Ange made the right calls at HT against Brentford and it paid dividends.
Today he made the wrong calls and tinkered far too much late on which helped conspire a late equaliser for Everton.
Rather than bringing on Dragusin and 3 at the back in which we look hopeless, he really needed to take off Udogie for Davies for better balance and some experienced know how in seeing these tricky away games out.
Game management has been lacking for quite some time.
True good pointsIt was a frustrating performance and really disappointing to concede so late but a bit of perspective is needed too.
Everton made it difficult for us. They are by no means a walkover: they’ve lost just once in their last five league matches at home - and that was v City. In the last 5 league matches at Goodison they have beaten Newcastle and Chelsea relatively comfortably and drew with Villa. Without their points deduction they’d be mid table, just three points off the likes of Newcastle, Chelsea and Brighton.
Yeah we should and need to do better but we were playing a difficult to beat, well organised team and we are still missing some key players whilst several other key players look half fit.
Once again it was disappointing to concede so late and generally play so poorly, but a point is not the end of the world.
They didn’t really play that well just tried to bully us.I hope Everton crack on for the rest of the season and can perform like that and take some good points of the rest of the of the top 6 sides they have to play.
True, we do have a decent run of fixtures coming up, with the exception of Villa away.Last 7 games we have only played really well at Man Utd. We’ve had good spells in other games.
yes we have players coming back from injury and two still away
Maybe other teams are working us out. Lots of wayward passes today by usually reliable players.
Ange looked well pissed off in his interview. Everybody should be back for the Wolves game.
Everton did deserve something today. Between our goals we were quite poor.
Richarlison just doesn't hold it up at all. His control is quite terrible. But as you say, two great goals so he can't be expected to do it all.We desperately miss the ability to win free kicks further up the pitch to offer some respite, slow the game down and break up the oppositions rhythm.
Kane was an absolute master at this and whilst it’s harsh to be critical on Richarlison after his two brilliant goals, this is an element to his game he needs to improve on as that centre forward.
Wide players were fairly hopeless today - ineffective in attack and lacklustre in helping in the defence out.
Just on the bus on the way back to Liverpool City centre, and yes I don't think we deserved to win the game. In both the first and second half we were guilty of giving the ball away far too often, and that led to the freewqkick being given which led to their equaliser. An opportunity for 3 points spurned there as I felt if we'd had stepped it up a bit more a 3rd would have killed them off.
Great 2nd for the Richy goal, had to stay quiet for it as I was in the Gwladys St Upper stand everyone around except me and my other half going absolutely mental with that equaliser and it was a bitter pill to swallow but if I'm being impartial without my Spurs glasses on they didn't deserve to lose.
Disagree, he links up well with his side and helped Udogie get in some dangerous positions at the end where had udogie just put his foot through the ball would have created a chance for us or issues for themGil doesn’t work with the fullbacks at all. It compresses us on that side which results in an unbalanced midfield
I felt like he was doing well but he got tired and started press deeper and created problems with his poor passing after maxing out, he should have been subbed offRicharlison just doesn't hold it up at all. His control is quite terrible. But as you say, two great goals so he can't be expected to do it all.
Knives are not out, its a football forum, we’re allowed to say that the substitutions are poor and probably cost us 2 points. Please find the posts where people are hating on Ange.Two poor goals conceded today as we did against Brentford and the knives are out for Ange's methods, style of play , substitutions & team selection. What a fickle lot you are.