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28 Apr 2024 21:54:01
Eds, I would love your perspective on how Slot might use Dom next year. I am convinced there is a special player there just not sure what position; mid, r wing?
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{Ed001's Note - I would expect him to play further forward on the wing.}
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28 Apr 2024 23:53:47
Thanks! Salah replacement then move trent to attacking mid?
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{Ed001's Note - or as one of 2 at the base of midfield maybe? That would then free up Mac Allister to play further forward.}
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28 Apr 2024 18:21:05
This season has been eye opening, exciting and emotional.
Grateful for the ride and of course sad for the decline at the end. Maybe at least the silver lining is that Slot will be under less pressure now than if Klopp had gone out with big trophies. -it's quite evident the level the team are actually at now.
But the biggest thing I have realised is wow, how lucky we were to have, and how good were prime Mane, Firmino and Salah. To have all 3 at a period when they were on fire was just magic to watch.
I've been guilty of expecting whoever comes in to echo what they did, without recognising how special and hard it was.
This is no judgement on current personnel but more just passing gratitude of having that era with those special players and of course our special Manager.
I think in my lifetime my 2 favourite players we have had would be Fowler and Firmino. let's hope the next one isn't that far away too :)
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28 Apr 2024 18:49:09
I’m done analysing the way the seasons ended to be honest mate. There is nothing more to say without just going over and over the same things. No matter how bad it gets, at least we had that night at Wembley where our u21’s plus about 7 senior players beat one of the most expensively assembled teams in history. The season peaked that night so I think I’m just going to hold on to that and forget everything else 🤷🏻♂️.
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28 Apr 2024 19:06:26
A lot of money needs to be spent. This is not a champions league squad. Centre back, midfielder, centre forward and if Salah goes a right sided forward 🤦🏻♂️ and there are none around at the minute.
Big summer, massive changes, fresh start.
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28 Apr 2024 19:24:20
Champions League is crucial, everything else is cherry on the cake. Very happy with comfortable top 4 in this season.
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28 Apr 2024 19:31:12
I had naively hoped we would "click" once the injured stars returned but unfortunately, it just didn't happen and the season has petered out. The United games seemed to inflict a lot of damage on the minds of the squad and fans.
For some reason we bought back the cheap Brighton-imitation tactics after the last international break. Maybe we'll find out why in the second book.
The hard facts are that we have been poor in both boxes, have gone behind in half of our games and haven't won any of the big head to head fixtures, home or away.
As much as it hurts to see Big Jurg go, it is time for a change.
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28 Apr 2024 21:20:13
We can look at one poor pass from Quansah as a turning point of the season. Harsh on the kid but true.
That was the moment it seemed all of the belief drained from the players and they’ve been playing with fear ever since.
I’ve always said though all we can ask for is that we compete. You you compete for the big trophies consistently then sometimes the dice will roll in your favour and you will win.
The fact that we have competed with this squad given all of the trials and tribulations of this season tells me that wholesale changes are not necessary. We can expect the new players and young players to improve next season so incomings are just reliant on outgoings for me.
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28 Apr 2024 21:34:48
Well Ron’s happy so the rest of us should be. I’m not happy, not saying we should have won the league, but it shouldn’t have been gifted so easily. Disappointing doesn’t begin to cover it.
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28 Apr 2024 21:41:13
Spot, MKS. I fully endorse what you have posted. It is what it is.
Pelican, that was my hope as well. I hopes we would go up a gear since having players back would only give us a boost and more options rather than relying too much on the kids who acquited themselves honorably, should not have that type of pressure put on them. Alas, their return only proved to be a problem.
IMO, All the issues we had all season long esp. in both boxes were NEVR fixed nor addressed and that affected us in both Utd games and alas, has plunged our season down the drain to the point that now even when we play a bit well in games, our demons will always come back to haunt us cos our confidence is shot to the point that someone will ALWAYS screw up and last night, it was Allison. It's hard, guys. Really hard.
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28 Apr 2024 21:57:23
Oli, demons is a bit strong, isn't it? 😂
What did Alisson do anyway?
And I hope life gets easier for you, mate.
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28 Apr 2024 22:08:58
The season hasn't ended yet but keep the season's analysis coming, Reds.
I'll watch our last few games hoping that we play well and win them all. The hope keeps us coming back for more and if you haven't got any then I feel sorry for you.
