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Unlucky for Matip

With his right foot too!!

Get the fuck in Mo!!!!! What a goal!

I know you're being facetious but it's not unheard of in animals for that to happen. Is it happening right now? Possibly, I don't think so at the moment but it certainly could be. It seems to me that at best the vaccines are slightly reducing the risk of severe covid for the people most at risk. When they do outright fail the people most at risk seem to be the ones who still die. When you take that with the various adverse events reports I can see why an otherwise healthy person would rather take their chances, especially when natural immunity seems to be better than the vaccinations can provide. It's not a black and white situation, it's literally an individualized risk situation because as had been said multiple times the vaccines do not prevent infection nor spread of the virus. There will be outliers of course, my 81 year old functionally alcoholic unvaccinated father tested positive (could've been false but there's no way of knowing) and had nothing more than a cough for 3 weeks. Last week I read about a fully vaccinated 39 year old that died and from the pictures he looked like an average healthy man certainly wasn't obese. The truth of the matter is that we just don't know enough about either the virus or the currently available vaccinations to say that either or is the best choice.

It's because the current vaccines don't actually stop infections, they do seem to limit hospitalization and death, with the most at risk seeing the most benefit. I've had enough of the shaming about it myself, but at this point it is what it is. People are firmly entrenched in their respective camps and that's pretty much the way it's going to stay unless something better (or truly damning) comes along that changes peoples minds one way or another. As far as players are concerned, some of them have already caught and beat the virus. The only reason for those people to get vaccinated is to have a record saying they're vaccinated. They presumably already have a record saying they've had it with their doctor but that's not good enough for the powers that be right now. It's pretty bizarre honestly but again it's the world we live in at the moment.

Jones has had a great game, I'd like Bobby to get a third now.

Cool finish from Bobby, a bit too cool almost.

I think the midweek team will tell us a little about the side for the City game. Have a hard time seeing Klopp not starting Bobby in a big match as long as he’s fit though. For me it’d be between Jota and Mané for the left and on current form there’s only one winner. I do think Robbo will keep his place but again on current form Tsimikas is making a hell of an argument to start ahead of him I just have a feeling he’ll be starting the midweek game and so that’ll be a reason to give Robbo the game at the weekend.

Who's going to take them? We haven't had a great direct Free kick taker since Coutinho left.

Yea, I'm not sure what that was about really with Mané having been a passenger most of the game. You could tell he wasn't up for it in the first half when he has a break away and pisses about until he tries to thread it for Mo instead of taking all the space to his left. I get he's right footed but he had plenty of room to drive left and cut it back for a shot.

Need to sort our defending and on current form Tsimikas needs to start over Robbo and Mané needs benching as well. Mo had a clear cut chance to seal the deal and puts it over the bar, which you just felt was going to be an issue later. Virgil bailed us out in the end otherwise we probably lose. I did think that foul on Jota in their box was a penalty but it's one of those that's completely off the ball so I can see why it's not given, what's frustrating is that anywhere else on the pitch it's a clear cut foul.

GET THE FUCK IN! I know it's a deflection but our reserve midfielders scoring some great goals two games in a row. Bobby on was the move I wanted but I don't know why you take Jones off there, especially given Mané's day.

All that deliberation to do exactly what everyone expected us to do.

What a run by Robbo

Great header by Jota. From the angle I thought Hendo was off when he got the ball but on replay he's well onside.