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Nobody want to memtion Atkinson’s usuall disgraceful, ‘wouldn’t make a crucial decision if his life depended on it’ display?

Two stone-wall pens he **** out of and Maguire somehow staying on to then go level? All relative if you want to talk about how that game played out amd how Leicester coild have done this or that. Or the atroucious conditons with a ball that would barely roll at times? Totally detrimental to how we play.

We were off it. We gained a point with another game less now for City to pull it back.

ALL that matters.
 
Scouseinthehouse said:
Nobody want to memtion Atkinson’s usuall disgraceful, ‘wouldn’t make a crucial decision if his life depended on it’ display?

Two stone-wall pens he **** out of and Maguire somehow staying on to then go level? All relative if you want to talk about how that game played out amd how Leicester coild have done this or that. Or the atroucious conditons with a ball that would barely roll at times? Totally detrimental to how we play.

We were off it. We gained a point with another game less now for City to pull it back.

ALL that matters.
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Its the desperation talking. I wish I had your positivity.

Honestly, if we weren't ahead this way, and somebody said before the season began will you take a 5 point deficit behind City in Feb having played them twice. I would have bit their hand off.

Results have built expectations and expectations have built desperation.
 
Hang in there man.

Don’t get me wrong, I hope we rip through teams with brilliant footie. Just be prepared for the opposite in a tense title run-in. I’ve seen us pick the league up 6 times and most of thise weren’t pretty the business end. You hold your nerve and do whatever it takes for the 3 points. Or, like last night, when you aren’t on it and things aren’t going, you make sure you at least get 1.

When you get the last ten in particular, nerves play a massive part. And when you’ve not won it for nearly three decades, you can imagine how much more intensified they become.

Home games in particular I don’t see being pretty as those nerves and tension in the crowd just add to heaping it onto the players on the park.

Anyone wants to start lambasting lads from last night they want to start with ourselves as we were abysmal as a crowd. I was hoping it would be like ‘13/‘14 and bouncing. Even more so after City dropping. But it was the complete opposite.

Will say though credit to both sides for even attempting to play those conditions. Don’t know how it looked the telly but that blizzard before the game into the firat half was mad and fierce. I wouldn’t have wanted to walk through that let alone go out and play football through it. No injuries after playing on that is a bonus.
 
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Don't think anyone has mentioned it but Van Dijk totally switched off for Leicester goal, allowing Maguire to score. Got to say it was quite clever from Maguire, got himself back onside and Van Dijk wasn't even aware. Liverpool should of had a penalty but lets be honest you have had a fair share of good fortune so far this season. Nothing lasts forever if you know what I mean, always going to get the odd one that goes against you.
 
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Don't think anyone has mentioned it but Van Dijk totally switched off for Leicester goal, allowing Maguire to score. Got to say it was quite clever from Maguire, got himself back onside and Van Dijk wasn't even aware. Liverpool should of had a penalty but lets be honest you have had a fair share of good fortune so far this season. Nothing lasts forever if you know what I mean, always going to get the odd one that goes against you.
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Liverpool may have to get use to having pens waved away until the end of the season, at least when Salah's involved. I remember that happened with us a decade ago; Ronaldo's diving being publicized in the media and the refs giving the defenders the benefit of the doubt in most situations as a result.
 
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Liverpool may have to get use to having pens waved away until the end of the season, at least when Salah's involved. I remember that happened with us a decade ago; Ronaldo's diving being publicized in the media and the refs giving the defenders the benefit of the doubt in most situations as a result.
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God, don't let Scouse see this, his golden boy was at it again bouncing off Maguire like a trampoline. But you make a good point, it might influence referee's decisions the other way sometimes.
 
I know about home advantages etc, but saw some pics and videos about yesterdays game and got me thinking about it. Firstly is this not hugely disrespecting your opponents and secondly dangerous for players.?

Basically there where pictures and videos of halftime how only the side where Liverpool is attacking was cleaned from snow.... Is this not against some rules or usual stuff at every pitch? I understand watering or some small things, but thick snow and ice is huge disadvantage for opponent attacking capabilities.
 
Bujakaa92 said:
I know about home advantages etc, but saw some pics and videos about yesterdays game and got me thinking about it. Firstly is this not hugely disrespecting your opponents and secondly dangerous for players.?

Basically there where pictures and videos of halftime how only the side where Liverpool is attacking was cleaned from snow.... Is this not against some rules or usual stuff at every pitch? I understand watering or some small things, but thick snow and ice is huge disadvantage for opponent attacking capabilities.
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I'm glad you brought this up, I think it's not sporting or fair game but realistically I doubt there is any rules that prevent doing something like that. So while I'd love to get on Liverpool's back for it, in reality it's an unfair advantage that they gained through a loophole in the football law so to speak. Little things like this though that does make it hard to get behind Liverpool though in the title race as a neutral I assume. As a United fan that's obviously biased but as the other contender is City, I think more neutrals would prefer them atm.
 
