Friends ep.7 (the one with the MOUSTACHE)
First of all let me point this out NO HE SHOULDN'T HAVE LEFT IT TO MANE!
Now that that's out of my system, I saw the game as a solid 8/10.
One famous coach said this "attack wins you matches but defence wins you titles", I would like to add this to it " ...and stability in a team wins you both"
Today we saw the back 4 that gave me the last year back 4 vibes, when you didn't have to wait for the formation to know who is playing at the back. That's what I call stability, and stability means harmony, and harmony means strength. That's what I saw today... strength in defence without gaps. Lets hope that it stays that way against Real Madrid.
TAA wanted to prove something today, which he did.
Robertson was Robertson... nothing new on the left side of our defence.
Moving forward to the midfield.
Fab (my MOTM) was absolutely brilliant, its like having a defender playing in the midfield... oh, I forgot... he was one, and a pretty good one to be honest, better than many defenders in the Premier league.
The combination of Thiago and Fab was what made the game today enjoyable the most for me. But my problem today was adding Milner to the equation... you see 3 defensive minded midfielders = defensive game with less chance creation.
On the other hand, 2 defensive minded midfielders + 1 Wijnaldum (or Bobby dropping back as we saw today when Robertson was subbed and it was like a 4231) = more creativity.
Thats my only comment on the midfield today.
The attack...
We have DioGOAL Jota which will always be for me a great substitute when he comes in and a good player when he starts. And I mean all what I wrote (thats also one of my unpopular opinions).
The guy is hungry to score whenever he comes in the second half. He creates his own spaces and is in the correct place at the correct time, which is a great quality in an attacking player.
Mo was just Mo... wastes 2 and scores 1, which seems to be a usual thing for a player like him, due to the fact the he has no room to breath because of being closely marked.
Mane is under pressure, he is less and less enjoying his time on the field, which is concerning. Something is bothering him. I hope that it goes soon and he smiles again. Football is an enjoyable game and if you are frustrated and feeling not well while playing it... it can become a burden on you and on the ones watching you. That being said, he was good today and was involved in the game.
Alison today was .... *sexy*.... I mean great goal keeper, great positioning and reflexes and all those things (even though all those qualities were not tested today, due to solid defence). But I need to write something about him so... yea... good reflexes which he didn't demonstrate today but demonstrated...when, I don't know... oh yea...THAT save against Napoli that won us titles ;)
Thank you for reading, have a good and productive week.
Comments
Yep Fabs was deffo man of the match this game but unfortunately the defense didn't cope yesterday. Quite big difference in opposition comparing Arsenal and Real.
I agree Fabinho was definitely MOM for me as well. Some people were moaning about players playing and our bench but Diogo himself told klopp that he was feeling it after 3 matches in quick succession as Ed Gini. Our front 3 looked sharp and it was the press of old which kept Arsenal pinned in. As for back line they did what little they had to do as did Ali so all in all good day at the office roll on Tuesday and chapter 8.
yes yes yes... I can't wait