Pathetic points dropped by Liverpool. Inexscusable.
Pathetic points dropped by Liverpool. Inexscusable.
How bout that Classico??? What a game....
Is that emotions talking? Palace aren't great, but idk about "inexcusable." They've been in pretty good form lately as "giant killers", and they aren't strangers to winning @ Liverpool either.
How bout that Classico??? What a game....
Is that emotions talking? Palace aren't great, but idk about "inexcusable." They've been in pretty good form lately as "giant killers", and they aren't strangers to winning @ Liverpool either.
Yes. IMO its inexscuable and typical of Liverpool since 2008. They have no problems playing well against open free flowing teams. They simply suck at playing teams who sit back in defense and then counter. They also suck at defending set pieces and cannot close out a season to save their lives. This still isnt sorted out since Rafa left.This loss made a Top 4 finish highly questionable as the Manchester's have two games in hand and are 1-3 points behind. Liverpool absolutely had to win that game and it was all in their favor. It was against a relegation level team at home on a sunday afternoon against a coach who was 0-14 at Anfield in his history.
Anyone who plays Palace has to mark one guy. One. Liverpool didn't do it.
So I'd say inexcusable is a fair assessment of that match yesterday. They have faltered against clubs from the lower half of the table for years now.
As a neutral, I will say they had significant injury absences yesterday;
Sturridge (always injured)
Lallana
Henderson
Mane
Klavan
Part of why Leicester won the title last year? They were fit for most of the season.
Liverpool had eight players under the age of 23 on their squad yesterday, one of them a 17 year old whose birthday was April 1st. They need Champions League football to attract top players. So far, Klopp's Matip, Wijnaldum and Mane signings have looked very good. Karius and Grujic need more time. Klavan is a depth defender. Not a bad signing in there, even with the jury being out on a few.
They should stay the course, but having CL would really help expedite the process along.
On a side note, Dele Alli gets away with a lot of crap because he's English. What he did Saturday has been red carded this season to players on top clubs. None of them English guys, though.
I disagree it was red card worthy. It wasn't your typical violent stomp. I'm a huge Chelsea supporter, and have been since I was a kid because of my family that lives in London. I watched it over a few times, and the step onto David Luiz ankle was accidental. At full speed in the game its hard to even tell what happened. It was an accidental step, and Dele was looking towards the sideline where the ball was. Even Frank Lampard said it was accidental. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCQcp18kOco
My Galaxy right now:
He has a history of this kind of behavior, and if he would have been born anywhere else, the FA and the British football press would have much more of a problem with it.
Xhaka was red carded for this same type of thing earlier this season for Arsenal. He's from Switzerland, of course.
He has a history of this kind of behavior, and if he would have been born anywhere else, the FA and the British football press would have much more of a problem with it.
Xhaka was red carded for this same type of thing earlier this season for Arsenal. He's from Switzerland, of course.
Which Xhaka red card is comparable? I only remember his 2 footed tackle incident. Which is totally different IMO.
DeAndre Yedlin, Rafa and Newcastle clinched promotion today. Pumped for the Toon Army. Premier League wasn't the same without the Magpies.
I am a Spurs supporter, so take this with a grain of salt..
Surely, not on purpose...or with malicious intent?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjxJnh3xWMw
DeAndre Yedlin, Rafa and Newcastle clinched promotion today. Pumped for the Toon Army. Premier League wasn't the same without the Magpies.
NUFC is rotten from the top, Mike Ashley is a proper crook.