Liverpool Banter Archive January 26 2017

 

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26 Jan 2017 19:13:34
I can't believe we've dropped so low in the league.

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27 Jan 2017 07:22:43
To be fair, a few of the recent 'issues' seemed avoidable or could have at least been better mitigated, but we are where we are and hopefully some lessons learned


27 Jan 2017 08:16:39
I'm hoping that was tongue in cheek Davey


26 Jan 2017 18:27:12
Maybe Verheijen was right about Klopp over training his teams .

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26 Jan 2017 18:58:30
No, I don't think so.
There's been a lot of talk/ theorising about our January woes. For me it's much simpler than many think.
At very similar times we have lost Matip, Henderson, Lallana, Coutinho and Mane. In many ways those 5 players, along with Firmino, have been our best players of the first half of the season and always played when available.
You take 50% of your outfield ever presents out and it's bound to have an effect. Points are dropped, opponents and encouraged and the teams confidence ebbs away.

We are one big performance away from getting our mojo back. It's not a lack of fitness or over training.
I'm backing Klopp's men to take a narrow victory over Wolves and then smash Chelsea to bits. That game will give us the much needed confidence boost followed by the return of Mane to have us firing on all cylinders again.

Keep the faith Reds, the storm clouds are clearing 😎


26 Jan 2017 19:17:56
Nice one Ron that's cheered me up a bit.


26 Jan 2017 19:29:36
Ron, Your optimism is truly inspiring! Much needed :)


26 Jan 2017 19:43:24
Couldn't agree more RK, one big night next week, great atmosphere, break Chelsea's run and regain confidence for the run in. Onwards and upwards. Chelsea are yet to wobble and their big games are around the corner 🏋️‍♀️


{Ed002's Note - Chelsea's run has been broken.}

27 Jan 2017 00:25:16
Well put, Ron. Your part about us losing half of our first elen at crical times and different times, is what is killing us right now, not the training, fitness or being "sussed out" stuff. These absences have caused a drop in confidence and this is crippling the players including the manager.

We just need to get a critical win (Chelsea? ) and we could be back on track especially, with the shot of confidence we could get from it. As for the Verhejein fellow, he has been labelled a hack who`s never coached a day in his life. He also ignores that Klopp has a degree in Sports Science so don't really care what he thinks. We are with you, Klopp and the players till the end. YNWA!


27 Jan 2017 05:26:47
Right there with you Ron.


27 Jan 2017 08:26:44
I agree with you Ron although I do think it's also the way teams are setting up against us. Southampton away apart we are still dominant in most games, Swansea included but teams are just sitting deep and hitting us on the break. Our best game in Jan has been against Utd because they tried to play until Mourinho morphed into Dave Bassett in front of our eyes. Teams sitting back and hitting us on the break, injuries and a lack of confidence are all having an affect to some degree but put all those things together and you've got a perfect storm.
I think other teams will drop point too though as we're getting to the stage where teams lower down the league are desperate for points so will start to fight for everything and get some lucky results. I still have faith I think we can get it back.


27 Jan 2017 08:50:49
Exactly, Ron. I've said before, as well as many others on here, that critical players (the "spine") have been missing for extended periods due to either injury or other commitments. And when there's a gulf between the key starters and the backups then it's bound to affect the team's performance and results. It's pretty clear that even Klopp believes there is a gulf when you look at his decision to move Lallana away from his usual position and fill in for Mane, when many of us had thought that he would play Sturridge, Origi or one of the youngsters. But I don't question his decisions; he knows best.

It shouldn't surprise anyone that a lot of people are now looking and questioning Klopp, and whispering doubts. Happens all the time, and there are never any guarantees. Football is not only a sport of skill and tactics but also a certain amount of good or bad fortune. So while some "brilliant" managers are struggling due to issues of skill or tactics (Mourinho at ManU, Guardiola at ManC, and Emery at PSG come to mind) others benefit or lose due to a certain amount of luck. What "clicked" for Rainieri last season is nowhere in sight this season. (I don't believe Kante alone won the EPL for Leicester) .

