and keeps the ball.
That said, he’s shite there for the goal, along with Virgil and Milner. He basically comes out and throws himself up in the air. He’s probably amazed that Virgil has made half a mistake instead of balancing the ball on his head and slotting it to Mo back stick to break his duck.
Trent: 6
Played on a fine line first half between absolutely backing himself and looking like he thought it was too easy. Couple of sloppy balls, couple of times we got lucky with them being absolutely shite on the break. He wasn’t the only one, mind you. Some belter balls in second half but gave it away for them to break for the disallowed one. Mixed bag today, la. Looked knackered.
Joel: 7
Got a scolding off Virgil for not giving him a shout. Imagine how that would make you feel. Good God. You have let your team down, you have let me down, but worst of all Joelly, you have let yourself down. Go to your room.
Gave the ball away. Might just set a template up and leave that in every week.
Virgil: 7
I mean, I’m sitting here trying to find every excuse in the world not to say he has made a mistake but if he heads it further its boxed. That said, it doesn’t look like he had a shout and that’s some fucking backwards slice by Milner there, isn’t it? Just watched his interview after the game and he is basically blaming everyone else so, so am I.
Robbo: 8
Does really well to get in after 10 minutes but should do well better with the final ball. Story of The Reds’ first half, in fairness. Deffo going to score soon and was one of our better players all day long.
Gini: 8
I thought he was one of our best players. So unlucky with the effort that goes wide at 2-1. Kept The Reds playing when people around him were a) panicking b) strutting about.
Fabinho: 7
Does well not to get sent after the first yellow. He’s good at that, isn’t he? Did his job but looked like it might have been a game too far at times.
Adam Lallana: 7
Did a cracking job of blocking Mo Salah off when he was in first 20 and then followed it up by getting a chance to shoot and instead tackling it out for a goalkick and doing a nice fall over on the deck. Set the tempo at times when we didn’t have the ball but by Christ he can slow a game down.
Mo Salah: 7
Absolutely got nothing going for him at the minute. Loads of half chances, loads of slightly off decision making. That said, when they broke with three against one, he does unbelievably to get back. That’s why he’s one of the best in the world. That work rate, that desire to help his side out. You can’t teach character like that really.
Does well to keep grafting and getting shots off. Was fucking ecstatic when he wasn’t on the pen because he was deffo missing with the luck he is having.
Sadio Mane: 8
Did a one two from the edge of the box and scored. Sounds simple, no? It was brilliant because it was so complex and yet so easy all at once. Pretty much what he is all about these days, isn’t it? His movement is just so good. So unlucky with the header against the bar. The Reds’ best forward again.
Bobby Firmino: 7
Started better than anyone. Popped up all over the place. His movement, touch and awareness for the first was sublime. Tired as the game went on.
SUBS
Div: 7
Did well when he came on. Love this left wing Div with a sublime mix of loads of end product and absolutely no end product. Backing himself at the minute which is good to see.
Milner: 7
Absolutely the opposite of what the manager wanted when he first came on; giving it away, setting up goals for them and that. That said, settled us down last 10 and some balls to slot the pen like that.
Fucking get in.
 
Personally I think that we let Fulham back into the game to boost their confidence for their next game. 😉
They actually gave a very good account of themselves against Chelsea as well so they are due a result
 
I remember watching that bit and thinking how ace it was to see Lallana and Mo get back like that before the defenders.
And also that Babel intentionally didnt play the easy pass across when he could have to not put a team mate in......because hes a fucking legend

🙂

I'm not sure whether it's because he's a head down footballer, but I kind of wanted the think the same as you here, in that he didn't want to make the easy pass.
 
If Andy Robertson ever learns what to do with the final ball he will be one of the biggest threats in world football
 
If Andy Robertson ever learns what to do with the final ball he will be one of the biggest threats in world football
He has more assists than any other Liverpool player. Some goals would nice as well of course.
 
If Andy Robertson ever learns what to do with the final ball he will be one of the biggest threats in world football
I think and I include myself in the group..most people consider him already one of the biggest threats in world football. He really is our Cafu+RobertoCarlos in one.
 
He has more assists than any other Liverpool player. Some goals would nice as well of course.
Is that so..... well fair play. I see him miss a lot of great chances to create.
His final ball is poor.
Clearly not as poor as i thought tho.
 
If Andy Robertson ever learns what to do with the final ball he will be one of the biggest threats in world football
This is a bit like the 'shit at corners' thing I think, despite the stats saying otherwise (Robbo stats show he's basically the best left back in football currently, yet we're all screaming 'final ball, FFS!' so often at him)

I was listening to a podcast the other day & they had some analyst on who basically explained it all very simply.