I'm also going to enjoy City and Arsenal going for the title. They are two very efficient teams but you never know what will happen. It'll keep me busy for a few hours a week.
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28 Apr 2024 22:31:52
Rigsby, we all have our demons, even our beloved club, lol. Me? Im doing fine, mate. Yourself?
As for Allison, he was the cause of the equalizer cos he had a chance to kill that phase of play by catching a simple ball with nobody around him yet, he managed to screw that up. The ball is kept alive, we lose it stupidly again and they score.
If he catches that ball from jump, that phase does not happen, IMO. Cos at that time, WH were NEVR in the game and were of NO threat to us at all. It's the small details, man. /.
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28 Apr 2024 22:52:59
Oli - I'll forgive Alli because there's so many times he saved us. Last season he probably earned us 5-10 points.
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28 Apr 2024 23:46:17
Mane Salah Firmino was simply the most incredible trio to watch. Best time I ve had as a Liverpool fan watching them three.
Obviously the Alisson, Van Dijk, Trent, Robertson, Fabinho, Henderson etc built a great platform. Klopps tactics were also great for them. But that trio was just magical to watch.
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28 Apr 2024 17:44:11
How can Klopp be blamed for how absolutely awful these players are performing? It is on them they should hang their heads in shame, every one of them, even Allison is not except from this. Each and every player has been terrible. Not a manager in the world could do anything with this bunch they are woeful.
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28 Apr 2024 18:18:37
Players and manager are to blame.
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28 Apr 2024 18:25:23
Ridiculous, we have 75 points after 35 games, we’re the third best team in the country. We’ve hit a rough patch the past month or so where almost every player has lost form and confidence but they are not woeful.
They are not a great football team but no one thought they were 9 months ago and it’s because of these same players that a league title was even remotely possible.
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28 Apr 2024 18:32:38
Think it's a mixture of both. Youngsters Diaz and Nunez carried us through injuries (unexpectedly) but it was unsustainable so we were hoping players like Salah jota robo TAA szobo comeback would Carry us in to finishing line but unfortunately it completely went opposite.
We needed luck last phase of the season which didn't smile on us. Think with players coming back from injuries upset our rhythm even Endo looks knackered loosing Bradley forced us to play TAA earlier than Klopp would like same with jota's injury put pressure on Salah to deliver which didn't happen 🤦.
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28 Apr 2024 18:39:13
I know a manager that won a trophy and is third in the PL using boring tactics with these awful players.
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28 Apr 2024 19:49:29
Just a shame that in the modern day the focus is always who is to blame.
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28 Apr 2024 20:17:49
Because Klopps tactics have been awful. We look like United under Solskjaer no patterns of play poor at the back and toothless up front we just rely on moments of individual brilliance from players to win games.
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28 Apr 2024 20:18:06
You're right, WDW.
It's all to do with ego and insecurity. Something or someone needs to be blamed and castigated for our dissatisfaction. In reality we create or already have a lot of our own dissatisfaction.
It's not personal, Reds.
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28 Apr 2024 20:49:38
So the manager, his tactics and his players are all awful.
The third least awful team in the Premier League.
Can things get any more awful?!
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28 Apr 2024 21:09:54
We are going to come up a bit short for the PL. That would tell me we need maybe a few tweaks here and there, a few fresh faces and some new ideas. I mean we didn’t finish 10th for goodness sake.
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28 Apr 2024 21:18:47
Nothing wrong with analysing what went well and what went wrong. Learning from mistakes is how you improve in life.
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28 Apr 2024 21:38:05
Mediocrity city here. “We didn’t finish tenth”. We’re Liverpool and anything lower than first should be a failure. Is it a better season than last, yes. Am I happy no, I feel we’ve thrown away a great chance at winning the league. Can’t see it happening any time soon.
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28 Apr 2024 21:42:58
We have numerous chances in every game to win matches. That isn’t relying on moments of brilliance and if we had no pattern of play then we wouldn’t create so many chances.
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28 Apr 2024 21:49:38
Frode
You must have been living under a rock for 30 years then before Klopp came. I.
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28 Apr 2024 21:45:46
The CHief Scout can do one with his OTT takes trying to get a reaction from people. The whole team is to blame including the players and manager. That's how football works or did they not teach you this in "scouting" class?
