Topic: PL B'mth 0 v LFC 3 Ox 35' Naby 44' Mo 54'

[markedasred]

We are 4th on match of the day tonight, but I am going to do that unusual thing for me and watch the matches before. I don't even begrudge the Ev their win, as it knocks the plastics down a peg or two.

[Nick110581]

Ideal prep for Tuesday.

Assume we will go strongest team possible with one midfield spot up for grabs.

[kasperoff]

Henderson was outstanding.

He was fantastic today. He's still improving even at this stage in his career. Didn't put a foot wrong today. Really mature performance and exactly what we want from a captain.

[John C]

Fun Fact: For 3-years every time I connect my iPhone to iTunes, (which is twice daily at least) it doesn't matter what I do, what podcasts I add or delete, how many times I wipe it clean, etc, on recollection it always has the Bournemouth 4-3 Liverpool TAW Pink on it.

It's been annoying, but it's an ironic fun now.

[GeorgiaRed]

At a canter... It was too easy for Liverpool.
You gotta feel sorry for Bournemouth. It could get ugly for them by Christmas.

Do you think they will stay up in the division or are they for the drop?

[Morgana]

Fun Fact: For 3-years every time I connect my iPhone to iTunes, (which is twice daily at least) it doesn't matter what I do, what podcasts I add or delete, how many times I wipe it clean, etc, on recollection it always has the Bournemouth 4-3 Liverpool TAW Pink on it.

It's been annoying, but it's an ironic fun now.

John, can you please re-open the Virgil thread? Promise not to post any Ballon d`or crap. Just want to show him some appreciation for the performance today.

[Fitzy.]

Fun Fact: For 3-years every time I connect my iPhone to iTunes, (which is twice daily at least) it doesn't matter what I do, what podcasts I add or delete, how many times I wipe it clean, etc, on recollection it always has the Bournemouth 4-3 Liverpool TAW Pink on it.

It's been annoying, but it's an ironic fun now.

I remember that one. “Hard lines...one of those” was Ben Johnson’s pretty level-headed analysis.

[Fitzy.]

7 pages. That’s a slow thread after a win. I think it shows how absolutely content we are, especially the manner of the past two victories. Nothing to complain about.

[newterp]

7 pages. That’s a slow thread after a win. I think it shows how absolutely content we are, especially the manner of the past two victories. Nothing to complain about.

I think because it was such an easy boring win that we don't have much to talk about apart from our abject failure to score a 4th, 5th and 6th goal. Kind of embarrassing really.*


*Pretty sure Klopp called the dogs off as he likes Eddie Howe and didn't want to be disrespectful

[Bobinhood]

Just saving energy. The boys are brilliant at this these days. If Bournemouth was gonna give it to them, they were gonna take it. At one point around 80 mins Milner just stepped over a ball and let it run out for a throw, i laughed out loud. Truly boring last half hour and that's the way we love it! 

[redk84]

Everything about this game was great apart from Lovren injury...hope it is just cramp.

Tempo was like a training game, players rested, 3 goals, 3 points...
....city lose

What a day again
What a season so far!!

[Yosser0_0]

I think we look much better defensively with Gomez at centre back. He is better in the air than Lovren, has more pace and I think his positioning is better. He looks far better there than at full back also in my opinion.

[Mighty_Red]

Apart from the niggle suffered by Lovren, Gini & Lallana, as perfect a day as we could ask for  - 3 wonderful goals, a clean sheet and City falling apart!

Add to that Mo looking more like himself again and Mane a breather means we can go into Tuesday with more confidence now.

[monkeyharris]

Yous isn't actually a proper word...we said.

Second person plural in scouse
Fact

My French teacher aged 11 said to me that scouse is pretty unique in English at having a different word for second person singular and plural rather than the boring you and you version outside of the purple bin zone..which makes conjugation easier. Scousers are blessed people

[duvva 💅]

I think because it was such an easy boring win that we don't have much to talk about apart from our abject failure to score a 4th, 5th and 6th goal. Kind of embarrassing really.*


*Pretty sure Klopp called the dogs off as he likes Eddie Howe and didn't want to be disrespectful

Nothing boring about a 3-0 away win. Take that every time we play.

