Topic: PL: Liverpool 3 v Burnley 1 Jota 30', O'Shea 45', Diaz 52' Darwin 79'

[kloppismydad]

Jota, Nunez, Curtis, Endo, Harvey, Kelleher - all class.

Kelleher easily my MotM. Two stupendous 1-v-1 saves that Alli would be proud of.

[MonsLibpool]

Anyone know the last time we had 3 headed goals in a match?

Watford 18/19?
https://youtu.be/WVvQsl6_V-Y?si=TTqrfaEpiDhjOGu1

[Bastion Of Invincibility]

Any injury-related reason Gravenberch didn't get on?

The difference in this team with and without Núñez is night and day. 3rd name on the team sheet after Alisson and Virg for me.

[Chris~]

Good win given the absences, going to need a few back for Brentford though.

[Crosby Nick]

Good win given the absences, going to need a few back for Brentford though.

Who should be back by next week? You’d hope anyone struggling with illness will be fine by then. Konate will be back too which helps. Bradley too possibly if he’s ok. Not sure about the longer term ones like Mo and Szoboszlai

[Draex]

Who should be back by next week? You’d hope anyone struggling with illness will be fine by then. Konate will be back too which helps. Bradley too possibly if he’s ok. Not sure about the longer term ones like Mo and Szoboszlai

Last presser Klopp said Mo could be back for Brentford.

[Chris~]

Who should be back by next week? You’d hope anyone struggling with illness will be fine by then. Konate will be back too which helps. Bradley too possibly if he’s ok. Not sure about the longer term ones like Mo and Szoboszlai

Think just having Konate, Alison and Gomez back would be helpful vs their set pieces

[Legs]

Any injury-related reason Gravenberch didn't get on?

The difference in this team with and without Núñez is night and day. 3rd name on the team sheet after Alisson and Virg for me.

Not sure its possible he may have had an illness to but recovered quicker than Alisson/Gomez.

Klopp may have wanted to give young kids a taste of Anfield with the game won.

[Caps4444]

Not sure its possible he may have had an illness to but recovered quicker than Alisson/Gomez.

Klopp may have wanted to give young kids a taste of Anfield with the game won.

Thought he had flu?

[Fromola]

Well today's was a definite foul. There is no need for the afters, you have to control yourself even if you don't agree with the decision, has got a way with a few dissent situations this season too.

As do plenty of other players every single week. Look at the way Arsenal carry on.

[Crosby Nick]

Think just having Konate, Alison and Gomez back would be helpful vs their set pieces

Definitely. Can see Gomez starting at right back next week.

[Brain Potter]

Just a shout out to Kelleher… made a superb save at 0-0 early on, and similar when the Burnley guy went through in the 2nd half.
In regards of those two chances we conceded quickly I’m sure the first one he controlled the ball with his arm when he broke through and the second looked offside.
Anyway very happy… needed the win after last week, let’s go to a hard game at Brentford with more players available.

[William Regal]

Any injury-related reason Gravenberch didn't get on?

The difference in this team with and without Núñez is night and day. 3rd name on the team sheet after Alisson and Virg for me.

Think in the press conference Klopp said Gravenberch felt something in the warm up that made him not want to risk him during the game.

[William Regal]

Yesterday was just one of those games you get in a season that it was all about just putting 3 points on the table, many absences, just win even if its ugly.

Those 2 one on ones we conceded made it edgey but well played Kelleher, Good impact from Elliott from the bench again, good to have Endo and Robbo back, and Jota yet again with the opening goal of the match.

Hopefully Allison, Bradley, Konate, Gomez available for the next match.

[Indomitable_Carp]

The commentators on my stream were doing my head in. They had come up with a narrative that Burnley were by far the better team the first 30 minutes, that our first goal was "against the grain", and then they stuck to that line religiously throughout. It was bizarre. Felt like I had been watching a different game.

Not saying Burnley didn't make it difficult for us, and we had a fairly slow start. But by the time we scored we were definitevely on the front foot, and that goal was the result of about 4 or 5 different attacks in succession.

Either way, chuffed with 3 points, and with so many players out. Great to see Endo back as well.

[King Kenny 7]

Watchin back on MotD that looked like an easy enough win but watching live yesterday it seemed anything but!

Was pleased with the fight and determination and no one gave up, across the board our lads kept at it and got their just rewards.



Darwin has got his goals and his assists but doesn't seem to get much credit for being a real pain in the ass to opposing teams, he just keeps going and causes lots of problems popping up time after time, creating space for others, chasing lost causes and preventing the opposition from settling down. Love it!


Also found it interesting that Chelsea owned David Fofana, from the moment he he walked down the tunnel and got on the pitch looked like he was so happy to be playing at Anfield, he was constantly looking at the kop and i swear he had starry eyes - I wonder if he's actually a Liverpool fan. 

