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So in summary, we beat the 15th place team (with the worst defence in the league) 3-1, with the help of some dodgy refereeing decisions in our favour.

But we're all excited because this is clearly evidence that Klopp is a fucking genius?

Most of you are actually not thick enough to believe this, yet you do believe it.

We've won one league game so far out of three and you should always expect an initial bounce in results when you sack a manager.

So let's all get delirious now and spend the last two months of the season wondering how everything went so wrong

In addition to being a boring cunt, (and besides ignoring the fact Rodgers never once beat Chelsea - let alone at Stamford Bridge) you're also ignoring the fact that this is the first time we've scored more than 2 goals in a competitive away match since December 2014 (against Leicester). Or the fact that we had not won a game after being down a goal since the beginning of last season.

You're just a nob with an internet connection.
 
In addition to being a boring cunt, (and besides ignoring the fact Rodgers never once beat Chelsea - let alone at Stamford Bridge) you're also ignoring the fact that this is the first time we've scored more than 2 goals in a competitive away match since December 2014 (against Leicester). Or the fact that we had not won a game after being down a goal since the beginning of last season.

You're just a nob with an internet connection.
*knob
 
I thought Ramires jumped into Lucas a bit anyway. He was already almost horizontal when they made contact.
Yeah he knew he wasn't getting between Lucas & Can and made a real meal of it. I watched that a few times in slo-mo and freezing it but I don't think he was actually on his way down before the tackle, but he was counting on it.
 
Thanks chaps.

Just wanted to see what they said about Lucas incident and Mourinho's antics.

Good to see that everyone is fed up with him now.

All usual they showed the entire game in 6 minutes, 5 of which was showing Lucas' tackles from 18 different angles.
 
All usual they showed the entire game in 6 minutes, 5 of which was showing Lucas' tackles from 18 different angles.
Yeh, the highlights were incredibly bad, we were all over Chelsea, but from the MOTD highlights it looked like they had the upper hand, thankfully the punditry afterwards suggested that, but still.
 
All usual they showed the entire game in 6 minutes, 5 of which was showing Lucas' tackles from 18 different angles.
See this is exactly why you do my fucking nut in. Literally all of that^^^^^ is bollocks. Happily you've put me on ignore so I can speak my mind. I'd put you ignore but I rather enjoy watching you make a tit out of yourself.

@keniget I'm not sure if you did see the MOTD highlights but actually (contrary to what the div above says) the whole match and post match analysis lasted about 17 mins which was quite generous for MOTD. They probably spent about 30 seconds discussing the Lucas and Costa incidents. Gullit then did a great job of analysing why Klopp got his tactics right and picked apart Chelsea's defensive problems - And then slated Maureen for his constant 'moaning' - All in a very enjoyable watch. 🙂
 
Yeh, the highlights were incredibly bad, we were all over Chelsea, but from the MOTD highlights it looked like they had the upper hand, thankfully the punditry afterwards suggested that, but still.
That's complete rubbish. I've just watched it again (for the tenth time probably) That's simply not true. It was a fair edit of the match.
 
That's complete rubbish. I've just watched it again (for the tenth time probably) That's simply not true. It was a fair edit of the match.
The punditry was good, but the highlights looked like they were trying to be fair to both teams rather than fairly reflect the match, we totally dominated Chelsea, and the highlights didn't suggest that.
 
Well they only have a certain amount of time to squeeze in all the action. Highlights are never going to give you the whole picture obviously. MOTD did a good job overall. I was surprised how much they didn't focus on Maureen as much as they easily could have done. Having said that his 'interview' was a story and was rightly showed and discussed.
 
It's really quite hard to remove the joy and emotion of beating Chelsea from any attempt at an objective summary. We were poor for the opening 20 minutes and looked like getting rolled over, but despite lacking any kind of focal point in attack, we slowly wrested control from a suddenly labouring Chelsea, and then the magic of Coutinho and the blunt force trauma inflicted by Benteke gave us three ultimately deserved points.

Mignolet (7) Not much he could about the goal, and made one wonderful save from Oscar at a crucial moment. Still takes far too long distributing the ball. Often inaccurately.

Clyne (7) A few barked imprecations from his manager seemed to lift his game, and he was a force in attack and defence.

Skrtel (7) Ups his game when he has a tough, physical player like Costa to battle with, and even though Costa looked a mile away from 100% fitness, Skrtel was well on top. Often literally.

Sakho (7). Allowed Skrtel to lead the defence and did the quiet mopping up effectively. Nice long ball out to Benteke too, for the header that led to the goal.

Moreno (5). I love his desire and his speed, and one great 60 yard lungbuster of a run ended up with a smart save from Begovic, but he had one or two moments of utterly bereft defending, one of which led to the goal. Needs to sharpen up mentally.

Milner (6). He ran and ran and ran, and tried hard to influence the game, it didn't always happen for him, but his energy helped us close down the Chelsea midfield and nullify their infrequent attacks.

