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RE: LIVERPOOL
claydavis > 27/08/2023, 20:11
Premier League vs Newcastle (A): 1-2
Fucking hell, football is the most incredible form of entertainment ever created (and I include the shows that all the amazing women create on this wonderful website too). The game was a bit of a mess once the ref booked TAA for throwing the ball away after he got fouled by Gordon, and wasn't given a free kick. Then Gordon tried to get him sent off for a soft second yellow, when TAA stuck his arm out. TAA then stupidly loses control of the ball in the lead up to Gordon scoring. VVD then gets harshly sent off, and then I thought that was it game over. But we're not called the mentality monsters for nothing. Not only did we pull one back to maintain the fourteen game longest unbeaten run in the league, we grabbed a second in injury time and all three points. This is a massive confidence boost to the squad, after getting probably the toughest run of opening fixtures in the league and also some very suspect refereeing decisions on top of that too. Seven points out of a possible nine is very good, and with a bit of luck it looks like we could be the ones to push Man City all the way like we've done for the majority of the past five seasons.
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RE: LIVERPOOL
claydavis > 02/09/2023, 21:57
Summer transfer window
Out: Firmino, Fabinho, Henderson, Milner, Oxlade-Chamberlain & Keita
Thank god that's all over, I got so tired of the constant unsubstantiated rumours in papers, on the radio on TV and online. Selling Henderson and Fabinho was good because they underperformed last season. Firmino and Milner left as legends. Ox and Naby were unlucky with injuries. So all in all I'm happy with the players that left.
In: Endo, Mac Allister, Szboszlai & Gravenberch
In terms of our incomings, Szoboszlai and Mac Allister are already proving themselves to be great purchases. Getting an experienced club and international captain in Endo is a very astute piece of business. Gravenberch has been a hot prospect ever since his debut as a teenager for Ajax. So I'm really happy with the rebuild of our midfield.
Europa League group stage
Getting drawn against Toulouse, LASK and Union SG is good as we don't have to travel far, and the Thursday-Sunday schedule is similar to the Wednesday-Saturday schedule we would've had if we'd been in the Champions League. This will also give us a chance to play youngsters like Kelleher, Quansah, Bajectic, Jones, Elliott & Doak, which will give them so much valuable match experience, without a lot of pressure. This won't be an easy competition to win but if we're lucky it'd be nice to lift the trophy in Dublin next year.
League Cup third round
Leicester at home isn't an easy draw, but it could've been harder. We'll probably start a few youngsters and if we need a bit more experience in the game then we can bring a couple senior players on from the bench. A trip to Wembley would be amazing but we'll need the luck of the draw to keep getting lower league teams at Anfield. I really don't want to play another Premier League team away from home. But if we want to win it in February at Wembely then I guess we'll have to inevitably face a couple tough tests along the way. -
RE: LIVERPOOL
claydavis > 03/09/2023, 20:23
Premier League vs Villa (H): 3-0
It's great to maintain our fifteen game unbeaten run with a win at home versus a very good Villa team. Szobo getting off the mark will do him the world of good, and it also helped us settle into the game quickly. Nunez was unlucky not to finish the game with a hat-trick, but at least his shot that hit the post ended up being an own goal. Salah does what he always does, despite all the stupid speculation in the press. Ali pulled off another amazing save in order to get us a clean sheet, and credit to Gomez and Matip for stepping up and playing amazing at the heart of our defence. The only downside today was Trent coming off early due to a slight injury, but it gave Quansah the chance to get more valuable game time. Jones' return eases Endo's transition into the team too.
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RE: LIVERPOOL
claydavis > 16/09/2023, 16:48
Premier League vs Wolves (A): 1-3
Sloppy start but I guess it was to be slightly expected due to having the early kick off after the international break, and Wolves capitalised on it and maybe should've done more. Our starting eleven was changed due to injuries, fitness, form and suspensions but we've always got strong options from the bench. It was nice to see Quansah get his debut and he didn't put a foot wrong, he was assured in every decision he made. Hopefully he'll get another start in the Europa League this week, if his injury isn't too serious. Gakpo's goal was well taken. Roberton scoring on his 200th game, when wearing the captain's armband will be a cherished memory for him. Elliott celebrating his goal with the fans was epic. Mo continues his streak of either scoring or assisting. We're now sixteen games unbeaten, hopefully we can keep it going for as long as possible.
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RE: LIVERPOOL
claydavis > 21/09/2023, 20:01
Europa League vs LASK (A): 1-3
We conceded a worldie with a much changed starting eleven and struggled to build any tempo in the first half in a rough pitch, against a motivated team and an iffy referee. We came out second half much sharper with our passing and more aggressive in our tackles, then got an equalizer from the spot by Darwin. Diaz grabbed the second and then we made some subs and Mo got the third. It was maybe harder than we would've liked but these games in the Europa League will keep us on our toes for this season and make sure we don't slack, also it's a good opportunity to give experience to our younger players like Kelleher, Doak, Bajetic and Elliott. Gravenberch getting an assist on his debut will give him a massive confidence boost.
