Manchester City 0 Liverpool 2 (Feb 23 2025)

"They might still be cheating, but that’s where the similarities end." had me laughing in my desk chair!!! The first time I visited Anfield was on a hospitality ticket (worth every penny coming from California!) at that October '22 game vs City when Klopp had our tired midfield sit in and Mo took advantage of the Cancelo Culture. The second time was 4 days later when they beat West Ham by the same score line. Can't wait to get back to see Arne working his methodical magic. Hopefully Mo and Virg will still be plying their trade with the Liverbird on their chest and I can see what all the Lucky Star chippy fuss is about. COYR!!!!!

I think you called the game and summed up the mood pretty well, Dave.

There just seems to be a distinct, increasing and surprising lack of "joy" about this season, given where we will most probably finish.

I thought our tactics were an exaggeration of those used in the home fixture. Blow them away when we had the ball first half, let them knock their heads against the wall second. 

Hate any premature celebration but couldn’t resist Sunday. Shades of Leicester’s win in 2016: massive. 

Then you’ve got De Bruyne who must have filled the vacancy in the Toby Carvery Fabinho left when he moved to Saudi. De Bruyne’s legs have well and truly gone, and that shot he ballooned just before half time was truly glorious. Lots of Reds have a lot of time for him, and at one point I did too. But fuck him. He knows what kind of a club he plays for. He knows what they’ve been up top and he’s probably been getting paid off the books himself. So as I said, fuck him and fuck everyone else who is complicit in the way they’ve distorted football over the last decade or so.

The bit in bold is true. They have distorted football for the past 10 years but it is a huge credit to all the staff at Liverpool over the past 6.7 years that we have only garnered 12 points less than the cunts during that time, and that might reduce further in the coming weeks. We have also had a better record in the Champions League since 2018. 

The 2 x 1 point league winning margins still sicken me. I'll never forgive the cheating bastards for denying, Klopp, the players and us our just desserts. To finish seasons with 97 and 92 points and end with nothing behind a Lance Armstrong with less soul was/is a bollocks.  

Their demise is indeed glorious- long may it last. 

Deliberate error of the week, Forest travelling to play themselves away?

Do I win a prize?

4 games in 11 days  3 away 2 of them "rearranged " to suit everyone else, certainly not us.

Then we go again weds v Newcastle who are unpredictable strong up top shit at the back (when we're they not).

 Hard game v Villa just gone and another hard game coming up. All about the points. Weirdly there were "concerns over points dropped" from some, 4 games in 11 days 2 wins 2 draws. Very happy with that. 2 home games coming.

We have been conceding as well, so understand the chest out bring your best shit approach.

Also think the bald fraud thought we would try and dominate the ball so he picked a skilful pacy attack to break on us. Even Doku breaking with options in space can't fuck up that much.

As soon as we sat in they were dead and had no other options. 

Proper contemptuous performance which showed them now for what they are. We can move on. We can now party every game, laud the players, and bring home all 3 trophies. COYMR

Totally spot on , Dave. I share your feeling from the game. Made up, the right option by Slot, but they were there for a proper slaughter.

Dom MOTM obviously.

I feel bad for David Ginola to be compared to Doku. Do You know he used to play for Brest ? He was an outstanding player who went to the wrong clubs.

Ok for a change of shape and tactics, but what about using the squad ad well ? Hope we see more of Endo and Elliott.

The only thing I'd disagree with is Dave's bigging up of Doku. Personally I think he's bang average (Doku, not Dave), and the fact he took the piss so easily and so often out of FTAA should be the death knell of the lazy get's Liverpool career (FTAA, not Doku (or Dave for that matter)).

The fact that Doku had zero end product should in no way mitigate the very valid criticisms of FTAA's continued fucking shitness.

One of the worst full back performances I've ever seen.

1 hour ago, Arnaud said:

I feel bad for David Ginola to be compared to Doku. Do You know he used to play for Brest ? He was an outstanding player who went to the wrong clubs.

That's not the comparison I was making mate. More so how full backs often have specific wingers that they just can't handle, and for Neville his was Ginola. I wasn't comparing Ginola with Doku, as Ginola had end product!

A better comparison for Doku is Saint-Maximin, who was virtually impossible to stop one v one. It was always the second or third man that stopped him, the first one was not doing it.