We have players who are capable of getting more crosses in than other sides, & winning more corners than other sides.

As such our tactics are quite simple, play the numbers game, & get it in the most dangerous area as often as possible. Most teams float balls over the top & switch up where they're hitting it continually cos its hard to defend against the initial ball, but you're much less likely to score from that.

Playing it in past the first man will only get it past them in every 30 odd attempts on average, but is much more likely to result in a goal when it does work, & when you get the stupidly high amounts of corners we do you can ensure a higher overall reward rate by constantly aiming at the danger area.

We aim to do the same thing with crosses too, continually aiming at the most dangerous place even though we may often lose possession there, knowing that we've trained to have players in that area to regain the ball quickly when it is lost.
 
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Two goalkeeping errors and a great goal from Mane

Should we be worried? Or can we trust Klopp to fix it?

I don't see City dropping Points, but we will see.

3 away points and the goal against on a goalie mistake created by two individual mistakes. But what exactly you think Klopp should fix?

The three points are in the bag so nothing there to fix.

The goalie mistake followed by a mistake by Milner and VVD? How to fix that? Benching the three for Ming, Lovren and Henderson?

If City win all their games they win it. How to fix that?

I think you should worry... but Liverpool will probably be fine so maybe worry about other stuff mate...
 
This is a bit like the 'shit at corners' thing I think, despite the stats saying otherwise (Robbo stats show he's basically the best left back in football currently, yet we're all screaming 'final ball, FFS!' so often at him)

I was listening to a podcast the other day & they had some analyst on who basically explained it all very simply.

We have players who are capable of getting more crosses in than other sides, & winning more corners than other sides.

As such our tactics are quite simple, play the numbers game, & get it in the most dangerous area as often as possible. Most teams float balls over the top & switch up where they're hitting it continually cos its hard to defend against the initial ball, but you're much less likely to score from that.

Playing it in past the first man will only get it past them in every 30 odd attempts on average, but is much more likely to result in a goal when it does work, & when you get the stupidly high amounts of corners we do you can ensure a higher overall reward rate by constantly aiming at the danger area.

We aim to do the same thing with crosses too, continually aiming at the most dangerous place even though we may often lose possession there, knowing that we've trained to have players in that area to regain the ball quickly when it is lost.

It’s how we set up. Our tactics are designed to get our full backs as high and wide as possible.

Not that TAA and Robbo aren’t great but the system is set up to make them look potentially better than they are.

Like Salah last year getting 40 odd goals. System changed this year and he’s nowhere near as prolific.
 
After they equalised and even our penalty. My heart rate must have doubled. I was literally shaking after the final whistle. Really bad for the ticker. Come on boys, do try to easy on this old man!
 
I don’t think I’ve ever seen Van Dijk with the face as grey and lifeless as it appeared in the moments after Fulham’s goal. This could have been his (and Milner’s) Gerrard slip moment. Yet somehow - whether due to Mane’s brilliance or sheer luck - we survived. If we win the title, we’ll look back on this as one of the key moments of the season.
 
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The way we won yesterday, gives me more confidence of our winning the League chances than had we won 3 or 4nil. I mean we deserved to and all don't get me wrong but a pen with like 7 minutes to go is a bit arlarse and you just wonder if the footballing gods are shinning down on us. I'm probably talking shite though.
 
I don’t think I’ve ever seen Van Dijk with the face as grey and lifeless as it appeared in the moments after Fulham’s goal. This could have been his (and Milner’s) Gerrard slip moment. Yet somehow - whether due to Mane’s brilliance or sheer luck - we survived. If we win the title, we’ll look back on this as one of the key moments of the season.

The key for me will always be Burnley away. Tough game 0-0 not playing well. Second half we go 0-1 down. I thought we were fucked. To fight back and win 3-1 was the biggest moment for me. Huge.
 
The way we won yesterday, gives me more confidence of our winning the League chances than had we won 3 or 4nil. I mean we deserved to and all don't get me wrong but a pen with like 7 minutes to go is a bit arlarse and you just wonder if the footballing gods are shinning down on us. I'm probably talking shite though.
Sorry to be a cunt, but when we finished second in the (relatively recent) past in both seasons we had a scrappy win at Fulham.

That said, having a European hangover & getting three points is a step up in terms of what we've seen in seasons gone by.
 
The way we won yesterday, gives me more confidence of our winning the League chances than had we won 3 or 4nil. I mean we deserved to and all don't get me wrong but a pen with like 7 minutes to go is a bit arlarse and you just wonder if the footballing gods are shinning down on us. I'm probably talking shite though.

I felt that way when we scored the winner against City after losing a 2 goal lead and also when we beat Fulham late on.

Hopefully this season can be different,
 
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