Champions League 2022/23 - Matchday 3 - 4/5 October

SportingCP96

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These are playing as well? Why put pic of Perisic, why not Kane or Son?
You can see why they could not get out of the conference league.

Sporting may well lose to then next match day but Spurs will have a tough time in this group. They are not better they are even
 

Pronewbie

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What do people really think, has this Liverpool side legit run its course or they just on a bad run?
Down-cycle from inhalers and on an actual decline as they rebuild their squad.. They'll get better later in the year but not as good as they've been even compared to last year.
 

Mickeza

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Deepthroating information to Howard Nurse.
I’d genuinely haul Trent off for the 3rd goal. It’s a fecking disgrace. He makes zero attempt to run back after getting embarrassed. Total sense of entitlement as if defending isn’t his job and he’s above it.
 

Rayman96

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It will be interesting to listen to Talksport tomorrow because the narrative up to now is we are still actually shite and Liverpool are still actually amazing.
Over to you Simon Bellend
 

bosnian_red

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The former and poor sucession planning. Mane -> Diaz is a clear downgrade, and the jury is well and truly out on Nunez.

Neglected the midfield when they've lost Wjnaldum's energy and Thiago, Keita and Ox are crocks.

If they kept Mane and signed one good midfield they would've been fine.
Mane to Diaz is a downgrade but it's a quality replacement anyway at a good age, jury is out on Darwin (big potential) but obviously you can build a quality attack with the players they have and it's a good age blend. Don't think they did poorly to change it up there. It's the midfield where they've dropped the ball entirely.
 

Blood Mage

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Bloody hell we might be witnessing the beginning of the end for Klopp at Liverpool.

I think the reality is their most influential players over the last few years are ageing now and their younger players aren't quite good enough to step up in their place. Mane is also a huge loss but even he was showing signs of slowing down by the end.
 

RopersReturn

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Van Dyke’s lost a yard in pace since coming back from injury, he’s like a statue and just scythes players down along with Fabinho.
 

GlasgowCeltic

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It will be interesting to listen to Talksport tomorrow because the narrative up to now is we are still actually shite and Liverpool are still actually amazing.
Over to you Simon Bellend
Souness and Murphy gonna tie themselves in knots rationalising this one
 

largelyworried

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Just watched the Liverpool goals. Dear god, talk about statuesque. The second goal Napoli play a simple one-two and it bamboozles four Liverpool defenders who are stood stock still. The second goal Van Dijk looks like he forgot where he was and just zoned out, let someone run behind him. And Gomez just gets made a mug of repeatedly. That is honestly some of the worst defending I've seen in a long time at this level.

3 goals down, and Napoli hit the post, and they missed a pen, and they had a shot cleared off the line. Could have been an absolute drubbing.
 

Theafonis

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I’d genuinely haul Trent off for the 3rd goal. It’s a fecking disgrace. He makes zero attempt to run back after getting embarrassed. Total sense of entitlement as if defending isn’t his job and he’s above it.
Who comes on ? Nat Phillips?