Match Day Thread Vs Fulham (H)
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Nah. It was off
Let's argue for the next four pages about whether he was on or off, that will be good.
There was an improvement, but we're still not where we need to be. Clear second, but I can't see us (or anyone for that matter) catching citeh. They're just too good. I didn't see MOTD 2, but I heard they wiped the floor with the scummers.
Robbo explains quality of breakaway goal v Fulham
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Watch: Extended highlights of LFC 2-0 Fulham
“I’ve been there with Hull,” Robertson told Liverpoolfc.com as he explained the ruthless nature of the move. “You can’t put your finger on it but sometimes when you play against these big teams and you get a corner, it’s a relief and then you switch off.
“Al played it out quickly to Trent, who played a fantastic ball to Mo. We have just caught them off guard; they are all sprinting back and the ball is in the back of the net before they can even do anything about it.
“It’s harsh on them but that’s what all the top teams do and luckily we managed to do that. We got ourselves in front, that’s always crucial, especially in these games at home.”
Liverpool extended their lead early in the second half when Robertson’s deep cross found Xherdan Shaqiri at the back post and the No.23 volleyed home.
The Scot’s fifth assist of the campaign helped the home side ensure their unbeaten top-flight run extended to 12 games, with their tally of 30 points equal to the club’s best in the Premier League era.
“We can only look after ourselves and that’s what we’ve done,” said Robertson.
“The first half was a bit of a struggle but Mo popped up at the right time and the second half was a really professional performance. We could have had a few more; we really controlled it, which was pleasing.”
The Champions League defeat by Red Star Belgrade that preceded Fulham’s visit had given Jürgen Klopp’s side extra motivation on Sunday, admitted Robertson.
Their assured response in securing a 2-0 result saw the Reds temporarily take top spot in the division, though they were later leapfrogged by reigning champions Manchester City and ended the weekend in second.
English Premier League
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Manchester City 12 10 2 0 36 5 31 32
2 Liverpool 12 9 3 0 23 5 18 30
3 Chelsea 12 8 4 0 27 8 19 28
4 Tottenham Hotspur 12 9 0 3 20 10 10 27
5 Arsenal 12 7 3 2 26 15 11 24
6 Bournemouth 12 6 2 4 21 16 5 20
Domestic football now pauses for the latest round of international fixtures, before Liverpool face a run of 11 matches in 40 days once they return to action later this month.
“Midweek was a massive disappointment – we don’t hide away from that fact,” said the left-back. “They scored two goals that are unlike us to concede and with everything that went on, it was a hard battle and we didn’t quite get going.
“But from the moment we landed back in Liverpool all the focus was on Fulham and it was all about bouncing back because going into the international break, it’s crucial to have a bit of momentum. In the league we’re doing that really well.
“After the internationals we’ve got really tough games coming up and it’s going into the Christmas period – that’s a bit tough on the body but we’ll all be ready to go and we’ll see where we are after that.”
Your players should have been booked. They celebrated knowing they were offside.
The weekend we play Watford;
Other important fixtures:
Saturday
Manchester united vs Crystal Palace
West Ham vs Manchester city
Sunday
AFC Bournemouth vs Arsenal
Other important fixtures:
Saturday
Manchester united vs Crystal Palace
West Ham vs Manchester city
Sunday
AFC Bournemouth vs Arsenal
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Jurgen Klopp has admitted Liverpool had Lady Luck on their side in their 2-0 defeat of Fulham that sent the Reds to the top of the Premier League.
A goal in each half from Mohamed Salah and Xherdan Shaqiri secured Liverpool all three points against a Fulham side much improved upon their recent performances.
That's what it's come to with PGMOL
Only 6 opponents offside at Anfield is considered "lucky" to be given
Plenty of free kicks get taken where ball is still moving. If ref sees it, it gets called back, he didn't and we scored. end of discussion.
The ball was also moving when Fulham's free kick which led to the disallowed goal was taking also.
when will players realise you don't need to start offside from frees etc.
most of the time lfc players just stand still and let players be offisde. other teams run back and crowd keeper and play them on.
If eams finally cotton onto us we will be in trouble as you only need make a run from onside position and all our lot will be standing still and you slot it home.
In this case however they took a short corner allowing us to get up and out.
