Alisson: 7
The save in the first minute is really good, you know. Like, really good. Doesn’t do anything wrong for their goal.
Trent: 5
Struggled like fuck. Touch was off, legs were off, head was off. Off. That said, their whole tactical plan first half was to get after that wing. Could have done with some help.
Virgil: 8
Literally could have had a hat trick. Sublime at the back. Not really sure what went on with their goal, there. Think it just might have been a good finish that the lads couldn’t do much about. Great defensive line all day.
Joe Gomez: 7
See above. Faultless but then conceded a goal which was no one’s fault. Faultless?
Andy Robbo: 7
Played well, up and down, consistent option.
Fabinho: 4
Fucking hell. Spent the morning cleaning the shower, there. It’s one fucking gobshite of a thing. Yer, yer, one of them massive big, stupid, bin-lid head things. Sound yer. You ever tried cleaning the tiles with a massive, big, stupid, bin-lid headed shower? It puts water in one direction, straight down.
Basically blerted biocide all over the tiles and then spent fucking four hours before kick off scrubbing dry tiles with biocide on them. Was light headed, think I burnt me throat out with acid, proper whitey material off it. Reckon I would have got about the pitch better than Fabinho there first half, with one lung, and a burnt out throat, so that if I drank water it would pour out the back of me neck.
Fuck me, looked like he’d run the ground straight from the paradox. Anyone fancy telling me Henderson is shite in comparison to him? Reckon I might hunt you down and fucking burst you, to be honest. Had to change our formation to protect him, which literally impacted on our ability to win the match. A problem.
James Milner: 7
Scored a great goal there, in that he hit it and it went in and all hell broke loose. Felt sorry for the midfield playing next to someone probably three or four levels below what was required. Plugging holes, choosing passes that he wouldn’t need to do if he had a proper fella playing next to him.
Gini: 7
Had a lot to do. Like a lot. Like two fellas’ work. Possibly three fellas’ work. I don’t fucking know. Played well though, Gini. Played well.
Mo Salah: 7
Dangerous, weren’t he? He’s not as good when he plays upfront as opposed to on the left of a three. We need to fuck that off, really.
Sadio Mane: 7
Thought he was poor, first half. Had opportunities time and again to get after them, but didn’t. Poor touch, poor decision. Whatever. Better second half.
Firmino: 7
Gets an extra point for playing centre mid second half to look after his mate.
SUBS
Henderson: 9
Fuck off.
Shaqiri: 6
Legged it, gave it away once. That is all.
Matip: n/a
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Agree in the main. However, thought Firmino was very poor. Gini not at his best.. Jurgen worse than the lot of them
The players repeatedly dont show up when it is crunch time.
TAA doing that thing again where he looks and plays like a boy, not a man. Fabinho an absolute disgrace. If Hendo did that performance, everyone would be on his case!
Salah has a glorious opportunity in the last minute to square the ball across to Mane and we score but he predictably fluffs it, like he does a lot this season.
But then they all come out in midweek interviews and say they want to win trophies at Liverpoool. Obviously most in this team dont even know what it takes to win the League and they show it in their performances, as a team and as individuals.
No single Liverpool fan would bet good money on Liverpool winning a bloody trophy this season.
Klopp can only do so much. The players dont show up!
The players don’t show up to
The extent we are unbeaten in the league, and clear top, after 11 games. Useless they are.
Bit harsh la – Arsenal played well there. In a normal season that would be a decent result. Shame City will prob get close to that 100 points tally again this year. Not sure how ANY team can compete with them atm
It’s not harsh lad.
If you want to win the League, you need to do special things. That’s always been the case. It should have been 3 pts today.
Nobody thought before last season City would get a 100 pts. Records are there to be broken. And their lads didnt know how to get 100 pts before but they did because the players showed up consistently.
Arsenal are a good team but we are miles better and more serious. But these lads keep underperforming when it counts.
But sure we can always find excuses or just blame the manager anytime it is convenient. Truth is these players have the potential to win the League but they dont show up in crunch time.
When a club the size of Liverpool cant manage to win the Premier League even once in 28 years, then there’s got to be a systemic reason as well.
Top of the league after a fantastic start despite not playing great and you’re slagging off all and sundry. You must be wonderful to sit next to at the match. We played a more than good side away, could have won and came away still undefeated after a very demanding start to the season. No pleasing some eh?
You can always decide to see the things with the half glass full. But tell you wot, you’ll hum a much different tune come May if this current team stands there empty-handed. Again!
And then you can always blame the manager for it, cause that’s what the lazy fans do.
Players need to show up when it counts. Suarez for BArca tonight. In crunch time delivers the match-winning goal.
