Stoke (a) build up

[gratziani]

Get the **** in there, great win and what a goal from Firmino.

[Venton]

Did Firminho's goal actually come from an up and over? Against Stoke?

[BigChief]

I. Can't. Speak!!

[Bender]

Did Firminho's goal actually come from an up and over? Against Stoke?

Yes
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[Venton]

Well, isn't that the tastiest treat of all?

[Buzzo]

Route one FTW

[Leyton388]

That reminded me of god's goal against the brum in the 2001 league cup final.

[Fredo]

We were very good for 25-30 mins in the second half and that was enough to blow them away. We could and should have scored more, but equally we should have conceded more due to again mistakes.

I think we'll see us play with 3 at the back until the end of the season now, partly to cope with Mane's loss as it gives us one more body at the back and still allows Clyne and Milner to push on further up the pitch, which is crucial in our system.

I don't expect us to struggle too much without Mane if we can keep Coutinho and Firmino fit.

[Bender]

We were very good for 25-30 mins in the second half and that was enough to blow them away. We could and should have scored more, but equally we should have conceded more due to again mistakes.

I think we'll see us play with 3 at the back until the end of the season now, partly to cope with Mane's loss as it gives us one more body at the back and still allows Clyne and Milner to push on further up the pitch, which is crucial in our system.

I don't expect us to struggle too much without Mane if we can keep Coutinho and Firmino fit.

First win in 5 games without Mane ...i'd call that a struggle

[cream]

****ing excellent. We are great.

[Fredo]

First win in 5 games without Mane ...i'd call that a struggle

That's why Klopp changed the formation to a 3 at the back. In a 4-3-3, we'd probably struggle because the formation relies on pace. Much less with a 3-4-3 or 3-1-4-1.

If we keep playing that formation, I think we'll be alright.

[Fredo]

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp:

Second half was really good but we played a big gamble on a low battery bringing on Firmino and Coutinho. The first half was not the players, it was the way we play football. It was obvious that Stoke were better tuned but they didn't create a lot of chances, other than the goal.

We felt even after a not good first half we felt kind of confident. The two young boys did what they were able to do. We played with them in the wrong situations.

Phil [Coutinho] lost three kilos in the last three days which some people wish but for a professional footballer it's not too cool.

We played much better football and used the space between the lines. Everything was better. Simon Mignolet, what a save. The second was spectacular but both are good. I have no idea, that was genius and I am really happy for him. He saved our life today.

Job done, feels good. Nice weather, 63 points and I couldn't feel any better. Now we have a long week. No team in the world wins only the very, very good games. You need to win games like this.

[The_weatherman]

Beautiful, love it, admit I had lost the faith. We really have to make things hard for ourselves. Now, we have a full week to prepare for WBA and hopefully Henderson and Lallana will be back for that one. We now have a full week to prepare for every game left.

[labourRed]

Unexpected but feelslike a monkey off our back as well. Great stuff.

[baitman]

right then, thats all my shoes polished, so back to football...

so, what have i missed

btw, i can highly recommend this stuff, its like a slightly oily leather treatment/polish that treats the leather and leaves a nice non greasy finish.