Liverpool vs Leicester (cup) post match

[Matt]

2 minutes ago, turlo said:

to rub salt into the wounds we picked up another 2-3 injuries

We'll be trying to cry a game off again no doubt.

 

"Lads, get down London, do some mixing, I need a few infections"

[Duquesne Whistle]

Just now, Dave Fishwick said:

why didn't Vardy take a pen? Bottle-less git.

 

He's never done fvck all for us when you really think about it..

smh

[RoboFox]

On another day it would’ve been over in the first half. Fine margins.

 

Yes, the injuries forced his hand, but the manager got that second half completely wrong. 
 

The officiating was atrocious yet again. Serious questions need to be asked about why the standard of referees is so fvcking abysmal in this country.

 

Edited 22 December 2021 by RoboFox

[Webbo]

1 minute ago, Shamomoa said:

Why the **** do u bring vestergaard and Bertrand on 🤦‍♂️🙈

Did you not notice Soyunchu getting injured?

[kingfox]

The most naive team in the Premier League strikes again.

 

Our mentality is weak as piss and I’m getting bored of it.

 

Shit mentality from the players, shit management from Rodgers.

 

Bringing on Vestergaard and Bertrand, plus changing formation, is just asking for trouble.

[Daz93]

Just me that thought there was an awful lot of fight in that from us? We lost Ricardo and Soyuncu to injuries and ended up playing Albrighton at right-back and were forced to bring on Vestergaard and Bertrand because we had no other choice. 

 

Thomas, Ndidi, Albrighton, Youri, Maddison all put in a shift and defended well. The difference is they were able to bring on 4 first team players of huge quality.

 

The tactics in the second half were no different to the first either - sit back and hit them on the break. The difference was first half was against their kids and second half wasn't.

[oxtonfox]

I’m not going to blame any player for tonight but when it went to pens I thought we’d win it with Youri, Madders, Vardy and Nacho in the team. Real question is why no Vardy in the 5 penalty takers????

We snatched defeat from victory there so I’m really p****d off 

[burleighfox]

3 minutes ago, eblair said:

Ref was a joke. Tackle on Ricky a disgrace. Jota assaulted Thomas. Bertrand committed crimes against Leicester… again

The one on Alby was pretty dreadful too. I understand they got dealt a bad card or two against Spuds but the ref didn't need to endear himself to the home crowd on behalf of all referees. 

[RowlattsFox]

I did make a post in the match thread but can't find it now. CBA writing it again but general consensus was I have some sympathy tonight. Weak defence to begin with and got weaker on the night. 

 

Iheanacho was dreadful and we really lost something without Daka. 

 

Liverpool were always going to be all over us second half and generally thought we did well with a defence that would barely survive in this league. 

 

5 subs is rubbish. They change the game and also gives Rodgers More reason to mess with things. 

[Guest Col city fan]

1 minute ago, ttfn said:

The more I see of this team the weirder the cup final looks.

 

We have thrown away advantageous positions either in-game or in-season at almost every other critical juncture in Rodgers’ tenure with not just poor but absolute no-show performances and we leak goals like a sieve.

 

And yet against the European champions we dig in for 90 minutes in an attritional game and win 1-0. 

It was one of those games. We played ok and scored a wonder goal. Chelsea were well under-par. It happens sometimes 

[Leicester_Loyal]

2 minutes ago, mozartfox said:

Looking on the bright side, we are in only 2 competitions now.  Injuries are killing us.   Hopefully we will have JJ back pretty frigging soon.

League, FA Cup and ECL still mate. 

[lcfc_forever]

They brought on Konate, Jota, Milner and Keita on in the 2nd half, all of whom are quality players. By the end of the match, it was more like our second string, especially in defence with all the injuries. We had a RW at RB, a defensive midfielder and left back at centre half. 

 

Gutted that we took it so far and didn't quite get over the line. 

 

Vestergaard actually did well after their 2nd goal. 

 

He took off Daka and KDH to manage them for the next games, which given all the criticism that Rodgers gets for load management, seemed sensible when we were in control of the game. Soyuncu coming off injured was the turning point. 

