The referee was poor. Not all European refs are better than our lot, iffy though they are.
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The referee was poor. Not all European refs are better than our lot, iffy though they are.
He was unlucky last night. Should have won a pen and denied a second goal by a great save from Gulacsi. But most incredible of all, he wasn't given offside once. Maybe that, as much as defensive contribution, was the rationale for telling him to drop deep in the build up.
Especially since Jota hasn't been all that this season thus far. And is only good for about 3 games on the spin before breaking down.
Slot seems to have changed his role to a deeper AM/false nine, rather than an out and out frontman. Apologies if that's been blindingly obvious for a while to others, but i only just noticed it so clearly.
It seems to be suiting him....
It seems to be suiting him....
The harder it is for Darwin to score he will do it..
If he as to do a triple somersault with pike, two reverse backflips double tuck and a spinning overhead kick he will score everytime
I believe the more time that he has to think about what he wants to do the worse the result
If he as to do a triple somersault with pike, two reverse backflips double tuck and a spinning overhead kick he will score everytime
I believe the more time that he has to think about what he wants to do the worse the result
Jota when fit walks back in...(Obviously)
I don't know if thinking is his best ability.
Jota will walk back in when he's back - but let's not kid ourselves that Jota was in any sort of good form. He was missing chance after chance too! But let's hope something clicks in either of these lads, as we have a great shot at the title here if one of them gets into a great run of scoring form to support Mo.
Yep. A little refresh if there was a player we were considering for the summer which we could get in earlier. Just don’t be buying someone for buying sake.
The problem with jota is that be usually takes a little while to play himself into form when he's been out.
I think Nunez has been doing really well, and been more influential than jota normally is. If he gets three chances and finishes one, jota only gets one and sometimes only needs one. Nunez is back defending too.
I think Nunez has been doing really well, and been more influential than jota normally is. If he gets three chances and finishes one, jota only gets one and sometimes only needs one. Nunez is back defending too.
Jota's fitness and form will displace Jota.
It was not just him all the front men cost us last season, can only forgive Salah due to his first injury with us in 7 seasons. But Darwin, Diaz, Gakpo, Jotta - all of them fucked up in those final few games, remember what PepG was said..." Cannot beleive it Liverpool missing goal and there is no goalkeeper..." - thats the level we are looking at in terms of missed chances. Klopp trained a title winning team based in energy/running and chaos , but the front men did not deliver at the end.
It could only be argued if you ignore all the times we went behind early doors and stupid goals the defence gave away.
Can't remember who said it this weekend (an ex-pro) but it went along the lines of "all the pros love him, his passion, his pace, his non-stop energy and his defensive contributions ... if only he could finish Liverpool would walk the league."
The question isn't his 'lack of' goals, it's whether his other attributes contribute to us winning games more often than not. Now that is a discussion.
The question isn't his 'lack of' goals, it's whether his other attributes contribute to us winning games more often than not. Now that is a discussion.
I will be honest - I don't want to lose him because I think those other qualities are great to have in a team especially in a striker. Also if we look at the strikers across South America - he stands out more than anyone - that is an asset - and we all know if he went to Spain/Germany - he would be guaranteed a 40GA striker a season.
The only thing that matters is how he performs for us. Whether he'd score a boat load overseas is immaterial except in so far as it determines the transfer fee we might receive if we decide to sell
Yes last season. This season the others have surely improved their goalscoring no? (Cody, Diaz). Darwin, still hit or miss.
I just don't want us to be reliant on someone who has shown us he is not a reliable goalscorer. We need options. Which is why I wonder if we will sign a striker since the Italian is broken
Said it in another thread. Darwins weakness is his brain.
Instincts are 10/10
But as soon as he needs to make a decision (head left, right, up, down), smash/dink it all goes horribly wrong.
You're bang on with the slow himself.
Compare and contrast the Salah finish. Salah looks.. slows... picks a side... passes into the net
Nunez doesn't break stride and smashes on the stretch.
Gyokeres please.
Will be 27 next summer and cost a shit ton.
