Klopp: I don't think I have Liverpool glasses on my nose, but it's offside. Not much. I don't expect the ref to see that, but VAR can have a look. Why use it if you don't want to make the decision?
Only in the premier league can refs be so ******* useless even with the addition of VAR.
Double joke. Never a free kick to start with. Even the lino didn’t give it. And then they take all that time looking at the replay and still don’t class Barkley off. But then Friend wasn’t giving us anything from the first whistle so it was no surprise.
That said, it still should have been defended a **** of a lot better. And we waisted more than enough chances so only ourselves to blame.
I think last night showed just how complex our system is and how regularly you need to be playing in it to have the rhythm and understanding. It’s sound having using the depth for one or two changes but when so many are coming in, not least with so little match fitness, it showed. Not least the first half hour when we were all over the show. I mean even Shakiri, who along with Mane was our best player for me, showed why hes still no threat at all to start regulatly just now to the front three. Great individual attacking play. But positionally he was continually a few steps out of line, along with not fully doing his defensive duty. Probably doesn’t show the telly but live it stands out massively with the shape from watching the normal three lads who are so in synch. Same Fabinho. Dead tidy the ball. But not hatd to see why he’s been held back right now. He just doesn’t know not only where he has to be, but where everone else has to be in the fuidity of our system to be able to drop in and cover. Say what yoo want about Henderson but thats why you go with his nounce and experience right now. He might be less technically gifted than Fabinho but he’s way more versed in our system to make organise and make sure everyone else is doing their jobs Poor Milner couldn’t play his own game last night for trying to sort everyone else out.
Which all leads into another massive downside of being out of the League Cup so early again. You just don’t see where most of those lads are going to get the regular minutes to get that rythum and understanding with even less games now?
On the plus side, although he did actually have a solid game for once, that wull hipefully be the last time we ever have to see Mignolet in nets again. And the less said about the continued brain dead lad who just NEVER learns, Alby, the better. Last night looked like our defending looked frim back this time ladt year around the Tottenham debacle. None of that 5 are in any danger of displacing Alisson, Trent, JMG, van Dijk or Andy Robbo any time soon lets put it that way. Makes you appreciate them even more looking at the night and day difference to those that replaced thm.
So this us what it feels like to wake up not having won? ..... Well this feeling can do one and quick!!!!!
Utterly ***** to be out of the first chance of much needed silverware and as mentioned, game time for many this season. To have it hapoen to them of all clubs makes it doubly depressing. Not gonna’ lie. That one hurts. BADLY wanted to get back to going far again in a boss competition but sadly not to be.
Congratulations Chelsea. Hazards magic deserved to win any game.
Expect a COMPLETELY different gang of Reds Sat’day tea-time
