02 May 2019 18:03:53
Haven’t posted for a looong time but last nights game needs some commentary. The literal difference between us and Barcelona was Messi let’s face it we didn’t field our first eleven and we were a near match for them at camp nou every one of there players has vast champions league experience ours for the most part were playing only their second season in it also they’d been able rest key players we’ve had to keep pushing ours. I think if Firmino had been fit TAA played or Gomez had a few more games under his belt I think we could have scored the chances were ther unfortunately they fell to Milner! (Not knocking him just he’s not prolific is he! ) not saying we’d have won but the score would have been different anyway Allez allez bring Anfield and its crushing atmosphere let’s just give a game they’ll never forget l!

1.) 02 May 2019
02 May 2019 19:17:57
Alberr, this is the first game I have seen Barcelona play in the CL since 2013 when they got drilled by Bayern in 2013 at the Nou Camp, where Barcelona were dominated in a home CL game. Liverpool played a near blinder and Klopp deserves credit for this overall. I know may are saying had this player or that player played, things could have changed.

Personally, I am not interested in such irrelevant stuff cos we have the benefit of hindsight while a manager makes decisions in real time in under real circumstances where you prepare fully with the information you have w/ o the benefit of hindsight. Maybe the Gini at CF otion did not work BUT on the flip side we dominated and created enuff chances to score kind of proves that it DID work.

Klopp and the staff prepared the perfect game plan to shut Messi down and put Barcelona under immense pressure and dominated them. The chances we created were enough to score at least 2 goals. We did not take those chances and the mistakes from VVD did not help BUT either way, we dust ourselves down and go again cos like it or not, we STILL have a PL title to win. YNWA!

2.) 02 May 2019
02 May 2019 19:28:21
RedWolf, I’m with you all the way. Last week you were compiling a list of the quitters. Please expand it to include the whiners. Come on you mighty Reds!

3.) 02 May 2019
02 May 2019 19:28:38
“Klopp and the staff prepared the perfect game plan to shut Messi down and put Barcelona under immense pressure”

I just don’t get that at all. That quote is up there with “we can’t play better” and “best away performance in the CL for 2 years”

Just baffling. The perfect game plan to shut Messi down? He scored 2 goals, could easily have been a hat-trick.

4.) 02 May 2019
02 May 2019 19:50:59
Hi gang,
Haven’t posted for a while.
Now that the dust has settled we can now start getting some perspective on last nights performance, overall we could not of ask for anymore from our team.
Apart from a goal. we took the game to them and had really good chances to score hence the reason why MESSI and SUAREZ we’re getting riled, they could see that we were in the ascendancy.
If RON KEAGUE is going the game next week I’d hate to be sitting next to him with all that negativity. we as fans need to be positive the club needs us more than anything, we need to get in the ground early to get the atmosphere crackling.

Also would be interested in people’s opinions on SUAREZ and COUTINHO’S return to ANFIELD.
My opinion is we should ignore them and channel all our energies towards the team.

5.) 02 May 2019
02 May 2019 20:18:54
Ron is typically a positive guy, but he's right. If you lose 3-0, your gameplan and gameplay are far from perfect or right. Don't think the team selection was right, mane had a field day down the left but had minimal support centrally with wiji as the false 9. Defense wasn't up to par, and finishing was poor.

I support the reds through anything but let's take off the red tinted glasses and stop acting like that result is anything worth celebrating or praising.

With that being said, we have the talent and fight to make a game out of it in the second leg, with Firmino back we could very well put Barcelona under a lot of pressure and make things interesting. I believe that this team can do it.

6.) 02 May 2019
02 May 2019 22:03:39
Ron, put your manager hat on and allow me to help you with what game preparation pertains to. In any sport when you are preparing for a game, you prepare based on probability and tendencies, NOT on certainty. To get the best information on how to counter at team, you watch as many games as possible of your opponent preferably vs teams that play near the same scheme you play. After that, you prepare the team based on as much info as possible.

You may not know this BUT you CANNOT prepare against making mistakes OR not taking your chances. There is NO game plan to counter that occurrence as it is happening right in front of you. This is why punditry is easy cos a pundit has the luxury to give opinions after a game is played WHEREAS a manager as mentioned above, deals with things in true reality AND in real time.

How was Klopp supposed to have a plan in place to counter act VVD having his worst game of the season? How was he to counter act the fact that Salah would hit the post with his right foot or that Milner would shoot right at Ter Stegen instead of either side of him? Exactly. And yes, Klopp showed that you can shut down Barcelona and still create chances to score and had we taken our chances, that would be the narrative so Ron YES, Klopp's plan WORKED. It was the inf=dividual mistakes that cost us. Two things can be correct at the same time. It's called nuance.

You may be frustrated at the result and blowing off steam hence, trying to look for someone to blame for IMO, no apparent reason BUT the game simply boiled down to this: Barcelona took their chances. We didn't. Barcelona punished our mistakes. We did not punish theirs. End of story.

7.) 02 May 2019
02 May 2019 22:13:39
Klopp’s plan worked but we lost 3-0.

Is there any point in turning up for the second leg then?

This is what you and Klopp claim:
•Our best away performance for 2 years in the CL
•We can’t play any better
•Klopp’s plan worked perfectly.

Seriously mate? 🤨.

8.) 03 May 2019
02 May 2019 22:23:37
Are you seriously suggesting we wouldn’t have created chances with our usual team out Redwolf?

9.) 03 May 2019
02 May 2019 22:40:35
Ron, I don't recall standing next to Klopp and claiming all the stuff you say I claimed along with Klopp. Either way, we are going to have to agree to disagree on this one and I'm cool with that. Keep the faith and don't get too down on things as it seems you are too bummed out. Peace!

10.) 03 May 2019
03 May 2019 00:14:33
Got to agree with Ron. I didn't see us dominate Barcelona at all. The stats might have showed we had more possession but their passing was slicker, their defending was more urgent, they gave the ball away less and they scored three goals to boot.
If we can't play better than that we deserve to go out becaause Barcelona can, and did, play better.