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Liverpool vs Spurs Match Thread

sebo_sek

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The most positive thing from this match is that we are clearly getting stronger and fitter as as always do this time of year under Poch, compare us to how Liverpool looked yesterday and you could see that we were the fitter team by an absolute mile especially in the 2nd half and that bodes really for the rest of the season bearing in mind we have CL football coming up and key players returning as well.
We covered over 3km more ground. That's a lot!
 

glacierSpurs

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Ironically Souness called it right immediately after the game. Liverpool would have needed to be allowed 6 substitutions to have competed with Spurs in the second half. Their midfield simply can't maintain the intensity of the press for more than 45 minutes, and this is ultimately Klopp's achilles heel...
Their level of fitness and our level of fitness are as clear as night and day. TBH, I'm quite shock Klopp team looked so shag very early in the second half.

As long as scoreline is kept respectable in first half, almost like any team can get something out from them in second half.
 

Trix

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no your wrong, as Jenas and Lawro said as he is an offside position he is offside
why on earth do these people think that there view is correct, even when the laws are different, and if there views are wrong then the law needs changing
how on earth the liverpool fans can moan about the 2nd pen is beyond me, VVD smashes into the back of Lamelas calf, 100% pen

How am I wrong? I agree that by the current laws of the game the decisions are right. The problem comes down to people interpreting the laws wrong including referees at times. If the only decision the officials have to make is, is he anyone in an offside position, yes or no, then all they grey areas are gone.
 

sebo_sek

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How am I wrong? I agree that by the current laws of the game the decisions are right. The problem comes down to people interpreting the laws wrong including referees at times. If the only decision the officials have to make is, is he anyone in an offside position, yes or no, then all they grey areas are gone.
Think he was being sarcastic there...
 

rocklink

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Sports report woman on BBC says Kane had two penalties one was offside!? No it wasn't dear.
If Lovren intercepted that pass controlled it and passed it back to the keeper and Harry pounced on it nobody would call offside, well that is effectively what happened, ok Lovren is pretty hopeless so he completely miss kicked his interception and gave it straight to Harry Kane, the law is clear and it covered it perfectly.

Did lovren really touch the ball? Any conclusive evidence of this?
 

Cornpattbuck

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So many of the papers are tying the two penalty incidents together, as if our only goals came from dodgy penalties.

The fact that only one was a bit iffy and was missed anyway, seems to have completely passed the headline writers by.

Ah well, it's kind of funny as long as some suit from the FA doesn' start believing the spin...
 
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Trix

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So many of the papers are tying the two penalty incidents together, as if our only penalties came from dodgy penalties.

The fact that only one was a bit iffy and was missed anyway, seems to have completely passed the headline writers by.

Ah well, it's kind of funny as long as some suit from the FA doesn' start believing the spin...

Well if we are talking strict letter of the law the Lamela is a fraction offside as well.
 

1882andallthat

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I'm going to try to be even handed which is something pundits seem to have a real difficulty doing if they support Liverpool or they have played for them

Lawrenson, your analysis of the game and your embittered rant on MOTD was a disgrace, it was completely unprofessional and it was as biased and one sided as you could get. Even when the rules of the decision as to why the first penalty decision wasn't given as offside you chose to carry on ranting and ignored it. When questioned about the quality of Wanyama's goal you went on a tirade about it being the Liverpool goalkeepers fault and that we were lucky to be handed this opportunity, before admitting through gritted teeth that it was a good strike, in contrast you immediately went on to completely salivate and go well overboard about Salah's goal as though it was worthy of winning the Premier league and Champions for the next ten years. You did predict a draw beforehand so Harry Kane ensured you got what you deserved even though you clearly didn't want it.

Klopp, you too are an absolute disgrace, if you really don't understand why we were awarded these two penalties you clearly don't understand the laws of football, and if you think that VVD merely brushed or barely touched Lamela for that second penalty you are clearly not wanting to see what was clear to everyone on the replays, VVD is not exactly slightly built and he doesn't just touch Lamela he takes a good hard swing and catches the back of his leg firmly. You are to acknowledged truths what Donald Trump is to facts that confirm the obvious, when you don't like what you see you try to discredit it with complete falsehoods. If you had complained about Dele Alli's dive then you would have had some credibility, and on this subject I will conclude later.

And now for Phil McNulty, where is your long tactical analysis of the game, had it ended 2-1 to Liverpool I bet we would all have had it shoved down our throats about how majestic and tactically superior Liverpool are to the top six including Spurs, instead you are sulking and are nowhere to be seen.

To conclude, come on Dele, put a stop to this diving, it's doing yours and our reputation no good, yes you put in a great shift today and played a big part in our second half comeback and display but you can do all that without diving in the box when no one challenges you, I hate to see it whoever it is Spurs or no Spurs players, and if I was nitpicking, we were tactically naive at times by constantly playing it out of the back against as dangerous as opponent you can get in those circumstances and we very nearly paid the price for it, we got away with it though and showed great character to get something out of this game. Let's repeat that second half character for the entire 90 minutes in the two games this week COYS !!!
 

spursfan77

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Everyone still going on about the 2 penalties I see. They were both penalties. Liverpool are just trying to deflect away from blowing the game. Their behaviour is shocking as per usual. I suspect they'll be printing t shirts to wear before their next game
 

Dougal

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Liverpool used the momentum from the penalty save to score their second. They’ve not got anything to complain about. They choked from a winning position again and at times were dominated at home. The irony of scousers claiming to be robbed is all too much.
 

sxboy

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Theres really only one person who knows if the ball was touched and thats Lovren, lets face it hes not going to say it was is he.

As for Liverpool moaning about it all who really gives a flying fuck? they got dubious decision after another for years and what we really should be talking about is ANY team getting 1 pen in front of the Kop let alone 2. Wouldn't have happened in the 80s.

Liverpool are Liverpool they have always had this view that their somehow owed success.
 

mark87

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Apologies if already posted.

Apparently kicking someone in the arse is fine.

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