Carling Cup Final

[Charly]

38 1v1s?

Our high line would probably got to **** with a different keeper

[Sus]

38 1v1s?

Our high line would probably got to **** with a different keeper

Thats what I took out of this - he has faced 15 more 1-1s than Ederson, for example. If this analysis is sound, that is surely going to cost us at some point?

I just can't remember him facing that many 1-1s,?

[Norbs]

We would have a couple of days to dwell on it until our next match, and then nobody would give it any thought again. The league cup is nice to win, but nobody is that bothered that they didn’t. I think it’s an ideal ‘big game’ for him; even if he did a Karius, it wouldn’t be a full karius.

Yeah, cos Karius's calamity performance against Madrid never gets a mention these days

[Fosterbloke]

Imagine Newcastle fans of all people rocking up with Ukraine flags when they play Chelsea in a couple of weeks

Or Man City - UAE are quite tight with Russia. They're all a ****ing pox on our game.

[poorscousertommy]

duno if its just me but this feels quite a big deal for a league cup final?

Context of covid, the seasons potential and the opponents

Every cup final is big. Even this one once your in the final. You’ve just forgotten as we haven’t been in a domestic one for so long

[Kenneth]

https://twitter.com/jhdharrison1/sta...13023634087937

Thanks for that. And there was me, thinking the idea sounds like horse****.

[fabinho]

https://twitter.com/migueldelaney/st...94333707153411

Poor aggrieved Chelsea fans. :candle:

Yes, **** them. They know their money is dirty.

I hope they get masses amount of **** wherever they play now.

[ChesterDave]

I thought the newly emerged fetish of expected goals was annoying but now we have expected saves too?

[Pablo]

38 1v1s sounds like bull****. Are they included ones that were offside?

[Scratch]

38 1v1s sounds like bull****. Are they included ones that were offside?

As he saved them, yes. Only if they had gone in would it have gone to VAR and been over-ruled. There's been a few that were offside and not given by the officials, but as they don't lead to goals, play continues.

[Fuzzy]

The point was not even in our high line or how many 1on1's we concede, but just how exceptional Alisson is at saving them. He is one of those players that definitely make a difference between losing and winning, with Kelleher I am not so sure. We'll see.

[rodo]

still dont understand the kelleher thing I get its a nice gesture but if that`s the case what about origi taki etc we are definitely weaker for it

[Kenneth]

You say that like Taki and Origi aren’t starting too.

[Mark79]

It’s as Klopp said, if you want to keep a No.2 as good as Kelleher around then you have to give him games like this.

Let him have League Cup Finals, Euro Super Cups, Community Shields, etc. It’s a worthwhile compromise if it means we don’t have to fall back to someone like Adrian in a Champions League 1/4 Final again.

[RedReet]

It’s as Klopp said, if you want to keep a No.2 as good as Kelleher around then you have to give him games like this.

Let him have League Cup Finals, Euro Super Cups, Community Shields, etc. It’s a worthwhile compromise if it means we don’t have to fall back to someone like Adrian in a Champions League 1/4 Final again.

Alisson quite injury prone for a keeper, so we need to do what we can to keep our no. 2 happy if he's decent.

He's also a big reason we're in the final with his penalty saves, so I'm delighted he's starting.