I'm confident the team will regain form once Mane is back and everyone is firing on all cylinders. I just wonder if it will be enough to win it (I believe it can still be done with a healthy dose of skill, tactics and "good fortune") .


27 Jan 2017 09:49:43
Ed002 - Chelsea's first run was broken. They've now won 4 games in a row, scoring 11 and conceeding once. That's another run we need to break!


{Ed002's Note - I see. Maybe Liverpool would do better to think of themselves and not obsess with Chelsea?}

27 Jan 2017 12:51:35
In all seriousness ed002 has hit on a good point.
LFC fans DO obsess, we obsess with winning the league because we had unprecedented success followed by a long, long drought. It's only natural and Chelsea are in the box seats so they are the obsession.
But our obsession is counter productive and does effect our fans on match days. When things are not going our way we panic and it translates to the team.
I think it's something Kloppo wants to change, he wants a party atmosphere - winning or losing. He wants us to expect us to score rather than expecting us to lose. We have had it, but this January wobble has turned us from believers into panickers again.

We need to keep the faith, keep believing and get behind the lads.


27 Jan 2017 14:02:35
Baby steps Ed002


{Ed002's Note - I think the new club motto supports that view: In Transitus Cum MCMLXXXVI.}

27 Jan 2017 15:40:03
Spot on Ra and Pip. Love your posts. We just need a big win to get the confidence back and we will be back on track. Questioning Klopp right now is just hindsight is 20/ 20 nonsense cos everyone is always a genius after the fact.


27 Jan 2017 21:54:47
I'm going to take a guess at that translation and say 'In Transition Since 1986'?


27 Jan 2017 18:23:21
Point is taken re our obsession with the league title. to be fair Manchester United before the Ferguson era and currently Arsenal as well experience/ d the same. Once you enjoy sustained success over a period that expectation is there, Man City will now continue to be under the spotlight from now on also.
I think for Liverpool and Arsenal we are obsessed for slightly different reasons, Arsenal because they are consistently top 4 but rarely challenge for the top prize now and cannot win the champions league. For Liverpool we have, like Arsenal, won several domestic trophies during our fallow years and of course have basked in our unexpected 2005 champions league success and the amazing 2001 treble of cups run in. However only twice in the last 15 years have we been in the title race at this time of year and that is very disappointing for all of us. Should Chelsea, Man City and this Man Utd era go on 5+ years without a title then, in modern days of impatience and high expectations their fans would too begin to obsess about the title I'm sure.
Anyway I do think we all get over excited and expect to win the league whenever the team starts to show signs it might just happen in any season that happens but what concerns me is how the players and the manager (in Rodgers's case) get carried away and start taliking up the chances of us winning it before the job is done. this would never have happened during the great title winning era when the players were not allowed to get ahead of themselves no matter how much us fans would. This for me has been the big mistake that Rafa (in his rant before the Stoke match that year) and Rodgers and Steven Gerrard made in the infamous "we go again" play up to the cameras have made, we lost focus in both those campaigns each time we shone the spotlight on our own chances of being premier league champions. I get a similar feeling about some of our current players too (Lallana et al talking up our chances far too early this season) . We need to knuckle down, fans and players alike and show more decorum in future. just my personal thoughts gents.


28 Jan 2017 00:11:42
Sounds like doing something rude in a transit van with a dodgy Reg.


26 Jan 2017 16:31:18
What happens with Wolves happens, I'm not hugely bothered either way, it's Chelsea on Tuesday which I'm focused on. This is a pretty depressing place to hang out at the moment but that all changes if we win that game, is that likely? Yes, I think it is. We beat them at Stamford Bridge and our form against our closest rivals is excellent and if there's one match to bring our 'A' game to this is it. How Chelsea approach the game will be crucial. If they think they can beat us then I think we'll shade an open game. I'll be far more worried if they decide they only need a draw and try and contain us.

