Author Topic: PL B'mth 0 v LFC 3 Ox 35' Naby 44' Mo 54' (Read 22887 times)

El Lobo · « **Reply #160 on:** December 7, 2019, 04:59:28 pm »

Getting closer to that Chelsea wet dream midfield

Bend It Like Aurelio · « **Reply #161 on:** December 7, 2019, 04:59:33 pm »

Quote from: RedForeverTT on December 7, 2019, 04:56:15 pm

Down to bare bones in central defence. Can't believe we started with 4 and 1 backup (Fabinho) and now down to 2 fit centre backs.

Who in the Under-23 could we use?

Odd to say that when you look at what happened to Bournemouth. At the very least we still have two fit senior centre backs, and very good ones at that.

royhendo · « **Reply #162 on:** December 7, 2019, 04:59:33 pm »

Quote from: Skeeve on December 7, 2019, 04:58:00 pm

Hoever or van den Berg.

Wijnaldum has done a shift there an all

Ekul · « **Reply #163 on:** December 7, 2019, 04:59:35 pm »

That felt like one of the easiest games I’ve watched us play in 10 years... Feel bad for Bournemouth with all those injuries, but very happy we got a clean sheet.

kennedy81 · « **Reply #164 on:** December 7, 2019, 04:59:35 pm »

Quote from: Agent99 on December 7, 2019, 04:54:45 pm

Is 46 out of 48 points a record?

43 from 45 was the joint best (with City), so it could be. Not sure.

RogerTheRed · « **Reply #165 on:** December 7, 2019, 04:59:59 pm »

So pleased for Keita and Curtis could easily be the next cab off the ranks 🧣👍

Son of Spion · « **Reply #166 on:** December 7, 2019, 05:00:07 pm »

Quote from: Macphisto80 on December 7, 2019, 04:58:13 pm

"Yous rely on Salah" they said.
"Yous rely on Mane" they said.
"yous will bottle it" they told us.

Shocking isn't it?

I mean what kind of club actually relies on its own players?

Klopp out!

TheShanklyGates · « **Reply #167 on:** December 7, 2019, 05:00:07 pm »

Most complete performance of the season so far. Total domination.

duvva 💅 · « **Reply #168 on:** December 7, 2019, 05:00:23 pm »

Quote from: kennedy81 on December 7, 2019, 04:59:35 pm

43 from 45 was the joint best (with City), so it could be. Not sure.

Thought City got to 19 games with 18 wins and a draw or something like that

Wabaloolah · « **Reply #169 on:** December 7, 2019, 05:00:43 pm »

Quote from: jingllebellc jingllebellc on December 7, 2019, 04:54:24 pm

Can I say Henderson was brilliant today, a real captain's performance from him. Great to see Curtis Jones get on as well, only disappointment was the Lovren injury, but at least he was back sitting on the bench later on.

Hendo is vital to how we play, particularly without Fabinho. He does so much all over the park. He's always criticised for never playing the ball forward. Anyone who says that clearly has an agenda. He is an outstanding player

Thought Ox too looked much better on the left than he does on the right too

Silverbird · « **Reply #170 on:** December 7, 2019, 05:00:52 pm »

It's quite clear that Mane and Salah don't get along that's why they are not starting together.

killer-heels · « **Reply #171 on:** December 7, 2019, 05:00:53 pm »

Quote from: kennedy81 on December 7, 2019, 04:59:35 pm

43 from 45 was the joint best (with City), so it could be. Not sure.

City kept winning until they got to Palace but that wasnt until January i think.

12C · « **Reply #172 on:** December 7, 2019, 05:00:54 pm »

Well done red men.
A complete performance without taking too much out of the tank.
That passing spell with about ten to go must have been 60 passes

So… Howard Philips · « **Reply #173 on:** December 7, 2019, 05:02:19 pm »

Saw it was 2-0 but had to go out, fully expecting to come back and see our traditional 2-1.

But no, another goal and a clean sheet. Another clean sheet on Tuesday please.

AllyouneedisRush · « **Reply #174 on:** December 7, 2019, 05:03:33 pm »

a clean sheet and a calm last 5 minutes 😁

Hendo my motm

fredfrop · « **Reply #175 on:** December 7, 2019, 05:03:56 pm »

Loved that, best I've seen Naby play since RBL. Feel sorry for Ake, always a classy player. Damn, that was easy.

Son of Spion · « **Reply #176 on:** December 7, 2019, 05:04:05 pm »

Quote from: Red Raw Burp! on December 7, 2019, 04:59:11 pm

JFC that was good. I know Bournemouth didn't offer much but that was total control.

At times it looked like we just let them have the ball for a bit just so we could win it back.

KillieRed · « **Reply #177 on:** December 7, 2019, 05:04:14 pm »

Quote from: AllyouneedisRush on December 7, 2019, 05:03:33 pm

a clean sheet and a calm last 5 minutes 😁

Hendo my motm

At a canter.

Agreed Hendo was excellent today.

Ravishing Rick Dude · « **Reply #178 on:** December 7, 2019, 05:04:16 pm »

Yes! A clean sheet!

Very professional win, and great performance from the boys.

JC the Messiah · « **Reply #179 on:** December 7, 2019, 05:04:18 pm »

Quote from: Silverbird on December 7, 2019, 05:00:52 pm

It's quite clear that Mane and Salah don't get along that's why they are not starting together.

Worrying times

rowan_d · « **Reply #180 on:** December 7, 2019, 05:04:19 pm »

One of the easiest wins I can remember ever seeing in the PL, wasn't a battle in any sense.

Absolutely perfect aside from Lovren's issue. Gomez looked a lot better than he has previously since his return from injury I think.

deFacto please, you bastards · « **Reply #181 on:** December 7, 2019, 05:04:26 pm »

Running out of words for this side.

