The Official Liverpool FC Thread [Vol 18]

[JeffreyD]

Gone a bit AMG said:

Sorry I was wrong. It’s not been your day at all.

It's like time travel back to the 90s

fking awful.

Have I said now much I hate football?

[JNW1]

Given the way Liverpool played in the last two seasons I honestly thought finally winning the league would spark something akin to what Man Utd did back in the early 1990's (i.e. with the "not winning the PL" monkey off their backs they'd go on to win several more). I therefore struggle to understand how their level has dropped so far in such a short period of time - yes they've had injuries but in losing six games at home they haven't scored a single goal and the main players they've been missing are defenders not strikers...

[Itsallicanafford]

JNW1 said:

Given the way Liverpool played in the last two seasons I honestly thought finally winning the league would spark something akin to what Man Utd did back in the early 1990's (i.e. with the "not winning the PL" monkey off their backs they'd go on to win several more). I therefore struggle to understand how their level has dropped so far in such a short period of time - yes they've had injuries but in losing six games at home they haven't scored a single goal and the main players they've been missing are defenders not strikers...

+1 I just popped in here to try and get my head around what is going on just from a neutral point of view.

[Gone a bit AMG]

JeffreyD said:

Gone a bit AMG said:

Sorry I was wrong. It’s not been your day at all.

It's like time travel back to the 90s

fking awful.

Have I said now much I hate football?

Even my best rose tinted crystal ball couldn’t predict the way your lot has just hit a brick wall.

[NRS]

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[Flip Martian]

JNW1 said:

Given the way Liverpool played in the last two seasons I honestly thought finally winning the league would spark something akin to what Man Utd did back in the early 1990's (i.e. with the "not winning the PL" monkey off their backs they'd go on to win several more). I therefore struggle to understand how their level has dropped so far in such a short period of time - yes they've had injuries but in losing six games at home they haven't scored a single goal and the main players they've been missing are defenders not strikers...

We have a system of playing - those injuries at the back have disrupted that, given the replacements don't play it as well. Playing a high defensive line is great when all 4 players are doing it well and any opposing breaks are offside. We are far less successful with that now. Also the forwards often had long balls from central defence feeding them. Also not happening too often now. Quite astonishing how quickly that system can appear to fail. But yeah - misfiring strikers don't help.

[jammy-git]

Been out all day. I'm guessing we won? Did we win big?

[joshcowin]

jammy-git said:

Been out all day. I'm guessing we won? Did we win big?

When you say win do you mean get all the morons from the other teams threads jump in here and makes smiley faces and LOLZY posts?

If so then yes.

[DSLiverpool]

Citeh couldn’t be arsed today and donated 3 points to United.

Our midfield was better when Paul Stewart was in it.

[General Price]

DSLiverpool said:

Our midfield was better when Paul Stewart was in it.

The first time in the history of mankind that anyone has put those words in that order.

[pinchmeimdreamin]

Flip Martian said:

We have a system of playing - those injuries at the back have disrupted that, given the replacements don't play it as well. Playing a high defensive line is great when all 4 players are doing it well and any opposing breaks are offside. We are far less successful with that now. Also the forwards often had long balls from central defence feeding them. Also not happening too often now. Quite astonishing how quickly that system can appear to fail. But yeah - misfiring strikers don't help.

Good job we have a plan B then.

[Flip Martian]

pinchmeimdreamin said:

Good job we have a plan B then.

That is the really worrying part. I wouldn't mind having a makeshift back 4 playing as a flat back 4 feeding 4 in midfield and 2 up front when we're getting so caught out defensively, but clearly that's not going to happen - and for all I know there are great reasons why it shouldn't.

[Flip Martian]

DSLiverpool said:

Our midfield was better when Paul Stewart was in it.

I wouldn't go THAT far... Mind you, I've managed to blank out most of the Souness management period so you may be right...just feels wrong.

[pinchmeimdreamin]

So we all agree we are st at the minute.

But did we ever find out what happened to Sye ?

[anonymous-user]

Is your drop in form related to Henderson not being in the middle? You seemed to be doing ok until he got shuftied into defence.

[Swampy1982]

epom said:

I genuinely can’t believe we are still 7th.

How about now?

[200Plus Club]

pinchmeimdreamin said:

So we all agree we are st at the minute.

But did we ever find out what happened to Sye ?

His spreadsheet blew up at 5 straight home losses, god knows after today...

[TyrannosauRoss Lex]

I wonder if you'll even get Europa League? West Ham and Everton doing pretty well, Tottenham up there as well. Leicester, Chelsea and Utd to get the CL spots? I can't imagine not having Liverpool in Europe.

Long way to go yet and I genuinely hope you get in. I'm a Saints fan, so we're even worse

[GloverMart]

JNW1 said:

Given the way Liverpool played in the last two seasons I honestly thought finally winning the league would spark something akin to what Man Utd did back in the early 1990's

A dynasty, you mean?

[Pommy]

TyrannosauRoss Lex said:

I wonder if you'll even get Europa League? West Ham and Everton doing pretty well, Tottenham up there as well. Leicester, Chelsea and Utd to get the CL spots? I can't imagine not having Liverpool in Europe.

Long way to go yet and I genuinely hope you get in. I'm a Saints fan, so we're even worse

I actually hope if we don't get CL next season we drop low enough to not get EL.