Well, that was a pretty turgid night but the end justifies the means and the
ONLY thing that matters in knockout Cup logger is being in the hat for the next round.
Current Unbeaten Run All Comps-
P 23 W 17 D 6 F 60 A 17 CS:12
That all-time club record is getting closer and closer.
Pluses-
City out! Our record, along with them, of winning the LC for 4 straight years remains intact. And we have a proper chance to go back ahead of them in total LC wins. That's pleased me as much as anything this evening.
Neco can only continue getting better the more experience he gets. Absolutely mad how so many are so quick to write off a youngster as he's not doing Trent things out of the gate. Go figure?
Tyler had another very assured display. Massive kudos again to him and his family for the boyhood Red living his dream and then some. Conor Bradley doing bits and impressing again too in his cameo.
Taki San continues to shut the reactionary souls up, ala Naby Lad, every time he plays. Perfect skillset for a Klopp player. Just a case of biding his time and continuing to learn and impress with hard work in training.
I was made up for Adrián after some of the scandalous garbage he's received since the Atléti loss the other year. Glad he got the chance to properly contribute again. Well done Sir.
And can I highly recommend the Black Horse as a fantastic, traditional boozer in the centre for anyone that finds themselves in Preston. Never been there on previous visits but really enjoyed the old school vibe and really friendly clientele. Don't seem to get many untouched, traditional pubs like that outside of L'pool these days.
Minuses-
The less said about the overall game the better but again, a win in knockout football is
ALL that matters.
But within that-
Origi. Yeah, I know, the goal. But for the rest of the night, he may as well not have been on the pitch. Wasn't interested in a battle with their CH's. Wasn't interested in contesting any headers. Heck, wasn't interested in, yang', actually running around. Just wasn't interested at all. I get it's hard when he's not playing. But at least
try man! That's not asking too much, is it?
That lad frustrates the living P out of me. When he's tuned in and on it like Norwich last round, he's unplayable. When he can't be _____, like tonight, he may as well not be on the park.
And a personnel gripe ..... I'm all for different people getting a chance to go the game. But that was a proper weird makeup of an away end tonight with some unrecognisable faces and accents. Which lead to the very annoying ant-Utd ****.
'Oles at the wheel'/ ' We played the ***** on a Sunday night and they never touched the ball' ..... News flash. We weren't F playing Utd!!!!!
I get you want your share of last Sunday, but we
DON'T sing about them when we aren't playing them! Save that **** for when we are!
So all in all a real 'meh' night but that's what you often get against lower league oppo. in the cup. But we're in the hat so roll on Saturday morning's draw. (And what's all that about? After the brisk 20 min or so walk back the station, I was looking forward to who we'd pulled. Not having to wait until Sat'day! Sky man ...... SMH!).
Bar Atléti next Wednesday, that's me done to the break now. I promised someone a game a ways back so I'm letting them use my seasie Sat'day. And you couldn't pay me enough to ever again go to that absolute sham of an athletics stadium that West 'Am laughably call a
'football ground.'
Up the quadruple chasing Reds!