TAW contributors with talking points straight from the ground after Liverpool’s 2-1 win over Burnley.
Can’s Role
Emre Can’s second good game in a row there, think Jürgen Klopp is getting the best out of him in that six role. @jsexton24
Game was low on quality from the Reds but whoever threw that block in at 2-1 can have man of the match. @johngibbonsblog
Sky gave it to Can. @PaulSenior1
That’s fair enough. He literally won the game. @johngibbonsblog
Divock Debate
Origi also making a case to start in games against lesser sides, particularly at home. Gives you something different but doesn’t disrupt the way the team plays by any means. @jsexton24
You pissed, Josh? @johngibbonsblog
Thought he was shite TBH. @PaulSenior1
Just mean generally he offers something different, don’t think he had an outstanding game or anything but would suit us better in those games. @jsexton24
I think Josh should be on a first formal warning for his Origi comment. Looks completely lost to me. @paul7cope
Has Firmino looked much better in the majority of those kind of games this season, though? I don’t think Origi’s shite today. @jsexton24
He started quite bright but his head went down as soon as it started going wrong. A few of them are like that. Which is why you sort of have to respect Emre. He keeps going and keeps his mad, sometimes misguided, self-belief. @johngibbonsblog
Nice One, Si
Oh, big go ed to Simon Mignolet. Some boss punches under pressure. He was great on the one he got flattened. @johngibbonsblog
Yes, John! @Andrew_Heaton
Coutinho Carrying?
Bit worried about Phil Coutinho. Do we think he’s carrying something? @johngibbonsblog
Phil and Adam Lallana were awful. @RobGutmann
Coutinho was shite, says a lot when Ben Woodburn came on and looked much the better player, created loads more and got in better areas. @jsexton24
Half-Time Fume
Thought all of them apart from Sadio Mane were shite. I’d have sold nine of them at half-time. @Benjanijohnson
Was fuming, Jonno. Had an angry Facebook all lined up. @johngibbonsblog
Adam threw a pie in the bin at half-time because he was so angry. It was boss. @Benjanijohnson
Tactics
I’m a bit concerned by the manager’s tactics. Just seems a bit naive to play Andre Gray the way he did today. @PaulSenior1
We just need better players. @johngibbonsblog
Thought our defence were too high up which made the ball up to Gray too easy — done the same with Vardy and others this season. @jsexton24
Conclusion
It is nice to win not playing well, though. First time all season? @johngibbonsblog
Arguably we needed that win more than a 5-0. Had to find a touch of quality, and steal it. Taking more from that than Arsenal. Burnley are good at what they do. Credit to Sean Dyche. @PaulSenior1
I’m made up with it. Every season features games like that and you just have to win, find a way, have some spirit, just keep going and don’t feel sorry for yourselves. That first goal was massive for that. It meant they could put the ‘oh no, not this again’ shite in the bin. After that, they realised that they can play like Joey Barton as well if they have to. It was full of boss needle, not least Lallana leaving one on the centre-half. Up the game for a scrap Reds. @robbohuyton
I’m ecstatic about those three points. Talk about digging deep. @RobGutmann
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Divock got an assist and held it up well, nice pressing. He’s not Firmino but did well.
Origi couldn’t hold up a bank, when has he ever held it up well?
Comments on Can and the Div are a bit much there, Josh. A striker can be anonymous and then contribute a goal to qualify as a good game. Origi didn’t do that, and Can has a whole lot of other jobs.
Goals do pay the rent, but let’s not confuse the bathwater and the baby. Now, please don’t make me torture any more language with such loose talk.
I love seeing teams comments during the game. Can we please make this a standard feature for every game.
Origi was awful. Simply not good enough. Can not start even if Bobbie out for City game.
not much to say,bad@won,mid field again,poor against low teams