Turtyturd wrote: » Great stuff considering we were a man down without Firmino for the most part.
Agent Coulson wrote: » 10 points from last seasons top three and Chelsea in our first five games with four of them away from home is a great start to the season.
Pyjamarama wrote: » True, Danny had some nice flicks but he did very little. Wasn't really a game for him. Coutinho did well I thought with some great little balls, if its Firmino up top I think we win it a lot easier.
Pyjamarama wrote: » People keep saying that but the game i was looking at Chelsea scored from their only real chance. Did Mignolet have to make a real save? I thought the back 4 was superb tonight.
Gbear wrote: » That wasn't a particularly high quality performance in many respect but it was as disciplined and ballsy as we've been this season. Our counter-attack was an absolute non-entity all game and the likes of Mane, Sturridge and Coutinho really didn't deliver on that front, nor were our attacks in general possession all that effective, but the work off the ball was herculean and the control in possession was immaculate. To be fair, Firmino was a big loss on the quality front. I think literally the only blemish other than that was the cluster**** for their goal. Lallana leaves his man, doesn't tell Hendo someone is on his blind side, Matip ****s up a tackle and then so does Lallana. A lot of ****ups to have all come at the same time. Great response after it though.Until we show otherwise, we're a worse team than the expected top 5 so at the very least we need to turn these games into wars of attrition like tonight. We're actually pretty good at them. We have a **** up in us, but to be entirely fair, so does everyone else and we're actually pretty solid at defending in the main. We just give absolute guaranteed goals away now and again.:pac: Massive win. Plenty of good performances in at least some respects. I don't think you can say anyone had particularly bad games, but after slating him a bit at Leicester I thought Clyne was really good today. Conversely, Milner wasn't great - he does this hopping bull**** that puts him off balance when someones standing him up on the wing and it nearly led to him giving a penalty away against a lump like Ivanovic. I guess you'd give Hendo or Lovren man of the match. Near perfection from both and a goal a piece.
Gbear wrote: » Chelsea were ****ing ****e though.
Damien360 wrote: » Real pity the Burnly result sours it all. Great start with really positive forward play.
Pyjamarama wrote: » And we get no credit for making them sh*te?
Agent Coulson wrote: » They were because we made them look sh1te and because we were the better team not because they are sh1te because they aren't.
NukaCola wrote: » Sarcasm lads!
Pyjamarama wrote: » Going by his other post i don't think so...
Agent Coulson wrote: » It wasn't.
ricero wrote: » Delighted for hendo. Has not put a foot wrong since the spurs game
Buford T. Justice V wrote: » Ah they are though...
Harry Palmr wrote: » I was happy enough to be sceptical about his place under Klopp this season esp playing in a deeper role but I think he's getting to know the position under the boss's coaching. Also helps that he looks fitter now than at any point in the last 18 months or so.
Pyjamarama wrote: » Who are the top 5? Cause we played Arsenal off the park and dominated Chelsea tonight. Both away from home. We also were better than Spurs at White Hart Lane.
Agent Coulson wrote: » So Sturridge is injured again. Is there a pool on how many games he will miss this time around. I'll guess 3 and he will come on as a sub in the 4th game
Gbear wrote: » If one team looks ****e does the other team always have to take credit for that? Aimless passing, even when not under pressure, poor delivery from out wide, Hazard utterly anonymous, even after beating a man, Oscar existing... You generally don't go to Stamford Bridge and just stroll to an 8-0 win. There's always going to be an element of difficulty but I thought they were absolute poo. We seemed to work far harder and be far sharper in most areas of the pitch. Those weren't things we should be effecting in them. I'd have things the same way as they were at the start of the season - City, Utd, Arsenal, Chelsea, Spurs and then us. We did all that last season as well. That's not the problem with this squad. Our issues last season were at home and/or against weaker teams who sat deep - ie how you get the majority of your points. We've failed pretty much our only test against a team like that so far. I'm a bit more optimistic than I was 6 weeks ago that we could overacheive this season but I'm waiting until around Christmas time before I reckon we'll have much of a notion what kind of team we are.
