Absolute crap game. We’d better find a way to speed up our passing schemes in attack or this is going to be a long season. Some simply atrocious decisions and interplay by our guys today. I also don’t like how Forest were allowed to grab, pull, and impede our players, but the second a Liverpool player went into a challenge it was a foul. I frankly think Forest players put in a much more energetic shift than our players did, and while they should rightly be proud of their efforts, our guys need to take a look in the mirror after today’s effort.
I sometimes have access to an alternate universe. In it, this game is still going on. We still haven’t scored.
Not fair to single anyone out, but considering all the chat before the game on him, I thought Curtis looked absolutely dreadful. 2 out of 10 for me. Must still be nursing his injury. Zero effort or drive. There was the pass rolled across their 20 that he didnt even bother moving for, then the ball is about to go out for a throw, and he doesnt even bother, he tried to beat his man on the outside line once and just gave up midway through the sprint. Again, not fair to single anyone out but I was astonished by the performance.
Mo was dreadful. started badly and got worse all game. should have come off, maybe even at HT. our final passes / decisions around their box were atrocious. all players culpable. Forest played their gameplan to a T. shit happens, now we'll see if Slot can get it together for Tuesday. biggest concern: did Nuno study our first 3 games and figure out how to neutralize us? if that's the case .....
Hugely disappointing. First 60 mins were terrible, Arne got fed up of watching shit....tried desperately to change it up, ********ed up and took all the wrong players off. So much for no players out there being good enough for us to sign, yer ********ing right.
Also a nice reality check. The Great Herr Klopp had a rough start and things take time.Somehow Slot did himself no favours in exposing United’s tactics and revealing our game plan after we drubbed them. this was coming and good it’s out of the way. just chin up and work hard the results will follow
It did but if we were at it from the start and not at 0-0 after the hour, having creating absolutely nothing.....then Arne isn't forced to make any early change in search for a route to goal. Jota Mo Szobo Trent were all ********ing shit.
One word ratings is all these players deserve. Alisson 6 - Acceptable Trent 3 - Hollycrap Ibou 6 - Ok Virgil 7- Solid Robbo 4 - Nothing Grav 7 - Good Mac 5 - Lifeless Szobo 1 - Wank Salah 1 - Useless Jota 2 - Invisible Diaz 5 - Trier Subs 2 - Costly
I hope I never see him doing that again. Became Mr Hollywood ball when he moved up and didn't come close to completing one of those balls.
A difference in style. Slot has a big fear of the counterattack, so will always set up his teams against it. But in situations like the last 10-15 minutes, down 1-0 at home, Klopp would have played 5-6 forwards and hope that the defence could hold out. Slot will always shore up against the counter, so I doubt we’ll ever see, 1-0 down at home and 5-6 forwards on the field.
Whole team was flat. Maybe two or three players were OK but nothing better than that. Can justifiably point fingers at the international break. But at the same time, this is something we need to be able to overcome if we want to win games.