[PL] Sunderland (A): Post Match

[BigChief]

Lallana was crap.

Careful, if he wasn't on the pitch we would have only got 1 point, a draw, etc, ad infinitum.

Basically, Lallana (assist) was as equally **** as Benteke (goal). Neither will thrive under Klopp. Neither understand the pace at which football should be played (at least played under Klopp).

Their other qualities may be admirable, i.e. Lallana with his engine and Benteke with goals, but ultimately a good team is made of better quality of players.

[Nicey]

All glass is half full aside ... I am not sure the essence of this team is good enough at the moment

[pezzzer]

FFS can we just not enjoy a ****ing win! You don't have to disect every ****ing performance and base it on bull**** opinion about this or that player.
We won and that's that. Bring on west ham.

[pezzzer]

Lallana was **** though

[BigChief]

Cautious celebrations my friend. Man Utd were getting these unconvincing 1-0 wins not so long ago. I'm relieved tonight rather than jubilant.

[Nicey]

FFS can we just not enjoy a ****ing win! You don't have to disect every ****ing performance and base it on bull**** opinion about this or that player.
We won and that's that. Bring on west ham.

Yeah but to be fair mate that was pretty **** ...I am over the moon about the 3 points but against a make shift back 4 of utterly useless cunts ...one of them 36 year old Wes Brown another a injured Sebastian Coastes .... how do you enjoy that

[Liverpel]

Jürgen Klopp was instructed to calm down by a police officer after trading insults with Sam Allardyce and his backroom staff in the wake of Jeremain Lens’s nasty second-half tackle on Mamadou Sakho at the Stadium of Light.

Christian Benteke had already scored the only goal of a game which leaves Liverpool seventh and revives their hopes of Champions League qualification, when Lens made a challenge Klopp believed merited a sending off. In the event, the referee brandished only a yellow card but Klopp was making no apologies for a tirade of what Sam Allardyce described as “foul and abusive language”. Although the two managers and their staff shook hands as amicability was fully restored at the final whistle, Allardyce subsequently dubbed Klopp “a soft German” and was adamant Kevin Friend had been correct to settle for a booking.

Liverpool’s manager was making no apologies. “I am not too sorry,” Klopp said. “Please, it was a foul. Of course, I was angry. For me, that is a red card, finished. So my staff were emotional, the staff of Sunderland were emotional but, if you look on your ticket, that is included. If nothing happens on the pitch, you can watch the bench. But it is over and Mamadou Sakho is OK.”

[Liverpel]

If his Liverpool counterpart had reason for cautious optimism, Allardyce had to cope with a fifth successive defeat. Asked to sum up the month of December, he replied with one word: “****e.”


Both of the above from the Guardian match report.

[DannyMan2006]

Game went as predicted. Was always going to be tight. I'm just delighted it went in our favour, but we all know this team needs to start scoring more goals if we are to do anything this season.

[The_weatherman]

Always difficult against a relegation battlers who´ve lost many on the trot, albeit I think their recent games have been against good teams, any way Sunderland are moving closer to wins and draws and I´m pleased that they didnt stop the rot against us.

[BG1973]

We don't have a poor squad. It's a bit lop sided with too many similar players. We need a few wide players who will stretch out teams rather than playmakers.

The spine of our team is not convincing.

Keeper - okay
Centre backs - sakho yes, others questionable.
Midfield - Henderson okay (but now a risk). Can, potential. Others questionable
Strikers - none (can't include Sturridge)

And I think only coutinho could be argued to be a playmaker. And even then he's no Xabi..

It's clearly going to take a while (and a lot more money) to get us to the required level.

[poorscousertommy]

You'd think we'd lost in here!

2 wins in a row, well needed. Get a win against West Ham and things are looking up massively.

Think it will be a really tough game, especiaaly considering they have had a few days extra to prepare.

[Phoenix07]

How can Fat Sam get away with calling Klopp a 'soft German'? Bigoted ****e, and not a word said by the press about using his nationality in this way.

[Chris]

Allardyce is scum. No surprise the only rucks Klopp has had so far are with pond life like Poolis, Pardew and Allardyce.

[Bender]

How can Fat Sam get away with calling Klopp a 'soft German'? Bigoted ****e, and not a word said by the press about using his nationality in this way.

Because he's a caveman and the press are scumbags.