Can (5) Game of two halves, really. He was ill-disciplined, sloppy and horribly ineffective in the first half, in which he was our worst player, and then came out with far more poise and quality in the second, in which he kept things far simpler. I wonder if Can's problem is that he thinks he's about twice as good as he actually is, and tries to do things on the pitch that he simply hasn't the technique, vision and physical prowess to carry out.

Lucas (6) Very hard to score this display. He was dominant in midfield, had lots of possession and crashed into tackles, which was good to watch. But he does that typical Lucas foul at least ONCE in every single game; you know the one - loses a physical battle due to having no pace, and simply trips up the other player. He should have certainly been sent off. And then that attempt at a Cruyff turn that simply gifted Oscar the ball in a very dangerous place, and only a great save stopped a goal.

Lallana (6) Another one I found hard to score. He had a few shots, which is good to see, and he worked demonically hard at both ends of the pitch, but he lacks that genuine class and quality as a game changer. Still, he caused Chelsea problems on the right, and also did a nice dummy for the Benteke goal, but needs to be doing even more

Firmino (6) He didn't seem at all sure where he was playing in the opening half an hour, as it was less "false 9" than "attacking midfielder who still thinks there's a player ahead of him", but he seems happier with a central role, and his regular forays into central midfield allowed us to dominate by virtue of physical presence and so many people available for the pass. Tidy enough and hopefully much more to come when he gets a regular striker to play behind.

Coutinho (9). He's been in a horrible rut, but this was a delight. His first goal was so psychologically important, and his passing and decision-making was excellent all game, linking well with Lallana and Firmino. Brilliant. MOTM.

Subs: Benteke (8). An aerial mis-match with Azpilicueta on the right, but was too quick and clever for the entire Chelsea defence. Lovely goal. Very good player.
 
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Yeh, the highlights were incredibly bad, we were all over Chelsea, but from the MOTD highlights it looked like they had the upper hand, thankfully the punditry afterwards suggested that, but still.

Do you get a different Match Of The Day where you live?
 
Henderson (6). He ran and ran and ran, and tried hard to influence the game, it didn't always happen for him, but his energy helped us close down the Chelsea midfield and nullify their infrequent attacks.
Henderson huh?
Was gonna ask if you actually watched the game.
 
Well they only have a certain amount of time to squeeze in all the action. Highlights are never going to give you the whole picture obviously. MOTD did a good job overall. I was surprised how much they didn't focus on Maureen as much as they easily could have done. Having said that his 'interview' was a story and was rightly showed and discussed.

It makes me laugh that BT only allow Sky to show about 90 seconds of highlights on their Sunday morning show, because although that's the kind of mean trick that Sky used to play on other broadcasters, they whine about it now that the boot's on the other foot. Karma for Kamara.
 
Yeah, thats what I thought aswell. Clattenburg was pretty close to the incident so maybe thats what tipped it in Lucas favour. Wasnt a cynical foul at all.
Not giving a yellow was correct imho.

It was entirely cynical, and he was fortunate not to be sent off for a second yellow. Chelsea were quite correct to be aggrieved.
 
It was hard to see on the telly when you're a bit tense about the game, but did anyone work out why Clyne often seemed to be either too far ahead of where a pass was played, or too far behind? I couldn't really see enough of the play to know if it was more down to him or more down to the passes that he received, but, especially in the first half, he seemed to be a couple of yards away from where the pass was played. It was very frustrating to watch.
 
It makes me laugh that BT only allow Sky to show about 90 seconds of highlights on their Sunday morning show, because although that's the kind of mean trick that Sky used to play on other broadcasters, they whine about it now that the boot's on the other foot. Karma for Kamara.
Haha! I know - It makes me laugh actually. I really hate it when people think there is an agenda against LFC. A great example is Silver Seans post above. What people fail to understand (amazingly) there probably is when there is a story there. It's lazy journalism but it's not like the whole media is 'out to get LFC' - They are after anyone that will sell a story. The current darling in the cross-hairs is Maureen. He knows it hence his response. I think the BBC (while not perfect) are certainly better than most at trying to find a balance.
 
Well they only have a certain amount of time to squeeze in all the action. Highlights are never going to give you the whole picture obviously. MOTD did a good job overall. I was surprised how much they didn't focus on Maureen as much as they easily could have done. Having said that his 'interview' was a story and was rightly showed and discussed.
The punditry was very good, maybe I'm being harsh because I wanted to see that cesspit being embarrassed in it's full glory, I just remember watching it last night thinking, "That didn't seem nearly as convincing as it was when I watched it live"
 
The punditry was very good, maybe I'm being harsh because I wanted to see that cesspit being embarrassed in it's full glory, I just remember watching it last night thinking, "That didn't seem nearly as convincing as it was when I watched it live"
I know what you mean - Being starved of a good win in ages I've watched the game and the highlights rather a lot. The LFC TV highlights are quite good 🙂
 
It makes me laugh that BT only allow Sky to show about 90 seconds of highlights on their Sunday morning show, because although that's the kind of mean trick that Sky used to play on other broadcasters, they whine about it now that the boot's on the other foot. Karma for Kamara.

Karma for Kamara deserves a like just on it's own.
 
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