I mean we scored three goals away from home, I’m not Jota being issued is the reason for our defeat. Unless he can fix our casual attitude in the second half, bizarre tactics and substitutions and poor decision making.
Probably would have been more with him on.
If we need to score more than three goals to win a game there’s others issues that need addressing. Our attitude was abysmal that second half and some of the tactics and decisions compounded it.
its about balance of play, momentum, 3-1 kills the game, we never once went up by more than one goal against them.
I know we're sat in pole position, but we desperately need him back for the last few laps if we're going to claim our 20th and send Jurgen off with a top-of-the-podium finish. (I hate F1, btw.)
When is he meant to be coming back?
Supposed to be back in parts of team training next week. Not sure when he'll be back in the team though.
Needs to be pretty sharpish based on how we finish chances without him.
If only he could stay fit for 25 of the 31 PL games we’ve played so far, we would be running away with the league.
Or he could have had another period in which he couldn't hit a barn door.
Jota is two behind Nunez’s league total despite playing significantly less minutes. Its not even close who is better out of the two, especially in big games.
Nunez has 13 assist Jota has 4. It isn't as simple as you portray it.
No interest in arguing Nunez vs. Jota. We'd be miles better with both of them on the pitch, end of story.
Exactly both contributed well when Salah was out with AFCON and injuries. We didn't miss him.
We looked more free-flowing and potent and with Diaz, Nunez and Jota. Sadly, I don't think Klopp will bench Salah.
Again, minutes play a part as well. I would be confident that Jota gets more goals and closes that assist number significantly if he gets as many games. Especially games down the centre.
Jota has never shown himself worthy of starting down the middle though. He has never really nailed down a starting spot. People talk about minutes but the reality is that he isn't an automatic starter. This season he has had 18 starts and been on the bench 11 times. Nunez gets so many minutes because he has been first choice for the majority of the season. Last season it was 15 starts and 13 times on the bench.
He started the last five league games before he got injured. Same thing earlier on in the season. He'd be starting right now if he was fit.
Salah was at the AFCON and then injured.
He did. Him, Mane and Salah were brilliant together but then he got injured in that game in the CL.
That Midtyland game was in his first season. Prior to that game he had made 9 starts and been sub 7 times that season.
Yep and he was really good then as well mainly through the centre.
