Toulouse (A) - EL Grp E, Thurs 9th Nov 2023 (5:45pm)

[M_B]

It was handball.

 

But fuck we weren't great, learn from it and move on.

[magicrat]

That was about as enjoyable as getting a root filling.

[Rick Sanchez C-137]

If this keeps up right through to next season, I'll not be watching this fucking mess any more. Killed the game with this fucking nonsense. VAR has been a mess from the start but if anything they're making it worse as time goes on. Ludicrous.

[ZonkoVille77]

1 minute ago, Simbo said:

That was a shite performance.

 

However I didn’t think VAR looked at handballs unless it led directly to a goal? There were about 3-4 passes after the handball?!

 

I'm convinced modern refs don't know the rules of the game.

[Anubis]

We got what we deserved. Nothing. Can’t quibble it. Toulouse got their big night after all.

 

This performance and Luton have been very poor. 

[Creator Supreme]

3 minutes ago, diamondjoe said:

Bum Brentford, then city

How drunk are you?

[3 Stacks]

25 minutes ago, Freddo said:

No point reading lots into this performance. We’ve been poor, maybe bordering on unprofessional at times. But we’ll win the group.
We’ll beat Lask easily enough at home.

Sloppy as fuck, hope for much better on Sunday as we have to be at a high level to see off Brentford. 

You do have to worry, though, because this is the sort of game where it's so bad, you have to re-evaluate the level of certain squad players.

 

It's what should have been said by more after this summer; we didn't actually improve many areas of the squad and there will be lots to do still, among possible important departures and other declining players that will need replacing, as well.

 

Tsimikas, Endo, Kelleher, not good enough. Doak isn't ready. Things like that.

[Carvalho Diablo]

What can you say after that?

 

I'm going for a shit and a Kit-Kat.

[RedHeadedRed]

Fucking farcical decision absolute joke, it's not just Premier league refs then.

[Trumo]

Very poor performance, especially in the second half. And wasn't impressed by the performances of either Kostas or Cody who were the epitome of half-arsed. I'm not even sure Cody was awake. That said, the equivalent of Darren England has made a right fuck-up on that late VAR call as any infringement over handball by Mac (and the ball came off his chest and nudged his upper arm) was long before the ball was put into the net by Quansah. I thought VAR can only get involved if any handball is by the player making the assist, or the goalscorer.

[Saintslfc13]

Just now, Simbo said:

That was a shite performance.

 

However I didn’t think VAR looked at handballs unless it led directly to a goal? There were about 3-4 passes after the handball?!

Are the standards different in Europa than in the premier league? In any case, I obviously think it's the wrong decision but again when you don't turn up for 80-85 minutes and concede 3 because of it I find it hard to feel too pissed over it. Fair fucks to the guy for actually going to the monitor even though he already pointed to the spot, fairly certain they wouldn't do that in the premier league.

[Creator Supreme]

Just now, 3 Stacks said:

Tsimikas, Endo, Kelleher, not good enough

Add Mac Allister and Trent to that list.

[Anubis]

Just now, Carvalho Diablo said:

What can you say after that?

 

I'm going for a shit and a Kit-Kat.

Got a packet of roast chicken crisps and and a Star Bar at the ready. Already had one Birra Moretti. Contemplating another but don’t normally do more than one on a work night.

[Freddo]

2 minutes ago, 3 Stacks said:

You do have to worry, though, because this is the sort of game where it's so bad, you have to re-evaluate the level of certain squad players.

 

It's what should have been said by more after this summer; we didn't actually improve many areas of the squad and there will be lots to do still, among possible important departures and other declining players that will need replacing, as well.

 

Tsimikas, Endo, Kelleher, not good enough. Doak isn't ready. Things like that.

We improved the midfield enormously. I do think we should have got a top defender in and I don’t think Endo is the man. We need a pin athletic player in the six.

Maybe we’ll address some things in January. Another midfielder to preempt Thiago going and a centre back.

Tsimikas getting the contract was a strange one I admit.

[diamondjoe]

3 minutes ago, Creator Supreme said:

How drunk are you?

Incurable optimist me. No point in over analysing it tonight. Get games like that. 

Just as likely to bum Brentford then city.

I think we'll twat city 1-4

[Mook]

We did not deserve an equaliser there & they fully earned their win after giving our millionaires a schooling in the second half.

 

We can't keep going into games with no aggression, it's been going on far too long & I think Klopp has to take responsibility for it. 

 

I can honestly see the wheels coming off again, the Brighton & Luton displays along with tonight's game have all been absolutely insipid. Time to sort it out & fucking fast before we get another hiding at City.

[bossy]

1 minute ago, Anubis said:

Got a packet of roast chicken crisps and and a Star Bar at the ready. Already had one Birra Moretti. Contemplating another but don’t normally do more than one on a work night.

I’m eyeing up the baileys..

[HolyHank]

McAllister, or how the fuck he spells it, is not all that. Loses the ball all the time, and doesn't cover too much ground. 

 

Even more worrying is Big Dom's sudden fall from grace

[Captain Howdy]

3 minutes ago, diamondjoe said:

I think we'll twat city 1-4

[an tha]

12 minutes ago, Freddo said:

We improved the midfield enormously. I do think we should have got a top defender in and I don’t think Endo is the man. We need a pin athletic player in the six.

Maybe we’ll address some things in January. Another midfielder to preempt Thiago going and a centre back.

Tsimikas getting the contract was a strange one I admit.

Thing is Thiago is effectively "gone" already as he is never available - but we refuse to properly replace players in this situation until they actually leave....it always ends up leaving us a bit short as a result.

 

We exacerbated that problem by then signing a player in same area of the park that Klopp does not want to play...So a couple of inevitable injuries on top which of course happens and we are down to bare bones.

 

Squad can't afford to carry passengers and have players who are not trusted and we have made a habit of it over last couple of years.

 

 

[ZonkoVille77]

MacAllister should be bossing the midfield against teams like that. But he isn't. That tells us how good he is. Also looks goosed after 10 mins of each game he plays.

[Anubis]

5 minutes ago, Freddo said:

We need a pin athletic player in the six.

 

Think we’ve already had our expectations managed in that regard.

[Scooby Dudek]

We deserved the draw because despite being absolutely shit we scored a perfectly good third goal to equalise and get the draw.

The officials again making the headlines because they don't appear to know or care about the rules. 

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

[Guest]

I was looking forward to a 7.45pm kick off. I don’t know how to feel about finding out it’s already over.