What Salah do. oh yeah fluff in the end there when Sadio was wide open to score.
And when was the last time Bobby scored against a big League team or decided a match for us, other than the PSG one.
But sure, fans will always keep praising the players up to the heavens cause you got affection for them (unless the name is Henderson). Cant do no worng. Must always be the manager.
We had a perfectly good goal disallowed which could have resulted in us winning. Would you still be cry arsing then?
We’re top of the league after our best start to a Premier League campaign.
Oh and still unbeaten and have only conceded 5 goals in 11games. Not sure what more you want?
Bobby bobs tonight. Gini been on the Gin, and Fabinho fab.. not. Oh well. Not a bad point considering how poor we were.
Big Virg oozing class bit like Jockey Hansen used to..
Thought Robbo, VVD and Joe Gomez were brilliant. Gini and Millie put a big shift in again. Salah was always a threat. Not Fabinho’s best game but i believe he’ll come good. Keep it going Red Men.
thumbs up
Slaughtering Fabinho by comparing him to Henderson makes you no better than the very Henderson haters you’re mocking. Fabinho was awful. It can be left at that. Hendo has had 7 years here which have had their fair share of woeful displays amongst countless good ones. Like everyone Fabinho deserves a bit of time. But yeah.. wasn’t great today.
Would have been interesting to know if had Lovren been fit and Gomez at right back whether we could have stopped their goal a little earlier on, but it’s one of them. City came here and won, but a draw really is no disgrace. It’s a point in the bag and we’re still unbeaten.
What it really boils down to though is that next week will be an historical event. As every Liverpool fan across the globe will be supporting a Mourinho managed Man United side. Our forefathers would be turning in their graves if they knew, but that’s the situation we find ourselves in, so fuck them they’re dead and we’re not. There’s a league title to win and needs just. Up the fucking Red (Devils)! I’m off to shower in bleach…
A really peculiar one. Had a valid goal chalked off, hit the post, missed a few we shouldn’t have, and yet could have conceivably lost. Which would have been unjust. Thought Allison tempered the great saves with a few daft moves. Fabinho’s telescopic limbs worked well enough from the large spells when they didn’t. Disagree on Trent. Lost his marbles in the last five but pinged some great balls in. He’s still ace. Robbo great, ditto VVD, Joe, Milner. Frontline needs to either sharpen up a wee bit or buy a bit of luck. But we’re still on course.
on course for what? Finishing 4th, 3rd or 2nd?
Yaaaaaaaawn – we’re currently sat top of the league, unbeaten & have played all our big games in London? Why would we be on course to finish 4th?
Will it make any difference to you if we finish 4th, 3rd or 2nd? No. The outcome is the same.
We want to win the bloody League this season. This is our best chance becausethe team is complete and quality and tactics are at peak. But players need to show up when it counts.
Do you actually believe if we come 2nd this season we will go on and win it next season?? This is the season to do it. But they players underperform!
Underperform? We’re top of the league surely we’re on course to finish there! A draw away at Arsenal is a decent result in any season and although it wasn’t vintage we had the better of the chances. Cheer up and enjoy the ride because it’s ages till May
Gini is not very good. He really isn’t. The only thing he is really good at is passing it backwards. Fabinho off the pace but at least he tries passing it forwards.
How much longer does Firmino get a pass for? He’s a creative player/goalscorer yet he’s hardly done either so far this season.
Great , off the cuff stuff as ever Ben .
Only milner coverwd more ground in thst match thsn fabinho. I didnt think he did too badly. Id have given him 6.5 . He got a number of good tackles in and managed to break up thr play quite alot without impacting too mych further up thr field. Mom by a country mile was vvd. Imo he was thr best player on the pitch today could of / should hVe had hatrick and made some great tavkles. Enjoyed the game a lot Md although it always feels like a loss conceeding a gosl to share thr points when youve been ij front. On the balance of play and tsking into consideration this was arsenal at home Nd an arsenal that are on fire at thr moment i think its good point.
A bit harsh on Hendo. I had him at a 10.
Bit harsh on Fabinho, don’t disagree with the mark but the comments a bit over the top.
Bit harsh on Fabinho? I don’t think so. If that is what he brings to big games then “a problem” is what we’ve got.
Ben, please pal respond to George it would be entirely remiss of you not to address his passionate but somewhat flawed logic!!!!
Arsenals goal. The only reason Lacazette hits it early is because he knows Allison can’t see the ball. If it’s on target it’s going in. Allison was right to come out in the first place but commits a cardinal error for a goalie, can’t see the ball when it’s hit. If he’d have jinked his head round the defender he saves it.
It’s a well taken goal. I personally think the defence didn’t do enough to close him down.