Need to concentrate, Chelsea looking to kill us with another goal

Come on I sense a disturbance in the flow of the game for us to salvage something out of this

Patience

Calling for the same strength as the FA cup against west ham

Our lack of stronger support players is quite glaring now

We don't have the magician no more

No one can strike the moment of magic

K kkkk

tQ Torres for not scoring

But we lost because we fell to mourino's trap. I knew it

You have to remember mourino is best setting a tactical side like this. He did it so well with Porto on their route to his first champions league win.


It is a set back for us, time to relook into the last 2 games. No doubt it better to have points in hand versus games to play. Chelsea may not benefit this win for themselves in the league but it's a huge morale boaster for their first team to go all out in the CL semifinal against AM. Advantage themselves, their team B is just as good.

That's why I had reservations when mourino said to have proposed a 'weaken' team b out.

He knew our speed of game relied from steeling n Suarez, provided the assist and the tempo given Henderson is out.

He has given away our reliance to the rest of the premiership team on how to play Liverpool from now on. They way Chelsea mark Suarez space out, and kicked, out muscle sterling. We are quite not able to have proper shots at goal.

We were left with taking long hopeful shots where even a frail Allen can only muster shots but light weight ones

This post has been edited by koolspyda: Apr 27 2014, 11:18 PM

In truth, our plan A already played and worked well over the majority of our games played.

Yes, our lack of depth is clearly glaring to the part where mourino can sent team B to do a well excercuted job.

We look back, it true we had only targeted a place into top 4. Kudo to Rodgers on having able to spread and do the job in most of the premiership games and have a decent challenge for the title.

I like us to win our 19th this season. I always knew it won't be easy even after we defeated city, and they having another slip lost.

It would be the "easiest" if we can win it this season (given all the reasons stated at the Begining of the season)

As for next year, and thereafter it will be a lot lot harder.

This is the very mourino gold. He knows how to play defensively well. As I said look back into mourino's assembled porto

I guess FSG only felt Rodgers 'could' only "try" to get a top 4 spot. ANd we didn't even have midweek euro games. I guess they decided to not "chase" some targeted players (which we ended up losing despite being in pole position for those players signature)

We played 'safe' in that sense (not overspilling our bench with depth)

This post has been edited by koolspyda: Apr 28 2014, 12:08 AM

We still have a job to do, the last 2 games.

Today perhaps it would have been or might have been if only BR played with some caution despite being in anfield.

Jose mourino doesn't like to lose, he is a bad loser and despite that he does know what he 'need' to do to set his team to win a game.

We were given a footballing lesson today. I know most of Kopites here might not agree with me. No team can 'be on the top and attack relentlessly 90minutes. Mourino knows statistically we won majority of our games scoring first and with incredible amount of intensity against big teams.

Against arsenal, wham bam, we got an uppercut against them within first 10 minutes, so did our games against man city and manu.

What mourino knew, was to delay or get his players to employ game wasting right from the first whistle if possible. He knew to disrupt Rodgers Liverpool, get them fustrated within the first 15-20minutes, and they have a huge advantage.

Like I said mourino is a lousy loser who knows how not to lose games like this.

Tactics of his Real Madrid vs Barcelona, he knew, he knows. Rodgers will learn from this. It's tactically naive to believe we can dominate and win this match playing they way we played. Suarez tried hard, sterling, courtino, Allen all tried 150%.

We didn't have a real tactical strength to break down such teams that are set out to play this way. I think many European teams in champion league does resort to this style. They kill your tempo. One cannot play premiership intensity the whole this in Europe.

This post has been edited by koolspyda: Apr 28 2014, 01:23 AM

Glen's passing in the 3rd quarter is fairly predictable. Esp. Those thru-ball attempts. It's easily read by defenders and he doesn't employ much variation. Ok he just a fullback

Rodgers doesn't believe in plan b, he does it they way he believes it's the only way. He is right in some games and the many good games we won, but I think he needs to look at games that is one off. It brings different strategy. ON that score perhaps it's been said Rafa does excel well in such games.

We'll pick ourself. This is is gone, we go out and do what we can and hope city slips.

The worse scenario is both Liverpool and man city win their remaining games, and we lose the title by goal difference. It doesn't feel any crueler than that. I will be gutted as much as people can sympathise and say we overachieved this season. This is the good opportunity to win it

As much as there is always next season and thereafter, to try again, I know it will be tougher, a lot tougher as if and when the development of anfield proceeds. We would and might lose our 'voice' for some home games as the development gets underway.

