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I’d be frustrated if I was a Spurs fan because I believe there’s a title challenge in them, but it’s this problem at the moment in trying to establish yourself at Wembley, plus Levy’s mindset in not overly wanting to push the boat out to strengthen the squad.
They are a well drilled side and a joy to watch when they have a proper English striker on song.
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Haha 🙂 Had to reluctantly trade him out of my fantasy team and bring in Kane!
That is a shame from a Man City point of view, but they do have plenty of attacking quality so I still expect goals from both sides.
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I can’t remember the last time we’ve won at Newcastle to be fair, Hightown. Even under Rodgers.
That’s why I’m not particularly a huge fan of this fixture, but there challenges that now lie ahead is keeping that momentum going and how the team responds after a midweek fixture with readiness and motivation to get the job done.
We will be back to signing out to an international break and after that it’s Man United at home, so for me, this is a key game in hope that we can come with 3 points.
To be fair, we’ve not done to badly in our last 2 outings. The good news is that Sadio is back with us and Coutinho seems to have rediscovered his shooting boots. As long as we are resolute at the back, there’s no reason why we can’t flourish this with a 3-0 victory.
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M Wake, just wondered what your thoughts were on the draw yesterday?
Thought we did well to draw level and get back in the game. We admittedly squandered chances to go in front and finish off with a victory, but we’re growing a lot stronger in recent games.
Would be brilliant to regain Lallana back into the fold; the challenge now is the signature of Van Dijk in January 🙂
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Maybe I’m just perceiving the changes differently to perhaps others, but if anything, to have both Keepers the allowance of game time is welcoming.
Mignolet has done better in fairness to him and naturally over Karius, he is more experienced, but Karius was signed for a reason and he has to be bedded in sometime and sooner rather than wait on the sidelines for an opportunity.
And competition is healthy 🙂
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1-1! This boy is wonderful! 😀
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Be surprised if it was goalless, but can’t see that happening. Both teams in real flow at the moment so it’s a good time to meet and perhaps deemed an acid test for both parties as far as bragging rights are concerned.
Morata and Aguero are worth more than the admission fee alone.
Can’t wait for this for, this Saturday – one for the Neutrals!
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Groping is a new one! Oi!
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Very impressed so far with Brighton and Huddersfield – breath of fresh air to have new teams added to the fold of the top flight and with Huddersfield being from a different geographical area than we are used to ala North and South.
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Top shouts guys and completely with you.
I don’t know whether Management are encouraging this sort of thing in the dressing room but I wasn’t impressed at all with a few of the Leicester players tugging shirts, pulling players back, standing in front of them to deliberately block their pathway.
On their first goal, Okazaki impeded Mignolet whilst the corner was on it’s way, and the punch was missed and fell into his path. He then spins away and sticks his foot out whilst Gomez was held back by another Leicester player.
It’s no wonder Henderson was remonstrating with Anthony Taylor and rightly so.
I don’t mind if Goal-line technology isn’t implemented, but all it takes if for 2 bodies, (one on each side of the goal mouth) to stand vigil and report instantly to the Ref any misdemeanours.
Dirty play like that potentially changes wins into draws or draws into defeats for the team on the receiving end.
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m wake, all true and supporters have been let down and frustrated (rightly) as a result.
To take a different strand of the argument, yes you’re right. Steven Gerrard’s shoes were huge ones to fill in fairness.
I did genuinely feel Jordan Henderson was more than up to scratch yesterday and that was one of the best of ever I seen from him in his Liverpool career, thus with him being voted a 9.
I like the guy and want to see him succeed – that’s the most frustrating part of it all.
He is maturing, though stepping up to the level of captaincy means you have to take on more. Perhaps Kieta’s arrival could be the synergy in Henderson just focusing on leadership and driving forward attacking play.
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Top class and a beautiful player to watch 999. Forget Costa my friend and hold on to this individual. He is an asset to the Premier League and I wish Liverpool could have somebody like him.
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I want Brighton too. I don’t really like Newcastle like I used to or Rafa – hope they lose.
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True Oz Yob,
Although individually, these guys have their own strengths (in one way or another) to bring to the table, I don’t see Henderson, Can and Wijn, to be ‘that guy’. Mascherano was a big loss to us and never replaced.
James Milner comes very close, but how often will he start and play in that role now that Klopp has taken him out of the left back position?
The set pieces pinpoint more to how we deal with the second ball. The full-backs shoulder some accountability because really in essence, they should be following up the second balls to tidy up and clear the lines.
