[EL] Villarreal (A): Post Match

[Slinky Skills]

Not bringing Sturridge on for the last 20 was weird as that game was there for us to at least score an away goal if not win.

Definitely. Odd decision by Klopp.

[Kenneth]

Piss right off! See that's what i mean about our lack of killer instinct! Moreno is through and takes a wild swing...when the square pass was on. Their player was clean through and was waaay more composed to square it to a team mate for a tap in. There was a similar situation in the Dortmound game where both teams had similar chances...they took the shot and got a goal...we tried to **** about with it and the chance was gone when the shot was on!
Gonna be mad anxious next week at Anfield...would have loved to go there with a lead or at least level.

Left back vs Striker, what do you expect?

[Assassin]

Sucker and Punch

Nothing has changed.....even with a 0 - 0 result we needed at least 2 goals to go through

[labourRed]

This is another one I'd put at the managers doorstep. Tried to be too clever. I've watched enough football to know that setting up without a proper forward is ****, plus away in Europe, playing for nil nil is asking for trouble. Getting an away goal is so important. I love klopp but he's made it harder than it needs to be.

Yeah. The obvious call was to hook Ibe for Sturridge on 70 but that's harsh on a 20 yo. Drop Firmino to the left of the three.

Hindsight though.

[cream]

I don't see anything from them that has me worried even at 1-0 down. We'll put already 3 past them at Anfield.

Agreed but we could've put three past them tonight if we really tried.

[Leyton388]

I wouldn't be at all arsed if Ibe is sold in the summer. I think we'll still go through but if we did go out to them it would be hard to swallow considering what we did against Dortmund.

[redemption]

Why wait till the 89th minute before bringing on a striker??

[Fredo]

Was Coutinho injured at half time?

[Kenneth]

Not bringing Sturridge on for the last 20 was weird as that game was there for us to at least score an away goal if not win.

We wanted the draw, nowt wrong with that, and the team was working really well, pressing them, keeping them away from our final third. Looked like a certainty for keeping a clean sheet and would have been but for one second of concentration dropping. Hindsight is great but we were doing our job well and changing formation would have been a risk that may not have been worth taking.

[Daffy Duck]

Annoying as ****.

[G]

I'll be annoyed if we go out of this to them.

Although Suarez is a class act.

They'll be horrible to play against with their two banks of four.

Yep, the goal at the end is awful for us. They'll set up to dog it out and we'll need to be very clever and at the top of our game to get through it. They are very well organised. That goal could hurt us badly. Game was there for the taking but the manager failed to notice.

[Ams12]

Left back vs Striker, what do you expect?

True...but still...no awareness of the options available. It was mad albert so i guess a swing was to be expected!

[Kenneth]

Was Coutinho injured at half time?

Felt unwell. Looked off colour first half.

[labourRed]

Sucker and Punch

Nothing has changed.....even with a 0 - 0 result we needed at least 2 goals to go through

2 clear goals instead of 1 is a big difference.

[BubbaZanetti]

Ibe wasn't great but Lallana, Firmino and Clyne were especially wasteful tonight.