Real Madrid (H) Feb 21st [CL]

[Fabio]

Yes, but he's still got a lot to learn.

Absolutely. But he was still one of our better players today.

Either that's praise or a damning indictment on everyone else.

 

[Fabio]

It's never over. Come on lads, Give us a little hope but truthfully we've been picked apart by the best manager in Europe

This team doesn't have that dawg in em I'm sorry to say.

 

[LeTallecWiz]

It's never over. Come on lads, Give us a little hope

It's over mate ... this defense would rival ruddock's liverpool defense...

 

[Fabio]

It's over mate ... this defense would rival ruddock's liverpool defense...

Least Ruddock could break a leg

 

[Fabio]

Carlo just knows how to beat us. Even gifted us a headstart

 

[doctor_mac]

We've made mistakes, but they've punished very single one. We've also had some calls not go our way. I know we look very naive here, and made some true blunders, but I do think we've been unlucky too.

 

[LeTallecWiz]

Salah in a nutshell there ... 3 v 2 break and his final ball is poor... so frequent today but hey, world class finish and top cl scorer, so hes aces

 

[Delinquent]

Surprised Madrid haven't turned the screw here. I reckon they could've scored more, but seem to have settled with five.

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[Athens]

Anything good on Netflix?

 

[Fabio]

I hope Jota gets back up to speed quickly.

 

[LeTallecWiz]

Least Ruddock could break a leg

Tbh, it feels were a team of pussies.
Wish milner could have done one of those amazing tackles to break one of them.

 

[Fabio]

Trying to play through 5 fucking players on the edge of the box. Fucking stupid

 

[Farkmaster]

Absolutely. But he was still one of our better players today.

Either that's praise or a damning indictment on everyone else.

It's the latter. Our midfield is an embarrassment.

 

[Shay_K]

Wish I'd stayed at my gym now instead of rushing back for this.

 

[Fabio]

It's the latter. Our midfield is an embarrassment.

Personally I thought he did well under trying circumstances, so...

 

[Tinto]

Real were another level to us in that second half

 

[tombrown]

Was quite enjoyable for the first 20 or so minutes, went a bit off the boil after that.

 

[Athens]

the new oldsmobiles are in early this year

 

[localny]

Technically we are nowhere near Madrids level. There's just been too many bad passes, too many times a bad first touch has let us down, and can no long make up for that deficienty with work rate and intense pressing.

Madrid can smell blood from miles away are are probably the most ruthless, cutthroat team I can remember. They'll likely win the trophy.

Yes this

 

[Shadey]

YNWA bring on Palace Saturday night

 

[tomasjj]

they just have our number
this time, they were just so much better too

 

[Hansern]

Start pre season by showing this second half and just sat that we shall never be this outplayed again.

 

[LeTallecWiz]

Start pre season by showing this second half and just sat that we shall never be this outplayed again.

Until we reach Madrid in 13 days.

On a more serious note, though it's frustrating (more so because my 14 year old is gutted, and worried about all the teasing he'll get tomorrow at school), it's really expected.
Our midfield would struggle in the championship.
Our defense is just poor.
Our attacking has great talent, but the final ball is all too often poor.
Our best player is Alli, and even today, he let us down.
I mean, I wanted to win. I believed we would, but my head knew that would have taken everything going right - and it did for a few minutes.
Oh well, just try to somehow sneak into the top 4.
If not, well CL footy under Klopp has been a privilege and hope we get to experience it again some time.

 

[Frogfish]

We've made mistakes, but they've punished very single one. We've also had some calls not go our way. I know we look very naive here, and made some true blunders, but I do think we've been unlucky too.

Two ridiculous pieces of bad luck (Ali and Gomez, story of our season in many ways) and we could see the confidence drain out of them like someone knocking back a pint. RM will have still equalised (without those goals) but we would have been well in it still, their 5th only came about because we were throwing the kitchen sink at it. In the end RM's class told, as Squiggles said technically on another level, but they still needed a huge slice of luck to get ahead.

 

[The Nomad]

This stung more than the finals for me.

Possibly because we were 2 up and looking dangerous.

Oh well.

 

[tomasjj]

yep, they are just better. tactically, technically

 

[carlv]

Joe Gomez is woeful.
Not out quick enough for 1st goal and turned his back.
Whilst Alisson should have done better for the 2nd goal Gomez shouldn't have played it back ball should have been cleared for a corner
3rd goal stupid free kick to give away

 

[binomial]

Outclassed

Dont bother returning for 2nd leg, save ourselves another beating.

 

[Holle]

I hate Joe Gomez.

 

[Woland]

Pity Konate is made of quavers, cos gomez shouldn't be playing in this league. Dunno why matip was dropped for him. But the pressure on the defence is massive cos Fabinho and Henderson aged a decade in the summer.