f. Moura looked way below his normal levels of effort - I was expecting much more from him given his place is now under threat.
Glad somebody gave Lloris more than 7. Would have been all over after 44 mins without him (and a mention to Davies). He could do nothing about their goalsLloris - 8
Doherty - 5
Dier - 4
Sanchez - 4
Davies - 6
Winks - 4
Højbjerg - 5
Ndombele - 7
Lucas - 4
Son - 9
Kane - 10
Lo Celso - 7
Lamela - 7
Bergwijn - NET
What changed the match was Gio coming on, not Ndombele going off and the fact that our forwards timed their runs better than in the first and Soton kept their naive high line the entire match.
Defensively we were still shite in the second. Even though we won today there is a lot to worry about.
Unfortunately for us, that's exactly what Klopp told Mane to do and on the 1st June 2019 within 5 mins the start of a particular game it worked a treat for them..... the rest most regrettably is painful history.....Mate. It's a bizarre penalty. In tightly packed defensive areas, I'd be telling my forwards to aim for defenders arms deliberately. Madness.
Glad somebody gave Lloris more than 7. Would have been all over after 44 mins without him (and a mention to Davies). He could do nothing about their goals
Big question for me is whether the defence and midfield were atrocious in the first half because of the selection, fitness or Mourinho's coaching. After the last week I still fear that it's Mourinho :-(
If we can play like the second half every week - keep it very compact and take advantage of errors and hit them on the break then we should be right up there
Mourinho"s tactics will always give me heart palpitations, although today they (Tactics) came off.
Much better second half where Ndombele's time added on first half magic was the catalyst for our turn around.
Who do you give MOTM to? Kane who had four assists with his goal, or Son who converted those four assists into goals?
Sonny my MOTM
Oh, and the referee David Coote need to do his homework as the new rules would dictate the penalty given to them was never one.
I think it’s more to do with physical condition, Jose said as much in post game interview - they had lots of bookings and lo celso would run at them causing them problems.Missed a bit of the first half , how did Ndombele do? What I saw he looked ok and did very well in the build up to the 1st goal. Was surprised to see him subbed a HT was he completely knackered again and subbed for fitness??
Missed a bit of the first half , how did Ndombele do? What I saw he looked ok and did very well in the build up to the 1st goal. Was surprised to see him subbed a HT was he completely knackered again and subbed for fitness??
Missed a bit of the first half , how did Ndombele do? What I saw he looked ok and did very well in the build up to the 1st goal. Was surprised to see him subbed a HT was he completely knackered again and subbed for fitness??
What Shanks said, but I also think the booking Ndombele got counted against him as we really do not want any suspensions going into this period. A hugely encouraging half for him all the same.I think it’s more to do with physical condition, Jose said as much in post game interview - they had lots of bookings and lo celso would run at them causing them problems.
lots of games coming up so good to give half’s where possible tbh
Ndombele showed an amazing piece of skill....and his arrows into the box are brilliant. He got relatively high ratings today. However It seems clear that the problem was his mobility, he doesn't stop the other team in any sense, almost zero tackling, too slow to fill spaces and block off passing routes - in this respect he was awful. With Le Celso we regained the midfield and banged in a lot of goals. Second half much much better which I think is your point.I assume the 2nd half was a disaster given the reaction to Ndombele's sub on here
Building him up 15 minutes at a time?Decent.
Fitness sub. Pre-agreed says big man Jose.
Yes Sir! I have been truly ripped a new one! Seriously, thanks for the clarification, my badHappy with your MOM and play analysis, but don't go off on one saying it is the referee (and the VAR referee who called him over because he missed it in real time) that needs to do his homework about the new law (not rules), when indeed it is supporters such as yourself that needs to.
The relevant part of the law states
It is an offence if a player:
touches the ball with their hand/arm when:
The above offences apply even if the ball touches a player’s hand/arm directly from the head or body (including the foot) of another player who is close.
- the hand/arm has made their body unnaturally bigger
And the FIFA directive is if the arm is not by the side of the body it is making the body unnaturally bigger.
Be upset with the new law (I don't agree with it) but actually understand the law first, then you will understand that was 100% nailed on, not even up for debate penalty, as was the similar one given against Manchester United, and as we will see given on every similar occasion this season.