iamoyindamola:

Argh!!!
Bro the midfield will create chances first na, you think if ceballos didn't come in lacazette will find way to miss 2 chances.
That's why I made reference to Leeds those guys are good at keeping the ball in midfield and that trouble lfc

Lana1:
Kokaneprodigy abeg wetin do Ozil? Is he even still a footballer.

Imagine collecting 300k p/w and not even be in matchday squad.

O wrong nau!

Spy360:

You can't play same pattern over three matches against the same team-building a team like Liverpool and expect not to be found out. I would have expected him to surprise them with a different tactics.

But we move...

iamoyindamola:

Bros you still think defense is the problem leno made the playing from back so difficult and lfc didn't make it easy too the only time we did it was when laca scored
But gabriel was there when we struggled against hammers,, until we sort out that midfield its same old story

Roland17:


I agree with you. The midfield is a sticking point. The reason we are still playing a back 3 is because of our midfield. The defense has been sorted, we just need Arteta to get the combination right. It would be interesting to see what he does during the next EPL fixture at the back. Like I said in my previous post, I want to see a Gab/Saliba combination so we can evaluate and know what we have.

fredoooooo:


Oga your leprechaun(egbere) cry dey disturb my sleep ..

Roland17:


I agree with you. The midfield is a sticking point. The reason we are still playing a back 3 is because of our midfield. The defense has been sorted, we just need Arteta to get the combination right. It would be interesting to see what he does during the next EPL fixture at the back. Like I said in my previous post, I want to see a Gab/Saliba combination so we can evaluate and know what we have.

Roland17:


When I saw the line up, it was a head scratcher like I said. Last week, I remember asking if we will see Saliba since he did not play the Carabao cup? Holding needs a stable player alongside him, I will cash in on him if the right offer came through and we have the back up in Chambers. He was just as confused as Luiz throughout the game. The compulsion to build from the back meant he was under intense pressure and struggled with his passing.

Ultimately, I will like to see a Gab/ Saliba combination soon so we can evaluate what we have at the back.

BlueRayDick:


Exactly! The tactics sold us out, but we move.

I'm more interested in how we react to this loss. That will go a long way to decide what shape our season will take.

daveP:
This loss didnt even alloe one see the good contribution of Elneny. Truly Honeymoon don pass. Dunno why he'd allow Klopp express his own tactic. Whats that? Respect? Wisdom? Funny.

Im not against the outback try, but these defenders would never be perfect dor such a task.

iamoyindamola:

Now its arteta not the defenders this time
Leno is terrible, xhaka is useless today, tomorrow and forever
Until arteta gets Aurora and partey his original gameplay will show. I tried to explain to you guys he's only playing this style cos of the players he have but many of you think defense is the problem yet he used his last season defenders today and gabriel is on bench.
Na here we still they

BlueRayDick:


You don't need the best midfield to beat loserpool, u need Ur offensive players taking their chances when it comes calling and then containing their own offensive players as much as u can.

Watford did exactly just that last season before the COVID-19 outbreak, Arsenal did Same in the league during project restart and even community shield as well.

iamoyindamola:

The loss no pain or move me
Na that leno and midfield they turn my belle

Roland17:


Gerrrouttttt Eni alabosi shiooorrrr!!!!!

Fkhalifa:

Akinbahm:


What happened to the rhythm of the team when Ceballos came in? I guess he wasn't a midfielder bro, we need to do sth to that midfield or else nah to fight for top10 this season...

Funny enough the player Fkhalifah scouted to succeed Auba net against us...

BlueRayDick:


Oya between me and u, what did Leno do wrong?

iamoyindamola:

Your jota scored
I liked that guy too sha

iamoyindamola:

The first goal, he should have parry the ball away
The last goal, hes not even good at aeriel ball why did he come off his line blindly only to stand like a stature if he was on his line he had a chance for the last goal.
Make I no lie I they miss martinez

iamoyindamola:

Your jota scored
I liked that guy too sha

BlueRayDick:


Lolz.....Like u didn't see Tierney getting outsmart by Sallah and making a run into the box till he hit the shot.


U just want to blame Leno, unfortunately he wasn't poor today at all.

Fkhalifa:

Klopp get eyes now, Jota is energy and work rate personified.
I wanted him succeed Auba/Laca..buh I was trolled.

BlueRayDick:


Lolz.....Like u didn't see Tierney getting outsmart by Sallah and making a run into the box till he hit the shot.


U just want to blame Leno, unfortunately he wasn't poor today at all.

iamoyindamola:

Tierney was shìt today no doubt
But leno wasn't better did I add his passes are just a mistake away from destroying us

Fkhalifa:

That Sallah's run is everything you want from a Winger, very direct amd purposeful!
Even the Average Iwobi did that a lot against Liverpool in his Arsenal days.

Mr Pepe's 1998 touchline dribbling and cut cut and cut is not for English football but ligue1.

Spy360:

We have beaten them twice recently, how can you reach such conclusions

Roland17:


Gerrrouttttt Eni alabosi shiooorrrr!!!!!

ndidibabe:
Luckily beat them....

BlueRayDick:


You are not getting it. Arteta realized his plan of building from the back and launching long balls to pick out Auba or Willian and rely on their speed to heed loserpool's CB'S wasn't working hence he brought in Ceballos.

Ceballos' introduction was Arteta trying to tweak his already found out tactics. The match was not lost because of lack of midfielders, defenders or keepers's inadequacies....It was lost because of the coach's tactics that didn't work out as planned.