Pretty sure you didn't think we would challenge for the title before the season started so if you said nothing about us challenging for the title in preseason then, say NOTHING now and stop crying that we did not achieve the very thing you yourself NEVER thought we would to beging with.
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28 Apr 2024 21:50:03
Frode kippers with city and pep it's crazy to think any team is favourite including us. think we just have to accept the reality city will always be favourite with pep still managing them.
We gave it a good go unfortunately came short last phase of the season 🤷 we just have to accept and move on onto next season. out best manager in EPL era only was able to win one league title inspite of having 97 and 92 points and yet weren't enough to win that's the level and juggernaut we up against.
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28 Apr 2024 22:16:15
Adam, you're right, mate; and there's nothing wrong with analysing the analysis.
In fact, the analysis is often worse than the football and in more need of analysis.
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28 Apr 2024 22:21:02
Frode, you could try to be happy that we challenged for the League even though we will not win it.
Smile because it happened, don't cry because it's over.
I should write a book or is that still a sore subject on here?
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28 Apr 2024 22:34:17
Rigsby, you are asking for water to be squeezed out of a stone by asking Frode to be positive. Good luck with thay, bro cos even when things are going great, he's still moaning and whining about stuff.
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28 Apr 2024 15:20:39
I wonder if lloyd Kelly would be an option, can play left back, centre back and obviously must know richard hughes well.
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28 Apr 2024 16:46:31
I personally don't rate huges at all. Think he and Edwards are both very poor appointments by the club but time will tell if I'm wrong and i hope i am or we'll regress back years once again.
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28 Apr 2024 17:22:18
Nice one for p. ing on me chips mate, you can't really make a proper call on that til the end of the transfer window, Jason wilcox has just joined man united not exactly a glitzy name.
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28 Apr 2024 17:36:42
MIZER, you're basing that on what exactly?
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28 Apr 2024 18:26:18
MIZER basing that on the games he doesn’t watch because he only supports the team when they are winning.
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28 Apr 2024 19:10:44
Basing it on the contracts handed out previously to old players or was that Klopp and that’s why he left. Who knows.
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28 Apr 2024 21:02:40
Hailstones, I can’t see Lloyd Kelly being an option as we had an issue with him and his agents before, apparently to the point that Edwards was furious with his agents so I can’t see that one happening.
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28 Apr 2024 21:48:31
Mr Bean, Edwards is not the DOF anymore and will NOT be interferring with player recruitment either.
As for Kelly, Im sorry BUT we can do WAY better than him cos he is old news and that ship sailed years ago. Revisiting such an option makes no sense, IMO. Next.
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28 Apr 2024 14:40:39
That's us in the CL next season.
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28 Apr 2024 16:45:38
Realistically yes but mathematically no.
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28 Apr 2024 17:32:59
It's laughable that someone on here thought we would be in a fight for top 4 after the Everton game.
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28 Apr 2024 17:44:42
Shipley, the maximum points Spurs can get is the same as us, we’ve got better goal difference if they manage to win their remaining games.
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28 Apr 2024 21:46:31
I don't like that Thursday night football. I go for a few pints on Thursday night and they clash.
I'll be having one season without them clashing and hope Slot can keep us at Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
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{Ed025's Note - a wednesday slot would be much better Rigsby..
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28 Apr 2024 14:01:41
Hoping for a Spurs win. Not expecting we are going to win it now. But I think it will unbearable if Arteta wins the Title. Spurs are lining up 4-2-3-1 and it’s similar to Slot formation, also Ange style seems to be similar after reading up on Slot since he seems nailed on. Not that means much different players and Slot has a plan B. But still will pay a bit more attention then would have.
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{Ed025's Note - i actually want Arsenal to win mate, i dont want them cheats along the M62 winning anything..
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28 Apr 2024 14:09:46
Ed025 I’m with you. But, we’ve all been here before. Idk why everyone is worked up about these results. City will do what city does and win every game.
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{Ed025's Note - i just dont want cheats to prosper TJ, at least arsenal are a proper club mate..
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28 Apr 2024 14:20:50
Me neither it’s just Arteta and his arrogance will be at an all time high. Arsenal are a big club just think they’ll blow up the hype if they win it. Also dislike Ben White. As for City they’ll be something in those 115. Not saying stripping titles or whatever. But enough to tarnish their reputation and maybe what they’ve won will be viewed as worthless almost even if not taken away. Maybe also Pep will think leave on a high ….
