22 Aug 2016 11:43:12
Obviously gutted and shocked by the loss against Burnley. But on reflection I'd rather we lose to them as an unknown quantity, who could end up having a quality season beating a lot of top six sides. Burnley, just cause they're newly promoted doesn't mean they're not strong or decent.

If we were to lose against a Sunderland, who have constantly fought relegation, look poor and even the manager admits it's another crap season to look forward to, I'd be more worried.

Yes should have beaten Burnley, by the end of the season we'll see if that statement is correct (everyone should have beaten Leicester last season) . But lose to Sunderland or similar then we should start to worry.

1.) 22 Aug 2016
22 Aug 2016 12:05:29
Is it fortunate, therefore, that our fixture list denotes we only play the supposedly stronger teams at the start of the season? The way I see it, we are just plain inconsistent and it doesn't matter how strong or weak the opposition are, when we have an off day we are rotten. If we can find consistency with our attacking play we will win more than we lose, but we do need to learn quickly, how to scrap and be a touch cynical when we are defending.

2.) 22 Aug 2016
22 Aug 2016 12:24:02
I am not sure how do you defend a loss brining the name of any random club. This has been said before, We lost to a team who had a plan which we couldn't break it. Simples. There is no strong or weak here. The team under various managers over the years have struggled to break down compact deep defending teams. Burnley is just one of those names. I am more worried of Klopp doing nothing really from the second min when we went down. He was heavily relying on Coutinho to hit the top corner just like he bailed us out against Arsenal after having a poor first half.

if Klopp doesn't have a plan against such opposition then this would encourage more teams to come and sit back. Simples.

We don't score goals with head, Wr hardly score through Freekicks. It's easy to stop us.

3.) 22 Aug 2016
22 Aug 2016 13:10:24
Or maybe give burnleg some credit. They have a great home record.

4.) 22 Aug 2016
22 Aug 2016 13:16:24
I'm going to nominate you for the upcoming world championships in straw clutching.

5.) 22 Aug 2016
22 Aug 2016 14:28:23
Thanks HoneyBadger. When are the finalists announced?