FSG will still be prudent in spending, whereas oil money and our disliked devilish neighbour pour cash to buy success. FairPlay comes in? Look at how FIFA and European football (uefa) look to punish teams that doesn't abide it. Just a Slap in the wrist. No real punishment like barring them from competition.

While some may quipped money alone cannot buy success, if you take into account how Tottenham tried to do, yes.

But in every other method man city, manu, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Barcelona, bayern munich, PSG employs, it reached a degree of intended success that one cannot not notice.

Having said that, our next game is the most crucial, as we cannot let this defeat bog us down. It will be played in our players head, it will be tough, it will be a test of potential champions character. If we have it.

In honesty, It wasn't gerrards slip that could cost us the title, it was the lack of stronger depth on the bench. We have already stretch superhuman-like feat to be in such position. I hate to to think at the end of the season and having to reflect what if.

Dman you skies, can the gods be less testing for our beloved team Liverpool's character ? many times the devils raced to unassailable points before the season ended. Why not us

This post has been edited by koolspyda: Apr 28 2014, 08:11 AM

[big thumbs up]

Our dear ex-player, Torres opted not to shoot/dribble pass mignolet. which he could easily have done, but i think his roots with us runs deep. However that will cost him dear as chelsea will ship him next season to a club he may not win things with. HIs current manager will have none of that. He wants everyone to give/commit all to chelsea. Mourino will have none of those sentiments.


Mignolet had a decent game. he wouldn't stand a chance too against ba. unless he has the level of eccentricity of bruce grobbelaar, no keeper in the world would have any success on that one to one.

in the game, I think he did well fist punching ball away from a dangerous chelsea attack. after the face slap by andy carroll against west ham, i think that will do. I think he also did an incredible block shot from chelsea (can't remember which chelsea player smashed one).


It seem as positive liverpool way to play with such attacking prowness, but in the same rein we have seen arsene wenger's gunners never win trophies for as far what a decade now? Nobody faults arsenal from playing to the gallery and winning plaudits with their attacking flair. same goes to Rodgers Liverpool this season. We will win admirers no doubt, wow the media, precisely we did, but we might not win trophies because we cannot play against the believe there is "options".



Sometimes, sometime we wonder if just for one or two matches, we just have to be a Fergie, or a Mourino in this aspect. in such probable words:





Rodgers was positive even in defeat. there is a feeling of a tinge of regret in the post interview. Our boys did well to come out to play football in both the half's despite feeling less intercity in second half of the game. Those long ball shots were expected given we ran out of steam.





This post has been edited by koolspyda: Apr 28 2014, 11:46 AM

i prefer rodgers this post game interview by sky (oppose to the link that youtube linked by wadefak)

Rodgers post match review






Rodger given a positive interview, sure it was a game we lost but we still are still 2 points ahead of a more expensive assembled chelsea and will see how city's remaining games go

This post has been edited by koolspyda: Apr 28 2014, 01:07 PM

not really.

we needed to use some more patience esp in the second half (3/4 part of the game).

all we had was seen more like desperate attempts from far long shots (from gerrard).

yes a few were tried inside the box but suarez got muscle out. courtino ran into bodies, sturridge was lost in the park. sterling was stuffed out by chelsea hatch-mens.


we didn't have the luck or moment-of-brilliance. a certain calmness was missing. (unfortunately)


We look back and i know rodger & the liverpool players will need to learn and as rodgers said, he would expect the same from the game with crystal palace.

possession will and be be high from us but the penetration needs some cool head.

I just find it ironic that when a famous manager said he never employs parking the bus does exactly that in anfield.

Of course he defended his selection that it's was to give their first team players a much needed rest prior to the CL encounter.

Truth is, his team B is just as capable to complete in the premiership and is probably better than 70-80% of other premiership team.



Yup that's the sad truth as Rodgers got schooled by mourino in exactly as it is, got trolled by his mind games. Never ever believe his stance. Mourino will do whatever it takes and instruct his players.


"On the hindsight it's probably a little fortunate we didn't win, and if Chelsea had a real shot at the title, as someone from that bench might just poke BR's eyes" [sacarsm]

This post has been edited by koolspyda: Apr 28 2014, 06:17 PM