Post Match: Toulouse v Liverpool (EL 9/11/23 5.45pm)

I am a bit bothered by it, mainly because it fits into a pattern. If we are second in the group the point denied by an inexplicable decision costs us.

I dont thnk the ref/VAR were at cheating level, but their incompetence has the same outcome.

Would be nice to get onne of those decisions that allegedly even out over the season.

I get the concern, but so far Toulouse have mainly picked up their points at home. Away theyā€™ve only picked up 1 point, and itā€™s one apiece left. Iā€™m not saying itā€™s impossible, but itā€™s not likely.

We will not become second in the group we are 2 points adrift and with a home match to come against the nr last. If needed Klopp will play our A team in the last match against Union

Ainā€™t gonna happen

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am watching the match now. 11th Minute, Daiz turns a defender twice. first time by him, takes a swipe at his face. second time by, guy takes his legs out. zero card from ref. if you donā€™t have a destroyer on your squad who can sort guys out (Desler), thatā€™s a problem.

losing Fab, Hendo and Milner was a lot of steel in the middle which has made way for more technical but diminutive players. sometimes you have to do a little trench work to sort that stuff out early. Dark arts, I think?

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I used it as an example to be honest.

If we missed top spot by a point, then the significance of the decision to disallow the goal would huge.

Its an unlikely scenario, as others have also pointed out.

I think the issue of the disallowed goal is overshadowed by how poor we played. The crux is that yet another inexplicable decision costs us.

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It was a bizarre decision but I am inclined to believe that it was a genuine mistake. We certainly donā€™t suffer abject arbitration in Europe with anything like the same monotonous regularity as in domestic games.

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We havenā€™t had that sort of player for years, and certainly not under Klopp. Milner would put himself about a bit but itā€™s not the same thing.
The fact Ramos finished the 2018 CL final with all his teeth is testament to this, and I donā€™t recall Fab evening too many scores either.

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Fab got stuck in quite often and was good at leaving a leg in. took quite a few yellows, some more clumsily than others but both Jordan and Gerrard especially were excellent at that.

Weā€™ve lost some steel over the years, could use someone in the #6 who is able to take and give a knock. MacAllister isnā€™t the guy, IMO. Endo is able to get stuck in but heā€™s not the guy either, for meā€¦

am watching this series of events 60-70min and I notice MacAllister doing a lot of trotting around the middle of the pitch but he really doesnā€™t attempt to relieve pressure off other players by getting into positions to receive the ball on the turn. Very disappointing play from him here, being down 2-0 he should be doing more to turn the tide of the game here.

Gakpo has been anonymous. just got subbed off at 72min and thatā€™s the first I remember hearing his name.

Christ, what a fucking shambles our defense is for their third goal. Trentā€™s fucking sleeping at RB, loses his man by 10y. I believe the term is ā€œall sixes and sevensā€.

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holy shit. they called THAT handball? a full 20sec before ball goes in the net.

we were fucking robbed. thatā€™s fucking EUFA grand larcenyā€¦

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I know that the game has evolved, but the idea of an enforcer is a huge loss to the game. Souness or Case would be red carded in every game nowadays. I think the last nasty fucker we had was Bellamy, he got in players faces and you knew he would be in the trenches if required.

Robboā€™s the closest we have these days.

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Absolutely. Itā€™s a big failing of Kloppā€™s reign and his refusal to engage in the dark arts has contributed to us not winning more silverware - certainly one of the reasons we have been done over by Madrid twice.

I disagree completely: Kloppā€™s refusal to abandon his principles should be admired.

Just because everyone else is a cunt, doesnā€™t mean you should be one too.

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Idealistic Old Git :wink:

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I prefer ā€œprincipledā€.

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Yeah I think itā€™s just a part of Kloppā€™s makeup and you have to take the rough with the smooth. If he was a bit more flexible here heā€™d be a different manager and perhaps not as effective. Still think we miss real steel on the pitch and we let far too many teams take the piss.

Itā€™s the referees who allow our opponents to ā€œtake the pissā€. Look at the double standards at play in how fouls on Manchester City and Liverpool players are handled, for example.

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