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Bujakaa92 said:
I know about home advantages etc, but saw some pics and videos about yesterdays game and got me thinking about it. Firstly is this not hugely disrespecting your opponents and secondly dangerous for players.?

Basically there where pictures and videos of halftime how only the side where Liverpool is attacking was cleaned from snow.... Is this not against some rules or usual stuff at every pitch? I understand watering or some small things, but thick snow and ice is huge disadvantage for opponent attacking capabilities.
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I think that's within limits of acceptable gamesmanship. It's called home advantage for a reason. Probably a lot of tricks like that going on that aren't public knowledge. I remember hearing some team wouldn't deliberately keep ****** grass in the corners if opposition was dangerous from set pieces.

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I'm glad you brought this up, I think it's not sporting or fair game but realistically I doubt there is any rules that prevent doing something like that. So while I'd love to get on Liverpool's back for it, in reality it's an unfair advantage that they gained through a loophole in the football law so to speak. Little things like this though that does make it hard to get behind Liverpool though in the title race as a neutral I assume. As a United fan that's obviously biased but as the other contender is City, I think more neutrals would prefer them atm.
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God, don't let Scouse see this, his golden boy was at it again bouncing off Maguire like a trampoline. But you make a good point, it might influence referee's decisions the other way sometimes.
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Being as you never mentioned Lingaard once Tuesday (which was a penalty, as all Mo’s have been, but was absolutely NO different to what you’ve lamely accused Mo of doing), I can’t be arsed with your pathetic agenda lid.

You’re transparent on this and stand out a mile.
 
Bujakaa92 said:
I know about home advantages etc, but saw some pics and videos about yesterdays game and got me thinking about it. Firstly is this not hugely disrespecting your opponents and secondly dangerous for players.?

Basically there where pictures and videos of halftime how only the side where Liverpool is attacking was cleaned from snow.... Is this not against some rules or usual stuff at every pitch? I understand watering or some small things, but
thick snow and ice is huge disadvantage for opponent attacking capabilities.
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Not sure what was going on there.

If the idea was to give our attacking a boost second half and limit theirs, it had the complete converse effect and was
totally detrimental to our game as we couldn’t start quick from the back which effects the whole tempo and rhythm of our play.

Real mad one that. Nottin wrong with it but I didn’t like it.
 
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RhQQ said:
Liverpool may have to get use to having pens waved away until the end of the season, at least when Salah's involved. I remember that happened with us a decade ago; Ronaldo's diving being publicized in the media and the refs giving the defenders the benefit of the doubt in most situations as a result.
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Maybe as this ridiculous narative is being pushed but we’re not losing out if they do. We went 16 months without a penalty at Anfield, with some blatent ones ignored. For one of the most attacking sides in Europe that says it all.

Atkinson was rank bad last night mate. The usual career Atkinson display. He’s never been able to make any game changing decision to save his life.

Two stonewall penaltys turmed down. Maguire should never have been on the park to equalise. He contrives to call Mane offside from behind the play when through when the lino in line didn’t flag.

Sooner he retires the better.

But hey, we overcame that, didn’t get beat and gained a point in City we never expected going into this round of games. With another game gone. Satisifactory nights work all told.
 
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Just seen a close up of Keita's face, a very mature looking 23... lol.
 
https://www.liverpoolfc.com/amp/new...ansfer-to-blackpool?__twitter_impression=true

Great news.

Shame to lose his experience from the 23s but absolutely made up for Matty. Seems a real nice guy and he’s been a super professional. It was never going to be here but another plus point for the Academy that another young man has been brought up well to have eveey chance to succeed in having a career at this game.

Buzzing for him that he can now fully start his professional career at one club finally.

All the best mate. Hope its a long one.
 
Scouseinthehouse said:
Maybe as this ridiculous narative is being pushed but we’re not losing out if they do. We went 16 months without a penalty at Anfield, with some blatent ones ignored. For one of the most attacking sides in Europe that says it all.

Atkinson was rank bad last night mate. The usual career Atkinson display. He’s never been able to make any game changing decision to save his life.

Two stonewall penaltys turmed down. Maguire should never have been on the park to equalise. He contrives to call Mane offside from behind the play when through when the lino in line didn’t flag.

Sooner he retires the better.

But hey, we overcame that, didn’t get beat and gained a point in City we never expected going into this round of games. With another game gone. Satisfactory nights work all told.
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If we have to rely on competent referees to win the league were gonna be waiting a long time.
 
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Always like Pogba yanno. ;)

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*cringe* Gone are the days of proper rivalry! Back in the day you'd never have any of the nonsense these ponies do now (that goes for all clubs). To be honest the thing that bugs me the most and this is just general when you see players ****** talking like it's a walk about in the park at half-time. It doesn't happen often but when it doe it's like... jeez... you know this is meant to be professional football not a cheeky date to Nando's.
 
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‘Back in the day’ L’pool and Utd players used to regularly go out drinking together and were all good mates.

Just there wasn’t social media ‘back in the day’ to publicise it.
 
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