 

Bertrand though, what a terrible player. Hopefully when we've got players back, he'll be no way near the team. 

 

Positives - Daka and KDH were very good again, and Soumare was fantastic - he worked so hard for the team. Ndidi defended heroically except that mistake that let them in for the equaliser. 

[HybridFox]

Would rather we went out playing the under 10s. What a horror show of a second half

[splinterdream]

I've not read any of the threads but just want to say what I think first.

What was Rodgers thinking?

Take Daka off (best player on the pitch), fine, but bring mendy on and go with an extra in mid, of lookman. Players with pace and energy, not Nacho ffs who is renound for being slow and isn't a great impact sub.

 

Then taking KDH off who covers every blade of grass to go 5 at the back, but still leave 2 up top with 1 of those being Nacho. Wtf is that all about? 

 

 

[phoneticerror]

1 minute ago, FoxyJim1987 said:

Yeah I give up. I'd rather Kasper or a fan from behind the goal took one.

I’ve a lot of time for Thomas. But he doesn’t have the experience for that yet.

 

Bertrand though. Abysmal player and one of the worst penalties I’ve seen for a while.

[Kinowe Soorie]

That’s on Brendan. Disastrous second half, back three ended up being a back five, with no midfield and getting penned in. Everyone could see that coming. Should have kept KDH on and subbed Youri.

[ronnup]

Were a ****ing joke this season. 

[NaijaFox]

At HT, I had a sneaky suspicious that Brendan would merely try to “contain” them in the 2H…

Taking off Daka, bringing on Bertrand for KDH and going 3ATB with makeshift CBs sealed it. 

[Fox85]

1 minute ago, Tielemans63 said:

Not the reason we lost but Madley was an absolute ****ing disgrace tonight. Disgusting performance. Absolute **** 

Not the reason we lost????

 

Liverpool should of had 8 players on the pitch if VAR was used tonight. One of the worse Refferee displays this season 

[Ricey]

Injuries were cruel and the Ref was weak, but my god I really dislike this team at the minute. We are bottlers, there is no doubt about it.

 

Rodgers cost us that game with his bizarre choice of subs. With each one we got weaker and lost control of the game. To take KDH off and not Soumare is criminal. As is making Thomas take the 4th penalty.

 

I’ve never known a team waste so many golden opportunities. We have to be beating that Liverpool team.

[Buzzell]

Just now, Yes said:

I didn’t actually think Vestergaard was all that bad but Bertrand is beyond dreadful, quite clearly not Prem standard and played a big role in knocking us out of 2 competitions despite barely playing.

Vestergaard’s defensive positioning and awareness for Jota’s goal was absolutely gash.

[twister]

Just now, RowlattsFox said:

I did make a post in the match thread but can't find it now. CBA writing it again but general consensus was I have some sympathy tonight. Weak defence to begin with and got weaker on the night. 

 

Iheanacho was dreadful and we really lost something without Daka. 

 

Liverpool were always going to be all over us second half and generally thought we did well with a defence that would barely survive in this league. 

 

5 subs is rubbish. They change the game and also gives Rodgers More reason to mess with things. 

they were brought in as insurance for the chosen 5

 

 

[foxinsox]

1 minute ago, Yes said:

I didn’t actually think Vestergaard was all that bad but Bertrand is beyond dreadful, quite clearly not Prem standard and played a big role in knocking us out of 2 competitions despite barely playing.

Indeed because he was barely playing. We would have been better with 10 men.

[Stadt]

Just now, Kopfkino said:

I think it’s pretty obvious he didn’t want to play Vestergaard in a two with Ndidi, flanked by Albrighton and Thomas. 
 

I’d have made the same subs tbh but it was a bit rock and a hard place. 

Which proves why it was a catastrophic signing. I’d rather player Mike Stowell at LCB than Bertrand - he’s finished.

 

Daka and KDH off were polio subs as well. 

[tom27111]

The worst thing about this....

 

In the next few days we'll all have to hear about how amazing Liverpool are from one of their 'fans' we know, even though they've never been within 30 miles of Anfield.

 

We all know at least 5 of them.