14 Aug 2021 18:06:54
Just wondering if Ed002's surprise is still on, whatever it was?

1.) 14 Aug 2021
14 Aug 2021 18:26:07
The surprise is no signings.

2.) 14 Aug 2021
14 Aug 2021 19:24:03
The surprise is that Nabby broke into a trot.

{Ed0666's Note - he was meh for me today

3.) 14 Aug 2021
14 Aug 2021 19:24:13
Ed002 is going to streak our first home game. That’s the surprise 😉.

4.) 14 Aug 2021
14 Aug 2021 19:29:34
Surprise-> we won with our "make shift" midfielders and scored 3 goals despite playing 40 yr old😜 in DM yet kept the clean-sheet.

5.) 14 Aug 2021
14 Aug 2021 19:40:04
That's very kind of you Ed0666.

6.) 14 Aug 2021
14 Aug 2021 19:44:21
Good enough win without getting out of 2nd gear and not starting with our 3 main midfielders. Everything SEttled when Fab came on.

7.) 14 Aug 2021
14 Aug 2021 19:45:34
If Fabinho hadn’t come on, Norwich would have got back into the game. Up til that point we were awful in midfield. Milner looked like he should consider getting his pension, Keita and Ox were both poor and ineffective. If we play with that starting midfield against better and more organised opponents we’ll get battered. Proves the massive drop off in quality after our starting three and that the apparent “options” aren’t anywhere near as good as some would like to believe. All I’ll say on Keita is that was exactly the kind of performance I expected and he didn’t prove me wrong. I think “meh” is generous Ed lol.

8.) 14 Aug 2021
14 Aug 2021 19:54:48
I agree with VVVV. Fab changed the game completely.
That starting midfield today cannot start against Burnley’s 11 men behind the ball at Anfield on Saturday.
Great to get the win though and points on the board.

9.) 14 Aug 2021
14 Aug 2021 19:55:58
First game of the season, a handsome away win and all some can do is slag the players.
It takes all sorts.

{Ed0666's Note - it doesent matter if it’s the first game of the season or the champions league final if a player didn’t play well you call them out. That’s my humble opinion anyway

10.) 14 Aug 2021
14 Aug 2021 19:59:35
As Ed001 said, the only way to learn is to get game time. They will all improve.

{Ed0666's Note - I didn’t think the performance was that bad I was encouraged by it. Salah and Mane are actually buddies again and passing to each other how can you not be ecstatic about that. In fact Salah had a golden chance to score in the dying seconds and chose to pass to mane which was the harder option. Happy days!

11.) 14 Aug 2021
14 Aug 2021 20:06:55
Joy has been sucked out of this site now by over critical experts! (Disclaimer: Not the Eds) . Even a 3-Nil away win feels like a defeat.

{Ed0666's Note - there was previous joy on this site. When???

12.) 14 Aug 2021
14 Aug 2021 20:07:40
I agree. This midfield shouldn't start the Burnley game. Thiago or Elliot is a must. Fab as well.

{Ed0666's Note - Elliot looked like a 18 year old kid trying to impress the boss so he gets picked for the next game. His cameo was a sight to behold. Not sure if klopp will play him from the start just yet but I had my doubts and I was wrong the boy is ready.

13.) 14 Aug 2021
14 Aug 2021 20:11:27
Ed66 mate thought everyone played wel considering playing without DM and players like Keita OX had to do more defending and cover The ground. Milli too played well despite playing in a pivotal position away from home not a bad start. Think only Klopp can do that lol 😁👍.

{Ed0666's Note - isn’t it unreal to have klopp as our leader? That was a plan b midfield today and he got a shift out of them. I personally think ox and keita didn’t set the game on fire but I’m not gonna nitpick so much as it’s the first game of the season and I’m super happy with the 3 points.

14.) 14 Aug 2021
14 Aug 2021 20:36:26
The midfield didn’t set game on fire very true, but they weren’t awful either, if Fab was playing DM with Hendo and Thiago ahead of him I think we would have been much better, but I think we would have been much better with any combination of the others with Fab as well. I think we’re missing a player that can play instead of Fab without the quality dropping too much. Hopefully a player that can add to the midfield when Fab is playing as well. A big ask I know, but that’s what I’m hoping for.

Really enjoyed the game today, it really feels that we finally have football back!

15.) 14 Aug 2021
14 Aug 2021 20:48:06
Spot on ED66 mate in the past we had brilliant teams compare to today and yet Managers couldn't win games. Klopp is genius.

You're right OX and Keita were average but they had fantastic structure behind and in front of them, so bad stuff from their game was brilliantly covered.

16.) 14 Aug 2021
14 Aug 2021 20:55:26
Roberto Firmino has scored Liverpool's 8,000th goal in the Football League/ Premier League, becoming only the second side to hit that total, after Man Utd (8,089). Milestone.

17.) 14 Aug 2021
14 Aug 2021 20:40:19
Ed, your super happy. Next you will be calling it soccer and that your stoked at getting 3 pts.

{Ed0666's Note - ha ha they have certainly put a spin on our beautiful language that’s for sure buddy 😂

18.) 15 Aug 2021
15 Aug 2021 00:43:09
It’s three points but could easily not have been. Against better opponents we’d not have been so lucky. It’s just as well our front players, keeper and defenders were on it. And thank **** for Fabinho. A proper midfielder.

19.) 15 Aug 2021
15 Aug 2021 12:09:29
VVVV, against better opponents, that midfield group would not have played so your point is moot. Just saying.