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[RedRum]

Was in the pub for the game last night. A few quotes from the two guys behind me 'Gerrard just doesn't have the legs anymore' 'Sturridge has not been on form, that is why he is not in the team' 'Balotelli is no Suarez'

[Rich]

Was in the pub for the game last night. A few quotes from the two guys behind me 'Gerrard just doesn't have the legs anymore' 'Sturridge has not been on form, that is why he is not in the team' 'Balotelli is no Suarez'

Two out of three are right.

[Pablo]

Side note but can anyone offer ANY explanation as to why we completely stopped doing the high press once we went 2-0 down? It was bizarre and I thought played into their hands.

[The_weatherman]

Side note but can anyone offer ANY explanation as to why we completely stopped doing the high press once we went 2-0 down? It was bizarre and I thought played into their hands.

Thought we kind of gave up at some point.

[Pablo]

Thought we kind of gave up at some point.

They were definitely under orders. The whole team dropped back and only pressed once they got in our half. It was a noticeable and immediate shift in approach.

I could understand sitting back like that if we were 2-0 up, but at 2-0 down I just can't see the logic in it.

[The_weatherman]

Reminded me of Rafa against Reading back in the day when he threw the game in second hald to prepare for a CL game. It's the other way around now. We need three points again to continue a league run at least.

[wiw]

Side note but can anyone offer ANY explanation as to why we completely stopped doing the high press once we went 2-0 down? It was bizarre and I thought played into their hands.

Fear?

[Pablo]

Fear?

That's my best guess. But fear from Rodgers and the coaches, not necessarily the players.

I think he feared we'd be overran as they were swarming us and it would be over in the first half hour, so he had us sit deep and try to contain them for a while.

Still it backfired and we got slaughtered in the first half anyway

[Paddy]

I don't think we are very good.

[captainfog]

Real Madrid made all our players bar Coutinho and Sterling look bang average. In particular their classy midfield showed up Henderson's technical limitations. If we want to play at that level... well... we've got a long way to go.

[captainfog]

Lallana is a lovely little footballer, but its such a shame he's not half a yard quicker. He lacks that explosiveness to make him a proper top player.

[Muddled]

Side note but can anyone offer ANY explanation as to why we completely stopped doing the high press once we went 2-0 down? It was bizarre and I thought played into their hands.

To not concede another and to get to half-time at two nil so he could tweak things.

[Carras_Shin_Pads]

One thing from tonight....


Did I **** clap that cunt Ronaldo off the pitch....in fact I stood there screaming at those that did. emotion got the better of me ...**** clapping for that ****ing cunt.

Don't get me wrong, he's clearly a good player, he's scored a good goal and played well...but he's a cunt


I've stood there and clapped Henry of the pitch at anfield...I was there and clapped the barca team of the pitch that battered us 3-1...I've even clapped when **** think it was Lua Lua had been his teams best player and we were dicking them and he got took of inexplicably, I clapped him off.

I'd clap messi, I'd clap kaka, I'd clap bale,

Etc etc but I'll never clap that cunt...and it's not the united thing.....it's the arrogant cunt thing.

This is a fantastic post

[Pablo]

To not concede another and to get to half-time at two nil so he could tweak things.

Yeah it was the footballing equivalent of a boxer covering up and desperately trying to make it to the bell.

A bit embarrassing really, especially as it didn't even work.

[Muddled]

Yeah it was the footballing equivalent of a boxer covering up and desperately trying to make it to the bell.

A bit embarrassing really, especially as it didn't even work.

Yeah, that analogy works. I don't know if it's embarrassing though, I think Rodgers floundered and was maybe a little naive.