Bottom line is a win re-invigorates our season and it wouldn't be crazy if we were back within 4 points of Chelsea come 5pm on the 4th of Feb. let's get wolves out of the way, wipe the slate clean and then get our season back on track on Tuesday.

P. S. Does anyone know if Mane gets time off after AFCON or does he come straight back to training?

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26 Jan 2017 16:55:33
Good post, Putney Red and I hope we beat Wolves to get some confidence especially at home even tho, it may not be much. I think by FIFA rules, a player out of an ongoing competition is granted 5 days of rest before he can suit up for his club.


26 Jan 2017 18:06:22
we have a chance against both Wolves and Chelsea, if Klopp picks his best teams for both games, I don't think that was our best 11 V Southampton, confidence is very low at the moment, and players seem tired, both swansea and southampton players had more energy, and took only 4 passes to get a shot on our goal . we took 34 passes, only for the shot to go over the bar, Klopps reluctance to buy a pacy forward, is holding us back, Ojo should be given more game time, yes he was out injured, but we need someone like him right now,


26 Jan 2017 13:44:29
Hi Eds,

I would love to hear your opinion on whether you think the lack of a winter break is hampering Klopp's style of play.

Whilst the tactics aren't exactly the same as when he was at Dortmund and we don't use the same "Gegenpress" (Koploss huhn as Ed002 would say), it is clear that Klopp likes his teams to play with high intensity all over the pitch.

Do you think that the fact that there isn't a winter break here means that his system struggles after the compacted winter schedule.

It must be said that January/ February was pretty poor last season as well.

Perhaps Klopp hasn't 100% got to grips with the fact that there is no winter break and his players are struggling to keep up the intensity without having 2 weeks break to recover.

Anyway, just a thought, thanks for keeping us all entertained. Great site.

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{Ed002's Note - No, it is not the lack of a winter break. It is as has been explained what the issue is on many occasions.

Klopp should have by now realised there is no winter break in the season - if not have him call and I will explain.}

26 Jan 2017 15:26:37
We have barely pressed for the last few weeks, for me the problem has been Lallana's energy has been sorely missed in the midfield, and pipcos creativity and link up play in the final third.

I actually don't think Mane as a player has been missed that much in terms of what he brings, but it's altered the players we select for certain positions. Hnedo Gigi and Lallana in the middle are th key, plenty of energy and good link up play. Hendo especially misses Lallana there.

Mane offers pace, but even during Christmas period when we did pick up points, we didn't look as dynmic in the team. Our press goes when hendo or Lallana do it in the middle. Bobby out wide hasn't worked as he's best utilised chasing down defenders and splitting centrebacks forcing the ball out wide where the passing lanes are closed by 180 degrees.

I actually think wed play better with bobby pipco and ojo in the front 3 and lallana gigi and hendo in the middle. Hell I'll throw it out there we could push hendo right for his energy and try stewart as the pivot. But gigi and Can do not work


26 Jan 2017 18:11:11
yes we need more pace up front, for lots of reasons, so its a no brainer, pick Ojo, rest sturridge, rest Can . as he doesn't offer much in midfield, and we need high energy, not side passes and back passes


26 Jan 2017 12:52:10
Hi Eds. do you know of any potential incomings before Tuesday?
Last night proved again we need more depth and maybe a bit of a freshen up!
Klopp seems adamant on promoting youth instead of spending, which is brilliant but I'm worried we're letting this season slip away

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{Ed002's Note - Last night proved that the first team, including a couple of well rested players, and excepting the young lad at full back could not win against Southampton at home utilising the tactics of the manager. Obvious if your suggestion about lack of depth refers to the kid at right back then perhaps he should be moved on and an experienced right back come in (Ivanovic is available)? If this had happened two years ago then the fans would be calling for the head of the manager - oh how fickle the fans can be.}

26 Jan 2017 13:22:51
If anyone could take out one positive note from yerayday was TAA. Thanks to the necessity the lad took his chance well. You could solve the Center back issue by playing Gomez for the remainder of the season alongside Matip ( thia can't be any worse than the current situation ) . That's 2 positions covered well and clear.
Oh I wish Mr Klopp read this.