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{Ed025's Note - im not big fan of Arteta and his antics at times either Kloppiche, but as a club they have great history and i would sooner see them lift the the title than one of the plastic clubs mate..
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28 Apr 2024 14:24:23
Totally agree Ed025 if it’s not Liverpool I’d rather Arsenal won the league. Decent team.
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{Ed025's Note - good team, good club and good history Tom, them all day over City mate..
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28 Apr 2024 14:34:37
City have it won don't be worrying plus Spurs can catch us.
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28 Apr 2024 14:37:49
We're not winning the title, I'd much rather see Arsenal win it over City.
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28 Apr 2024 14:46:59
I’m a million miles away from being a Arteta fan. He’s gets away with all sorts every week! Gesturing for cards and leaving his technical area constantly. To the point if seen him in line with the 18y box.
That’s small minor stuff against the cheats in Sky blue. So if Arsenal do do it. Fair play. They will deserve it.
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{Ed025's Note - im with you Gazza..
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28 Apr 2024 14:49:23
At least Arsenal can fill there stadium unlike city!
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28 Apr 2024 14:57:16
💯 Arsenal for me, great club.
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28 Apr 2024 15:04:48
How will it be unbearable compared to a city win? Everyone forgets who wins it about a week later anyway, it’s only important to the winners.
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28 Apr 2024 15:08:20
I can guarantee Arsenal we’re supporting Man City over Liverpool the last few years.
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28 Apr 2024 15:15:01
I would prefer Arsenal to win anything over city.
However, under no circumstances do I want arteta to win anything. I can’t abide him.
It also makes piers Morgan cry and that’s a good enough reason to see Arsenal fail on its own.
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28 Apr 2024 15:27:31
The celebrations against Liverpool done it for me with Arsenal. Seeing them win nothing will be brilliant.
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28 Apr 2024 15:44:03
If we’re not winning it then the whole tournament ceases to exist to me.
I couldn’t care less who wins it.
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28 Apr 2024 15:52:02
I want city to win purely to trigger people in football to moan about how bad cheats they are and further expose how they've ruined the game with the blatant cheating and backhanders.
I hope the get expelled from the football league and stripped of every title, and made to make there way back up the leagues without spending ridiculous amounts.
We can only dream of course they will more than likely get a 15 point deduction reduced to 10 on appeal for next season which the fa think will help silence fans.
Starting to hate them worse than the red man's lately and not because of the fans football or rivalry just the blatant cheating on a scale probably worse than juventus 20 years ago.
If arsenal win the league then all the rumours of paying refs will disappear.
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28 Apr 2024 15:28:06
I’m with Ed025 on this. I don’t want to see City win another title. Plus Arsenal winning today all but guarantees us champions league football (barring them somehow catching us up on goal difference) .
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28 Apr 2024 16:42:58
I remember the Arsenal fans cheering when City came back from 2-0 down at half time against Villa to win the Prem 2 years ago. What's good for the goose and all that.
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28 Apr 2024 18:48:31
If City win it it will be an unprecedented four League titles in a row. Think of all the great sides of the past that never did it. Ourselves in the 70's and 80's, Ferguson's United teams etc.
And as I keep mentioning 😂, it could be seven on the bounce had it not been for us. That is mental.
Come on, Arsenal!
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28 Apr 2024 19:54:05
Like most people I dislike Arsenal more than City and would want Arsenal to win it. That said, and given that I’ve never actually met either of them, I have taken more of a dislike to Arteta that Guardiola.
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28 Apr 2024 20:25:09
I didn't know that about the Arsenal fans, ACB; not that it bothers me. It's flattering in a way if fans don't us to win something because it shows we still matter but why City over us?
Why do you think, mate?
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28 Apr 2024 21:49:51
Everyone knows City are cheats and all of their titles are tainted. I can take that more than Arteta is better than Klopp spew that the Gunners tend to regurgitate.
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28 Apr 2024 21:54:16
Ed25, people did NOT have a problem with the "cheats" winning th e title when they were competing with us cos you know, they needed them to stop LFC from "ending football" so these rival fans all became City fans.