[Drinks Sangria]

Went the game so have a few thoughts that can’t necessarily be gleaned from highlights packages:

• ⁠MacAllister has been low-key our best midfielder this season, but I think he’s a ‘3-in-4’ player. What I mean by that is he works hard but fatigues due to his role, so where games are coming thick and fast he needs to be rested for 25-33% of those matches, where possible.

• Endo was very good.

• ⁠Elliott was a game winner from the bench, not for the first time this season.

• We were sloppy and poor. Weak opponents meant we weren’t punished for it. We need to reset and move on, with another few days for key players to get fit again.

• Robertson was understandably off it and so one footed it causes issues with passing on the outside where there’s pressure. Club legend, but needs to be eased in. If the entire team was fully fit, I would absolutely be playing Gomez at left back. More solid defensively, makes better decisions on the ball.

- The referee was petrified of making a decision, the linesman on the Annie Road end was behind the play consistently. Esteve fouled Darwin about 3 times without Nunez getting a decision, and on two of those occasions, fouls were called against Darwin.

[terry_macss_perm]

An unusual game - 4 goals from 4 headers.

I haven’t read the thread - has anybody pointed out that Diaz was dragged down from behind by the defender as he tried to convert a tap-in from Nunez’ cross at 1-0?

[iamnant]

That lino on the Kemlyn end got absolute dogs abuse, and rightly so. Him and the ref were absolutely awful yesterday, luckily they didn't affect the result. But that drag down on Nunez in the first half that went unpunished, and the dives that he gave to Burnley was just Tierney-esque.

That full Annie Road end was so loud at time and looked glorious in that sunshine!

We looked flat and very untidy but these injuries are really starting to show.

[StL-Dono]

An unusual game - 4 goals from 4 headers.

I haven’t read the thread - has anybody pointed out that Diaz was dragged down from behind by the defender as he tried to convert a tap-in from Nunez’ cross at 1-0?

The commentators on my stream barely gave it a mention, but I think that non-decision was what prompted the yellow card for JK.  I think that was the one (of many) that really set him off. 

[Funky_Gibbons]

The commentators on my stream barely gave it a mention, but I think that non-decision was what prompted the yellow card for JK.  I think that was the one (of many) that really set him off.

Klopp was booked after complaining about the non-penalty on Jota.

[Andy @ Allerton!]

Enjoyed the game. Reds did really well.

The ref and linesmen can fuck off. How the fuck can't we have someone that actually fucking refs the game fairly. Gang of c*nts.

Men clearly can't be trusted to do the job. Time to get the women in - they'll do 1000% better than these fucking arseholes.

[rob1966]

Enjoyed the game. Reds did really well.

The ref and linesmen can fuck off. How the fuck can't we have someone that actually fucking refs the game fairly. Gang of c*nts.

Men clearly can't be trusted to do the job. Time to get the women in - they'll do 1000% better than these fucking arseholes.

I was working so had 5 live on - the comms couldn't believe how long the VAR checks took for the second and he said "they're trying to find domething to disallow the goal for", he knew it was a clean goal straight away.

[Knight]

• Robertson was understandably off it and so one footed it causes issues with passing on the outside where there’s pressure. Club legend, but needs to be eased in. If the entire team was fully fit, I would absolutely be playing Gomez at left back. More solid defensively, makes better decisions on the ball.

This is going to be an increasing problem as his athleticism begins to dip a little. His upsides have been so big that this weakness hasn't mattered but the upsides are a little less than they were.

[Agent99]

And Robbo is 30 next month so I think this season really needs to be his retirement swansong. Love you Andy 

[Knight]

And Robbo is 30 next month so I think this season really needs to be his retirement swansong. Love you Andy 

Potentially this but unsarcastically. Players who've been run into the ground by the Klopp template for 5+ years sometimes seem to decline quite quickly. See also Gini, Fabinho, Henderson, Firmino.

[Drinks Sangria]

This is going to be an increasing problem as his athleticism begins to dip a little. His upsides have been so big that this weakness hasn't mattered but the upsides are a little less than they were.

I’ve never been Robertson’s biggest fan - though respect how he’s maximised his game, but even prior to the injury at best he was inconsistent for 12 months prior.

I do think, if it’s Alonso, he will absolutely be needing a more technical fullback to play that role. And it’s fair to say that no one has put the miles in that Andy Robertson has. Grimaldo doesn’t suit our transfer profile, but I also don’t think Robertson is the modern full back that Alonso or Amorim would favour. Look at what Alonso expects of Frimpong on the other side.

I don’t love talking about replacing a club legend but also don’t think that talking about his decline is reactionary; we look far more convincing with Gomez at left back than we have defensively for 18 months in my mind. Robbo has his part to play still, but I do wonder if he’d be a high-profile victim of change in the summer.

[paisley1977]

Bloody hell Robbo comes back from 4 months out puts in a good shift. And the usual suspects are writing him off.

