Match Thread LFC 0-2 Everton 20 Feb 21 - Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[ste d' indica]

And finally we have a group of players who don't wet themselves when they see the 'This Is Anfield' sign.
Thank you, thank you, thank you Carlo.

They might wet themselves laughing lol

 

[Goat]

 

[BornBlue76]

I guess you are right, I don't think at age 10 I was very into football then at age 16 I found Italian Giuseppe Giannini and my love story with football began lol

I felt the same about Kevin Sheedy... we all start somewhere lol

 

[bluerobert]

Of course how we celebrated it was an embarrassment. They’ll let you think the only thing they celebrate is a League Title win or champions league final win. Anything else isn’t worthy of their effort

 

[BornBlue76]

Just started the match again... going to watch out for Davies first half contribution.. for the record that Pickford punch of the cross at 9 mins was key too... always wondered why keepers don’t do that more..

 

[arbok]

I gave Jordan Pickford man of the match. Didn't put a foot wrong. The Henderson strike could have turned the game. Couple of brilliant saves from Mane and Salah as well. Defence was outstanding. It's totally obvious why Carlo went to a back 3/5, man on Firmino, Salah and Mane, with flexibility to go 4 at the back either side. Every Liverpool attack went from the centre to the side and with 5 at the back, that made it easier to defend.

Another thing, is Tiago meant to be good? If Liverpool are supposed to be this 'heavy metal' team, Tiago is a lullaby, he slows them down. He doesn't hurt anyone and just moves the ball around mostly sideways. Go right ahead and do that when you're 1-0/2-0 down. Maybe he's a good tackler, but didn't see it when they had a lot of the ball. Tom Davies was a much more effective player than Tiago.

Also only desperate teams that lack confidence start flopping around trying to win pens. That's a worrying sign for them. Another difference and not meant to criticise Liverpool just because we won one match, but Everton has tried to played based on what players were out on the pitch. But Liverpool still trying to play mostly the same way even with different players. Thought that was an interesting contrast.

 

[thirdmantackle]

Enjoy the night mate, sorry to hear about your Dad he'll have been sitting with St. Dominic (Domingo) today with their blue rosary beads watching and enjoying that.

thanks for that. its been a hard few weeks
got a load of texts this morning saying how much my dad would have loved seeing us beat the RS

 

[matty1878]

thanks for that. its been a hard few weeks
got a load of texts this morning saying how much my dad would have loved seeing us beat the RS

hope your ok mate

 

[witchdoc187]

Thought holgate was excellent given all the stick he's been getting for no reason at all

 

[PITA]

My most sincere congratulations to you all on this magnificent occasion - may it be a prelude to decades of similar!

PS. And also thanks to the 2 good hearted Everton supporters who helped me change my tyre after the game 3 years ago, when I last visited on a match day. You were absolute gentlemen and it helped me rebalance my view about people from the area - those in blue are definitely the good ‘uns!

Erm!

 

[Chris O'Connor]

 

[irishblue11]

still buzzing. enjoy work this week blues.

 

[bluenorthwarrior]

Three things reflecting today.

Firstly klopp's 'look at me, I'm a great motivator because I am talking to the team on the pitch even though I've just had 15 minutes with them in the changing rooms' fell flat on its face.

Second thing that fell flat on its face was having st virgil there for the cameras. You just know that the pre-planned 'spontaneous' team huddle in front of him if they scored would have been lapped up for years to come by the media.

Third thing I don't think this will be spoken of as any particular player's derby (like the Carsley derby, kanchelskis derby etc.) which just speaks volumes about how assured a team performance it was rather than won by a moment of brilliance.

 

[T LEAFE]

This is why we are Everton
A proper football club
Well played lads a credit to our club
Pumping chest out this weekend being an Evertonian

 

[kev]

Third thing I don't think this will be spoken of as any particular player's derby (like the Carsley derby, kanchelskis derby etc.) which just speaks volumes about how assured a team performance it was rather than won by a moment of brilliance.

The turning point derby?
The taste of the future derby?