Nunez needs to work on his runs off the shoulder. Too many offsides. No problem with close calls. In fact, that should be encouraged.
But he was often a few yards off.
Just didnāt think it was a penalty along with Owen
NĆŗƱez is my MOTM
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Not read this yet but my thoughts on the game are that we didnāt deserve to win, any team that defends like that doesnt. Whilst saying that i still think the ref cost us at least a point. They have to explain why that wasnāt an handball because i just cant see the reasoning behind it. Surely the outstretched arm means that any other excuse goes out the window.
On the team itself, not going to pick on the any player in particular but how hard is it to retrain the team back to the way we played last year? Darwin can play left wing anyway. Even if Klopp decides Darwin has to play we should just shoehorn him into Manes old position or in place of Mo (God knows whats happened to him) and keep to the same way we used to play.
Now Konate is back the high line MAY work better as heās a lot faster than Matip but for days when heās out we need to play a few yards deeper. One last point, i thought Arsenal outpressed us, when did we stop pressing? Is it just tiredness? If so we need to start with the fittest players which means Elliot and Bobby just now,
Credit has to be given to arsenal. We didnt just choose to fuck around. We were pressured into it by a team who were brave enough to put a lot of players that far forward putting pressure on the ball. This is the stuff that characterized our performances for years, and today it was Arsenal doing it while we were not. There was a moment in the first half that exemplified itā¦Nunez had a half chance from the right side of the box and got a good shot that the keeper parried back into the middle. Partey picked it up and had the time to settle, turn and pick his pass. I know our game has evolved, but when weāre unable to pressure that ball weāre simply not us and the rest of the game weāre playing (see high line) is exposed.
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Our DM and CMs are not what they are anymore. Our usual game plan is burning through our midfield.
Our performance is more decisive than any refereeing performance. Wasnāt like we were threatening to score with wave after of wave of pressure, not allowing them out of their half. 2 passes and they were running at our defence.
Their second goal was a highlight. God awful free from Kostas, hitting it about 40 yards across the pitch, swinging away from their goal. Thiago doesnāt stop the attack and weāll the less said about Trent then the better.
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The way I saw it, Thiago and Henderson were essentailly against three, and in the first half they came out on top.
Gomez was good and actually showed a bit of fight and aggression.
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This is the worst team play Iāve ever seen for LFC in the six years Iāve been a fan. This team sucks plain and simple. Klopp needs to go as heās ineffective and inefficient right now. Thereās no to little offense. Our strikers canāt hit the net and canāt get into a good position when fed the ball. Four forwards and minimal points! Come on! Our defense is a disaster with so many holes itās unreal. Forget about any trophies this year and start worrying about relegation. Iām just gobsmacked!
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Both teams had literally the same formation. How did it even happen???
Without bringing the Arsenal soft penalty into it, looking at the āhandballā that we didnāt get in isolation, did you think it was there? Unnatural position but literally a metre away from the kicker?
Now, you see guys, I am not the knee-jerk one.
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Me too ā¦ are you for real or what ?
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Itās not a one or the other situation. It can be a shit performance along with dire officiating.
We were crap, and yet should have got a point but for the subjective ref decisions favouring Arses. `
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Btw, having the inevitable 300 page post match thread being completely about the refs as a distraction from our actual problems is smart.
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Me too. I am worried now. Our midfield is awful. We have an injury prone Thiago, we donāt have good runners, God knows what has happened to TAA, Mo, Virgil and Matip.
Klopp needzto be ruthless now!
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And the TAN 2022 Over-reaction of the year award goes toā¦
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However Thiago struggles playing 3 games in a week and I always worry with how he plays he will get injured
We didnt buy anyone in the summer for midfield and it shows.
We have the 18th oldest squad in leagueā¦and it shows
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