I think the only type of penalty Ali saves is the Jorginho type @dave u
The reason he's poor from pens is he waits to see what happens, which is exactly what makes him such an amazing keeper.
The reason Jorginho has such an impressive penalty record is because he knows 99.99% of keepers would dive before he hits the ball.
That 1 or 2 seconds extra that Ali gives himself allows him to react properly.
It was an alignment of the stars. Or maybe even the sun shining on a dogs arse.
I called it too, so I'm properly chuffed with myself.
From the Beeb:
Jorginho missed a penalty for the first time in nine attempts for Chelsea in all competitions, while this was Alisson's first penalty save for Liverpool since joining the club (three faced). The penalty was also Alisson's first save of any kind in this season's Premier League.
Didn't @dave u say similar in his Leeds match notes?
I kind of understand the analogy, but Carragher sounds clumsy there (although I have heard or read the rest of it).
If by steady you mean regularly getting caught out of position, playing it safe, losing every header, and not being strong enough on the ball, then I'm with you 100%
We're on a different level to Chelsea and it was only a matter of time before we pressurised then into an error. I thought it may come later, but perfect for us really to have half time to adapt. How bad is Keita. Fucking hell? Gini and Firmino doing well to challenge him for worst player in the pitch. At least the other two have a bit of presence about them though.
I'll keep my powder dry on Werner. Let's just say he's shown me what he's always shown my every time I've seen him play.
Milner stays in case Williams is not ready for a starting role at right back which is clear given his appearances so far. We can't afford to put Gomez there with no fourth choice centre back.
Wijnaldum also leaves next season on a free, so I wouldn't be letting go of Milly at this stage.
All good. Still didn't give me your pick for best player. You disagreed that he was our best player post lockdown. For that to be a valid argument, I'd imagine you'd want to nominate someone.
It seems there are a fair few who saw it like I did.
Firstly, he turned down the whole world effectively, because he ONLY wanted to go to Liverpool.
Secondly, he won the last 8 league titles at Bayern, not 6.
I can't believe these cunts get paid for their "analysis".