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De Zerbi's had one season to rebuild. Most teams don't turn it around as fast as we did this season. Klopp himself mentioned that in his presser after the leaving announcement if I'm not mistaken. "It's the players fault, I didn't expect them to be this good so quickly", that's a not a verbatim quote but he said something to that effect. I don't know who should be our next manager, I voted Amorim because that's who I think it will be, but in reality there's no "low risk" option out there.

Ancelotti has basically made it his mission to destroy us every chance he gets after Istanbul. I don't think it'll ever happen but I could see him wanting to manage us just because of that, he definitely respects the clubs history and fanbase. The issue with him is timing. He's almost certainly not leaving Real to come here of his accord and it's unlikely he gets fired because he's comfortably winning in La Liga and they're always in with a shout in the Champion's League.

I don't know the exact timeline off the top of my head, but Hodgson was inherited as far as I remember. The club was in litigation to get it away from Hicks and Gillette who fired Rafa and Broughton brought in Hodgson, who was sacked pretty much as soon as they could do it. Kenny ended up as an interim replacement that got given a season because of the results he got after Hodgson then got sacked himself probably because FSG wanted their own man in anyway. Then we got Rodgers reign and he was sacked early in his 3rd or 4th season and in came Klopp who's now leaving of his own accord.

He’s been so good in Alisson’s relief that I won’t begrudge him a bad day but I did think Ali would’ve saved the 1v1.

So we were the Washington Generals today then?

Couldn't agree with this more, got into football late in the day as I was already 11 when I played what is the equivalent of little league baseball to football here in the states. For whatever reason I could always shoot or pass with both feet though, of course I preferred it on my right but I never once thought to myself that I couldn't have a go with my left if necessary. A professional effectively not trusting themself to use one half of their body is insane to me.

We're never going to turn up against united with a team full of kids in a FA cup quarterfinal unless Roy Hodgson somehow takes the manager's job again, even Brendan Rodgers isn't that clueless. The team we put out had more than enough quality to win the game and that was on display for the majority of the second half. They just didn't take their chances and the subs were unfortunately woeful outside of Elliot and Tsimikas, the former of which also made a huge mistake and the latter barely had time to get into the game.

Coventry will do them, it'll be the reverse of this where United will think they just have to turn up and Coventry will just keep going at them.

I don’t disagree with much you’ve said but I don’t think Gakpo’s problem was his work rate today. He just takes to long to make a decision whether to pass or shoot. You can same the about Diaz although obviously he’s the more skillful of the two, part of the problem with the latter though.

Happy Birthday at least

I agree. Just like our showing against Arsenal in the cup made me nervous for the league game, I think this will have us putting them to the sword from the off. Never like losing especially to them cunts but hopefully its a wake up call, and of all the competitions to have it in this was the one.

Fuck off

How in the fuck was that a foul?

Fucks sake

Get the fuck in!!

I thought he was off too be the last thing we want is for VAR to have to bail us out.

Gakpo held it too long but Elliot had loads of space to his right

No one wants to fuckin shoot!

Robbo and Mo off for Gakpo and Bradley

Dom off for Harvey. I would’ve subbed Diaz myself, Dom’s been free on the right multiple times we just haven’t got the ball to him.

Not to mention the pen that wasn’t against city.

My condolences

Get the fuck in Mo! VAR in shambles after that.

Rule that one offside you cunts

I've only been up for about 40 minutes but I'll admit my first thought was "Diaz at left back is a weird one"