Oh, and that includes many of these Arsenal fans who in the final game of the 21/ 22 season when City pipped us to the title, many of their fans were applauding Citiy's win at the Emirates when the news came. So for me, if Arsenal don't win it then karma is a b-word. Nobody cares about the "cheats" and what they win, IMO. They won a treble and nobody cared nor batted an eye lid. Imaging LFC winning the treble. Absolute pandemonium on the streets.
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{Ed025's Note - we all have our own opinions i suppose Oli, for me Arsenal are a proper club with good history, now i might not care for their manager but that does not make them a horrible club mate, and keyboard warrior supporters are hardly reflective of the general fan base, whereas city are perennial cheats who will one day be brought to task then the crap will really hit the fan, for me they are a plastic club with a plastic fan base run by a corrupt country...i will let you guess who i would want to win the league..
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28 Apr 2024 22:40:23
Oh Ed25, I guess we both agree that we don't care about City. Also, I said nothing bad about their club. They are a HUGE club, bigger than whatever City can ever be.
What Im saying about certain Arsenal fans applauding City for winning the title over us in the 21/ 22 season is NOT what I read. I what I saw with my own eyes, mate. Sorry BUT for those fans alone and their manager who's so full of himself with arrogance and misplaced hubriis, City can win the title. This part of their fan base deserve nothing after that conduct, IMO.
If Arsenal want to win the title then they should go win it the way Klopp won it for us as in, "Leave NO Doubt". Peace, mate.
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28 Apr 2024 11:28:49
Hi all
I don’t know if this has talked about already but what was going on with the ref yesterday. He told the keeper to play on then when the keeper throws the ball out and Gakpo runs to score the ref blows up and tells the keeper to sit down brings the physio on. The keeper was literally pulling his socks up and not concentrating. This to me is a complete f**k from the ref yet again.
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28 Apr 2024 12:46:53
It needs to be explained. And not by Dermot ‘Refs Do No Wrong’ Gallagher.
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28 Apr 2024 13:21:10
Taylor messed up.
When he realised his mistake and went running over, I half expected him to whack the keeper on the head with a black pudding like the Ecky Thumpers on The Goodies to give him a head injury.
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28 Apr 2024 13:47:52
It was all very strange. The weirdest part was ref running over to the keeper, chatting to him and then the keeper falls to the ground and the medics are coming on.
Seems like a genuine error from the ref but with about a million bungles in between that made it look at best messy, and at worst a bit dodgy.
And why did he restart with a drop ball?
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28 Apr 2024 14:19:17
Gakpo should have played the ball into the net. Just put the ball into the net first then what deliberation can happen afterwards.
Just like what Abubakar did for Cameroon against Brazil at the world cup.
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28 Apr 2024 17:28:04
Nigerred, even if he did nothing could be done, ref had blown so the game was dead.
Looking back I think the ref was considering time wasting and possibly booking the keeper. But he just got himself tied up and let the keeper off from what would of been a terrible mistake.
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28 Apr 2024 21:57:05
Taylor screwed up and ro save himself from ridicule (too late, btw) manufactured that whole scene from thin air to protect himself from his upteeth exhibition of his relentless incompetence. I wish Gakpo had scored. Now that would have been funny even tho, Taylor would have found a way to rule it out with some bull crap action, like he did here.
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28 Apr 2024 22:16:34
WYred, I disagree. Listen, this is not complicated and like you, many of us know the rules of footie esp. in this context.
Taylor asks Areola to get up after he catches the ball off the botched corner kick. Taylor does NOT give a foul so the play is NOT dead. He goes down and Taylor tells him to get up again while running and pointing to the LFC side of the pitch with his back turned and blowing his whistle meaning, the ball is ready to go back INTO play.
Then, Areola flips the ball onto the pitch so from this moment, the ball now is IN play. Under the rules at that point, the ball is can be touched by any outfield player and that includes those of the opposing team. Gakpo then attacks the ball and then from nowhere, Taylor blows the whistle to stop the game and then, starts telling Areola to go down like he's injured and he the ref, calls the WH med. team out, something he should NOT even be doing cos Areola NEVER asked for it.
The bottom line is that Taylor messed up Gakpo spared his blushes by not scoring cos had he scored, it would have been interesting to see try to wriggle out of this one.
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