Arsenal 0 Liverpool 2 (Mar 16 2022)

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Report by

Chris Smith

 

It’s starting to get a bit real now, isn’t it? And it’s both exciting and terrifying in equal measures. Nine torturous games await, all-consuming and each more fraught than the last. Number 20 or heartbreak awaits, with nothing in between. Would we have it any other way? Well, yeah. Doing it the easy way would be bloody nice, but it’s not our style.

For 45-minutes at the Emirates, you wondered whether the golden chance served up on Monday night could pass us by. It was, relatively speaking, as bad as we’ve seen in a while and the timing couldn’t be worse. Klopp was raging on the touchline and Arsenal looked like their self-belief was – for the first time in about a decade against us – justified. 

 

As the bloke who usually writes these reports likes to say, they were smelling themselves and for once it wasn’t their dad’s rancid bottle of Old Spice stinging their nostril hairs. 

 

We seemed laborious on the ball, used it very poorly, and *gasp* failed to match Arsenal’s fight and intensity. Without looking like too much of a threat, Arsenal certainly looked more likely. Where was the Gunners side that rolls over to have its belly tickled and collapses at the first sign of adversity when he needed them? Well, thankfully those lads turned up when Jota stepped up a few minutes into the second half. 

 

 

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[dave u]

Thanks to Chris for filling in for me, I should let him do these more often as he's damn good at them. 

 

I've got some stuff going on privately right now which means I haven't got time to do the reports, round ups, pod etc.

 

Hopefully everything will be back on track after the weekend, but Chris and the rest of the lads will keep the rig on the road for now and the plan is to have a bumper pod covering this one and the Forest game.

 

Also, no need to derail this thread sending me well wishes and stuff, I don't want to detract from Chris' report and the win from the boys last night, so just stay on topic!

[Pete]

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He might have a point, but it was 14 not too long ago.

Love it.  They are definitely rattled as are their fans.  Come on reds. 

[Pureblood]

Agree with Chris U 100%

[DaveT]

Good stuff. I found the first half frustrating rather than fraught. They put so much effort into stopping us that they offered near zero threat.

[sir roger]

Think Arsenal would have been better served keeping the lump who is in goal for Villa, Ramsdale is one of the new Prem keepers who seem to have caught Pickford syndrome.

 

Nice change to read a report on an Arsenal game without having to wipe my screen afterwards.

[aws]

Good  report.  I thought that once they eased off with their charging about we just took control and they had nothing left to give. I thought we could have gone for more goals but sensibly just preserved energy. 

They have definitely improved though and are looking like the fourth best side. 

 

P.S. Best wishes Dave. Stuff. 

[dockers_strike]

Wonder how Jermain Beckford is feeling this morning?

[sir roger]

Reminded me of a boxing bout where a decent up and coming fighter keeps the champ honest until halfway and takes a few rounds, but the class shows as the bout goes on and there is no debate over the verdict

[Chris]

Tough shoes to fill. In the words a certain songstress close to the heart of the editor, I appreciate you found it in yours to "go easy on me..."

[Pete]

30 minutes ago, dockers_strike said:

Wonder how Jermain Beckford is feeling this morning?

Like he does every morning. That he wasted his career?

[Pureblood]

20 minutes ago, Chris said:

Tough shoes to fill. In the words a certain songstress close to the heart of the editor, I appreciate you found it in yours to "go easy on me..."

You were like a Blaze of Glory

[A_S]

What does Chris' mum think of Lallana? 

[Stouffer]

2 hours ago, Pete said:

Love it.  They are definitely rattled as are their fans.  Come on reds. 

Aye, great line that.

[Bob]

Nice job @Chris

particularly good of you to keep a few typos in there as tribute to the boss.

[Chris]

21 minutes ago, Bob Spunkmouse said:

Nice job @Chris

particularly good of you to keep a few typos in there as tribute to the boss.

 

I left them in on purpose in case he forgot to change the byline. It would have confused the shit out of people otherwise. 

[Chris]

3 hours ago, A_S said:

What does Chris' mum think of Lallana? 

Big fan. Don't talk to her about Raheem Sterling though. Despises him. 

[Tj hooker]

Klopp putting the band together was exactly how I described it myself when he brought on Mo and Bobby .

[Carradona]

Nice one, Chris. 

[alles ist gut]

Top, top teleprinter spelling out a number analysis there, Smithy.

[rb14]

Can we have a proper pic please? You weren't this youthful twenty fucking years ago or you'd have been in with a chance. This is an outrage.

 

 

[Chris]

27 minutes ago, rb14 said:

Can we have a proper pic please? You weren't this youthful twenty fucking years ago or you'd have been in with a chance. This is an outrage.

 

I'll slide into your DMs. 

[m0e]

Great stuff @Chris

 

"Here we goooo, Salah's got 10 in a row" is a much better chant than their shite.

 

We could swap the second line for "The Reds have won 10 in a row" in a couple of weeks, if that makes you happier!

[suzy]

Great stuff Chris, enjoyed that.

[Karl_b]

Great report Chris.