so, let me get this straight:
We play a side with 9 changes, and lose a first class centre-half two minutes into the game against a near as damnit full strength and decent Wolves side.
Three of those changes are promising teenagers one of which is 16, the other 17. Three of the others have only played a handful of games this season, more likely only a few minutes. We had players returning to fitness from injury as well.
It was a side that had NEVER played together
We needed to make that many changes due to injury/illness and the need to plain rest others.
Yet with all that, people are still singling out individuals and sticking the pitchfork in saying they let everyone down/disgrace to the shirt/hanging's too good for 'em/run them out, blah, blah.
Pathetic. And nauseating. We were damned if we did and damned if we didn't. It was a game that, quite frankly, we needed to do this in. As for those bleating on about the FA cup losing it's lustre, the competition was killed years ago by Manchester Utd PULLING OUT of the competition due to going to the World Club championship. Others before us have shown this competition a whole lot less respect than we have and yet BY NECESSITY, we played a (still on paper) decent side, but are getting flayed... worse still, by out own "fans"
What realistically did you expect? No-one likes losing and I personally have some wonderful memories of this competition and finals at Wembley (old and new) and the Millennium. I would have loved to see us go through, but that pales into insignificance when it comes to wanting us to win the league. Last night is an (sorry to say) insignificance. Annoying, yes, but that's how it is.
Lastly, say we'd won last night and Moreno, Lovren had both had Worldies? Lovren would still be slaughtered and Moreno would still be laughed at. Studge could have scored a hat trick (getting the supply he could well have done) but he'd still be dismissed as a bit player and unreliable. Milner is getting on and has had a break in fitness, but is still expected to come back better than he was (watch out Ox) Keita was playing in a completely unrecognisable side where he had no idea who makes what runs, yet was a total failure to some. Mignolet was always doomed no matter what happened.
Point is, that under the circumstances we done okay. Not great and not what we all wanted (a win) but Okay. We navigated a game that was there through necessity and done what was needed. No-one needs or wants the bile and vitriol that some are casting on here and on social media/media outlets, especially from OUR OWN "FANS".
Get a fucking grip. Move on to the most important game (Brighton) and look forward. Those who want to wallow in self pity and tear into certain players, feel free to do that in your own World and fill yer boots.
Leave the snide comments on Klopp, the players and the "attitude of Liverpool to the cup" to the gutter press and the bitter ex-players. Be constructive - more importantly, be OBJECTIVE - but for fucks sake stop acting like utter brats and spewing verbal diarrhea. It's frankly embarrassing.
Personally, I actually enjoyed the game as it was a freebie - yes I winced a few occasions, but the game was pretty awful for long periods, but there were some major plus points through all that. Origi scored a cracker, Shaq hit a cracker free kick that deserved better, Fabinho looked pretty solid overall, Hoever looks a prospect, same for Camacho. Jones has massive potential and Milner got some much needed minutes, as did Keita. Individually, we had players do well, but for the very reason I stated first off - it was a completely unrecognisable side - we didn't (understandably) play well as a team... and as the old (but true) cliche goes, you win as a team - you lose as a team. But for some on here that's not true is it? We lose because of individuals and we win as individuals.
On to Brighton now though and the need to get three points by hook or by crook. Last night is over and done with. Nothing to see here anymore.