26 Jan 2017 14:24:44
So Liverpool fans are fickle because we're not calling for the head of Klopp, a hugely popular manager, after this semi-final defeat?

Not sure what you mean there ed.


26 Jan 2017 14:25:00
There's a reason why your not the manager of Liverpool and Klopp is mathematics, trust him.


26 Jan 2017 14:46:35
I don't have any issue with Klopp at all and hope he's our manager for a long time. I rate TAA really highly and he was probably the only highlight from last night.
My point was, we don't have a strong enough squad compared to our competitors to challenge for honours. Our young players like TAA, Gomez, Ojo, Woodburn show a lot of promise, but we need a bit more to challenge this season.
It's obvious how much we miss Mane since he went to AfCON. We play better with Firmino through the middle, so we miss the pace in wide spaces. Jese on loan perhaps?


{Ed002's Note - I cannot see how you can say the others show promise (but obviously aren't good enough for you) when they didn't play last night - it was the first team all but. And Jese won't be moving to Liverpool.}

26 Jan 2017 15:40:29
Ed 002 some people are seeing the problem is the owners not the manger who's in charge


{Ed002's Note - No doubt the owners training of the players and pre-match briefings are what have led to the recent results being what they are. Some of their team selections have been truly bizarre and I am suprised Henry has not put himself in central defence yet. Klipperty as an entirely innocent, and not too smart, bystander should be cleared of all responsibility. I think we can all agree that the fault rests with the owners, The FA and, probably, a number of Chelsea players.}

26 Jan 2017 16:17:22
Seems people are just turning blind when it comes to klopp. Klopp needs to wake up before its too late. We've been effective when we press teams higher up the pitch where we force them to make mistakes and capitalize on them. But for some reason since new year we've turned into Rodgers mode playing slow possession footy which isn't helping us


26 Jan 2017 17:07:28
Ed2 is not a klopp fan. that's been clear for a while. Pinch of salt time and don't bite people.
There is progression atm and I am happy to see this


{Ed002's Note - It is nothing to do with being a fan or not - you need to get that childish concept out of your (no doubt soft) head.

If this were Rodgers who had not got as many points as van Gaal did after his first 50 league games you would be calling for his head. Klopp is struggling right now but the Liverpool fans set about trashing everyone again - pitiful.}

26 Jan 2017 18:04:50
The whole team including the manager are going through a confidence crisis and that is clear. Singling out individuals is pointless because everyone is involved. It is the manager`s job to fix things and he is clearly trying with diff. formations and diff. personnel. None of these are coming off right now at the moment but at least he`s trying, something BR rarely bothered to do but would rather blame every and anyone else for his issues.

I think some of his players have let him down and even yesterday, the chances tho not many, were there to score yet we missed them in addition to the ref missing a stone wall penalty for handball. These are what happens when you are off form as in, you don`t get the calls and things aren`t working out for you.

Look at an on form Spurs. Walker shoves Sterling in the back, a clear penalty and red card but the ref bottles it. At 3-1 and a man down, Spurs are toast. 30 seconds later, Spurs score and get a point and Pep is furious cos that robbed him of 2 points right there. See what I mean? All I`m saying is to not bash people too much and try to understand issues with from the manager and players` perspective.


26 Jan 2017 18:28:44
Klopp pretty much had a free swing last season and everyone was looking forward to seeing what he would do for us. I think a more relevant comparison with van Gaal would be how they did in their first full season. There are other factors as well, money spent/ number of first team players that he wanted to get rid of etc.

