funkyrobot

Good to see Kingy out on the pitch today helping with the pre match warm up.

New keeper Parmer had a great game for Ipswich. Managed to save one close shot diving to his left but purposefully diverted it to his right out of play.

Glad GTF got another year he did a good job for us during the promotion season.

You’d actually consider playing McAteer as a wing back against Arsenal? 👀🤣

Danny Ward has that job absolutely nailed down until the end of the season.

Yes I do think we should’ve given Alves more of an opportunity in the PL. We lack attacking creativity and pace. Alves has both.

I don’t think BDCR or McAteer are better wingers than Alves. On paper they have goals and assists but that’s because they are older with more game time, BDCR isn’t really a traditional winger anyway and there’s doubt over whether it’s McAteer’s main role or even if he’s good enough for this level after plenty of opportunities. Let’s be honest Ayew isn’t a winger really either.

Alves is definitely an outstanding talent. He should be getting regular game time with us now rather than at Cardiff. A player who can at this early stage in his career make a real impact off the bench.

He’s out until Christmas? 🥺

I don’t it think criticism had anything to do with the colour of Beckford’s skin or his deceny as a bloke. He just came with a bit of hype and then wasn’t great for us. If you look at the threads on here, LCFC fans are very good at moaning about underperforming players and are rightly colourblind (and decency blind) when dishing out the criticism!

There’s been opportunities to play the kids this year in the cups but both managers we’ve had appear to prefer experience even if that experience comes in a body not able to play with the pace and creativity that some of our youngsters have got.

Rarely if ever got played in his best position behind a main striker. An asset not used correctly by Rodgers.

Your graphic is absolutely damning to your own point mate. As clear a decision that you’ll ever see for a professional assistant ref. This was no amateur dad on a parks pitch. He could only see Man U players because there weren’t any Lcfc players as they were holding the traditional line that is always held in dead ball situations like this.

You’re on the wind up mate, the Man U players were 2-3 steps at least ahead of our last line of defence and the linesman would’ve had the best view of that in the whole stadium. There was no one blocking his view of Maguire and it was from a dead ball situation - that’s a simple decision in Sunday league football, a well paid assistant referee earning £60k plus expenses a year minimum should not be missing decisions like that.

The linesman had an unobstructed line of sight. It was an excellent offside line by the defence, Maguire and 3 teammates were offside before the freekick and didn’t move from that offside position. The decision was so poor it looked corrupt.

You clearly didn’t watch the last game against Everton. Tonight we were ok, certainly our best performance against Man U this season! Plenty of performances this season and in Rodgers’ last season that have been way worse than this and that’s only going back 3 years, not even considered the Levein and Holloway stints that both fall into your 20 year window!

Don’t agree with that. Gives it away at times but he had another solid game for me.

Was ok 1st half but ran out of batteries by 60 minutes. He should’ve been subbed. Despite this he still had more impact after that time than McAteer over on the right. That’s not a compliment.

Massively improved? Not seen much to back that statement up tonight.

Tbf We don’t play a single CDM so winks was never put in the position as our ball winner. We play two number 6’s. He was poor tonight though I’m not disputing that. Skipp has shown he isn’t the answer in that role to win the ball too. Hamza would’ve been perfect tonight to swap with Ndidi from a ball winning perspective.

He had to rest Ndidi though & no one else can do it. Skipp isn’t anymore capable than Winks as an enforcer in midfield. We did have someone that perhaps could’ve done a shithouse role but unfortunately we’ve loaned Hamza out to Sheff U!

Never a handball, arm was close to his body and hit from point blank range, then a miles offside goal. Disgraceful end

Taking Mainoo off has meant Man U are finally playing with 11 men. That’s a key change as well as Garnacho. Mainoo is unbelievably overrated.

They’ll take off the Man U Skipp (Mainoo) and replace him with Garnacho. That’s the easiest half JJ has had all season.

Mads should give the ball to BDCR and go let the lad work his magic