What were you most wrong about with this team?

[Biscao]

Just now, TheDrowningMan said:

This was a huge one for me. Ridiculous in hindsight.

Yeah, I'm almost ashamed. I knew he was good, but he's just one or two levels above the second best CBs in the world. 

 

But at the time it looked like we dropped him that summer, and who knew if he would actually arrive in January? That we pulled it off was excellent work from all involved.

[aRdja]

1. I thought a controlling midfielder was essential for this team to win a trophy

2. Wanted us to buy Mahrez over Salah

3. Didn’t think Matip was a good enough defender

 

That’s about it. 

[El Dangerous]

About winning all the trophies all the time, not just this team, every Liverpool team. Its the hope that kills you.

[aws]

32 minutes ago, m0e said:

Midfield not being good enough, us not getting a CB when the VVD bid was rejected, not to mention how mental 75mil was for a centre half, the impact of the Brain leaving, Firmino not being good enough, the Robertson buy being another sign of our fall from grace as a club, Oxlade a poor choice for midfield, the effect of the Coutinho sale, Klopp not able to manage games, not enough nous in the team, and us being too nice to win.

But, to be fair, you've been pretty much spot on otherwise. 

[aws]

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[Kevin D]

19 minutes ago, aws said:

But, to be fair, you've been pretty much spot on otherwise. 

You made any wrong calls, Andrew?

[aws]

What's a wrong call? 

 

I did think Matip was a level below what he has now shown us. And the  keeper looks better than I thought. 

[Kevin D]

11 minutes ago, aws said:

What's a wrong call? 

 

I did think Matip was a level below what he has now shown us. And the  keeper looks better than I thought. 

 

Lightweight, won't settle.

[Ne Moe Imya]

I thought we overpaid for Mane, but the really dumb one was that I was pretty sure Robertson was just being brought in to be Moreno's backup.

 

Yikes.

[Nelly-Szoboszlai]

Lack of game management and shithousery. 

 

I noticed it a few times yesterday and in the Barcelona game. Matip leaving his foot in against Kane. Milner getting into Messi and getting under his skin. 

 

Plus, throw ins and corners yesterday. The early goal meant we could play a bit more reserved. And we slowed it right down for set pieces. The wonderful, European Cup winning, shithouse, time wasting Reds! 

[mgw100]

I thought Matip was shit

[House of Dirk]

Being proven wrong about Hendo. 

[KMD7]

That we are bottlers. Not anymore 

[Bob]

I was wrong about Hendo. Not about when I criticised his game at times, but about questioning his ability as a captain, and as a leader.

 

watching him lift that trophy was terrific, and he rightly has his place alongside our previous European cup winning captains.

 

the way the players celebrated WITH him, the way each - especially the young lads - sought him out afterwards to hug and congratulate him.

 

hes MY CAPTAIN.

[Harry Squatter]

Being bottlers.

[Captain]

I wasn’t impressed when we signed Robertson.

 

I am now.

[Red Phoenix]

Hendo. Not something I've really commented on, more of a feeling I've had for a while.

 

I liked him at first, but thought he'd be better as a type of wide midfielder putting crosses in. Then I spent quite a while being unsure, until I just didn't think we were strong enough in midfield with him. After watching the Barca match that ended and am chuffed for him, especially after what he's gone through since being captain, but also because of what the team have been through generally and the finals we lost in recent years.

 

I think being made captain might have set him back for a while. Maybe it was a bit too much pressure at the time, if so am glad that's now over.

[aRdja]

21 minutes ago, Red Phoenix said:

Hendo. Not something I've really commented on, more of a feeling I've had for a while.

 

I liked him at first, but thought he'd be better as a type of wide midfielder putting crosses in. Then I spent quite a while being unsure, until I just didn't think we were strong enough in midfield with him. After watching the Barca match that ended and am chuffed for him, especially after what he's gone through since being captain, but also because of what the team have been through generally and the finals we lost in recent years.

 

I think being made captain might have set him back for a while. Maybe it was a bit too much pressure at the time, if so am glad that's now over.

He was our best midfield in the final. He was also immense against Bayern at Anfield. Didn’t he boss it at home against PSG too? The bigger then occasion the better he is, or so it seems.

[Red Phoenix]

18 minutes ago, viRdjil said:

He was our best midfield in the final. He was also immense against Bayern at Anfield. Didn’t he boss it at home against PSG too? The bigger then occasion the better he is, or so it seems.

 

Not sure about a lot of what happened this season really because I missed so much of it. Didn't watch us from the start then we went on an unbeaten run in the league and I didn't want to watch us in fear of it being the first match we lost or something. Can't remember the home Bayern game, but can remember the away game and thinking it was amazing.

[Paulie Dangerously]

Never rating Matip. He's been outstanding the last few months

[Biscao]

52 minutes ago, viRdjil said:

He was our best midfield in the final. He was also immense against Bayern at Anfield. Didn’t he boss it at home against PSG too? The bigger then occasion the better he is, or so it seems.

And he was MOTM against Barca at home.

[s(k)aturation]

18 minutes ago, Paulie Dangerously said:

Never rating Matip. He's been outstanding the last few months

 

Good call.

 

 

[Dave D]

Thought Buvac "the brain" leaving was going to be a real problem 

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

Didn’t think Jurgen’s new teeth worked. They do.

 

[VladimirIlyich]

I said we'd win the league this season.