I don't think the OP is trashing anyone with that post. It seems to me they said we have a good first 11 but no one that can come on with fresh legs and maintain the same standard. What is wrong with saying we have a lot of promising young players that aren't quite ready to help us challenge for the title? Chelsea, Spurs, Arsenal, City and Utd all have experienced players that they can turn to, not saying all of those squads are necessarily better, but they have experienced players to bring on when they need something different.

Having said that, I think it is a failing of Klopp though, he clearly doesn't trust the bench enough as he waits so long to make any changes. Either trust the people you put on the bench or find players that you can trust.


27 Jan 2017 09:59:58
Actually Ed002 - Brendan Rodgers won significantly less points than LVG after his first 50 games and he was still pretty broadly backed (I can't get the stats for win % so I'm using points instead) . LVG and BR both had a full summer to work with this squad making changes and implementing new tactics and bringing in new players, Klopp had to do it all mid season as they both also had advantages over Klopp for their first 50 games.

I get that as a crowd base we are fickle and over emotional but sometimes you do give us an overly hard time Ed002 - we aren't always as bad as you say!


{Ed002's Note - It was not about Brendan Rodgers - it was about Klipperty having won less points than LvG after 50 games and Klopp to this day having a lower win percentage than Rodgers. Why these pitiful attempts to deflect.

I appreciate that "we is Liverpool" and Klopp gets a few years in transition. Will the fans be so forgiving with Steven Gerrard when he gets out of prison and takes over as manager in 2019? Or Supper Stevie Nicol when he gets the job?

But I have a better excuse for you - Klopp has been making sure that the team is under performing deliberately so Barcelona remove him from the list of five managers they have been considering to take charge there next?}}

27 Jan 2017 15:41:45
Not too bothered about win % or ratios cos they don`t judge your coaching acumen. Zidane is tearing it up at Real right, undefeated in 40 games YET people still think he`s not a good manager. It`s all about perception for me. So Ed, do you know if Barcelona want Klopp then?


26 Jan 2017 10:24:34
Did anyone else think that second half had some promising signs? Anywho, i maintain again that we are not as good as our 1st / 2nd position for a few weeks lead some to believe. We have a very good starting XI, and when playing well can tear apart any defence. But we are still not consistent enough and lack depth to deal with drop in form, injuries etc. People will point to Leicester but they had the added advantage of no expectations. As soon as Liverpool hit the top we had these pages flooded with whimsical fans getting carried away with hopes of a title challenge and posting how we're the best attacking team in europe and blah blah.

We need to understand that this team is still building. I said Klopp would need at least 2 - 3 summer transfer windows and pre-seasons to establish his squad. We are not there yet.

We do have a squad good enough to make the top 4 and we have given ourselves a great head start to achieve that. As it was at the start of the season, that should still he our target. Anything else is a bonus.
To me if we don't qualify for CL then that is the only tangible and measurable failure from the season.

You don't need to have blind faith, I certainly don't. But blind rage lost in emotional red mist I think is far worse!

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26 Jan 2017 11:31:35
TBH though we didn't sign enough in the summer if you ask me.

Squad is piss thin and quality is lacking.


26 Jan 2017 11:49:52
I can accept top 4,a trophy wouldn't go amiss, I;m not sure you should require 2-3 summer transfer windows to build the squad you want. It really shouldn't take more than 2 given the money we are / have splashed out.
I personally think Klopp has made some errors in judgement we can not be gotten away from. for example not strengthening centrbacks and ditching Lovren, (there are others) He could have easily remedied that this summer.
I personally think asing for almost 4 seasons to make your mark on a team and build a championship contending 1 is a little long. I just don't get why we've seemingly ditched our press or moved Lallana wide in the front 3 when he as working well in the middle.

