Wolves vs Liverpool-EPL- Mar 3 [R]

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  1. CB-West

    CB-West Member+

    Sep 20, 2013
    NorCal
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Losers :(

    We did pretty much the usual this season for the first 75 minutes...passed the ball around, and back to our GK - no real drive, no real intent...

    Then they score on their first shot of the game...in the 78th minute...and suddenly, it turns into an end-to-end game...which they won...
     
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  2. Suss

    Suss Moderator
    Staff Member

    Aug 11, 2003
    New York
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    I don’t know what I’m more baffled by: a manager that is setting up a team with no clue how to attack, or a sporting director who built a a squad whose only wide threat is 17 years old and who the manager won’t use.
     
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  3. bayern is god

    bayern is god Member+

    May 26, 2007
    india
    Wasn’t the first time

    Several times our players just watched and looked around as Wolves won the second ball in front of 4 reds uncontested

    Klopp would have crucified them
     
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  4. bayern is god

    bayern is god Member+

    May 26, 2007
    india
    Exactly the game I watched

    Your Champions mother********ers ….Go out and play to Win and open them up
     
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  5. bayern is god

    bayern is god Member+

    May 26, 2007
    india
    How painful was that play to watch

    slow ponderous and lazy

    sigh
     
  6. Suss

    Suss Moderator
    Staff Member

    Aug 11, 2003
    New York
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    We have one injury in the forward line….Isak. Even if Isak is fit, would he make that much of a difference? The manager showed no plan for how he and Ekitike can play at the same time.

    How has one injury to a forward left us praying for the manager to bring on a 17 year old match after match? This is not an injury crisis that has put us in this position. It is piss poor squad planning.

    At the same time, the manager has not done a good job of finding solutions. It is just poor all around.
     
  7. bayred

    bayred Member+

    Liverpool FC
    United States
    May 28, 2018
    Yup its baffling that Slot cannot seem to manage us through these relatively minor challenges (the 20th placed team I consider a relatively minor challenge, even away). The squad was not well architected, but we really should be getting results here.
     
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  8. newterp

    newterp Moderator
    Staff Member

    Jun 6, 2007
    North Potomac, MD
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Haven't we been basically catastrophic against whoever the bottom 3 or 4 were whenever we played them?
     
  9. Menace2Sobriety

    Menace2Sobriety Member+

    Aug 12, 2004
    Washington DC
    I think Ali’s distribution and ball playing ability is overrated.

    Still a fantastic keeper - but I’ve never understood those ahouts
     
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  10. newterp

    newterp Moderator
    Staff Member

    Jun 6, 2007
    North Potomac, MD
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It's deteriorated after the last few hamstring pulls. But before he was amazing - some of those long assists - no other keeper was doing.
     
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  11. Suss

    Suss Moderator
    Staff Member

    Aug 11, 2003
    New York
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    I think it’s declined. He used to be one of the best, but his kicking this season has been way below par. Maybe it’s a result of one of his injuries?
     
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  12. catenaccio_L'pool

    Oct 21, 2005
    Top Of The Table
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Croatia
    Well, this is awful. We started to show promise and then the last 3 games happened. We got lucky twice but your luck tends to run out.
    We know now how crucial Wirtz has become.
    Mo scored... That's something.
     
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  13. soccershaggy

    soccershaggy Member+

    May 18, 2003
    Baltimore
    Club:
    DC United
    The goals were not VVD's fault.

    The rest i can agree with.
     
  14. Suss

    Suss Moderator
    Staff Member

    Aug 11, 2003
    New York
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    I don’t think Gakpo is a bad player. He was very good last season. However, by building a squad in which he is the ONLY left winger, we are ruining him. He plays game after game after game regardless of his form. Fans get more and more frustrated with him. His confidence erodes to the point where he is contributing nothing.

