A draw was probably a fair result. A draw isn’t actually a bad result. But you are allowed to win when you don’t deserve to. You are allowed to win at tough places.
Liverpool don’t know how to do either. They also don’t know how to hold on to a lead for 15 minutes. Personality. Winning mentality. Nous. Not particularly apparent. Anyway I’ll leave all that to Neil. Some names and numbers before i proceed to drink all the beer.
Simon Mignolet 7
Made some good saves. But when he didn’t come for that ball that looped in the air for half an hour I wanted to bomb Belgium.
Emre Can 5
Ah, the goal. Lads who play growing up at centre half clear them in their sleep. Lads who don’t…
Martin Skrtel 7
Thought he dealt with Lukaku pretty well, all things considered. Looked unlucky with a couple of referee shouts. Seemed to clear most things.
Mamadou Sakho 9
Started on every Everton player. Even the statue of Dixie Dean.
Nathaniel Clyne 4
Keeps looking out of place at right wing back. Then I keep saying he is out of place at wing back. Then we all get bored to death. Over-committing to balls he can’t win is a new one though.
Alberto Moreno 6
Was beaten a few times, but won it well plenty, too. Good moxy.
Lucas Leiva 7
Seemed to be up against a lot and did everything he could. Was pulled at the right time. Celebrated blocking a shot with a fist pump. Only one who shouted at the ref.
James Milner 4
Felt for him as he does loads of intelligent things but was slightly too slow on everything he did. There is a good YouTube video to be made of James Milner stretching for passes and not quite getting them, even though they look in his reach.
Philippe Coutinho 5
Not a great day for him. Don’t think he’s a ten. Actually think he’s better off a flank. Have a chat about that some other time.
Danny Ings 7
Scored a goal. Ran around. Actually holds it up well if you aim the ball at his body, rather than the defender’s head.
Daniel Sturridge 5
Frustrating afternoon for the lad. Would have been nice if we’d have made him a chance.
SUBS
Joe Allen 6
Battled well and looked lively.
Adam Lallana 6
Battled well and looked lively.
FANS
Mick Clarke 10
Went to play five aside on Friday night and got in at 6.30 this morning. Slept for three hours and came the pub for breakfast. Still going strong. Warrior.
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Would have pulled off Coutinho for Origi…his pace may have helped us.
Though Coutihno does score lots of winners…
Thought exactly the same on about 60.
probably waited for his moment of magic that never arrived.
He will learn how to find space to play while being man marked throughout the match
Milner was a small step above pure shite, it’s clear he can’t do the main man thing. Need Hendo back asap. I don’t know how Can gets higher rating than Clyne, but fuck it, they were both awful. This game was crying out for a player like Gerrard to put in a solid second half tackle and show the lads what the derby is supposed to be about, not to mention how to keep a fucking lead once you’ve gotten it. Somehow though, this will be Brendan’s fault.
1 win in 9, of course it’s Rodgers’s fault. That’s utter shite form unless you’re his mother.
Then again we are unbeaten in 5 now… Depends how you look at it?
I think we got in a few rather tasty ones on the blueshitte:) for example that cruncher of sahko on lukaku. upended him like a tree. No i think we fought hard and well today, as we ever have, in the derby with or without gerrard.
“Somehow though, this will be Brendan’s fault”, no not at all how could the manager be held responsible for how the team perform…
Mick Clark is quite clearly the weekends outstanding performer. #mom
Heard klopp has signed a 3 year deal hope it true ? An BR is out tomorrow !!
At 42 minutes my thought process was “Can is playing well, possible MoM performance”,”We’re actually defending ok”, “If we can just get to half time” “Oh for fucks sake”. All in the space of about 30 seconds..
So, if we’re the best team 1st half, more likely to score, then we defend like our lives depend on in it during the 2nd half against unrelenting pressure.. how is it i’ve seen so many comments (on social media) already along the lines of “utter shite” etc etc
Name two teams who’ve beaten Everton this year… oh that’s right, we can’t, because they’ve only lost to City so far..
Even the much maligned Mignolet made saves, and that is his job, that’s not us being crap, that’s part of our defense doing what he’s paid to do. (But that high ball…)
unfortunately there may/are still calls for Rodgers out.
pleased with the team.performance overall.
nust wondering who can step into Can’s role on a permanent basis if we are to stay with back.3 whole.season?
I thought we did reasonably well actually. Fought hard, scored, and all this against supposedly the form team at present. Pre-match hype from “experts” had us being thrashed simply because everton won well against a very poor chelsea. I think rodgers did well enough and i dont think he will be going anywhere. that stuff about kopp is pure bilge from some unverified eastern european rag. Fsg, i beleive will give rodgers time.
hope BR is given whole season, and hope FSG comes out and back him publicly (not my first time mentioning this:)
not.just because of this match result, but in view of stability. The signs in.past few.matches show that the team are responding and playing.more as a team/unit.
Agreed. If you look at this with perspective, instead of hysteria, its not a bad start. The EPL is all over the place right now and we are in that mix. Now, im not saying we cannot improve, WE MUST, but I think its obvious the players are pulling for rodgers and thus who knows….
A strange start to the season where any team can beat any team, almost.
after next 3 away matches vs Spurs, Chelsea and Man C, (i would be happy with 3 poonts from those 3 fixtures honestly), out fixtures start to get ‘easier’ at least on paper.
Lucas not being our captain is an awful decision
was thinking jist that: both Lucas and Skertal. (if nothing else, for being with us longest)
First half performance was almost as good as 1st half against Arsenal. Cant fault the determination in the 2nd half either.
Pleased with the team work and effort put in by the boys.
