Mourinho is an incredible game manager, not just in how they play but how they build up to it. Lots was made of Rodgers naivety when we got turned over at anfield but Klopp just walked into the same trap last weekend. Mourinho said it was just another game while Klopp was going on about how it was the biggest game for the club and he would never play for a draw.
Come kick off time they were ice cold and knew exactly what to do, we hadnt a fucking clue how to deal with it and as a result kept over hitting passes, running down blind alleys trying to force things. They had a plan for everything we threw at them, Salah shackled by a man marking job, Mane channeled into the congested centre of the pitch where his passing let him down and Firmino crowded so his neat interplay never came off.
Meanwhile we hadnt a breeze how to deal with the most obvious one dimensional tactic possible. I dont thinking hyping games up helps Lovren at all, hes prone to wild challenges he cant win. TAA also disintigrated against City when they turned the screws on him. If hes going to play in these types of games we need a better support.