[Funky_Gibbons]

So Robertson has been one of the best left backs in the country under Klopp, but he’s not good enough for Alonso 😂

[DangerScouse]

I’ve never been Robertson’s biggest fan - though respect how he’s maximised his game, but even prior to the injury at best he was inconsistent for 12 months prior.

I do think, if it’s Alonso, he will absolutely be needing a more technical fullback to play that role. And it’s fair to say that no one has put the miles in that Andy Robertson has. Grimaldo doesn’t suit our transfer profile, but I also don’t think Robertson is the modern full back that Alonso or Amorim would favour. Look at what Alonso expects of Frimpong on the other side.

I don’t love talking about replacing a club legend but also don’t think that talking about his decline is reactionary; we look far more convincing with Gomez at left back than we have defensively for 18 months in my mind. Robbo has his part to play still, but I do wonder if he’d be a high-profile victim of change in the summer.

Jesus wept. He was the best left back in Europe for a number of seasons.

[Marty 85]

https://tenor.com/en-GB/view/robertson-messi-robertson-messi-futbol-soccer-gif-14106262 

[Samie]

DS is right, Robbo has limitations in this new setup where Trent inverts.  The man is ridculously one footed that he uses his right foot to keep upright and nothing else.

It doesn't take away what he'sdone for us in previous years but we will have to think about a long term replacment for him anyway.

[mattD]

I’ve never been Robertson’s biggest fan - though respect how he’s maximised his game, but even prior to the injury at best he was inconsistent for 12 months prior.

I do think, if it’s Alonso, he will absolutely be needing a more technical fullback to play that role. And it’s fair to say that no one has put the miles in that Andy Robertson has. Grimaldo doesn’t suit our transfer profile, but I also don’t think Robertson is the modern full back that Alonso or Amorim would favour. Look at what Alonso expects of Frimpong on the other side.

I don’t love talking about replacing a club legend but also don’t think that talking about his decline is reactionary; we look far more convincing with Gomez at left back than we have defensively for 18 months in my mind. Robbo has his part to play still, but I do wonder if he’d be a high-profile victim of change in the summer.

Christ, what more could he do?

And as for his character, he'd run through a brick wall for the club. He's the sort of character that this club is founded on, and if they desire more success in the future, will need to use Robbo as a benchmark.

[jepovic]

Jesus, how could he make record numbers of assists without technique?

[Knight]

Some of the replies to DS are everything wrong with this forum. DS made a well reasoned out post and in response he mostly gets vitriol with no engagement with the actual substance of his post. This isn't the playground fellas. And DS is one of the best posters on this site. Usual suspects is just bizarre.

Bloody hell Robbo comes back from 4 months out puts in a good shift. And the usual suspects are writing him off.

So Robertson has been one of the best left backs in the country under Klopp, but he’s not good enough for Alonso 😂

Jesus wept. He was the best left back in Europe for a number of seasons.

Jesus, how could he make record numbers of assists without technique?

Christ, what more could he do?

And as for his character, he'd run through a brick wall for the club. He's the sort of character that this club is founded on, and if they desire more success in the future, will need to use Robbo as a benchmark.

[DangerScouse]

Some of the replies to DS are everything wrong with this forum. DS made a well reasoned out post and in response he mostly gets vitriol with no engagement with the actual substance of his post. This isn't the playground fellas. And DS is one of the best posters on this site. Usual suspects is just bizarre.

Yet here you are making up nonsense about "vitriol"!

[Samie]

No one understands football as much as Knight.

[Funky_Gibbons]

Some of the replies to DS are everything wrong with this forum. DS made a well reasoned out post and in response he mostly gets vitriol with no engagement with the actual substance of his post. This isn't the playground fellas. And DS is one of the best posters on this site. Usual suspects is just bizarre.

A) no-one is forcing you stay on this forum if you don’t like what’s being posted.

B) no-one has asked you to police it.

[MD1990]

Robertson done well in the 2nd half with space but i do agree long term question marks if he is a starter
Still can be a good player though. I agree Gomez has done better

[Agent99]

I’ve never been Robertson’s biggest fan - though respect how he’s maximised his game, but even prior to the injury at best he was inconsistent for 12 months prior.

I do think, if it’s Alonso, he will absolutely be needing a more technical fullback to play that role. And it’s fair to say that no one has put the miles in that Andy Robertson has. Grimaldo doesn’t suit our transfer profile, but I also don’t think Robertson is the modern full back that Alonso or Amorim would favour. Look at what Alonso expects of Frimpong on the other side.

I don’t love talking about replacing a club legend but also don’t think that talking about his decline is reactionary; we look far more convincing with Gomez at left back than we have defensively for 18 months in my mind. Robbo has his part to play still, but I do wonder if he’d be a high-profile victim of change in the summer.

Why?