Still haven’t seen the match yet but highlights on in 10 on Sky. Feet up looking forward to it. These are the days!

[LovelyCushionedHeader]

I'm not one for focusing on the opposition when we play well, but jesus Bournemouth were bad weren't they? I mean, what was their actual game plan?? They played how I'd imagine Macclesfield would have played today should they not have gone on strike. I'd be very worried if I supported them because it seems to have all gone very stale; they could easily sleep walk into relegation.

[The Final Third]

Vorsprung durch Technik.

[jckliew]

7 pages. That’s a slow thread after a win. I think it shows how absolutely content we are, especially the manner of the past two victories. Nothing to complain about.

Told ye people.
Post match threads will dwindle to 3 soon!  Haha!

[Skeeve]

Nothing boring about a 3-0 away win. Take that every time we play.

Still haven’t seen the match yet but highlights on in 10 on Sky. Feet up looking forward to it. These are the days!

Boring definitely isn't the right word at all, something like untroubled and routine would be better when the only doubt was how many goals we'd score.

[stjohns]

Boring definitely isn't the right word at all, something like untroubled and routine would be better when the only doubt was how many goals we'd score.

Shitty low camera angle at Bournemouth made the game look a bit like some dodgy old FA Cup game, that's all.

[duvva 💅]

Well that was 30 mins well spent. Three well worked goals again. Not sure whether I prefer the Henderson assist or the Bobby-esque one from Mo to Keita. Three excellent finishes.
Obviously there’s only so much you can tell from highlights but the bits they showed Keita looked like he played well. Alisson may as well have taken a flask and good book with him second half.

We are so damn good right now.

[Peabee]

Just saving energy. The boys are brilliant at this these days. If Bournemouth was gonna give it to them, they were gonna take it. At one point around 80 mins Milner just stepped over a ball and let it run out for a throw, i laughed out loud. Truly boring last half hour and that's the way we love it!

Really important for Tuesday too that we basically could just walk around in the second half. Mane will be fresher, as will Gini etc. Some great rotation by Klopp this week.

[Jon2lfc]

Second person plural in scouse
Fact

My French teacher aged 11 said to me that scouse is pretty unique in English at having a different word for second person singular and plural rather than the boring you and you version outside of the purple bin zone..which makes conjugation easier. Scousers are blessed people

Nah. Geordies do it too.

[Son of Spion]

7 pages. That’s a slow thread after a win. I think it shows how absolutely content we are, especially the manner of the past two victories. Nothing to complain about.

I also think most people switched straight over to watch the Abu Dhabi / Manc game and got caught up with what unfolded there.

[Only Me]

Second person plural in scouse
Fact

My French teacher aged 11 said to me that scouse is pretty unique in English at having a different word for second person singular and plural rather than the boring you and you version outside of the purple bin zone..which makes conjugation easier. Scousers are blessed people

Fuck me, that's young for a teacher.

[thisyearisouryear]

7 pages. That’s a slow thread after a win. I think it shows how absolutely content we are, especially the manner of the past two victories. Nothing to complain about.

It's because we didnt we get out of the second gear. Total cruise control.
Although, I think Ox and Keita performance is worth talking about. It is amazing that our playing standards are not dropping with rotation. Mark of top coaching!

[Crouch Potato]

Missed the game, as i was in bed all day. Where did Curtis Jones play when he came on, did Milner go to LB and he went into midfield?

[farawayred]

Missed the game, as i was in bed all day. Where did Curtis Jones play when he came on, did Milner go to LB and he went into midfield?

You weren't in bed, you were on the couch...

Yes, Milner went to LB, Jones played as an 8.

[Crouch Potato]

Ta.   

