2022/23 Season

[Fosterbloke]

Champions league potential opponents confirmed. Draw tomorrow. Not much to fear in pot 3 or 4.

Fortunately Fulham, Palace or Man Utd can't be in our group.

[Slinky Skills]

Fortunately Fulham, Palace or Man Utd can't be in our group.

[Rigadon]

Fortunately Fulham, Palace or Man Utd can't be in our group.

[Paul12]

definitely a hangover from being pipped to both the domestic and champs league trophies.

I don’t think Klopp has been too loyal, just been screwed with injuries again.

I don't think it is either of these things. I think we have not got the pre-season right (resulting in loads of injuries and players that don't look even close to sharp) and we have either made a mis-step tactically or are taking longer than usual to take new things on-board. On the latter point:

1 We have got to find better ways of either getting Mo more involved or at the very least enabling Mo to keep key CENTRAL defenders occupied.

2 Diaz is becoming disconnected from the rest of the team, because the understanding isn't there with his full-back and other attackers are not making the moves that give him penalty box options.

3 We have got to get variety into our attacking. I also think we have to increase the threat (in terms both of shots and incisive passing) from outside the box, so low blocks are less effective.

4 We need to sort out what we want from Trent. At the moment we seem to be asking him to be both creative on the wing and in the centre, but we are not providing cover behind him because we are using that midfielder to give extra width. That is a very open way of playing, and tends to work far more effectively with 3 at the back.

[The_weatherman]

I don't remember feeling so defeated under Klopp, I think I wont watch against Bournemouth if I see Milner and/or Henderson starting.

Looking at the stats for this season, per 90. It's only a few games but damning nonetheless.

Henderson has lost possession 19 times and Milner 20. Henderson tends to sit very deep so it's very concerning.

They both have under 80% passing accuracy. Almost half of Hendersons completed pass are in his own half. So we can't move past the press and move the team forward.

Henderson has 2.1 duels contested, Milner has 15.1 which is great, but he only wins 30% of them. So neither can help TAA or Robbo out which leaves them on the backfoot and exposed.

Both of them are huge liabilities and I honestly don't feel like wasting my time on them.

[red g]

add in Firnino and thats 3 passengers everyt time they play, They are worse than passengers though as they are making us ven worse.

Add in that the only 2 players looking ok are Elliot and Diaz and all the others seem to be playing as bad as I can remember it really does look rather bleak at the moment,

[Bender]

Champions league potential opponents confirmed. Draw tomorrow. Not much to fear in pot 3 or 4.

If we keep playing **** then those teams will be a problem

[Irishnev]

[ame="https://twitter.com/optaanalyst/status/1562475823588085763"]https://twitter.com/optaanalyst/status/1562475823588085763[/ame]

Summarizes what we have been saying more eloquently and with actual data rather than angry rhetoric

[danperkins]

Very in-depth article and yes these players will be fit again, but they will also be injured again and again and again, that fact that we all know and expect this, is the problem.

[ChesterDave]

Rumours of our demise have been greatly exagerated

[baitman]

Rumours of our demise have been greatly exagerated

Let's hope the rumour of our apparent return to form isn't

[The_weatherman]

This did wonders for my mood Hope we can follow it up against Newcastle, reckon they'll be very tough.

[Harv]

A few of those players looked far too pleased with themselves after that result. Yeah a 9-0 isn't something that comes around often in this league. But after the pathetic turn up at the Mancs and the previous two ****house efforts they have a ways to go before they've undone their **** start to the season.

[Kenneth]

Early goal innit. Or at least the first goal. If we score one we’ll **** up anyone chasing the game. If we don’t it’s been a very different story.

[Ams12]

I reckon we’ll not score next game having used up all those 9 goals! Bound to happen lol


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