~ BR: correct subs in my opinion, Lallana and Allen brought in to manage the match flow. A point won, with some characters shown by the team. Well done. Still hoping he can improve the team.as 4 key players come back in
~ Ming: 2 good matches followed by one poor match pattern? consistency is the key.
~ Clyne: Effective game as a defender. Not the best going forward today. Maybe was under instruction to stay back.more?
~ Skertal: The best game this season
~ Can: Still needs reminder that he may yet turn out to be next Beckenbauer?:)
~ Sakho: Scary!! Sir Alex might say “he passes with the wrong gait?:”
~ Moreno: keep it up with the consistency, boy. Needs to run more at the defenders.
~ Lucas: played like a scouser
~ Milner: When will Hendo be back?
~ Coutinho: One good pass and one shot on target. We know he can do better. He knows too.
~ Ings: played like a scouser, and celebrate like a scouser.
~ Sturridge: hope he will be fully fit and get match sharpness soon.
Anyone catch what the Sakho handbags thing near the end was all about?
#par #goodROI
It was just that…handbags. I think lukaku gave sakho a small shove and due to the tension of the game sakho blew his top. I first thought something was said, but replays didnt really show words being exchanged as far as i could see. But its good to know we have guys who can fight back also.
We’re all clutching at straws with Albie Moreno. He’s shite.
Sakho will be even more popular among Reds fans now!!
maybe that’s why TAW gave him a 9?? (he played well, but not a 9, in my opinion)
When he was going at Lukaku, I thought he was going to rip off his head and leave his spine dangling like a Mortal Kombat fatality. Probably the most entertaining part of the whole match.
Strangely enough thought we were best in the last 10-15. Maybe Allen had something to do with the snap and crackle he added when he came on? Even though Lucas played well beforehand.
Can, for all his faults, never stopped showing, believing in his ability. His pirouettte on the edge of the area away from two Evertonians, then the lung-busting run upfield, means I still like this guy, he can be great for us. He’s got character, and we are sorely lacking…for example…
Mignolet? Anonymous fellow, can’t stand seeing him as our keeper, great saves or no great saves. He is so quiet, fearful, sloooooooow to get rid, meek, lacking in presence or personality. Drives me CRAZY.
Moreno was awful today, very little quality, ball bounced off him all day and he offered little going forward. His not getting tight and turning his back on the cross for the goal was as much to blame for their equaliser than Can’s poor clearance. Basic error, basic defending not being done, unacceptable of a pub team defender, let alone a Liverpool player. He’s better than that.
Sakho the opposite, thought he was great, apart from giving Naismith the freedom of The City to pick his spot with the header from the free kick. But he’s got balls and his passing is excellent. He’s part of our growing spine, along with Lucas, Ings, Sturro, etc. Get Hendo back, get a better goalkeeper and we’ll be half-decent again.
Whether Brenda’s still in charge when we see it remains to be seen.
agreed w your assessment about Can. This boy never hide. He wants the team to win probably more than anyone.else. Hope he develops into one.of the spines too, may not be at the back though.
Sky sports saying Rodgers has been sacked!
Rodgers gone! Bloody hell.
OK, well, Rodgers is gone. Official. Lets hope the fans who hated him act with some class and dignity, thank the man for whatever he brought and move on.
Exit rodgers. Welcome Gary monk.
oh well. BR is gone. Just like FSG, I also want to put it on record to thank BR for all his contributions to LFC. Thank you BR and all the best.
At least FSG has now acted decisively. We hope the new appointment is the right one.
I have this feeling driscoll will take over. SIGH. Was rodgers an i8mprovement over king kenny? no. Will driscoll be an improvement over rodgers? no. If FSG keep trying taking shortcuts to success LFC WILL NEVER GET BACK ON TOP. Rodgers himself in the everton post match said we lack quality. Well quality would be getting someone like ancelotti or klopp in. Players will want to work for them. If FSG are scared of klopp or ancelotti then LFC have no chance to move forward.
Driscoll??? No chance, in my opinion. FSG may not know their football (ok, soccer) well, but i do not think they are that passive though
The new man will have to be some.kind of ‘branded’ guy. Not another Rookie.
I hope all 3 asistants stay on as part of the new management.
A few agreeing with my opinion of Moreno, though thought he was better today.
“Would have been nice if we’d have made him [Sturridge] a chance.”
We did, though.
Numb to the manager shit cos I was bevved when the news got to me and still am. Still doesn’t feel real. What happens if we score a late winner from nothing, like a Coutinho belter or some fucking shit? Is it delayed? If Gestede heads another for a late trick last week does he get bulleted then? Do it after getting twatted by Stoke at the end of last season ffs. He probably deserved it for the Carlisle game alone but I’m absolutely gutted he’s gone as a non-trophy winning Liverpool manager. Not lifting it 13/14 will haunt me for all eternity because I thought he was fucking sound. Weirdest timing ever and I’m more furious with FSG just now than I’ve ever been with Rodgers.
That mentalness aside, Can needed hooking at half time. I lost patience with him not after their equaliser but just before half time where he lets it bounce to clear it with a raised boot when he’s on a yellow, the brain dead beaut. Lucas not walking for the most cynical yellow anyone has ever committed on a booking without walking was fucking off it’s head and all. Played boss forward passes before then but I still wanted to strangle him before he got hooked.
Can’t actually see for the amount of egg on me face over Mignolet in that game. Been slaughtering him to anyone who’d listen since Norwich but his second save in their first half spell was fucking unreal with it coming through bodies. Remember him catching a cross and he cleared the half way loads on kicks tbf, god love him. Why he’s been stressing people out not doing those basics for 2 and a bit years is anyone’s guess.
Devvoed derby day/night-sacked manager tune for the Merseyside reds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5kpLXfwVTc
Who is Mick Clark and how do I meet him?