I just feel disappointed that we were up there with Chelsea as front runners, and have (along with the arse and spurs) let Chelsea run away with the title almost, (they haven't event played that well at points) but are somehow 8 points clear. I don't demand that we challenge right away, but I also don't expect us to capitulate when we miss one or 2 players and throw away a possible title winning season. For me that is what we have done.


26 Jan 2017 12:54:21
Good post faith I must say I totally agree with


26 Jan 2017 12:57:08
We all thought Chelsea would be found out but the reality is Liverpool has been found out at least thrice if not less in one month. We were top of the mountain in December. 2nd by Jan 1st, 3rd by Jan 15 and 4ty by Jan 20. We have a do or die match against Chelsea on Tuesday and I am sure they will park the biggest bus available against us.
Can't blame anyone else, Could we.

Our players are so depenedent on each other than you move one out the rest all struggle. Klopp doesn't have a contingency plan in case the usual pressing doesn't work.

We sacrificed the defense for high attacking fluid football and guess what when the front players have off days we rely on the defense. Simple old school football rule.

No ranting strict observations.


26 Jan 2017 18:11:28
Spot on, Faith. Love your post. We created 2-3 chances in the second half and had a stone wall penalty denied. That is what happens when you are struggling: you don`t get the calls that you deserve, same as the Utd game where their goal should never have stood due to the clear offside at the beginning of the play. The great start we had has made sure that we are not cut adrift from the top 4 as we are ONLY two points off second with 16 games left, a whole half-season.

Top 4 was the priority and should stay that way. The title? it was never on for me so not too bothered there. keep the faith, lads cos clearly, Klopp is trying his best to stop the rot so we need to support him in his low moments if we were quick to love him in his high moments. you can`t have one without the other, really.


26 Jan 2017 10:06:16
3rd Tottenham 1 win in 10
4th Liverpool 1 win in 7
5th Man City 1 win in 7

Unfortunately its just our turn for a slump, let's be honest a title challenge was never really on for this season, we don't have the defence for one. That was a good cup run but now its gone so time to move on, starting with Wolves at the weekend.

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26 Jan 2017 11:01:32
Spurs 1 win in 10? ity 1 win in 7? what are these figures from?


26 Jan 2017 12:01:20
tottenham last 10 games, won 8 drawn 1 lost 1. Man city last 7 games
won 4 drawn 1 lost 2. Stop talking BS just to prove something that is a lie.


26 Jan 2017 12:50:53
Anyone with half a brain would realise the op meant this season not literally the last 7 games and whether the numbers are spot on I think we can get the point if we really tried. Although isn't it more fun to try and prove someone wrong? Just making yourselves look like fools.

Even Chelsea took a while to get going. Marathon not a sprint. We just have a stitch!


{Ed002's Note - I think you will find Chelsea won their first few games of the season. Perhaps you could find another embarrassing comparison rather than face up to how things are?}

26 Jan 2017 13:06:36
That is some great logic there higgins, so we can pick absolutely random stats to prove a point that is incorrect. Also as ed002 said chelsea never went through remotely anything like liverpool are, Chelsea's worst run in pl this season is 2 losses and a draw in 3 games, now compare that with Liverpool's.


26 Jan 2017 13:37:36
I think what the OP was originally trying to say was that all teams have their bad runs.

1st Chelsea went 1 win in 4 games in September
2nd Arsenal went 1 win in 5 games in November
3rd Spurs went 1 win in 10 games in October/ November
4th We've gone 1 win in 7 in January
5th City went 6 games without a win in November
6th United went 3 wins in 9 in October/ November

The point, although clumsily made was that all teams have a bad patch.

What Ed002 is alluding to I believe is that we shouldn't just blindly assume things will get better and we need to face that right now we are not playing well and that it is pointless comparing us to anyone else.

The difference is that all of those teams have come out of their slumps so we need to as well. It is up to Klopp to make that happen and he needs to fast or we will find ourselves too far behind.


