Thought both CBs played well. Three excellent options to partner Virgil. Must be the best collection of 4 CBs on one team in some time.
Minamino and origi both showed they can be useful players in more than cup games I think. Ox was Ox, was good when he had the ball with space to run in front of him, not so good when he didn’t. Gordon tried hard, but looked like 16 yr old playing with men. A quick, dangerous 16 yr old if he found space, but entire game took place down other side of pitch and he started drifting around trying to get involved but never really happened for him. Bradley looks cut out of Neco Williams cloth. Occasion wasn’t to big for him, wasn’t awed by any of it, but maybe not as tidy in possession as you’d want. Nice debut though, wasn’t afraid to mix it up. Tsimikas was excellent again. We have the best two left backs in the league.
Am I the only one who thinks that Kelleher was partly to blame for the penalty as he parried a shot, that Alli would have caught, straight to their player?
I thought ox was the only one who let himself down.
Not sure if it’s due to lack of sleep from new baby but he’d struggle to get in that Norwich team at the moment.
Youngsters were excellent and nice to see Minamino get a few.
No, you’re not the only one. The shot was well hit but almost straight at him and he reacted late to move and get his hands up making it look much harder than it was. The thing is with Ali is that his positioning is so good that he makes save look like something any keeper should make. He’d have gobbled that up, no worries.
To be honest, I was more impressed with Klopp than anyone else on the pitch. We aren’t always aware of it but the work he and his staff are putting in is nothing short of stellar. It’s not just the fact that he had a team comprised of youngsters and bench players perform almost as well as the first eleven. It’s how he so visibly improves the players he has at his disposal.
Tsimikas is on another level compared to where he was when we first bought him. And that’s with him missing large chunks of his first season with injuries. Minamino looks stronger and sharper, more like the player that he was at Salzburg. Jones is mature enough to perform like a seasoned pro. We don’t skip a beat when he’s playing. Kelleher was almost perfect. Saved a penalty and played sweeper with confidence and assuredness. Konate is going to be a monster and Gomez with a little bit of luck will be as good as ever. The younsters making their debut made mistakes as expected but don’t they look like they belong? And Gordon with Klopp nurturing him? He has world class written all over him. Even Origi looks reinvigorated.
I wasn’t particularly impressed with Bradley. Maybe a bit harsh given his age, but didn’t look anything special to me. Plenty of time for him to develop at least.
Ox was moved to winger and Minamino took the advanced midfield role. It was a net improvement. The problem in the 1st half was the forwards getting no service from AOC or Kieta which made Jone job very difficult. Jones deserved MOTM imo just for what he kept together in the 1st half, without hime doing what he did we could have had a shocker of a match.
We are definitely spoilt with Alisson because he’s the best in the world. Kelleher was excellent last night. I can’t believe he’s the same keeper from a couple of years ago because I never thought he would make it with us then. Come on loads since. He’s calm and his positioning is very good. Also the way he sweeps up behind the high line is reminiscent of Alisson. The difference between him and Adrian in that respect is like night and day.
