Match Day Thread Liverpool V Plymouth - FA Cup 3rd round

Watching Moreno on set pieces, I got a strong sense of De ja vu, like I was watching Harry Kane at the Euros

 

Credit to our youngsters - lacked the final ball but they dominated.

 

Boring as ****. Would rather have lost, as the replay will just be the same again

 

Agree with this. It's like he thinks he's above such games!

 

Well played Plymouth ...................good experience for some of our youngster's but a replay is the last thing we need.

No urgency, shooting from range was poor, corner's were poor.

 

well that went

 

He's terrible but I was looking at out team wondering who else could take them!

 

Well done Argyle. We were lumping it in for Andy Carroll there in the end. I don't blame Klopp though - especially in the first half, from the possession and such in the first half he had every right to expect something more than, well we nearly had an own goal. That's it. Pretty patterns in the first half, going nowhere: lumpball in the second half, going back to Plymouth.

 

Great! Another game to look forward to now.

Anyway, we've had trouble all season trying to break down a resolute defence, and it seems we've not learned much yet.

 

Kloppy looks like he's chewing on a wasp. January fire sale of all academy players, lads?

 

It will be a different game at their place. They will try and score so should be a bit more open. We will also play a stronger team from the outset.

 

Don't think we will play a stronger team. The kids dominated the first half completely, just lacked the final touches. Players only have themselves to blame

 

Rubbish, never want to lose especially in cup!

 

Yep.

We needed a change much earlier. Our youngsters were really not doing the business. Those who said they dominated the game must know that Plymouth had deliberately allowed full possession to us and retreated back into their penalty area the whole match.

Winning is a habit and we really should have disposed of Plymouth fairly easily. There was clearly an underestimation of the opposition by Klopp. We will know better next time.

 

Dreadful game.

Plymouth... faff that they were bloody awful today. No pressure no real abilty shown.

Lfc... ojo ejaria... seriously you need to sort your heads out cos today you didnt show me anything that you care you got a game.

But my special ire is for origi who did nothing but foul today and he needed to do s lot more than that.

Now theres a replay to schedule. Pretty disgusyed at the lack of well tempo from our lot. We followed their sit back no tackle model and played far too slowly.

 

None of them are much good in the academy at this point. Anyone half decent is in first team squad... you of course didnt realise that

 

Never want to lose either but if I were making a list of what I don't want to see happen, a replay would have been top!

 

Yep, and Klopp's not bothered, knows they'll do better in the replay where Plymouth will need to leave their own half


Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp talking to BT Sport: "It is not a result we wished for but it is not frustrating - that's football. Plymouth deserved the draw and the rematch.

"We started well, we played football but then we lost patience too early and tried to force it. This team could have played much better. Now we go to Plymouth for the first time in my life - all good.

"I don't know how many people live in Plymouth - but it felt like the whole of Plymouth was in the 18-yard box.

"We needed to stay cool and patient - that's the biggest challenge in football when you're playing against a deep lying defensive side. I made the decision to make changes and name a young side - that's life."

 

Why? Play the same team in the replay so they get more experience and probably a win. What's the problem?

 

Playing the same team is fair enough but it's still taking the focus away from the PL. Klopp is still manager, senior players still travel and prepare etc. It's another gane regardless of who plays.