Good report, Dave. As much as I love Jürgen, I can't help but feel that he would have won more than 1 out of 4 Champions League finals throughout his career if he had been a bit more flexible and cynical to his approach in the crunch games. Especially on neutral turf, where he didn't have the Anfield effect to ride on. Ancelotti's Real have always been perfectly happy to sit back and hit us on the break, safe in the knowledge that 99% of the time we would seek to dominate and attack.

Welcome to Mastermind Mr Usher- and your specialist chosen subject- Jeremy Doku!

There's another nice little 442 video of the game tactics which is very complimentary, particularly about Slot and Mo.

The feller is an NUFC fan but I reckon he's a closet red.

1 hour ago, dave u said:

 

That's not the comparison I was making mate. More so how full backs often have specific wingers that they just can't handle, and for Neville his was Ginola. I wasn't comparing Ginola with Doku, as Ginola had end product!

I know, I know, I took a shortcut, I meant it’s hard for Ginola to be in the same sentence as Doku. Sorry boss.

2 hours ago, Arnaud said:

I know, I know, I took a shortcut, I meant it’s hard for Ginola to be in the same sentence as Doku. Sorry boss.

Even worse, he was in the same paragraph as Peter Beagrie!

3 hours ago, 05 Milan said:

Good report, Dave. As much as I love Jürgen, I can't help but feel that he would have won more than 1 out of 4 Champions League finals throughout his career if he had been a bit more flexible and cynical to his approach in the crunch games. Especially on neutral turf, where he didn't have the Anfield effect to ride on. Ancelotti's Real have always been perfectly happy to sit back and hit us on the break, safe in the knowledge that 99% of the time we would seek to dominate and attack.

That's probably true, but I doubt we'd have got that far in the first place without him.

It's like how Rafa completely fucked up the 2007 final and deserves the blame for it. But equally, he was the reason we got that far so it balances itself out. 

2 hours ago, Wembley Trophy said:

There's another nice little 442 video of the game tactics which is very complimentary, particularly about Slot and Mo.

The feller is an NUFC fan but I reckon he's a closet red.

3 hours ago, dave u said:

 

That's not the comparison I was making mate. More so how full backs often have specific wingers that they just can't handle, and for Neville his was Ginola. I wasn't comparing Ginola with Doku, as Ginola had end product!

you’re referring to the hair really Dave, we get it

It’s clear from this match report and his recent posts in the Gooners thread that Dave hates Slot and loves Arteta. Dave is a secret Tet’head….

Well Arteta hasn't slagged off Darwin in a press conference, so....

Great stuff Dave, dunno about the stress free bit I was clock watching throughout. In between lambasting Trent and Diaz. 

Slot definitely game planned the formation going into this crazy tough run of away games and that was such a mature, well drilled professional performance. 

One last huge game tomorrow, just hope the lads can pull out another result before a short rest. Some of the boys were utterly drained at the end,  including Mo who we must have available for the run in and CL

4 hours ago, 05 Milan said:

Good report, Dave. As much as I love Jürgen, I can't help but feel that he would have won more than 1 out of 4 Champions League finals throughout his career if he had been a bit more flexible and cynical to his approach in the crunch games. Especially on neutral turf, where he didn't have the Anfield effect to ride on. Ancelotti's Real have always been perfectly happy to sit back and hit us on the break, safe in the knowledge that 99% of the time we would seek to dominate and attack.

There’s no way in the world a perceived lack of trophies won by Jurgen is on him. He was facing the biggest, most brazen and best coordinated example of cheating in the history of sport. If we fell at the final hurdle it’s because of the toll the journey took rather than any deficiency on his part. 

1 hour ago, Paul said:

There’s no way in the world a perceived lack of trophies won by Jurgen is on him. He was facing the biggest, most brazen and best coordinated example of cheating in the history of sport. If we fell at the final hurdle it’s because of the toll the journey took rather than any deficiency on his part. 

Correct, and he also won a Cl for us before Guardiola did with City which is incredible given the circumstances 

"This was a throwback to the Houllier and Benitez eras when we’d do this to get results at United or Chelsea, or in Europe."

I love these kinds of games, they sort the wheat from the Sky generation chaff.

"I wanted 10-6!" 

Fuck off and watch the LA Lakers then you teenage Winsford cunt.