Liverpool Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread Summer 2014 - Mod Warning post #6893

McSasquatch · 05-05-2014 09:01PM

Devilman40k wrote: »

Meltdown imminent

And completely justified.

Definitely gone now. One more point for second place and of course we'd have taken that back in August no problem. But that doesn't change the fact that when the pressure was really on, we weren't up to it.

billy2012 · 05-05-2014 09:01PM

How can anybody blame Rodgers for that?

Mr Alan · 05-05-2014 09:01PM

Our defence hasn't been good enough all year. We are where are we are because of our midfield & strikers, our defense is second rate.

Some cheerleaders in here refused to accept it during the season & have just wanted more goals etc, but our defending is just appalling and was always likely to cost us the league title.

Knex* · 05-05-2014 09:01PM

Gbear wrote: »

That's all on Rodgers head.

He had us playing with 9 men for the last third of the match with his stupid ****ing substitutions.
He owes all the fans and the team he let down a massive ****ing apology.

Rodgers owes this Club **** all.

I'd be embarrassed to accept an apology off him. Even more so to actually ask for one.

Hoki · 05-05-2014 09:02PM

Gbear wrote: »

That's all on Rodgers head.

He had us playing with 9 men for the last third of the match with his stupid ****ing substitutions.
He owes all the fans and the team he let down a massive ****ing apology.

What are you on about, is it Rodgers fault the defenders shat themselves when the pressure hit. Don't forget who got us to this point , apology my ar$e

viper006 · 05-05-2014 09:02PM

Slattsy wrote: »

Think i'd rather lose the league on points and not goal difference tbh.

I feel the same but if city drop points vs villa or the hammers, i think the pain of this insane draw will be far worse than finishing with 2 wins and losing on GD.

kfallon · 05-05-2014 09:02PM

Devilman40k wrote: »

Meltdown imminent. That was a disgusting last 20 minutes. Really really awful. Completely unacceptable. Threw it away.

Played outstanding for 70 mins but the back line and midfield let us down badly when the pressure came. Honestly gutted by that. Not by the league being lost ... but by that gutless last 20.

Rodgers has a LOT to do now for Sunday

Fúck Sunday, it doesn't matter a shít, the league is over! Everyone knows it!

Benimar · 05-05-2014 09:03PM

Slattsy wrote: »

Think i'd rather lose the league on points and not goal difference tbh.

I'd rather WIN the league rather than throw away any chance we might have by that absolutely disgraceful last 10 minutes.

Vicxas · 05-05-2014 09:03PM

I think it was my fault. I only watched the second half.

Sorry lads.

niallo27 · 05-05-2014 09:03PM

What was skrtel doing for the last goal. You can't leave a man behind you like that.

Fowler87 · 05-05-2014 09:04PM

Summed up our season tonight

Proud to see the inroads we've made this year. I don't buy that Only chance in awhile BS sky etc are spouting. In a good place again. YNWA

The Narrator · 05-05-2014 09:04PM

Gotta say, jaysus Palace are a mental team, never know what to expect.

At 3-1 we should have protected what we had, 3 points was the most important thing. Guess we now definitely know what we already knew, we're weak in defence..

The way Palace played in those last 25 minutes, they got what they deserved. Pool were woeful.

klose · 05-05-2014 09:04PM

I literally cant get over how bad johnson was there, inexcusable stuff.

mike65 · 05-05-2014 09:04PM

There's going to be a lot of stuff typed in the next few hours I'm sure about who is blame but ultimately its the manager who sets the tone and instructions for the tempo and approach - play high, deep, wide, narrow, press, etc and he sent them out to try and score as many as possible when all he needed to do was send them out to win the game - if they played well the goals would follow naturally.

As was the side were so fixated fulfilling Rodgers edict when the tide suddenly turned they floundered, couldn't get themselves into a defence first see the game out mind set. Its happened a few times this season. It can't happen again.