Kelleher sound. Bajectic sound. Konate sound. VVD sound. Tsimikas sound. Endo sound. Gravenberch sound. Elliott boss. Diaz sound. Nunez sound. Doak sound. Mo sound. Szobo sound. Mac sound. Gomez sound. Matip sound. -
RE: LIVERPOOL
claydavis > 25/09/2023, 00:22
Premier League vs West Ham (H): 3-1
Eighteen unbeaten in all competitions and six wins on the bounce. The Hammers are a very good team and they caused us a few problems but credit to the team for earning a professional result with a wise performance. Alisson pulled off a good save. The defence played smartly. The midfield were relentless. The attack always carried a threat. Salah took his penalty with aplomb. Darwin's goal was cheeky. Jota is clinical.
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RE: LIVERPOOL
claydavis > 27/09/2023, 22:16
League Cup vs Leicester (H): 3-1
Dominic Szoboszlai might be the best transfer of the summer. His goal was reminiscent of Gerrard. We got off to our customary early goal conceded and then scored three, it's becoming a routine now lol. We did everything to score before half time and were unlucky. Second half we were sharp Gravenberch got an assist for Cody. Endo got an assist for Dom. And Quansah got an assist for Jota. Leicester are a good team nut we were unfortunate not to grab more goals. It was nice to see all the youngsters and second eleven get a chance. Quansah looks quality and Endo is settling in nicely too. It was good to see Curtis get the armband. Hopefully we'll get a home draw against a lower league team in the next round.
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RE: LIVERPOOL
claydavis > 30/09/2023, 20:49
Premier League vs Spurs (A): 2-1
Oh well our nineteen game unbeaten run in all competitions is now over and all it took as a last minute own goal after a red card that even Gary Neville said wasn't, a goal ruled out for offside that wasn't, and a sending off where the first yellow was due to the player fouling himself. I don't understand how a team that has finished top of the fair play league so many times in recent years, has now received four reds in seven games. Thankfully one of them was overturned by an independent body seperate from the PGMOL, because it was so stupidly given. More needs to be done to improve the standard of refereeing in football. Their needs to be more transparency and accountability. This squad is continually proving that we've got the potential to win a lot of trophies in the next few years.
I'm not gonna do a full rating today, apart from saying that the entire team were boss.
The PGMOL have now released an official statement. Heads needs to roll and the entire thing needs ripping up and starting again. After Webb did that cozy interview on Sky Sports revealing the ongoings behind VAR, it's clear that lines of communication between the referee and the VAR is more detailed than just "check complete". I'm not saying they're corrupt but after recent events in Spain with Barca and in Italy with Juventus. It wouldn't surprise me if they were.
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https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/_/...-diaz-goal
It's the morning after the night before and I'm still livid about how inept the refs were. I've been doing these post match posts for a few seasons now and I never really have a go at refs too much. I understand that their job is tough and some decisions, like Jones and Jota's sending offs are subjective and are in the grey area. But black and white decisions like the Diaz "offside" and the statements the PGMOL have released since then, have only highlighted their incompetence and inability to follow their own procedures. But if the old adge is true, about how everything evens it self out at the end of the season then hopefully in one of our future matches our opponents will get an onside goal incorrectly ruled out for offside LOOOOOL.
https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/liverpo...tatement-5
The club have now released an official statement about the decision to rule Diaz's goal offside. And in other positive news Liverpool's Women's team travelled away to the Emirates stadium as underdogs, and in front of the biggest crowd ever for a women's super league match, got their first win of the season on the first day of the season. It was similar to how we beat Chelsea on the opening day of last season at Prenton Park after winning promotion.
The audio of the Luis Diaz disallowed goal has now been released, and it shows how incompetent the PGMOL are. I don't understand why they rushed the check for offside so quickly and weren't clearly communicating with each other about what they were doing. The only person to come out of this with any credit was the replay operator that said to the VAR and the AVAR that Diaz was onside and the game should be stopped. Thankfully we pursued the issue and not just accepted their initial acknowledgement of human error. Hopefully this will now lead to a new system where offside decisions are decided by computers like goal line technology does. It would also be nice if VAR audio is broadcast live like it is in other sports.
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RE: LIVERPOOL
claydavis > 05/10/2023, 22:53
Europa League vs USG (H): 2-0
It was nice to have a nice, quiet and straight forward game after the fallout from the Spurs match. We didn't play outstanding but we did enough to get the three points and that's all that mattered. Gravenberch getting his first goal will give him a massive confidence boost. He's been a great siging. Mac Allister playing against his brother was a nice subplot. Jota might be our most clinical finisher. Quansah looks like star in the making. It's nice to have Trent back.
Ali sound. TAA sound. Ibou sound. Quan boss. Tsimi sound. Endo sound. Grav boss. Harvey sound. Jota sound. Nunez sound. Mo sound. Mac sound. Gomez sound. Diaz sound. Dom sound. -
RE: LIVERPOOL
claydavis > 08/10/2023, 16:54
Premier League vs Brighton (A): 2-2
Slightly disappointing result after taking the lead, being only the woodwork away from scoring a third and then conceding an equalizer. But to be fair, Brighton are one of the best teams in the league and it was a pretty even game.
Ali sound. TAA sound. Matip sound. VVD sound. Robbo sound. Mac sound. Elliott sound. Szobo sound. Diaz sound. Nunez sound. Mo boss. Grav sound. Gomez sound. Ibou sound.