Agreed. Klopp would have this covered. He's really good at countering obvious moves.Wouldn't have helped. The most obvious change to implement in the world of football under those circumstances. Klopp would have been prepared and countered.
Absolutely, I couldn't agree more and I have posted similar. Why do they continue to play this way against Liverpool ? I know some of this goes before Poch's time but in our last 10 games against them we have lost seven and drawn 3 winning none. That is an atrocious record by anyone's standards, it needs addressing, all the while they have this fast and high pressing attacking line up I never again want to see us deploy such suicidal tactics against Liverpool, it's beyond accidental naivety, it's frankly negligent. Not only that we have let one of our rivals for a top 4 walk straight back into the mix and they had to exert very little effort on their part to get back in the mix.At half time? You mean 30 minutes after we were lucky to be just 2-0 down?
Happy to put this down as a one off, but the tactics were totally wrong against Liverpool.
They have struggled (understatement) against sides packing the defence and hitting them on the break with long balls in behind their press, getting at their dodgy defence quickly. Even Chelsea went with that tactic. And Hull won with it!
Why on earth Poch decided to go toe-to-toe with them, and play a high line, when they had Mane back and we had Davies in for Rose, I will never know. Perhaps he thought we could beat them at their own game. Bad call, but fair enough. But when you see Davies getting murdered time after time down the left hand side, and you leave Son so far up he is more like a second striker and giving Davies absolutely no protection from Mane and Clyne - well that is just insane. Why not tell Son to get back and tuck in a bit? Or go to a back three to give Davies some protection?
Likewise why you would keep trying to play it out from the back when their entire attacking plan hinges on you doing exactly that and winning the ball back off you early, high up the pitch, and while you are out of position.
I could not believe what I was seeing on Saturday. It was like Poch had not seen Liverpool play this season. Changing it at half time was way too little too late - and I am not sure it was that much better.
Sure - the players let him/themselves/us down; but he had a shocker as well.
Terrible day at the office. Now let's go and win the rest of our matches!
COYS!
At half time? You mean 30 minutes after we were lucky to be just 2-0 down?
Happy to put this down as a one off, but the tactics were totally wrong against Liverpool.
They have struggled (understatement) against sides packing the defence and hitting them on the break with long balls in behind their press, getting at their dodgy defence quickly. Even Chelsea went with that tactic. And Hull won with it!
Why on earth Poch decided to go toe-to-toe with them, and play a high line, when they had Mane back and we had Davies in for Rose, I will never know. Perhaps he thought we could beat them at their own game. Bad call, but fair enough. But when you see Davies getting murdered time after time down the left hand side, and you leave Son so far up he is more like a second striker and giving Davies absolutely no protection from Mane and Clyne - well that is just insane. Why not tell Son to get back and tuck in a bit? Or go to a back three to give Davies some protection?
Likewise why you would keep trying to play it out from the back when their entire attacking plan hinges on you doing exactly that and winning the ball back off you early, high up the pitch, and while you are out of position.
I could not believe what I was seeing on Saturday. It was like Poch had not seen Liverpool play this season. Changing it at half time was way too little too late - and I am not sure it was that much better.
Sure - the players let him/themselves/us down; but he had a shocker as well.
Terrible day at the office. Now let's go and win the rest of our matches!
COYS!
Going off the subject,
is anyone going to talk about those snakes Under Armour
Going off the subject,
is anyone going to talk about those snakes Under Armour
Even Steph Curry wants to get away from the 35mil deal he has with them.
Going off the subject,
is anyone going to talk about those snakes Under Armour
Even Steph Curry wants to get away from the 35mil deal he has with them.