Man Utd (H) - Premier League -17/1/21 - 16:30

[Doctor Troy 10,425]

27 minutes ago, The Golden Eel said:

I don't know what his issue is but that sounds a bit harsh. You wonder whether his problems are more mental than physical. There's no doubt he's been an absolute flop though and by far our worst signing under Klopp. 

Maybe a bit harsh but at least when Shaqiri, Matip and Sturridge play/played you could tell they have something about them and make an immediate impact. He genuinely looks not arsed and doesn't seem to have integrated well into the club, despite having Mane, a french speaking West African to help him settle. 

 

When he plays he just coasts through games and needs about 4 or 5 to get his rhythm going. Problem is by that time he's normally injured again. 

[LFC 6 Times 770]

Absolutely insane that we're just motoring on without 1 fit recognised CB acting like there's nothing we could do. We're extremely fortunate that Fabinho just so happens to be top class there but partnering him with Henderson, Philips or Williams for the rest of the season is negligence and will ensure we don't win anything this season.

[Jimmy Hills Chin 1,120]

4 minutes ago, LFC 6 Times said:

Absolutely insane that we're just motoring on without 1 fit recognised CB acting like there's nothing we could do. We're extremely fortunate that Fabinho just so happens to be top class there but partnering him with Henderson, Philips or Williams for the rest of the season is negligence and will ensure we don't win anything this season.

Not forgetting that Fab is not immune to the odd injury. I’m fucking shitting it every time he goes in for a challenge.

[niallers 1,063]

This cunting crowd haven't lost away in the league for 22 fucking games! How is that even possible? Last one they lost was to us this time last year. Maybe the bitters were right, the standard of the league must be rubbish. 

[Section_31 19,867]

 

[AngryofTuebrook 18,266]

No sign of Matip in Wednesday's training pics.

[skaro 5,221]

1 minute ago, AngryofTuebrook said:

No sign of Matip in Wednesday's training pics.

 

The new CB will be starting instead?

 

 

[joe_fishfish 401]

My guess is we'll see Matip again in February, for about 60 minutes.

[Pete 722]

Can we not just 'pull a City' and say our squad have CV19 an s we can't put together a first XI and subs? 
 

[skaro 5,221]

6 minutes ago, Pete said:

Can we not just 'pull a City' and say our squad have CV19 an s we can't put together a first XI and subs? 
 

 

In the hope that United will be shite later in the season, as promised. After Everton will have thrown their game against City.

 

 

 

 

[Pete 722]

9 minutes ago, skaro said:

 

In the hope that United will be shite later in the season, as promised. After Everton will have thrown their game against City.

 

 

 

 

In the hope we have a fit central defender and have found our form again. 

[skaro 5,221]

Just now, Pete said:

In the hope we have a fit central defender and have found our form again. 

 

We'll just have to beat them with our backs against the wall.

 

Then beat them again at Old Trafford later in the season with a fit central defender and our form back.

 

[sir roger 6,010]

1 hour ago, joe_fishfish said:

My guess is we'll see Matip again in February, for about 60 minutes.

Gone in 60 seconds

[Crazy Dave 214]

A choice between fielding Phillips or Williams, both of whom run the risk of being torn to shreds or removing Hendo from the midfield and further weakening the engine room. 

 

What a time to be alive. 

[Crazy Dave 214]

Don't want to see Jones start this. Outstanding talent, but he's stumbling and needs taking our for his own good. 

[an tha 6,047]

6 minutes ago, Crazy Dave said:

Don't want to see Jones start this. Outstanding talent, but he's stumbling and needs taking our for his own good. 

If Henderson has to play centre half (fucks sake state of us) Unless we go with Milner then Jones is gonna start i reckon.

 

Not sure if now Milner is the answer to our problems in midfield.

[Crazy Dave 214]

4 minutes ago, an tha said:

If Henderson has to play centre half (fucks sake state of us) Unless we go with Milner then Jones is gonna start i reckon.

 

Not sure if now Milner is the answer to our problems in midfield.

Jones seems to be playing more and more within himself and turning into a "safe" midfielder who passes the ball side to side and does the hard yards. I get that Jones's positional sense and understanding of the role had to evolve in order to make it in a Klopp team, but he seems to have a lost a bit of that creative, unpredictable, spark that makes him unique. 

[VERBAL DIARRHEA 8,011]

30 minutes ago, Crazy Dave said:

Jones seems to be playing more and more within himself and turning into a "safe" midfielder who passes the ball side to side and does the hard yards. I get that Jones's positional sense and understanding of the role had to evolve in order to make it in a Klopp team, but he seems to have a lost a bit of that creative, unpredictable, spark that makes him unique. 

This. He has obviously reigned it in for the team under instruction. Not his game but needs must. 

[Harry's Lad 798]

[an tha 6,047]

1 hour ago, Crazy Dave said:

Jones seems to be playing more and more within himself and turning into a "safe" midfielder who passes the ball side to side and does the hard yards. I get that Jones's positional sense and understanding of the role had to evolve in order to make it in a Klopp team, but he seems to have a lost a bit of that creative, unpredictable, spark that makes him unique. 

Agreed.

 

Be interesting to see him when we get him in side with the shackles off.

[m0e 1,525]

I'd play Hendo Wijnaldum and Fabinho together in a back 3. At least we'll have them together again.

 

Thiago and Milner in a 2 man midfield with the front 3 as normal.

 

That way, we'd geggen press the fuck out of them.

[an tha 6,047]

7 minutes ago, m0e said:

I'd play Hendo Wijnaldum and Fabinho together in a back 3. At least we'll have them together again.

 

Thiago and Milner in a 2 man midfield with the front 3 as normal.

 

That way, we'd geggen press the fuck out of them.

8 men - i like it.

 

Really show then who is boss.

[an tha 6,047]

Clattenburg in media i see ensuring refs have it in their minds to give us fuck all Sunday...

 

As well as admitting he and other refs cheated when Demento was at the toilet.

 

Prick.

 

Dead obvious it will influence how game is reffed Sunday now.

 

'Look refs Klopp thinks you are cheats'....

 

This is what we are up against when these are in mix - the fucking whole system is in their corner.

[johnsusername 2,221]

What the fuck are we up against here. Christ.

[an tha 6,047]

Incredibly he manages to praise Utd players and say they are 'clever' whist knocking Mane for doing same (but not getting a pen)

 

Just unreal.

 

This is amazing...from Clattenburg

"I have watched United closely this season and analysed each of their 11 penalty awards. 

There are as many as five where I believe contact was invited or even initiated by the United player.
Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial, Paul Pogba and Mason Greenwood are the players involved. 
They are, in many ways, being clever. 
Once there is contact and the penalty is awarded, VAR will rarely overturn the decision."

 

"Notice, too, that more players are going down in what referees call the 'dead zone' in the penalty area, a position from which they have little chance of scoring. Rashford did it against Newcastle when he was heading out of the area and took the chance to go to ground under a loose leg from Jamal Lewis."

 

 

"But this is where Klopp should be careful, because that is exactly what Sadio Mane did when going down too easily under Kyle Walker-Peters' challenge during last Monday's 1-0 defeat at Southampton. 

 

The ball was running out of play and, in a different position with the chance to score, I believe Mane would have ridden the challenge.

So there were a couple of things to take from Klopp's comments after that game. First, he sounds like a hypocrite if he is suggesting United's players are looking to win penalties. The likes of Mo Salah and Mane are just as capable of employing similar tactics"