[Statto Red]

I'm not one for focusing on the opposition when we play well, but jesus Bournemouth were bad weren't they? I mean, what was their actual game plan?? They played how I'd imagine Macclesfield would have played today should they not have gone on strike. I'd be very worried if I supported them because it seems to have all gone very stale; they could easily sleep walk into relegation.

I watched Bournemouth last Tuesday at Palace & that were awful, that's in spite of being a man up for most of the match, there last win was Man Utd beginning of November there a weird team too, tend to go on those runs like 7 without a win, then pick up an unlikely win from somewhere, go 5 games without a win, then get a shock win, even though they had a good start, wouldn't surprise me if they do get relegated, Chelsea away up next for Bournemouth

[xbugawugax]

we break teams. Thats what we do.

Bournemouth already looks dead from the kick off. They were scared.

The moment the first goal came, it was just a damage limitation exercise. 

only negative was lovren and even then it might just be a minor one.

oh and 7 pages. even the moaners got nothing to moan about.

[emitime]

One thing I did notice was how much passing we were doing.

There's this article from the Guardian about the most passes in a match https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/04/which-football-team-have-completed-the-most-passes-in-a-match

And according to the PL website we completed 850, https://www.premierleague.com/match/46756

Which would put us 6th (in the recent time since they started counting). I don't think the PL use Opta so maybe not, who knows.

And not particularly meaningful in anyway, other than to perhaps just how uncompetitive the game became.

[Nick110581]

Last two matches give lots of options for Tuesday.

4-3-3 with Gini and Hendo in midfield with one other place up for grabs then usual front free and back four (maybe Gomez in).

4-2-3-1 is a curveball too.

[Big Dirk]

TBF to Bournemouth they had something like 8 or 9 players missing which would affect most teams never mind a team with a small squad like theirs.

[Crosby Nick]

TBF to Bournemouth they had something like 8 or 9 players missing which would affect most teams never mind a team with a small squad like theirs.

Surely not a surprise we scored two not long after Ake went off as well. Hadn’t heard of the sub who came on for him and Mepham hasn’t featured that much either. Not our problem obviously!

And not surprised it’s been quite quiet in here. When we win it’s straight to the Chasing the Title thread!

[John C]

John, can you please re-open the Virgil thread? Promise not to post any Ballon d`or crap. Just want to show him some appreciation for the performance today.

Sorry mate, only just seen this, is it open now? I can't see it at a glance.

[Ciara (with a capital "C")]

Great to see Salah look sharper and get the goal and assist, yesterday.

Brilliant game from Henderson too. And Keita looked good - he needs to start building on one of these cameos/games and make himself a real option for Klopp.

[SinceSixtyFive]

we break teams. Thats what we do.

Bournemouth already looks dead from the kick off. They were scared.

The moment the first goal came, it was just a damage limitation exercise. 

only negative was lovren and even then it might just be a minor one.

oh and 7 pages. even the moaners got nothing to moan about.

Which was exactly the sort of "aura" some on here were saying City had about them last year (probably rightly). "Teams roll over for them etc etc".

I and a few others said then, it was only a matter of time before we developed that aura of invincibility ourselves. I'm brill, me! Nah not really its simply down to result after result and the manner in which we always seem to find a way to win.

Ironically and amusingly, City seem to have lost their mojo this season, teams aint afraid of them anymore.

[RAWK Meltdown #1]

Trying to say he didn't you's it properly? What's is the proper you's then? Can you you's it in a sentence?

I met Peter Gabriel and Neneh Cherry the other day and said:

"I really liked the way yous used youssou n dor in your musical collaborations back in the day.."


[Drops mike...]

 

[Red Beret]

7 pages. That’s a slow thread after a win. I think it shows how absolutely content we are, especially the manner of the past two victories. Nothing to complain about.

Reckon it's because post-match reaction is being spread over so many different topics as well.  There's all the individual player performances, how it fits into our title challenge, the reactions of rivals, their results etc.

We just look so assured against teams like this, and it's nice to have a game where we didn't have to scrap for points.