18 Mar 2024 08:55:07
For me, Klopp has recently and most of the season got team selection and substitutions more or less spot on. But Bradley should have started and to substitute Salah was wrong. We handed them 3 goals by not being strong enough in the challenge. It felt like we offered it on a plate. Obviously, Fernandes should have had a second yellow and the ref was poor, but bad day at the office at the worst time really. Good game can’t win 'em all.
18 Mar 2024 10:48:46
We missed 5 on 2 and 4 on 2 chances, nothing Klopp can do there.
Only thing I don't know is what is role of Gapko and Gravenbach for that matter.
I hope next managers can make better use of them.
Also Gomez should have been subbed and not robbo. u need players like robbo on pitch.
18 Mar 2024 12:27:25
Brav. I agree. Our end product played a major part in us not killing the game off, which is not down to Klopp. A mix of end product and subs contributed to the result.
I’m also struggling to see what Gakpo brings to the team. Hopefully it’s just a horrible period he is going through and he gets out of it. One things for sure it’s we need to bounce back in the league. Good performance and victory against them is a must.
18 Mar 2024 13:17:19
Everyone knows more than Klopp with hindsight.
If you know so much more than him then why not apply for the vacancy?
18 Mar 2024 14:31:50
For me, we did not start the game well at all and we allowed Utd to bully us in the early goings. That an happen due to the accumulation of games over the past 6 weeks where essentially we have been playing every 3 days over all comps. The fact that we won 4 games in 11 days recently, is astounding and Klopp and all the players need to get all the credit. No questions about it, period. No here's the back end.
Even tho we did not start well, we got back in the game, equalised, took the lead and absolutely battered Utd till the 85th min after we fluffed all our chances and decided to see the game out. That may have been a conscious decision since we were lethargic in front of goal, which was prolly down to fatigue which leads to mental fatigue hence, bad decision-making. That part is NOT on Klopp, IMO.
I was peeved at the loss for sure BUT with time, I realise now that we were knackered and even tho we gave our all, fatigue led to bad decisions individually and collectively and hey, Utd weren't going to take things lying low either esp. at OT. Keep in mind that the FA Cup is a comp. Klopp wanted to ditch at Arsenal when injuries hit the squad and and he threw in the kids BUT we won so we forgot that. We move.