Instead, the centre halves are stretched as a result. The opposition needs only one extra man and he’ll find himself an empty net or a goalmouth to aim for with only the keeper to beat.
I always find it’s a combination of zone and man-marking that generates discipline and a measured defensive line.
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It’s times like this even when you still think we should have a proper hitman like Suarez.
Look at Morata for Chelsea yesterday. We’re in need of a prolific goalscorer as in fairness to Salah and Mane, they are deemed more as wingers.
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Well, the pair of us have definitely not grabbed hold of the wrong tree trunk.
Redmen TV gave Henderson a 9 on ratings – hahaha, fully deserved 🙂
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Oz Yob,
you’re right. It’s about taking every game as they come. Our concerns effectively lie with that final part of the pitch behind the ‘D’. That’s where we are at most vulnerable.
Not many teams for example beat us with a goal outside 25 yards or dribble past us. It’s always trying to expose our achilles heal, and we have to face up to that and find a way to deal with it by allowing opposition teams very little opportunity to create anything, and be able to handle soundly, crosses and set pieces, largely ariel threats.
It was quite pleasing to see Dejan Lovren back in the fold; Matip is self assured and focused in his own role. The full-backs it’s fair to say in the first 11 can’t include Moreno and Gomez every week because, teams will just expose us if they can’t shut out crosses or any level of threat from those wide positions.
Protection to the back 4 is needed and sooner or later, Jurgen Klopp has to piece together Henderson, Milner, Can, Wijn, Oxlaid, and Kieta when it comes to the making of defensive and central midfield positions.
Forward, indeed, there has to be a prolific goalscorer and the big wonder will be, whether or not we will still be able to keep hold of Phillipe Coutinho, if not, bring in somebody to match his wonderful and top class ability.
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Oz Yob,
the point of the 20 goal scorer did flag up once again in today’s match. Sturridge genuinely looked sharp when he came on. BBC highlights didn’t show any of this and their narrative doesn’t really reflect on what actually happened.
Firmino I don’t know why the Manager insists on starting with him and not Sturridge or Solanke.
I’m starting to now clearly see which individuals are affecting us negatively from different areas of the pitch and at best are squad players. Coupled with that, the benefits both Kieta and Van Dijk (if he came would bring:
1) Striker – Firmino??
2) Defensive Midfield – Wijnaldum – good at holding the ball and has it in him to support attacking play, but a lot of the time just lacking aggression
Ox-laid could really be top draw for us despite being questioned on the back of his signing and the fee paid. If we can put forge first off a quality defensive unit and build from there along with a serious hitman who can bury the ball in the back of the net, we have a serious first 11 capable of beating ANY prem outfit.
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Hightown, just watched the MOTD highlights. I felt they spun their punditry on the Vardy foul. Sure there was a slight clutz in Migs, but it didn’t warrant a yellow and probably was a soft pen.
Mignolet other than that genuinely was ‘the’ one that made the kept us in the game. Just put my thoughts on the LFC page.
We controlled possession and Leicester hardly created anything albeit Mark Albrighton. Mahrez was non existent and Vardy barely troubled Matip, albeit one stint in the first half and the header which looks flattering on tv than it actually was.
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Wow, just happy and slightly relieved too to get over the finishing line.
Just got back from the match. We were crucified once again from losing (I think on the second ball (their first goal), and a cross.
Other than that in spite of Moreno straying away from his full-back position, Matip and Mignolet too were top draw and very much had Vardy in his pocket. Their fans took every other opportunity to have a go at Anthony Taylor and sitting in the kop, I had to put up with that!
Their pen was at best a soft one and one of their headers in the second half that just went over and wide shouldn’t have counted anyway because there was a push on Matip which I don’t think the Ref spotted.
Had to keep my excitement in check hahaha. I just knew Coutinho would find the net with that free-kick. All day long it was going nowhere else. He was truly wonderful today and the Leicester players didn’t know what to do with him at all.
Full marks too to Salah who was one of the most industrious of players working tirelessly and genuinely contributed in defensive areas.
I have to say for all the criticism he gets, Henderson orchestrated the middle of the park allowing Can license to pose a threat forward Top Man, although he was getting in the face of the Ref a lot of the times haha.
The same could be said for Mignolet who made crucial saves and I’d say he would probably be man of the match not just for keeping us in the game, but getting over the finishing line. Apart from Moreno, Gomez a little on the quiet side along with Wijn, this is a win we can be use as a platform register on the board some wins
A hard fought victory that might have finished the other way, but right from the start, I never doubted us
YNWA 🙂
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