I was wondering, is it normally for goalie to charge out? How about standing in front of goal post to wait like saving a penalty, would it be higher chance to save?

Chelsea came to Anfield with a game plan and executed it to perfection. Jose is one of the best in the world when it comes to negative football, frustrating his opposition into submission. Not pleasing on the eye but in the end, it's the 3 points that matter. Brendan was quoted as saying Mourinho parked 2 busses but it isn't the first time and it certainly won't be the last. English football fans have been accustomed to seeing Chelsea eke out 1-0 wins and Barca got a taste of how the Chelsea manager can choke the life out of teams by deploying suffocating tactics.

I don't take issue with his negative tactics because it was to be expected but I am never a fan of deploying strategies that toe the line of being unsportsmanlike. This is in reference to the obvious time wasting. Yes, Suarez does dive and make a meal of challenges but it's different when the manager instructs his players to do so.

I've also read comment that Rodgers was tactically naive and should have played more cautiously. Hindsight is 20-20 isn't it? We've been obliterating teams by playing football that's more than easy on the eye so why abandon that? Rafa was faulted for tinkering too much and now Rodgers is criticised for the opposite. You can't please everyone. We were at Anfield and we went for the jugular. If Stevie had not given the ball away we would be lamenting having not scored despite having over 70% possession of the ball, instead of having conceded.

Chelsea did to us what we did to Barca almost a decade ago. Ugly but effective.

Let's focus on this weekend!

I think the word play here is wrongly used. Good defensive play involves an intention to keep the ball away from the opponent. Not get a goal and pack your half. 27% possession hardly seems to warrant the word 'play'

Yes, I did find the time-wasting technique a little shameful and if Liverpool ever did something like that, time-wasting in the 1st minute with delaying throw-ins, I'd be ashamed.

But do not take away their defensive disciplin. Kalas and Ivanovic were rock-solid.

I think the point that we tried to stress on our defeat is that, there is no "masterclass tactic" whatsoever involved.

Just one team lucky to get a win and another unlucky not to get a draw.

Correct me if I'm wrong    but your statement implies that we will still lose even if the SG8 slip didn't happen 

Can't solely blame Toure & Gerrard for their funny mistakes during West Brom & Chelsea match respectively. Right? We had all seasons & slipped once in a while. The whole squad had their fair share on the mistakes done.  We've been also conceding crazily throughout the season & all of it accumulated until this stage where we're beaten on the goal difference.

No denying that we have improved compared to the past few years but consistency is still a problem. Well, two matches remaining, it's now either miracle or just bitter reality that need to be swallowed.

Rodgers: LFC can win on goal difference

I think he's more thinking of a big win against Newcastle, one of the most leaky defences in the Premier League.
They are currently joint 4th in the Goals Conceded ranking, alongside Sunderland with 57 goals conceded in 37 games (although Sunderland only played 36 games to date).