Man City v Liverpool MNF KO 20:00

8-10

Will I Amnt wrote: »

It was a clear dive and should have been a second yellow, he threw the leg out to try and make the contact too.
Didn't think anyone would try and defend that one.

Yep. Lucky boy

Utopia Parkway

Will I Amnt wrote: »

I've never seen Markovich play until tonight but there seems to be high hopes for him from a lot of Liverpool fans. He really was anonymous when he came on, it wasn't a great situation to come in to in fairness but I expected a bit more from what I've been hearing.

Actually thought he was excellent for the first 15 minutes he was on. Caused City a lot of problems down the left and almost set up a goal for Sturridge. Ball was just a tad behind him.

Last 15 minutes alright the game kinda petered out with all the injury stoppages and he didn't really get on the ball. Not to mention Liverpool were down to 10 for the last 10 minutes.

Will I Amnt

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

Actually thought he was excellent for the first 15 minutes he was on. Caused City a lot of problems down the left and almost set up a goal for Sturridge. Ball was just a tad behind him.

Last 15 minutes alright the game kinda petered out with all the injury stoppages and he didn't really get on the ball. Not to mention Liverpool were down to 10 for the last 10 minutes.

I was watching on the phone and kind of busy, maybe I missed what he did. I actually forgot he came on towards the end. Just didn't hear his name at all.

Hangballlouie

Will I Amnt wrote: »

I was watching on the phone and kind of busy, maybe I missed what he did. I actually forgot he came on towards the end. Just didn't hear his name at all.

His first 10-15 minutes were good but he faded badly. But he showed enough in that little spell to leave me feeling he will offer something going forward.

Pilsbury Doughboy

Will, Markovic was a ray of light in that match, he was very good when he came on.

With respect if you're only half-assing the match then you shouldn't really be passing comments on players.

Will I Amnt

Pilsbury Doughboy wrote: »

Will, Markovic was a ray of light in that match, he was very good when he came on.

With respect if you're only half-assing the match then you shouldn't really be passing comments on players.

I'm passing comment on what I watched.

billymitchell

Pilsbury Doughboy wrote: »

Will, Markovic was a ray of light in that match, he was very good when he came on.

With respect if you're only half-assing the match then you shouldn't really be passing comments on players.

Steady on. imho, Markovic was only ok when he came on,nothing more. And I was full ass watching the game

Oranage2

Liverpool Beaten badly by a team arsenal dominated. There's no way Liverpool can be seen a challengers, defensively all over the place and no midfield that can keep recycling the ball. Great attacking wise, should get top 4.

~Rebel~

Oranage2 wrote: »

Liverpool Beaten badly by a team arsenal dominated. There's no way Liverpool can be seen a challengers, defensively all over the place and no midfield that can keep recycling the ball. Great attacking wise, should get top 4.

Yup, because Man City clearly took that overblown friendly terribly seriously.

ThunbergsAreGo

8-10 wrote: »

Me neither, I'm still weirdly optimistic and encouraged by the performance. I can't explain it, it's not like it was that good but I think we'd normally be Breyer than that and the opposition would normally be worse than that.

Plus, it's August

Yeah we were not that bad, really showed how we missed another striker as sturridge was a bit isolated at times. Also the players we were missing really affected us

City were very very clinical, they are an excellent team.

8-10

naughtb4 wrote: »

Yeah we were not that bad, really showed how we missed another striker as sturridge was a bit isolated at times. Also the players we were missing really affected us

City were very very clinical, they are an excellent team.

I just noticed that weird auto-correct in my last post, had a few on me last night.

But still don't think it was that bad. We're not playing City away every week, we lost there last year too playing better football. But it's just so early in the season you can see that Sturridge, Sterling and Coutinho are all not 100% with it yet. Then there's the new signings to bed in.

