The Liverpool Thread

[Scouseinthehouse]

Happy to go with the players, not least Gerrard, who where astounded at the stupidity of a managers pre-game team talk saying 'let's beast these!' ...... Beast a Mourinho lead side. You couldn't make up such naivety if you tried.

It was as stupid then as the lame defence for it now.

'Hindsight' my pasty white ***! 7 points needed in our own hands. THAT can't be spun.

Naivity at its finest however you want to try spin it otherwise.

But again, it should NEVEr of come down to Chelsea. The league should of been sewn up before then if he'd had ANY interest in the back end.

 

[Alcaraz]

A bit rich coming from Gerrard to criticize Rodgers considering it was him falling on his **** that handed the title on the platter to city

 

[Tezzz]

A bit rich coming from Gerrard to criticize Rodgers considering it was him falling on his **** that handed the title on the platter to city

His ****** tactics when it came to defence was the reason we lost it. He had one job. You'd have to be a complete fucktard to not win the league with Sturridge/Suarez/Sterling all on top of their form that season.

 

[Mike.]

Doesn't come across as angry to me?
Just somebody making astute observations.

Difference between someone who does analysis and a fan looking for encouragement.

There is no reason why Liverpool shouldn't have won that game. Scouse can say all he wants that I'm not taking "everything into context" (which is a bit of fluff when it comes to match analysis, quite frankly). but there are basic things that the players on the pitch were capable of, and did not do. They did not get wide enough and create gaps, they did not use their spare man as a runner from deep, knowing full well, they would not have the man to track him. They rushed to get any chance away rather than taking their time. It's a missed opportunity regardless.

 

[Mike.]

Thats exactly my point. If that was under BR, there would be meltdown. Because its under Klopp, you're more optimistic and you hope he'll turn things around. Mike is writing under somewhat neutral opinion. But that neutral opinion sounfs pessimistic for you guys now. I bet it would be seen as optimistic if BR was still around.

That's my point. I'm writing from a neutral analysis of each game, not a fan looking for encouragement.

 

[Tyton]

A bit rich coming from Gerrard to criticize Rodgers considering it was him falling on his **** that handed the title on the platter to city

Oh give it the rest already. Its a fun meme, but Gerrard still had 13 goals and as much assists that season. He brought them 5x more points that he lost by slipping.

Had Rodgers not loan Reina and bought Simone Flapalot, they'd have the title locked down by the end of April.

 

[spook]

Oh give it the rest already. Its a fun meme, but Gerrard still had 13 goals and as much assists that season. He brought them 5x more points that he lost by slipping.

Had Rodgers not loan Reina and bought Simone Flapalot, they'd have the title locked down by the end of April.

The mignolet for reina switch and the almost for nothing sale to Bayern was another genius moment for Brendan.

 

[morimech]

Oh give it the rest already. Its a fun meme, but Gerrard still had 13 goals and as much assists that season. He brought them 5x more points that he lost by slipping.

Had Rodgers not loan Reina and bought Simone Flapalot, they'd have the title locked down by the end of April.

Didn't Reina have poor form the season before?

 

[Tezzz]

Didn't Reina have poor form the season before?

So ******* what?

Honest to god.

 

[Tyton]

Didn't Reina have poor form the season before?

Poor by his standards, which are still 200x over Mignolet.

Just his ability to start counterattacks would probably net you 10 more goals a season with Suarez-Sturridge-Sterling upfront.

 

[Scouseinthehouse]

We don't need to 'look for encouragement.'

We've gotten very noticeable signs of it the first two games on the pitch as to what went before ta.

 

[morimech]

So ******* what?

Honest to god.

Because it was easy to see why Rodgers decided to go in another direction for GK. Just a neutral's observation.

 

[Tezzz]

Because it was easy to see why Rodgers decided to go in another direction for GK. Just a neutral's observation.

So.... Mignolet?

 

[Scouseinthehouse]

Because it was easy to see why Rodgers decided to go in another direction for GK. Just a neutral's observation.

Reina had to go. His heart went out of the club when Rafa left and he was just going through the motions. The boneheaded 'open letter' in the paper to Rodgers was the final nail in the coffin there was no coming back from.

The problem was and remains paying £10 million for a 'keeper who was Sunderland's back-up until Gordon got injured and has continued to show why he's a back-up quality goalkeeper and one of the worst in the entire league.

 

[Tyton]

Because it was easy to see why Rodgers decided to go in another direction for GK.

Yes it was. Nobody is saying, that replacing 30-year old declining goalkeeper on huge wages, is a bad idea.

But when that goalkeeper happens to be fitting your tactical style like a glove, you don't replace him with ******* Mignolet who fits it like a nail in a donut.

 

[morimech]

Yes it was. Nobody is saying, that replacing 30-year old declining goalkeeper on huge wages, is a bad idea.

But when that goalkeeper happens to be fitting your tactical style like a glove, you don't replace him with ******* Mignolet who fits it like a nail in a donut.

I am not arguing that Mignolet is better than Reina. I am just saying that I understand Rodgers reason for seeking a replacement.

 

[sunilvk7]

But again, it should NEVEr of come down to Chelsea. The league should of been sewn up before then if he'd had ANY interest in the back end.

That's nonsense. After first round of games Liverpool were 5th in the league and no one thought they will be in title race till last day.

In the second 19 games they won 15, lost 1 and drew 3. Before Chelsea game they played they played 16 games and won 14. Rewritting history is embarrassing. It's not as if Liverpool were overwhelming favorites for the league, after all they were 7th or 8th season before that.

 

[Alcaraz]

His ****** tactics when it came to defence was the reason we lost it. He had one job. You'd have to be a complete fucktard to not win the league with Sturridge/Suarez/Sterling all on top of their form that season.

At least in the Chelsea game, it was very evenly balanced till Gerrard slipped. That's why I find it rich he is criticizing Rodgers when it was his mistake that the game was lost in the first place. As many others have pointed out, this whole 'Rodgers was too gung-ho' is a convenient excuse to pin the blame on someone when it was just a very unfortunate moment that changed the game and the destiny of the league title

Oh give it the rest already. Its a fun meme, but Gerrard still had 13 goals and as much assists that season. He brought them 5x more points that he lost by slipping.

Had Rodgers not loan Reina and bought Simone Flapalot, they'd have the title locked down by the end of April.

I agree. Again I am not diminishing Gerrards contributions that season. Just saying that he shouldn't criticize Rodgers for his tactics when it was his mistake that changed the game in the first place. Chelsea played second-string players. They didn't even want to win the game

 

[sunilvk7]

At least in the Chelsea game, it was very evenly balanced till Gerrard slipped. That's why I find it rich he is criticizing Rodgers when it was his mistake that the game was lost in the first place. As many others have pointed out, this whole 'Rodgers was too gung-ho' is a convenient excuse to pin the blame on someone when it was just a very unfortunate moment that changed the game and the destiny of the league title

Exactly. People here post as if Liverpool with all out attack. When Gerrard slipped there were 4-5 Liverpool players in defense. 2CBs and Gerrard in the last line and full backs just ahead. Liverpool were in possession and they were recycling possession. Also only 1 chelsea player was closing down them. It was no pressure situation for Liverpool at that moment.

 

[epic terrorist]

How dare you blaspheme against the Holy Church of The Koppite Klopp?

Was at work, remembered this quote made a ****** picture, far too much time on my hands, sums up the thread to me though