Yea. Milner could be heading straight back out the door - Grandpa Simpson style.
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I'm getting on this Gary25 wagon myself.
Lost like 40 followers today. Just retweeting stuff about thatcher dying. lol.
Keep it up
Someone needs to stick a Graham in there as well
Watching the match again. Fucking hell we really kicked Willian. It's ages since I've seen us systematically nobble someone.
I fucking love Sakho.
Well, that's his fault. He played for Man City wide right for 5 years, it's not like he doesn't know the position. If he wants to stay in the team - in any position, keep that armband on, and not get fucking hooked after 60 mins cos your contribution was so negligible then offer a bit more. I like Milner a lot, but this shit's on him. He's earning a fucking fortune, and has zero excuses, yet yesterday he looked like he'd never met a football before. Clyne there to support him at will, and he offered very little. Nice that Klopp seemed happy to give him a fucking bollocking for his efforts too.
Anyway, everyone's said everything already that I agreed with, but one little thing I loved; Klopp's attitude to winning the game. He knew they were there to be beaten at 1-1 and went for it. Took off Milner and kept the 3 of Lallana, Firmino and Coutinho buzzing behind Benteke. Bold move. Didn't replace like for like, and didn't leave the work-hard midfielder on. Ballsy. Then we go 2-1 up, he's got Ibe standing next to him ready to come on... How many managers would have fucked that idea off and brought on someone like Allen or Lovren to shore things up straight after going ahead? It's exactly what I thought he should do. But fuck it, he kept the faith, brought Ibe on, and the kid set up the third five minutes later. That's why I'm sitting on the couch, and he's on the touchline.
Fucking love that shit. 4 games into a new league, away to the Champions and he throws his balls out and goes for it cos he knew it was there to be won.
That's where fucking 'managers make a difference'. Recognising the situation, and taking advantage of it. Don't ever let someone tell you managers are irrelevent.
That man won us the game when 99% of others would have happily settled for a draw.
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There was even a thread on RedCafe about 'supporting' Liverpool ! The majority wanted us to beat Chelsea though without it seeming like they were actually 'supporting' us. Lesser of two evils, which is probably how we feel when faced with such a dilemma 🙂
Our fans were truly magnificent yesterday, you could hear them for most of the match, even when we were goal down.
Trufax. I also read somewhere else yesterday that he does an impressive amount of work that goes unnoticed - which is highlighted in this very thread. An important part of that work is that of keeping possession which all of our more technical players are very good at; Coutinho, Firmino, Texeira and Lallana, when under pressure in tight situations they more often than not find a way out whether by making the pass or dribbling their way out of a situation which could have ended in a turnover.
I still wouldn't take Can over Milner in CM. Lucas, Hendo and Milner (he won't be this shite every match) should be our MF until January when hopefully Klopp will bring in some reinforcements. People are forgetting how well Milner has played in a few matches this season (and how important he is to gegenpressing) but he does look ready for an easier life on the bench.
I'm SURE I saw him behind our bench yesterday ! This Graham thing is OTT now - I'm looking at every fat bald bastard to see if it's him or not.
And yet he was still their best player by some distance. Amazing how he'd wiggle out of tight corners.
The problem with Lallana is that he is not very suitable to the counter-attacking game due to his lack of pace and tendency to hold on to the ball for too long. Lightning-quick counters were Dortmund's killer weapon for years, and when Klopp starts building that part of our game I just don't see how Lallana can fit in. I'll be happy if he proves me wrong though.
At the moment we simply don't know how to counter-attack as a team – I don't think I can remember even one quick counter in 5 games under Klopp yet – but you can be sure Klopp is not going to leave it like this for long. Now that the basics of pressing and the defensive shape have been established (still needing a lot of improvement and fine-tuning, of course), I think he will start paying the attacking side of the game much more attention.
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I supect that real answer to this theoretical question does not correspond with the point you are making.
Mourinho was already on his way to the tunnel... its obv now he was leaving on borrowed time ..
I could understand why. I myself was jumping up and down in excitement. The players finally give a fuck and us, the fans know it. The meh feeling in the first 6-8 matches were all gone.
Not sure if this is the MOTD highlights, but anyway...
http://www.totalsportek.com/highlights/chelsea-vs-liverpool-replay-video/
http://www.totalsportek.com/highlights/chelsea-vs-liverpool-replay-video/
This is always the case at SB. In fact - it's the case in most away games.
Pity that Anfield these days is such a quite stadium.
I hope Klopp's enthusiasm will "infect" the Anfield stands!
Milner looked tired and exhausted. Even before this game I thought he needed a rest. I think Clyne will need a rest in a game or two. I don't know the distance they ran yesterday but probably as a team its above 117km. We need to start recalling players where we can except loss causes.
Yep, some time on the bench, giving the armband back to Henderson and "restart" as Klopp says.
He'll come good.
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