Thought it was very even in the first half and then the goal changed it. I don't think we're able to chase a game when behind to the top teams yet. Against lesser opposition we can come back, but against the big teams we struggle to get back in it when we go behind first.

quarryman

mada999 wrote: »

thats bóllix if you ask me, watch again the city player actually goes to body check him, if Can keeps going and clashes with him its a free but he chickens out and goes the other way

What are you smoking?

How you could not think this was a dive:



He should have gone. No question.

Lucas Hood

Just seen the goals. What was Moreno at for the first goal? Mignolets positioning for Agueros goal was terrible.

Iang87

Oranage2 wrote: »

Liverpool Beaten badly by a team arsenal dominated. There's no way Liverpool can be seen a challengers, defensively all over the place and no midfield that can keep recycling the ball. Great attacking wise, should get top 4.

Lets ignore it was a friendly first and lets point out that citys entire back 5 effectively changed between that game and last night. ONly one that stayed was clichy but he played right back v arsenal.

You also missed the match if you think liverpool were beaten badly

8-10

Oranage2 wrote: »

Liverpool Beaten badly by a team arsenal dominated. There's no way Liverpool can be seen a challengers, defensively all over the place and no midfield that can keep recycling the ball. Great attacking wise, should get top 4.

Top 4 would be great! I disagree with the midfield though I thought they held their own. 50% possession away to City is pretty good and forced more saves & clearances, made more crosses, had more goal attempts, won more corners and free kicks than them.

What brought the team down was poor performances from some players who normally do better (Coutinho, Sturridge, even Henderson), and some who normally don't (a certain fullback, arguably the keeper), coupled with some great passages of play by City and the best player in the league making an instant impact off the bench.

I'd argue that City won well rather than Liverpool were badly beaten. I'd have had City favourites before the game and I think they were worth their 3 points, and I don't think the players themselves thought it was a walkover. That 2nd goal was a thing of beauty.

Hopefully the players are in better form and the new signings are clicking well for the return game, because I think we'll give them a good game at Anfield!

smileyj1987

Oranage2 wrote: »

Liverpool Beaten badly by a team arsenal dominated. There's no way Liverpool can be seen a challengers, defensively all over the place and no midfield that can keep recycling the ball. Great attacking wise, should get top 4.

Wow one game and you are writing off Liverpool as challengers for the league . Arsenal haven't exactly set the world a light this season . It's early days and Liverpool should get better plus most of the players they have signed haven't really played for the first team or have only got one game behind them .

SlickRic

it's funny.

the Arsenal fans I know in real life are among the most reasonable, fair and sound football fans I know.

i'm used to them looking at Liverpool performances objectively.

so this is all so new to me.

citytillidie

Not on here Ric, Arsenal fans on here are still hurting from that hammering in Feb and i say 100% will be supporting Spurs on Sunday too

Soups123

SlickRic wrote: »

it's funny.

the Arsenal fans I know in real life are among the most reasonable, fair and sound football fans I know.

i'm used to them looking at Liverpool performances objectively.

so this is all so new to me.

citytillidie wrote: »

Not on here Ric, Arsenal fans on here are still hurting from that hammering in Feb and i say 100% will be supporting Spurs on Sunday too

To be honest there was a fair bit of sh*t stiring from both last year. Theres no coincidence that the banter has picked up now that we are directly competing and that last year there was no United to distract both sets of fans.

On here Liverpool, United and Arsenal (by a distance) have the biggest fan base so its only natural that WUMs are at play!

Soups123

citytillidie wrote: »

Not on here Ric, Arsenal fans on here are still hurting from that hammering in Feb and i say 100% will be supporting Spurs on Sunday too

Not a chance

I'll be over the moon with a draw, anything else disapoints me

Godge

Soups123 wrote: »

Not a chance

I'll be over the moon with a draw, anything else disapoints me

A few red cards and a handful of long-term injuries would be a bonus:)

Knex*

Godge wrote: »

A few red cards and a handful of long-term injuries would be a bonus:)

For the posters or the players? Or both?