    It’s the same thing that happened with Konate earlier in the season. Konate went through a really rough period. Perhaps because of things going on in his personal life. Since he was our ONLY option at centerback, he continued to be picked every single game to the point where his confidence was on the floor and committed a major screw up every game.

    Now we are watching some really poor performances from Mo Salah. But once again Salah is the ONLY right winger in the squad.
     
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  15. newterp

    newterp Moderator
    Staff Member

    Jun 6, 2007
    North Potomac, MD
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    We are at our level this season - we just don't have the cohesion, coaching, or depth to put together any kind of winning streak anymore.

    probably need to win 6 of the last 9 - which is a huge ask.
     
  16. Menace2Sobriety

    Menace2Sobriety Member+

    Aug 12, 2004
    Washington DC
    It’s fair it’s declined but the Mo Salah pass aside, never thought it was all that great.
     
  17. soccershaggy

    soccershaggy Member+

    May 18, 2003
    Baltimore
    Club:
    DC United
    Last 4 games, Wolves have beaten us and Villa, and tied Arsenal.
     
  18. delaynomo

    delaynomo Member+

    Jun 1, 2015
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    He did allow himself to be manhandled somewhat for the first .........
     
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  19. Fussballer

    Fussballer Member+

    Liverpool FC
    Sep 18, 2002
    In my head
    Club:
    FC Bayern München
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    3 steps forward, 1 huge step back to 6th as soon as Chelsea win. VVD, Gakpo, Kerkez, Gravenberch and Mac reverted back to their poor season form - shocker! I'll won't criticize Mo as at least he scored a goal. We've seen this match many times this season where we play down to a much weaker team's level. Slot has no answers to crap teams. I know it's a cold midweek night in Wolverhampton but at least you need to show up competitive.

    The recent win streak was all but papering over the cracks. WestHam was an anomaly and nothing can be gained/learned from that except 3 points on the board.
     
  20. soccershaggy

    soccershaggy Member+

    May 18, 2003
    Baltimore
    Club:
    DC United
    Harsh. He was focused on the ball and got bumped off balance from behind. Hardly manhandled.

    There's just a false narrative that he's been crap this year when he hasn't.


    Most clearances — 215
    Most clearances per game — 7.7
    Most aerial duels won — 136
    Most aerial duels won per game — 4.9
    Most passes completed — 2,144
     
  21. speker

    speker Member+

    May 16, 2009
    Canada
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    I think last night was yet another real illustration of our critical need to upgrade both wings. Salah whose form has generally been dire this season was a passenger again despite scoring. Cody on the other side is just okay rarely great and he's another who has been largely ineffective.
    So between the two wingers there's been a lack of goals and both have been blunt weapons which is not good enough for a side with Liverpools ambitions.
     
  22. Suss

    Suss Moderator
    Staff Member

    Aug 11, 2003
    New York
    Club:
    Liverpool FC


    These late goals that we are conceding are not just about players losing their heads, bad luck, or fatigue. They happen because the manager’s original plan doesn’t work, he is forced to try something completely new to chase the result, and we end up with a back line completely different to the one that started the game.

    The back 4 when Wolves scored the winner was Jones right back, Gomez centerback, and Robertson left back. Virgil was the only starting defender still on the pitch. Gomez and Jones were both subs who were playing in a different position than the one they were brought on for.
     
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  23. usscouse

    usscouse BigSoccer Supporter

    May 3, 2002
    Orygun coast
    I warned you after i saw them win against Utd.
    Slott doesn’t listen to me tho. Shame.
     
  24. Lemmyfaith

    Lemmyfaith Member+

    Jun 1, 2015
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    The first goal was! Arokodare usex his 6'6" frame to easily bump him off to the side and laid the ball on for his player to finish. Virgil needed to be sronger there. If that was Ibou, there would have been a lot of noise.
     
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  25. bayred

    bayred Member+

    Liverpool FC
    United States
    May 28, 2018
    I like Slot. I think he's a good coach. But results like this will be his epitaph at Liverpool.
     
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