Outkast_IRE · 05-05-2014 09:04PM

At least that dire defensive performance will have Rodgers thinking of making some major changes at the back this summer. Way too many goals conceded this year.

That match was almost a summary of the season, some excellent work up front let down by some dire defensive displays.

daRobot · 05-05-2014 09:04PM

City will probably draw against Villa now.

I cannot fcuking believe the bottle job I just witnessed. We just don't deserve to be champions after that, we really don't.

googled eyes · 05-05-2014 09:04PM

Gbear wrote: »

That's all on Rodgers head.

He had us playing with 9 men for the last third of the match with his stupid ****ing substitutions.
He owes all the fans and the team he let down a massive ****ing apology.

Go home Gbear, you're drunk

Devilman40k · 05-05-2014 09:04PM

billy2012 wrote: »

How can anybody blame Rodgers for that?

You can't. That's all on the players. You learn a lot about them when pressure is on. Sir tel, Johnson Lucas need to take long looks at themselves after that last 20. Even Gerrard...They just needed to put foot on the ball shut up shop and take the 3 points. No need to chase a 4th. We were playing like a team chasing a 4-0 agg deficit in Europe

05-05-2014 09:05PM

Palace played like that v Chelsea, on the break.

We had serious chances to go 4 up. Sturridge flicking it and backheeling it :rolleyes:

Gbear · 05-05-2014 09:05PM

Knex. wrote: »

Rodgers owes this Club **** all.

I'd be embarrassed to accept an apology off him. Even more so to actually ask for one.

He's been amazing this season and he's earned a shiny new contract.

But he made a balls of it tonight. Leaving Lucas and Suarez on left us 2 men short.

You can't fault any of the players.

Francie Barrett · 05-05-2014 09:05PM

Love the armchair punditry on here. If we had lost the league on goal difference, you'd get all the geniuses on here saying that Rodgers bottled it by not pushing for more goals in the last two games.

Hoki · 05-05-2014 09:05PM

niallo27 wrote: »

What was skrtel doing for the last goal. You can't leave a man behind you like that.

Its because he feels he has to get to every ball first , sometimes its best to let the attacker have it , especially when theres another forward running in behind you.

rob316 · 05-05-2014 09:06PM

Mr Alan wrote: »

Our defence hasn't been good enough all year. We are where are we are because of our midfield & strikers, our defense is second rate.

Some cheerleaders in here refused to accept it during the season & have just wanted more goals etc, but our defending is just appalling and was always likely to cost us the league title.

Bore off Alan good to see you came out for the meltdown.

Knex* · 05-05-2014 09:06PM

Its not like Rodgers brought Coutinho on for Lucas, he swapped him for Sterling. He didn't go gung ho.

Players have to take responsibility for bottling that. Absolute joke. Its hard to be tough on them after what they have achieved this season, but Jesus, that's a sickener.

jasonb · 05-05-2014 09:06PM

Was thinking during the game how impressive it was for the team to come back after last week's disappointment with such a good performance, keeping pressure on City if nothing else. I didn't think we'd win the league after last weekend, but was feeling good that we'd at least push City 'til the last game, and not let our heads drop.

And then the last 15 mins happened. It feels like a kick in the stomach. A feeling I was used to over the last few years, but had half learned to forget over the last few months. Chelsea and Palace have reminded me how much sport can hurt.

It's going to take even longer to be able to focus on the positives of this season now.

J.

kippy · 05-05-2014 09:06PM

Francie Barrett wrote: »

Love the armchair punditry on here. If we had lost the league on goal difference, you'd get all the geniuses on here saying that Rodgers bottled it by not pushing for more goals in the last two games.

Yeah, in fairness they had to push for goals, especially in the position they were in.
That wasn't an excuse for basic defending to implode however.

McSasquatch · 05-05-2014 09:06PM

We missed a fair few decent chances as well, but really, the defending was atrocious. Simply put, that was the performance of also rans, not champions.