THE referee pretty much makes the gig redundant.
It really isn’t fair on anyone involved. It genuinely isn’t his fault. He is absolutely completely out of his depth. Imagine Danny Devito with a load of stones in his pockets being plopped in the deep end. Shite.
I would rather The Reds walked off at half time and went home than carry on with these bellends. Fuck’s sake. That VAR decision, lad. So referee, it’s either a pen or a freekick on the edge of the box, but it’s defo a foul. Right. I’ll have a look. Yer it’s a bounce ball, lads.
Alisson: 8
Makes a few smart saves when he needs to. Is the best ‘keeper in the world.
Trent: 8
Does well, there. Up against their best fella with a haircut like a badger. Got ragged a few times but then defends really well a few times as well.
Virgil: 8
He is just so good. Genuinely. The greatest player to play for Liverpool this decade, in fact probably this century. Unreal.
Gomez: 9
Played really well. Really well. Covered well, won everything he had to, probably better then Virgil and he is better than anyone in the planet.
Robbo: 8
Loved him nobbling the mini Petr Cech and telling him to fuck off. Would have loved someone to drag that fucking rugby helmet off his head and pummel him with it. Bellend.
Henderson: 9
Honestly everywhere. Stomping the tone out, urging The Reds on, breaking it up, getting them playing, keeping the ball, absolutely tremendous tonight. Just watched him do the little back to front legs cup lift and honestly I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything better. Player of the decade for The Reds.
Chamberlain: 5
I mean it’s fucking shady that he gets hurt again. Really not called for. That said, once he went off The Reds were well better. As Melia said, either score of fuck off, which might be the sentence of the decade.
Naby: 8
Should probably score first minute but it’s mad the way he is probably our best player out of nowhere. If he stays fit The Reds will win it all.
Mo: 8
Absolutely jammed on the backheels at the minute, isn’t he? Loves them. Reckon he is the strongest fella going. World’s Strongest Man on New Year’s Day, there is Mo lashing a telephone pole over the river.
Bobby: 9
Absolutely should have scored in the first minute, but fancied extra time so waited till the end and then slotted after almost an hour fannying about. Loved him taking his top off and lashing it. Hero.
Sadio: 8
The referee took an instant dislike to him which speaks volumes for his character. Unbelievably booked for getting yanked by the little helmet wool. Great ball to Firmino for the goal.
SUBS
Lallana: 9
Was tremendous when he came on. Like a rabid dog after the ball, but composed when he got it. Injected a bit of presence in midfield after Oxo had spent the game drifting about offering less than nothing.
Div:
Well in, Div. Amazed you didn’t score lad, in fairness. Right up your street a late winner.
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Reckon Milner deserves a mention for coming on and employing some dark arts to kill the game.
Jordan Henderson is a beast. Not like the overhyped Keita and Ox.
Hendo has been in the trenches for years trying to win us the war. Proper warrior. What a captain!!
Forever one of the best for me in midfield.
Ox is not ‘over hyped’ as you put it. We all see him a a good footballer who can occasionally stink the place out. Naby is a class act and has been showing it. I don’t think tonight’s the time to slag any Liverpool player.
He IS overhyped. He is not improving. When he a good spell in 17/18, we were still a top 4 team with ups and downs. The team developed into a champiions team without him and he is struggling to keep up in our midfield and make the right decisions. He has been shite in both games in Qatar. He is on an Arsenal level, not a Liverpool level.
Anyone know the meaning of churlish?
Difficult to work or deal with?
That late VAR decision was insane. What happened to our free kick on the edge of the area, only the ref knows. The Hendo shot at end of normal time drew save of the match from Albee. Firmino with his 2 goals in the tournament, was especially great today. Could very easily have had a hat trick after the great early chance and hitting the post early 2nd half
Jordan. Tremendous for the whole game. Gutted his shot at the end didn’t go in. It was Gerrard like, dragging the reds over the line. Not to be but immaterial in the end. Not that there’s any need for comparisons these days. He’s in his own era now, captain of the best team in the world and he’s getting better and better.
Oh Yeh, that Sadio miss. Never a pen. He fucked his shot up and fell over. Immaterial.
Gomez looked back to where he was last season. Where we want him to be. This has been a good week for him.
Henderson was a total captain. A leader. Played some game. Hope he knows it.
So if Ox is injured for any length of time, Minamino is waiting in the wings. … not too shabby.
#LFC
I never expected anything other than a win – even if it was less than regulation. The ref, though. What the actual fuck was that all about? Seemed like a nice fella, but I’d have prefered one of the ball boys to have a go instead.
I think that the gentleman slagging off the Ox is being a bit harsh!. I thought the same when he initially joined but saw a great improvement when Jurgen got hold of him. Unfortunate to get injured when he did. I think when fully fit, he will get back.
As for the referee, I think that he must have had a shoulder injury recently and it was in plaster for a time. His arm only went one way!! So clearly still affected. And the penalty / no penalty, whichever way, it was a foul, last man so…. red card. What a Muppet!
The best team won in the end.
Bobby scoring, Rafinha crying
Kopites sings, champions
It’s the season of conquering the world
Merry Christmas, Flamengo
I have to admit, I had my critics about Jordan Henderson for ages, but as a captain he strongly deserves a Kop song by now. The effort he puts in over the last two seasons or so is simply immense. Maybe won’t go down in history as one of the greatest players ever to play for this club, but with an attitude like this, he’ll certainly is becoming a legend season by season. True captain!