Liverpool F.c.

[meatboy]

55 minutes ago, StevieH said:

 

yeah. and our lack of squad depth is starting to bite. when it needs freshening up we haven't the bodies.

and klop didnt look to happy.

whats missing stevie?there didnt seem much fight in the player's,even klop wasnt his usual self.

somebody has got to take care of,ROONEY,MIKY,SLATAN OH SH-T THERE'S MORE.

[BangrakBob]

We are going to get a pasting on Sunday, can feel it in my plums 

[StevieH]

1 hour ago, meatboy said:

and klop didnt look to happy.

whats missing stevie?there didnt seem much fight in the player's,even klop wasnt his usual self.

somebody has got to take care of,ROONEY,MIKY,SLATAN OH SH-T THERE'S MORE.

 

mostly just the momentum of earlier in the season has run out. we were battering teams in the first half hour from august to november, just steamrollering teams. that impetus has run out, players look leggy and in need of a break, and we haven't the squad depth to rotate them. henderson provides more leadership than he gets credit for so he's a big out. matip provides coolness at the back and we've missed that. coutinho obviously brings quality but the danger is now that we look to pass to him all the time just 'cos he's back.

 

like bob i'm worried about sunday. we look fragile just at the wrong time and just as united are looking like a decent side again. have a horrible feeling this could be where the wheels really come off the season and we're left analyzing why we didn't sign 2 or 3 or 4 extra players in the summer to give us the numbers to be able to rest players and rotate them without having to resort to the kids or see a massive drop in overall quality. still FSG made a profit in the summer transfer window didn't they, gawd love 'em.

[Chicog]

"Look, I got that bird's phone number...."

 

 

[rott]

On 1/11/2017 at 2:41 PM, Thaiwrath said:

 

I've not been back for 12 years, but still love the place.

I noticed on a few threads that we seemed to think alike a bit, didn't realise we were from the same place. North-ender me. You??

[rott]

On 1/11/2017 at 2:54 PM, Rc2702 said:

Difference is I can take it and give it pal and no I don't care if you support the same team as me (not you). if I disagree I disagree and I never needed anyone to hold my hand son. Unlike cough cough.

 

This talk of needing to be born in the city is not exactly the MO a city fan should. be striving for either, your team is actually trying to go global and guess what genius it ain't gate receipts which got your P/L in the black.  

 

 

 

I think most of them on here were born outside the city, but that is not difficult seeing as the population is something like 40% less than it once was.

 

i worked in London on and off for about 8 years, didn't have any problems with people and thought it was a great place. I always like going back to Liverpool but would not be so keen to live there again. Not really lived there for over 30 years or visited for 5 The way the GBP is going/has gone never say never.

[Thaiwrath]

39 minutes ago, rott said:

I noticed on a few threads that we seemed to think alike a bit, didn't realise we were from the same place. North-ender me. You??

 

South-ender. Garston.

 

[rott]

2 minutes ago, Thaiwrath said:

 

South-ender. Garston.

 

 

2 minutes ago, Thaiwrath said:

 

South-ender. Garston.

 

Gurkha?? LOL. If  I don't make sense ignore me.

 

Not an ex merchant seaman by any chance??

[Thaiwrath]

Just now, rott said:

 

Gurkha?? LOL. If  I don't make sense ignore me.

 

Not an ex merchant seaman by any chance??

 

No, office man all my life.

I used to go in the player's lounge every week, I was good friends with 2 reserves, Mike Hooper and Nicky Tanner.

[rott]

I wasn't prying by the way, I know an ex-merch "lad" from Garston who comes here regular I was just curious if you were he.

 

Don't want to be hi-jacking their thread, I am not even a kopite. Speak to you anon.

[rott]

On 1/12/2017 at 9:11 PM, Thaiwrath said:

 

South-ender. Garston.

 

If I had known that nobody was coming on here for over 24 hours i would have added the following:-

 

I think Garston fellers are very, very lucky. (Well those of mature years anyway) Everywhere they go in the UK or in the world they think the ale is brilliant. They only have Greenall Whitleys to compare it to and Greenalls was absolute sh..e. Well lets be polite it was an acquired taste. But they are due a bit of pleasure, growing up it was either Speke kicking their <deleted> or the Dingle. So Speke and Dingle lads told me anyway.

 

OK you can have your thread back again. And yes I've had a few.  

 

Sorry about that.

Is a/r/s/e/s acceptable.

 

[jellydog]

Gutty work for that point. Heck of an effort by Mignolet.

[BangrakBob]

Fair result I guess, but their goal was from an offside cross. 

[StevieH]

gutted not to win that. their goal was offside, rooney should have been sent off and the ref was too lenient throughout. they are so alehouse, mourinho a master tactician my hole. man's a charlatan.

 

oh well, point gained i guess rather than two dropped. great to have henderson and coutinho back.

[petermik]

7 hours ago, StevieH said:

gutted not to win that. their goal was offside, rooney should have been sent off and the ref was too lenient throughout. they are so alehouse, mourinho a master tactician my hole. man's a charlatan.

 

oh well, point gained i guess rather than two dropped. great to have henderson and coutinho back.

I was about to praise Liverpools performance until I read your take on the game,you come across as just another sad scouse git

[StevieH]

16 minutes ago, petermik said:

I was about to praise Liverpools performance until I read your take on the game,you come across as just another sad scouse git

 

i'm happy to disappoint you.

[BangrakBob]

It did seem like every time a United player was beaten to a ball and fell over they got a free kick and they defo should have had a few more cards than they got. 