26 Jan 2017 14:01:49
Oh, it's the slump runs. I have no idea why that stats is relevant, but here's a better one, Chelsea 13 winnin games in a row. Notice you left that out. This slump has pretty much handed Chelsea the title


26 Jan 2017 14:20:10
Chelsea worst run was not winning 2 matches in a row. They still progressed in the EFL cup. calling 2 games without a result a slump, is really pushing it.


26 Jan 2017 18:20:15
Higgins, and RedDawn have explained the OP's point and that point supported by the stats, is more than valid for all teams vying for the top 4. We can knit-pick all we want but that fact remains. It is up to us to get out of it as soon as we can and comparing us to a team(s) on form currently, will not fix the issue.


26 Jan 2017 08:48:22
Not the best result, but onward and upward.

Let's get behind the players and manager and walk on through the storm!

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26 Jan 2017 08:55:05
so that is why klopp was complaining about winds yesterday, damn fa making poor liverpool play through storms.


26 Jan 2017 09:49:55
Exactly IOM_Red


26 Jan 2017 08:46:54
Just a different angle to look at it. In 4 and a half hours of football this season we haven't scored against Southampton. I think they deserve some credit there

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26 Jan 2017 10:12:30
yeah!, bloody good under rated team


26 Jan 2017 12:54:16
But the pity is that most other teams score against them, so why can't we. It's just this cup that they don't seem to concede


26 Jan 2017 13:02:14
Was thinking this before mate. Credit to Southampton but also its ridiculous that we have played them 3 times this season and not managed one goal. Each game was near enough the same. Which is kind of annoying as it feels like klopp hasn't learnt a thing from these three game as we never improved. But o well let's hope things pick up and we get back on track.


26 Jan 2017 17:47:37
Doesn't anyone get th fact that the majority of our players are ex-saints?!

That's why they've got our number, lol 😂


26 Jan 2017 17:54:52
Often the case. You play your first team against your B team, and to give them a chance you put a few youngsters in to try and make it a more even contest. However, class pays and you still end up winning.
Seriously, Klipperty needs a plan B. Your players look jaded already and how many games have you played, compared to Saints, this season? We would expect that from "sick note" Lallana, but you seem to have a number of other players who have the same problem.
A glimmer of hope. Saints have only played Premiership sides during this competition, and none of them have scored against us!


26 Jan 2017 01:44:28
My 2 cents.
The team picked a bad time to lose form. They really miss Mane. I'm not going to blame and piss and moan. It would be nice for Carvahlo to come. Now we try for Fa cup. And I pray they find form soon
Matt

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26 Jan 2017 04:12:23
Teams have also worked out how to beat us of late. We're a little bit predictable at the moment. It'll pass, I'm sure. Not too concerned.


26 Jan 2017 09:44:52
if we are not careful we will end up without a trophy ( the fa cup is a lottery) but more importantly we will finish out of the top 4, which would be harmful to our future recruitment going forward, we are far to predictable atm so we need to find a different way of playing, players not in form need to be dropped and tactics need to be varied, if we don't stop this downward spiral we run the risk of throwing away a season that promised so much, yet once again failed to deliver, now we are losing at home as well which needs to stop, congrats to Southampton after all the tie should have been over after the 1st leg, I am gutted we did not make the final, the Chelsea game is becoming more vital by the day, and wolves will hardly be shaking with fear as regards to Saturday's game, its time for the players to stand up and be counted.


26 Jan 2017 10:49:54
420, that may be true but I look at it a different way. We had a great start to the season which like it or not, has helped absorb the impact of this dry spell where we are in a crisis of confidence at the moment. With all, the issues we are having, we are only 2 points from second. In seasons past, we would have been out of the top four and been done with it. We do miss Mane but we created 3 good chances vs an ultra defensive team and just couldn't take them. I know it's not much but right now, we may have to hold on to that with the hope that our hardwork will pay off very soon.


26 Jan 2017 14:34:18
Good post noah


 
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