Well, I was called all sorts of things (by both Liverpool and UTD fans) when I made the following assertions in early January -
1) Liverpool's defence is shambolic and a joke
2) Liverpool's playing style would cause their players to tire out, and Klopp has no Plan B
3) Liverpool's overall squad quality is weak, they were punching above their weight, and they were going to finish lower than UTD this season
4) there is no way that Liverpool are title contenders and in fact they would not even finish in the top four
I hate to say "I told you so" but well, I told you so!
Klopp was vastly over rated as a manager and the Liverpool squad were vastly over rated as well. The "Gegen Pressing" tactic was certain to get found out, and more than that, it would self destruct because their own players would tire out EVEN though they have no European games. Can you imagine if they did have European games? They would be doing even worse. They do not have the squad depth to be able to rotate players, and their playing style was always going to leave them exhausted and fatigued.
I think that's ONE game they have won in 2017, how embarrassing. To think that people were crowning Liverpool was champions-elect in November / December and Klopp himself was buying into the hype. The Liverpool of today is a nothing club, they aren't challenging for shit, no title, no cups, eliminated from the league cup by Southampton, even top four is looking out of reach now. They are a club on the decline (if that were even possible.. they have been in decline for years but are declining even more lol) and the momentum is totally against them.
Liverpool's level is not far above Everton's level, and certainly nowhere near the other top teams.
In the meantime, we have already won a trophy, we are poised to win the FA Cup and Europa League, we havent lost a game in ages, we are looking very hard to beat even when we don't play well, and we are playing better and better. Those idiots giving us stick for being in sixth place, well I wonder who is laughing now???
Jose who they thought was past it has already won more than Klopp in far less time, and he is poised to win 2 more trophies while Klopp has surely got to be fearing for his job if he ends the season with nothing, no top four, no trophies, despite all that early bluster!