BlueLyon

But do you see any glimpses of that football under Sarri? The difference between average and great players are results. The style can be applied to either as long they fit the technical demands and we certainly have them in this team. Take Kovacic for example. Wonderful player, but Sarri made him look like Henderson on his worst day.

This. We are predictable as hell. Thats why it worked in the start, but no more. Ever since we looked like shit. Had two or three good games against average teams and bunch of one goal wins we barely survived. If you are predictable, you will never make nice entertaining football because they will read you like a book. And you have to play relaxed, but determined. Sarri is the exact opposite of all that. Our players look predictable as hell and they dont look relaxed nor commited. The results are what they are.

Yeah it was everything against us. But thats to be expected when team pussies out before the match even starts. We defended well in first half. We managed to do that with previous managers. But there was zero determination to score against that lot. They kept attacking us and we let them. Same we did under Conte or Mou. The games in october last year, we at least tried to score. If Sarri isnt trying to implement that in this team, why was he even brought here? I have no idea what Sarri tries to do. At one point he is hellbent on playing Jorginho in bid to play posession football, on the other he tries to fix it so that we dont get embarassed and he loses the job. So we end up playing bunker with Jorginho which makes no sense. I agree we need couple players, but even with this team, you can make them play entertaining football, althrough you can expect some heavy defeats. What we do is choke every such game and still lose.

Overall Liverpool is above us, but we could do much better tonight. United is on same level as us though, but I bet we will look clueless again. "Sarriball" apparently, but they will roll all over us until they score and then we will wake up for a bit, Sarri brings on Barkley and another defeat. I have nothing against a loss if that means development for the future and brings positive to the whole picture. What was positive here? Where were hints of "Sarriball" that will bring us to next level? Klopp was in same boat in the beggining, but at least he played entertaining football and while their defence was shite, they had clear plan forward and needed reinforcements at the back. We play like crap bar couple games and we still lose left and right or barely scrap one goal wins. We are shit in everything. No attack plan, except for pass it to Hazard. No defensive stability because as soon they press us harder, we look completely clueless. Midfield is nonexistent and lacks any dynamic or creativity. We played conte esque bunker tonight. Almost whole season after Sarri arrival. Where is any development of better playstyle? And dont tell me we dont have players because Klopp managed to play entertaining football with Henderson, Moreno, Wijnaldum and other "average" players. Last but not least, for a football under attacking manager, i havent seen such shite attacking organisation. Forget the goals or wins. Check Guardiola, Klopp even in their first seasons etc when they attack, there is chance left and right. When we attack, we manage to do it for 5-10 min and thats it. Then all creativity, determination just dissapears and we rely on individual quality in Hazard. When he leaves, we are fucked for at least 2 seasons. (And this isnt just based on tonight performance, but whole season). All Sarri "realised" is that we apparently cant compete with top dogs unless we park the bus. Duh, we knew that years now. But he was brought to create attacking football. I would understand loss after loss if our phylosophy actualy developed on pitch, if we became more connected in attack, but there is zero improvement since november and we play even worse than first couple months.

The fuck are you lot on about that we cant compete with them tonight? We played miles and miles better with SAME team back in october (?). Same applies to City games. If anything we turned much worse ever since. Barkley is average, not even good for the bench. Christensen and Jorginho are simply too weak for PL. They play in physical positions and they have strength of a 13 year old, so unless they bulk up, they are complete liability for our defense. If we can, a striker, new DM and LCM (to rotate with RLC) are absolute must asap.

Adapt yes, but not play bunker for entire first half haha. And if you do, certainly you dont play bunker with Jorginho then.

Also Jorginho and Christensen getting bullied by every midget there is. Those two never hit the fitness or what.

We created 3 great chances against them but only decided to attack after going 2:0 down. If anything Sarri doesnt believe his style could win vs liverpool. The fuck is the point of manager like that. Also if he planned to counter attack, whats the point of Jorginho? He is absolute liability in defensive system.

Higauin is a fucking idiot. Doesnt even know where the ball is.

With false 9, its almost pointless for CHO on RW. He thrives in beating his marker, then cross or pass in the middle, but today there is no one in penalty area to pass to. Giroud will be necessary in second half.

Salah diving to win the penalty. Fucker.

Jorginho master passer

Remember they were linked with Alexis, Fred and Jorginho, two ended up beyond crap in new clubs while Jorginho is only decent. Pep dodged 3 giant bullets there.

50 million for a backup holding mid after very average season with us is even dumber. Its totaly going to happen with our current board.

We sold Costa at the right time? That would be true if we brought a proper replacement. Instead we spend twice the cash and still dont have a proper striker, so might as well kept Costa who even in decline is no worse than current strikers we have. Same applies to Matic and Bakayoko.

I have feeling he will end up in lpoop.

He also said he wants to play CL with Frankurt. If thats the case we surely have all the chances to sign him. But players say one thing and then do the other.

Alonso back in first 11

Pedro is either superb or super shit.

We would be stupid to pay 60m or whatever for Kovacic or maybe even include him in Hazard deal when we can get Ndombele for less.

There was more action in this warm up than in entire first half.

Im about to fall asleep watching this team.

If Alonso or Willian have a banger against poor Praha, its very possible Sarri will bring them back in first 11.

I dont want any english team to win CL but its realy good they get as far as possible. I cant stand spanish divers rulling that competition year after year. Time to bring english football back on top.

They have shitload of cash and they still play Young/Valencia at RB. Similar to our situation with Alonso on LB. How can these guys get into starting 11 for the past 2 years, who knows.