moodyred
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Good that the young boys got to play. Our young boys.
Considering how the new manager speaks about control, I was very surprised with the team selection. There was no balance to the team and a number of players were played out of position. We were lucky to come away with 1-1, it could have been any result.
Playing Mata as a CM is suicide at this level for example.
It was much better than most of our performances with our strongest team over the past 3 years.Positives: not many tbf apart from the kids getting a run out which is always good to see. Thought Bailly looked good as did greenwood obviously.
Negatives: was a huge opportunity handed to AWB & VdB tonight and both of them were really poor. Must be question marks over whether or not they are good enough for a squad/team that wants to challenge at the top.
Mata, Lingard, Matic ?? Times up guys, thanks for the service.
I didn't see any attempt to press or control the game/use the pitch with a high line etc (like we did v palace)...I think Ralf will be really disappointed in that performance.
Haha wow. If the players don't follow his instructions then they should absolutely be benched.
The Ole holiday is over. Get good or get benched.
Woow that’s Ralf after a team of youngsters and mostly squad players drew… contrast to this… by the way that video was posted a year ago. There really are levels to managers.Haha wow. If the players don't follow his instructions then they should absolutely be benched.
The Ole holiday is over. Get good or get benched.
I thought he got stuck in well in the first half and played some nice passes through the lines both in the first and second half. Yes he was at fault for the goal but Mata hardly helped him, he needed Matic in there with him as he was frequently overrun.Biggest disappointment for me was dvb. Just felt he hid instead of going to receive the ball.
Had some good touches too but doesn't make himself available
Woow that’s Ralf after a team of youngsters and mostly squad players drew… contrast to this… by the way that video was posted a year ago. There really are levels to managers.
Did you watch enough to see his comments after we got beaten by mighty Bournemouth? Really think people need to hear that, he equated Man Utd to Bournemouth and said it’s always going be a low scoring match between those two teams and whoever scored first wins it.Pathetic, so glad he's gone.
Woow that’s Ralf after a team of youngsters and mostly squad players drew… contrast to this… by the way that video was posted a year ago. There really are levels to managers.
Even though CAF was sulking I quite enjoyed the game. Not for the result but we got to see some nice debuts and youngsters get some game time. A lot of players today hardly played this season so was good for them to get some minutes as we go into Christmas busy schedule.
Shoretire, Mengi, Amad all looked quite comfortable out there.
Baily and Greenwood were clearly above the rest in performance.
Matic, Mata and Lingard will not be missed when they leave.
It will take some work to get rid of old habits and I hope the fans give him the time he needs. I will take a few losses if it means we're working hard behind the scenes to improve or adapt to Ralf's system. Klopp's early days was anything but rosy.He sounded quite frustrated after the match with the sloppiness from the players not following his instructions about cutting out the pointless sideways short passing which as he says is only an invitation for a pressing team to take the ball off you.
As you say I think he is going to be much tougher than Ole and more forthright about the players need to do to play under him.
In another interview after the match he was full of praise for Greenwoods technical ability , and thinks he is a massive talent with huge potential but still needs to develop physically to take the next step and become a regular player. Rangnick said it was his job to develop him and make him the complete player
Thought VDB didn’t do anything to not warrant future chances. We’ve seen him play better and his better is miles better than McT & even Fred, his meh like today was still a 6/10Bad auditions for majority of the players. Only Greenwood, Bailly and Henderson deserve some praises. VDB didn't grab this chance. AWB is losing his place to Dalot. Still hope for Shaw to get his place from Telles.
Because the "senior" players look like crap. With that performance and the wage paid, they are stealing a leaving. Lingard, Bissaka, Matic are the main suspect.Bizarre opinions in here I have to say...why so negative? it literally didn’t matter at all what the result was. Playing an experienced core was to try and retain the ball better but I think the weather and rustiness played a key part.
Lots of loose passes and dodgy first touches...but also good minutes in a high tempo game mean those players are much better placed to step in if required.
Remember the goal, forget everything else quickly.
Benoît Bastien