Marvelous.

kennedy81 · « **Reply #182 on:** December 7, 2019, 05:04:31 pm »

Quote from: duvva on December 7, 2019, 05:00:23 pm

Thought City got to 19 games with 18 wins and a draw or something like that

think it was 19 wins from the first 20 in 2107/18.

https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/manchester-city/2018/3/

garumn · « **Reply #183 on:** December 7, 2019, 05:05:08 pm »

Brilliant match. Clean sheet. Keita looked very good, and Salah was back to his old self. Can't ask for more really.

As a sidenote, it felt great not being on the verge of a heart attack in the final five minutes of a match.

JC the Messiah · « **Reply #184 on:** December 7, 2019, 05:05:14 pm »

As it stands:

2.88 PPG is ridiculous. 17 points ahead of Chelsea in 4th (best midfield in the league notwithstanding), and now all the pressure lumped on M City and L City.

Mr_Shane · « **Reply #185 on:** December 7, 2019, 05:06:05 pm »

Quote from: Boxing Day 'Top Trumps' Champion on December 7, 2019, 04:56:49 pm

Where am I going to get my adrenaline ride from today then eh? Not good enough these easy wins. Liverpool games are a drug and I need a fix.

Watch the Manchester Derby

RAWK Meltdown #1 · « **Reply #186 on:** December 7, 2019, 05:06:21 pm »

Quote

Nothing we could have done really....even at full strength we'd have been soundly beaten today....massive gulf in class tbf.....Liverpool are undoubtedly the best team in the league and probably Europe.

Quote from the "Up The Cherries" Bournemouth forum match-thread!!

Got to respect that kind of "respect" which is seldom forthcoming nowadays from the more embittered opposition we face.

Tips hat!!

Working Class Hen-Pecked Hero · « **Reply #187 on:** December 7, 2019, 05:06:47 pm »

Liverpool are fuckin boss. Pass it on

RedForeverTT · « **Reply #188 on:** December 7, 2019, 05:07:07 pm »

Quote from: Silverbird on December 7, 2019, 05:00:52 pm

It's quite clear that Mane and Salah don't get along that's why they are not starting together.

Quite obvious. And Salah not smiling.

spen71 · « **Reply #189 on:** December 7, 2019, 05:07:54 pm »

When is the last time we dropped any points (apart from the draw with the mancs this season)

Kekule · « **Reply #190 on:** December 7, 2019, 05:08:01 pm »

I don’t remember an easier game than that in years. If that’s what they’re like after 3 games in a week then someone has got a pass easy game on New Year’s Day.

Great to see Keita getting a goal and an assist. We’ve been sharing the goals around recently, so the whole “over reliant on the front three for goals” thing is dying down as well.

Onwards.

tubby · « **Reply #191 on:** December 7, 2019, 05:08:31 pm »

Keita gets a goal, Jones gets a debut, Mane gets a rest, happy days. Hope Lovren is alright but Gomez looked assured slotting in alongside VVD.

xbugawugax · « **Reply #192 on:** December 7, 2019, 05:09:25 pm »

Quote from: Good King Wencesloolahs on December 7, 2019, 05:00:43 pm

Hendo is vital to how we play, particularly without Fabinho. He does so much all over the park. He's always criticised for never playing the ball forward. Anyone who says that clearly has an agenda. He is an outstanding player

Thought Ox too looked much better on the left than he does on the right too

both hendo and ox covered every blade of grass and then again in this game.

The workrate is impressive but the quality even more so.

what a squad we have now to be honest. Giants in every sense of the word, each and everyone of the players.

A bit of a worry now that degsy is down but Gomez didn't look like he needs warming up at CB did he. Almost first to every ball. and won every header. Front foot defending at its best.

onward and Upwards? lol

rafathegaffa83 · « **Reply #193 on:** December 7, 2019, 05:09:40 pm »

Quote from: Ekul on December 7, 2019, 04:59:35 pm

That felt like one of the easiest games I’ve watched us play in 10 years... Feel bad for Bournemouth with all those injuries, but very happy we got a clean sheet.

Yep. There was a stretch between when Jones came on and the Ox went off that they couldn't get out of their own half for several minutes. Lovren getting injured is the only negative for us. Glad to see Jones get a nice cameo

RedForeverTT · « **Reply #194 on:** December 7, 2019, 05:09:53 pm »

Quote from: fredfrop on December 7, 2019, 05:03:56 pm

Loved that, best I've seen Naby play since RBL. Feel sorry for Ake, always a classy player. Damn, that was easy.

Not really. That bloody studs to Coutinho when he was playing for us caused Coutinho to miss something like 4 games.

TepidT2O · « **Reply #195 on:** December 7, 2019, 05:10:20 pm »

And 0.15 is generous.

Jm55 · « **Reply #196 on:** December 7, 2019, 05:10:44 pm »

Weird that we played the exact same fixture on the exact same weekend last year and it went in a very similar way, City were the late kick off that night as well (albeit away to a decent Chelsea time rather than home to the fucking Mancs.)

Second time in a few days that the team sheet made me nervous and the second time in two days that I had no cause to be.

Fantastic result again and another step closer.

TomDcs · « **Reply #197 on:** December 7, 2019, 05:12:11 pm »

Perfect in every way, so good to get a clean sheet. Rotated players, controlled the whole game and made it look leisurely, scored some nice goals to keep the rhythm going. Lovely.

ScouserAtHeart · « **Reply #198 on:** December 7, 2019, 05:13:09 pm »

14 point lead over Man City. They have a game in hand but still. That is insane

Kekule · « **Reply #199 on:** December 7, 2019, 05:13:41 pm »

17-0 against Bournemouth in our last 5 games against them.