ECHO Comment: "Fears of Witch-hunt Against Liverpool FC" part 2

[matchworks]

Woeful display. Treated the ball with contempt. If ever a team needed to slow the game down it was us last night. Throw ins taken straight away rather than eating up the clock. They were excellent at snuffing out the very signs of danger we showed. Only Gomez can come out with any credit. I said in the "footy thread" the Fekir deal could cost us in regard to creativity, those are the games when you need to unlock a defence and the midfield three ain't gonna do that enough. Koulibaily looks a player too. We were lucky to get nil.

 

[Harryflashman]

Think it's actually 2nd in CL group on head to head against with PSG, so wrong again, Davek

Glad to say I didn't see the game, but listened on & off to the commentary. Never at the races, tactically got it wrong, front 3 still not firing, midfield largely anonymous, full backs erratic, keeper and Gomez performed reasonably. Deservedly beaten by the better side on the night.

Not ideal prep for the City game and seems City will never have a better chance of ending their Anfield hoodoo.

Salah NOT going in January (I'll remind you of this, Davek) probably because no-one would buy him on current form lol

In my opinion I Thought Gomez did well, particularly first half . They deserved the goal when it came though , tactically you got it wrong second half .

 

[Skamp]

In my opinion I Thought Gomez did well, particularly first half .

Sounded like he was one of the few flickers of light in an otherwise very forgettable performance. Think he's cemented his place alongside VVD for the foreseeble future.

 

[YoboCopter]

Dont bottle it city

Please

 

[Harryflashman]

Dont bottle it city

Please

Feels a bit like telling the tide not to come in but bless you for trying and I hope it works .

 

[Tommy Chong]

I’m getting worried now... still no word from
@havrey0123 or @HongKongToffee

Hope they haven’t died laughing too hard last night

Oh deary me... I hope the poor little lambie lambs are alright.

Should we lay a wreath for them?

 

[Steve0]

Something must be seriously wrong, they have pretty much been a permanent fixture on here recently. Think it could get more serious on Sunday.

 

[davek]

Think it's actually 2nd in CL group on head to head against with PSG, so wrong again, Davek

Glad to say I didn't see the game, but listened on & off to the commentary. Never at the races, tactically got it wrong, front 3 still not firing, midfield largely anonymous, full backs erratic, keeper and Gomez performed reasonably. Deservedly beaten by the better side on the night.

Not ideal prep for the City game and seems City will never have a better chance of ending their Anfield hoodoo.

Salah NOT going in January (I'll remind you of this, Davek) probably because no-one would buy him on current form lol

Liverpool look VERY ordinary and have for most of the season. The results have been ground out with doggedness rather than style. They're not top class. They wont win either of the two main trophies and need to focus on the FA Cup and CL qualification. Klopp is clueless in-game with making telling decisions. That's why he's lost 6 finals in a row.

Salah is VERY unhappy at Anfield. His heart isn't in it anymore. Anyone can see that.

The City game takes on a massive importance for Liverpool: fail to take all three points and the early start looks to have been all for nought and the feelgood factor of two weeks ago evaporates.

Liverpool = still some way off genuine contenders.

 

[neil999]

Liverpool look VERY ordinary and have for most of the season. The results have been ground out with doggedness rather than style. They're not top class. They wont win either of the two main trophies and need to focus on the FA Cup and CL qualification. Klopp is clueless in-game with making telling decisions. That's why he's lost 6 finals in a row.

Salah is VERY unhappy at Anfield. His heart isn't in it anymore. Anyone can see that.

The City game takes on a massive importance for Liverpool: fail to take all three points and the early start looks to have been all for nought and the feelgood factor of two weeks ago evaporates.

Liverpool = still some way off genuine contenders.

I think they actually looked better last season...i guess thats as salah was in the mood as such?

 

[davek]

I think they actually looked better last season...i guess thats as salah was in the mood as such?

They looked miles better in the second half of last season. They played with some verve. Regardless of Salah's uninspired form, this lot are drab. Painful to watch.

I think any honest Kopite accepts that. They have the points on the board, but they look jaded and without the zest and creativity of both City and Chelsea.

 

[neil999]

They looked miles better in the second half of last season. They played with some verve. Regardless of Salah's uninspired form, this lot are drab. Painful to watch.

I think any honest Kopite accepts that. They have the points on the board, but they look jaded and without the zest and creativity of both City and Chelsea.

similar to united they lack nous in midfield...

 

[Pootsy]

similar to united they lack nous in midfield...

To paraphrase Davek as he has said it a few times...."They bought Kieta and Fabinho to replace Coutinho and Can". The quality was always going to dissipate

 

[Parker]

What an absolute loser.

My favourite part of this whole tweet is that he's used an old photo that shows Liverpool 1 nil up instead of one from last night.

It also doesn't show the stadium from last night either which was the whole point of the tweet.

 

[davek]

similar to united they lack nous in midfield...

Comes to something when you think they should have kept Can.

 

[Skamp]

Liverpool look VERY ordinary and have for most of the season. The results have been ground out with doggedness rather than style. They're not top class. They wont win either of the two main trophies and need to focus on the FA Cup and CL qualification. Klopp is clueless in-game with making telling decisions. That's why he's lost 6 finals in a row.

Salah is VERY unhappy at Anfield. His heart isn't in it anymore. Anyone can see that.

The City game takes on a massive importance for Liverpool: fail to take all three points and the early start looks to have been all for nought and the feelgood factor of two weeks ago evaporates.

Liverpool = still some way off genuine contenders.

Been pretty good, not "VERY ordinary". Battered Spurs at Wembley & battered PSG, both without converting the numerous chances made. Deservedly got a draw in a good match against a top Chelsea side.

Klopp has lost the majority of those finals as he's played with a lesser side against a better side lol.

Salah is not unhappy at Anfield, he's unhappy with his personal form. He's missed lots of chances and had several goals disallowed, but keep attempting to convince yourself (and others) if it makes you happy, mate.

The City game has always been massively important. Failure to take all 3 points is not the disaster you're trying so hard to make it out to be. A draw against THIS City side is never a poor result, defeat would be a blow, but certainly not insurmountable at this stage of the season, particularly with some very winnable fixtures coming up.

As for title-contenders, we may still be some way off, but that remains to be seen.

All in all, I'm happy enough with things on the red side of Merseyside.