Typical of the self serving tosser.
First and foremost, congratulations to United on a thoroughly deserved win. I expected us to start this game with a high intensity in your face ferocious pace, instead we were anything but, lackluster, lacking in aggression and failing to live with a simple yet extremely effective approach.Moreno at fault for both goals the lads not a bad player, but he doesn't do enough in an attacking sense and his main strength his crossing, is not a tactic we've ever utilised under Rodgers. I can see why he played Sterling at Wing-back, but it's made us look oh so predictable as neither Coutinho nor Lallana make any runs beyond the striker and Lallana in particular, constantly slows us down on the transition with his ridiculously inefficient Cruyff turns.
United kept the ball really well and dictated the tempo with consummate ease in the first half, i was genuinely astounded in the manner that half panned out I can't recall the last time we were that badly outplayed on home turf, Van Gaal got his tactics spot on. Still even at half time i thought with a few tactical tweaks we would still go on to win, however our captain threw the half time team talk out the window within a minute proceeding to get sent off in ludicrous fashion. We showed fight though, and Sturridge finished nicely and on another day we might've got a point or three, top four looks in doubt, but I'm hoping we're not looking back at this game ruefully as the defining fixture.
Once again well done to United on an excellent performance, definitely deserved on the balance of play, although yer don't half take your time with throw ins and goal kicks.
My Liverpool MOTM- Sakho, another assured defensive display and excellent on the ball, will always have his detractors and will never fully receive the plaudits he deserves due to the ungainly manner in which he plays, but anyone who's followed his career will tell you just how good he is. My pick for captain also.
Overall MOTM- Juan Mata- scored a breathtakingly spectacular goal, was always calm and poised in possession and I noticed he was providing passing angles and opening up channels that weren't always taken advantage of. Shut up the Mourinho bandwagon critics also, did more than his fair share of tracking back.
Great game, hopefully there is a few more twists and turns yet.
Absolutely. Especially after Costa got a ban for the exact same thing against Poo.
But Liverpool won 'more decent shots' today.
A draw at SB isnt at all impossible imo.
If we win it would be bloody brilliant.
It's not mad. As long as Di Maria puts in a shift he's a better option. Although admittedly a combination of Blind, Young and Fellaini have been impossible to play against over the last 2 games.
Bet MotD don't even show Skrtel stamping on De Gea. They won't spend any time analyzing our performance, let alone praise, they will just say some shit like Liverpool had an off day and are usually so amazing, one of the best in the whole wide world.
Wouldn't say you destroyed us psychologically, we showed plenty of fight in that second half. Agree, both Stevie's and Skrtels challenges were disgraceful, Stevie I'm not sure what was running through his head but he has form for these types of incidents as his careers shown, Skrtels was more borne out of frustration at how the game panned out I felt. Mata was indeed brilliant as I highlighted in my post earlier, but Carrick has a massive influence on your midfield, nuanced and understated, but keeps the entire machine ticking, if he can keep his form up next year we might have a midfield capable of competing technically at the Euros.
Arsenal will finish them off next game IMO. Hope we beat Arsenal to third place now though.
I'll take that as a compliment kind sir.
I will also take that as a compliment!
Ahh good ol T-bag
Okay, as you did not get creeped out you got what it takes!
Mods - make it happen! (Or at least keep a keen eye on this protege) @Cina
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