CumbrianBear
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I think from the looks of Kent on the bench after being subbed he’s now realising that tooKent and Morelos will not be going to the premier league
I think from the looks of Kent on the bench after being subbed he’s now realising that tooKent and Morelos will not be going to the premier league
Can’t agree our centre halves were all good. Not sure how anyone can say that when you look at the sheer number of chances they had
Agreed.The fact he wasn’t given any minutes against Dundee Utd is baffling squad management
Shouldn't be a nailed on starter for us anymore either.I think from the looks of Kent on the bench after being subbed he’s now realising that too
Not losing 0-9 lkke Bournemouth !King thrown in the deep end & the lad done ok. McGregor reliable as ever, but surely going forward is we need width on both wings as proven late on at anfield.
Too slow in the middle & have been all season.
We will be better next wk
As I recall Celtic got praise for having a go at Madrid, we will be and should be slaughtered for that type of performanceRemember celtic got praised to the hilt for 'only' losing 3 nil at home to Real Madrid, let's see the difference in the reaction to this result.
I'd like to see sakala, colak and MatondoMcGregor
King
Sakala's impact
We haven't been since August you could argue longer than that , were broken and there's only one way to fix it, anyone who still believes in gvb need to take a long hard look at themselves.We’re totally out our depth. It’s not enjoyable to watch I’m afraid.
Na I think he will need to play him there a few more times just to make sure.The main positive from tonight will be that Gio will definitely have learned not to play players out of position, namely Tillman.
He says without a hint of sarcasm.
If head to heads count, we'd need to beat Ajax by five goals?Still only 3 behind Ajax in 3rd
Positives
Negatives
- We kept it to 2-0, after 10 minutes I just wanted it under 5. Liverpool played with 4 up front, scary!
- McGregor was outstanding.
- Goldson was good but I also think Davies and King alongside him did pretty well too.
- Subs did well, Matondo better on the left, Sakala put effort and application in, Jack closed down well.
- Support was behind the team all night and very much heard.
I’m not daft. Liverpool are miles ahead of us in terms of money, talent etc. 2-0 is not a surprising result. If anything the surprise is it was only 2. The disappointing thing is we didn’t really do ourselves justice tonight in terms of effort and ability, we can be much better. Hopefully we at least give it a little more at Ibrox.
- Starting midfield was awful. Tillman lazy and uninterested. Lundstram a rabbit in the headlights, had a poor night. Davis just couldn’t keep up with the pace. I’d have changed the entire midfield at half time to Kamara, Jack and either Arfield or Wright.
- Application and effort. When we had possession, Liverpool chased us aggressively with pace to get the ball back. When Liverpool had possession, we jogged back and let them play.
- Composure. When we had the ball we got startled and gave them it right back. No doubt a result of Liverpools commitment to win it back but even when we had time we just gave it up far too easily through slack passing.
End of the day, we are a Europa League team and can enjoy being competitive at that level. We’re out of our depth in the Champions League currently.
Nothing to do with him being on the left, it’s more to do with having space in behind. He doesn’t get that space to knock it beyond in the SPFL. That being said, he was ok at the weekend and deserves a chance.Goldson Davies and King pretty solid. Matondo on the Left looked a bit better.
Main positive is Ajax lost. 4 points might get a euro league place and 2 home games to come.
Matondo on the left is better player than on the rightNothing to do with him being on the left, it’s more to do with having space in behind. He doesn’t get that space to knock it beyond in the SPFL. That being said, he was ok at the weekend and deserves a chance.
Although the same can be said about Sakala and his numbers are good.
He looked good on the left. Time to give him a run a there and try kent on the right?Matondo on the left definitely offers something.
excellent pointGoldson, Davies and King along with McGregor.
They are on a different planet to us but could only score from a free-kick and a pen!!
good analysisGoldson had his best game in a long time, McGregor cemented his No. 1 position (Showed poor judgement by Gio in playing McLaughlin earlier in season).
Thought Davies was good and King would have learnt a lot, defence was cut open too often but imo, this was due to no pressure on the ball in the midfield areas.
Both full backs were obviously asked to tuck in, which gave Liverpool easy out balls, really surprised at this when you are playing three centre backs and asking F/B to tuck in (Strange tactics imo).
Midfielders were poor but we need to remember, they were outnumbered in the midfield. However, doesn't take away Lundstram touch, composure and energy was poor. Davis for me is finished at that level, especially his legs, even his football brain is not the same under pressure at this level.
Kamara should be starting at this level for this ball retention ability alone.
Keep saying it but apart from a right winger, a box-box No.8 is badly needed to inject some life into the midfield.
Tillman playing wide is absolutely criminal by Gio and even more so away from home, when your back is against the wall.
Tillman is fine playing as central 10, when you have a lot of the ball and the opposition have 10 behind the ball and he can do something different. (shocking decision from Gio).
Away from home, against a World class team, we should have been playing counter attacking football with pace out wide.
There is no doubt that a fully fit, confident Morelos is the best option up front but as per Napoli we are playing a guy that has barely played much football for what 4 months +, then when he does get some minutes, he lets us down (not for first time), can't keep himself in shape but you drop a Striker that is bang in form and full of confidence.
I could maybe get on board if we had built up Alfie playing time, but we haven't been doing this.
Make no sense to me.
Imo, I think that Gio is struggling and that his thinking is all over the place at present.
Goldson had his best game in a long time, McGregor cemented his No. 1 position (Showed poor judgement by Gio in playing McLaughlin earlier in season).
Thought Davies was good and King would have learnt a lot, defence was cut open too often but imo, this was due to no pressure on the ball in the midfield areas.
Both full backs were obviously asked to tuck in, which gave Liverpool easy out balls, really surprised at this when you are playing three centre backs and asking F/B to tuck in (Strange tactics imo).
Midfielders were poor but we need to remember, they were outnumbered in the midfield. However, doesn't take away Lundstram touch, composure and energy was poor. Davis for me is finished at that level, especially his legs, even his football brain is not the same under pressure at this level.
Kamara should be starting at this level for this ball retention ability alone.
Keep saying it but apart from a right winger, a box-box No.8 is badly needed to inject some life into the midfield.
Tillman playing wide is absolutely criminal by Gio and even more so away from home, when your back is against the wall.
Tillman is fine playing as central 10, when you have a lot of the ball and the opposition have 10 behind the ball and he can do something different. (shocking decision from Gio).
Away from home, against a World class team, we should have been playing counter attacking football with pace out wide.
There is no doubt that a fully fit, confident Morelos is the best option up front but as per Napoli we are playing a guy that has barely played much football for what 4 months +, then when he does get some minutes, he lets us down (not for first time), can't keep himself in shape but you drop a Striker that is bang in form and full of confidence.
I could maybe get on board if we had built up Alfie playing time, but we haven't been doing this.
Make no sense to me.
Imo, I think that Gio is struggling and that his thinking is all over the place at present.