Throw in an offside goal and Gini's 2 clear, chances it does feel a bit like 2 points dropped.

That said, I'd have taken a point before the match. 

And old Jose's last resort tactic of pump it long to the big men paid off in the end. Luckily for him. 

At least we looked better than those cup matches. 

Migs is on fire, Phil's back, bring on the Chavs

[nellyp]

14 minutes ago, petermik said:

I was about to praise Liverpools performance until I read your take on the game,you come across as just another sad scouse git

Personally, i was happy with the point (and would have been yesterday too). Why you have changed a decision about a game because of an opinion by a supporter about  a ref's decision is beyond me though. This happens every game and has nothing to do with my opinion or yours. There were several bad decisions, including Rooney not getting sanctioned for his challenge while Lovren got a yellow, and  the guy tugging Firminhio back was not punished on his own. However, I thought the game flowed OK and I know that some decisions went our way too, but i still don't understand how somebody's opinion of a ref changes your view of a game... very strange

[meatboy]

7 hours ago, petermik said:

I was about to praise Liverpools performance until I read your take on the game,you come across as just another sad scouse git

i dont like sour grapes either. 

seems like liverpool has 2 teams,one that wants to win,and one that doesnt.

lets see how they get on against southampton.

[StevieH]

1 hour ago, meatboy said:

i dont like sour grapes either. 

seems like liverpool has 2 teams,one that wants to win,and one that doesnt.

lets see how they get on against southampton.

 

don't see how pogba on henderson and rooney on milner going unpunished and their equalising goal being offside is sour grapes. it's just observation.

[smokie36]

Blazing game that....thoroughly enjoyed it and a draw probably a fair result.

[meatboy]

9 minutes ago, StevieH said:

 

don't see how pogba on henderson and rooney on milner going unpunished and their equalising goal being offside is sour grapes. it's just observation.

pogba was having a nightmare so the ref.didnt want to make it any worse.

rooney should have been sent off [agreed]

but you missed the liverpool player who went down holding his face as if he had been hit with a bat,but WASNT TOUCHED.

i missed the offside goal,which team was that.

nevermind i look forward to seeing the league cup final.

DITTO.

[StevieH]

which liverpool player went down holding his face as if hit with a bat but WASN'T TOUCHED? you sure you don't mean united's snide little get herrera there?

 

and it isn't the referee's job to encourage pogba into having a good game. he bloody strangled henderson.

[petermik]

7 hours ago, smokie36 said:

Blazing game that....thoroughly enjoyed it and a draw probably a fair result.

Absolutely,best Liverpool side I,ve seen for years (chokes me to admit it though) outran and outfought United.... I thought they had 13 players on the pitch....United,s missed chances nearly cost them again.

Regarding complaints of tackling I suggest our scouse neighbours take a look at Carraghers tackle on Nani at Anfield a few years back

[smokie36]

Yes Pogba in the first half was shocking and defo should have got at least a yellow for that challenge.

 

Poor reffing that....including the linesmen....someone must have seen it.

[StevieH]

16 minutes ago, petermik said:

Absolutely,best Liverpool side I,ve seen for years (chokes me to admit it though) outran and outfought United.... I thought they had 13 players on the pitch....United,s missed chances nearly cost them again.

Regarding complaints of tackling I suggest our scouse neighbours take a look at Carraghers tackle on Nani at Anfield a few years back

 

carragher on nani wasn't a foul, it was a public service.

[BangrakBob]

 

 

[nev]

20 hours ago, BangrakBob said:

It did seem like every time a United player was beaten to a ball and fell over they got a free kick and they defo should have had a few more cards than they got. 

Throw in an offside goal and Gini's 2 clear, chances it does feel a bit like 2 points dropped.

That said, I'd have taken a point before the match. 

And old Jose's last resort tactic of pump it long to the big men paid off in the end. Luckily for him. 

At least we looked better than those cup matches. 

Migs is on fire, Phil's back, bring on the Chavs

Liverpool long ball specialist wingeing  about united playing long balls, we made 200 more passes than you yesterday, yes we resorted to a few long balls to get around you lot parking the bus.

Look at this for long balls this season and you manager blows his top for another manager doing the same, does not matter how you score lads.

And your penalty hand ball  theit needs to be intent Pogba had no idea what he was doing he has lost the plot, if you look closely he thinks he is heading it.

[BangrakBob]

^ That stat suggests we've played 2.5 more 35 yard passes, not that we play a long ball attacking tactic. Obviously we don't, we don't have side built for it, it's simply press and get the ball back.

 

Also we passed the ball more than any other side so that would affect that stat. Fig.1

 

We had a weakened side and were expecting that United were going to take it to us, that fact you passed the ball about a bit more just proves you couldn't penetrate our midfield. And most of the passes went amiss Fig.2 

 

Zlatan was largely isolated until Jose decided bring on Bogbrush and lump it forward as he couldn't break us down. Shows how Jose has resorted these tactics against Spurs also, a team that plays similar to LFC. He knows no other way to rescue a point at OT and at LFC. Fig 3

 

Another interesting stat, the team that apparently parked the bus had 13 shots to your 9. 

 

This game was great for us, just what we needed after those Cup ties. You had your chance, but it appears Jose doesn't know how. Never mind he can spend few 100 million in the summer to make it better 

 

 

 

  

[meatboy]

when is the final of the league cup? that other bit to decide who plays MU next wed.25th.

so any predictions,oops you are not there yet.