Match Thread Cup Final - Newcastle (Anfield South) - Sun 16:30
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We definitely needed our midfield to step up and provide the creativity today but they didn't have it in them.
Same against PSG. Trent was bossing the second half and our fate was sealed when he went off injured.
If we do lose Trent, we need a creative midfielder this summer to take on the chance creation burden.
Think theres some truth there, especially the way we started
It's about using the squad to keep a clearly exhausted first XI fresh. He's good enough for that. He looked perfectly fine today.
Certainly fine enough for appearances off the bench. Was clearly our brightest player along with Harvey.
Only if Salah accepts that he will be in the rotation, meaning bench time in some games. Otherwise he can fuck off.
Father time is unbeaten, he can't play 90 mins every game. Younger players are getting rotated.
Yep. You're not telling me he wasn't good enough to come on here and there and do more than Jota or Nunez.
A team that will fight for every 50/50.
That’s right up our street. Yikes.
Actually might suit us as there is no way we aren’t battling in front of our own fans in the derby.
It's definitely a Slot problem, not a Chiesa problem IMO.
Are you sure about that?
We're going to lose in our own ground to that Everton side, as they will be better than us
We don't need to battle, we need to play better football.
The 2 least utilized players (371, 567 mins played) combined to score our only goal today. 😢
Yet again trying to win everything has resulted in us running ourselves into the ground and as such losing confidence as we lose big games.
I really hope Slot bins off the domestic cups early doors next season and concentrates on the league and CL.
We simply cannot compete on all fronts.
I really hope Slot bins off the domestic cups early doors next season and concentrates on the league and CL.
We simply cannot compete on all fronts.
Even if he doesn't accept that, he's proven year on year he's a threat
Diaz, Nunez, gakpo and Jota have never shown that
Out of them I'd keep gakpo and that's it
Yup, but against exhausted legs ...
Have a look at the PSG stats and the stats todays for duels won.
A huge part of our game is winning the ball back high up the pitch.
It hasn’t happened in the last few weeks nearly enough.
What? That's not what happened at all
It's because we play in a way that maximises one players involvement, and if he's shite, we're shite.
We play with zero other creative players
There's a few annoying trends. Similar to the United game, we looked complacent and unable to match their energy and determination to win. We look surprised and bamboozled by it, and then lack the aggression in the middle of the park to match them.
The first half, again, was inexcusable. We weren't much better after the break but there was a reaction, even if it was meak. This is happening too often.
We greatly missed Trent. Everything had to go the midfield, and they were shite.
Jota, again, pish. I do think starting Nunez was the right move. He would have genuinely helped on corners and provided more options to a side that needed an outball.
It might be a hot take but Chiesa demonstrates what Slot overlooks week in, week out. The idea some of these squad players are only good enough for games when we're 5-0 up, or desperate, is just poor judgement. These decisions are now catching up with us.
The first half, again, was inexcusable. We weren't much better after the break but there was a reaction, even if it was meak. This is happening too often.
We greatly missed Trent. Everything had to go the midfield, and they were shite.
Jota, again, pish. I do think starting Nunez was the right move. He would have genuinely helped on corners and provided more options to a side that needed an outball.
It might be a hot take but Chiesa demonstrates what Slot overlooks week in, week out. The idea some of these squad players are only good enough for games when we're 5-0 up, or desperate, is just poor judgement. These decisions are now catching up with us.
After the away game I’m very confident yes.
Domestic finals yeah.
International? I'd say the UEFA cup final vs Sevilla.
I don’t buy that for a minute.
We have lots of creativity we are just knackered and lacking in confidence.
That Sevilla final was awful. I'd just about managed to banish it from my memory until now.
I don't think people understand this team was set up that way - and tbh, maybe we're wrong too? Maybe the other players are too average to take advantage of slot's set up? I don't know ... This sucks. I just hope we don't blow the league, that's all that matters now.
Sorry dude 😅
lol I could just about see that. Or one of the Blueshite will snap him in half and that's his career.