I think this game highlights how valuable Trent passing is when the midfield is locked up, countless times quansah was left on the ball at RB and he just played square to Gomez, this game also highlights the importance of Konate his recovery pace and ability to channel defends stops allot of the oppositions attack
Our style of play needs two full backs, not a centre back at full back, we would have had much better balance and shape in attack, posession and defending. Endo over Quansah or Gomez would have worked better, Slot can't start a centre back again at full back, he should start Endo
thats not it really the problem is that when you put a cb into rb its a recipe for disaster cause the fullback is supposed to be good on the ball to help the D to get out of pressure
@@undergradtutors9662 the problem was it was Quansah who has never played fullback in his life playing there, if were gonna play a CB there then it should be Gomez since he has over 50 appearances at fullback. Slot got the lineup wrong
Newcastle fan here. This was my favorite game I've watched this season. We really gave you guys hell for 70 minutes, then we collapsed. This is a frequent problem for Eddie's intense pressing game. Between the 70th and 90th minute we couldn't get out of our box! It was so frustrating. Salah and Trent combined brilliantly in the second half. Nunez is a good and exciting player, but he is a bit dumb. Curtis Jones was REALLY good, all over the pitch, doing a lot of quiet work to give some kind of shape. Salah's touch and turn for the 3rd goal was simply sensational, he is, the best player in the world right now.
Oh and you complain about the ref, we also thought he was massively favoring you guys. Which tells me he was just straight dog shit when both sets of fans are furious at him
Agreed.....😅😅😅.....Eddie intense pressing game...was reminisced of Klopp......😊❤.........your squad need a deeper squad depth if you lot want to compete with European competition....and rotate regularly like Arne...though I think Arne made a mistake in not bringing Endo to replace a tired Macca.....and taking out gakpo instead of nunez. I still think Gordon is an annoying rat...like bernardo silva is a weasel....and Bruno fernandes is a donkey......🤣🤣🤣🤣
Maybe 17 minutes tops. But definitely not 70 😂😂😂😂 Not to mention how badly the ref was against Liverpool for the whole match. Liverpool faced 12 men on the pitch for almost the whole game
Tbf, 2 of the 4 are not really starters and one was playing out of position, so it's understandable and they actually played okay, Kelleher did not play okay.
Tonight showed how key Konate is When Trent came on the game changed but we still looked vulnerable- Konate completely removes that and brings us that calm and control
This game brought me vibes from Liverpool's last season, disaster class from our defense (Gomez & Quansah) and silly mistakes from our keeper. Seriously we will not win a thing if we don't change the mentality, this game is a prove that some players are not ready for a top level challenge. In the other hand, fantastic game from Moh Salah, Trent and Maca. We should have won this game but we still 7 points ahead so let's keep supporting and not crucify our players.
also I don't want to forget the fact that again Nunez misses clear chances like last season, really we need a clinical 9 I'm a little bit tired of the narrative that Darwin is world class so we should keep him, he's not bad, his reading of the game is great but we need goals rather than that.
@@100rubishhe doesn’t read the game well at all. Bloody hell mate, it wasn’t long ago we had a truly class player in Bobby. Just his touch alone puts him above Nunez. Darwin is not a good player, I’m not even sad about it, I’ve seen better players like Robbie Keane not get playing time, so no tears for a lad who’s been protected by zealot CR7 type fanboys for THREE YEARS
Nunez is awful, but Gakpo and Diaz aren't scoring enough goals in the league. And Joe Gomez is a disaster waiting to happen at CB, so keep him as a sub RB or LB.
@@LOGOS422 he’s very talented but completely lacking in composure. I’ve defended him over the years but have to agree that if he hasn’t improved by now it’s unlikely he ever will. A replacement is needed.
Yeah it almost feels bad saying it as I don't like every saying these kind of things about players who make such an effort, but his end product has been awful, he misses so many chances, Marmoush I think would complete the attack and move Darwin on :(
@@nn-yi4xn exactly, this owners don't buy players and are not yet giving our best players contracts, they're good for nothing bt i wish they get rid of Nunez this January can't take him anymore, he's not a top 4 club striker, won't get even in Newcastle or Aston villa line up, issak and Watkins are miles better and we spent 90 mil for him as a striker, biggest flop signing in klopps managerial career
I think people should by also realise how szobo is important to this midfield we absolutely got bypassed in the first half , macca is a great player but sometimes he gets physically outnumbered, and when szobo came on our midfield looked so much better , I am not mad a with a draw think we played very poorly, but manner we conceded the third goal was disappointing, need to focus on the next game and learn from the mistakes
Can't win them all and definitely didn't deserve to win today! Even after we went 3-2 up because we looked vulnerable and giving unnecessary setpieces away I felt they would score again! But all forgotten if we beat Everton and hopefully comfortably get back to winning ways. There will be matches like this in the season arsenal and city will have those matches to come? Konate huge miss seen the difference today
Quansah is not a RB just play Gomez there and Q in CB alongside VVD to give the lad a bit of confidence/guidance. As much as I think Kelleher has been good for us as stand in GK I doubt Allison would have left that ball, in fact I don't even understand why that is a ball you leave (he's done it before too) just knock it somewhere, even a corner is probably safer than leaving it.
Out of our attacking line.....aside for Mo....I feel more comfortable with Jota most.....😅....and that is not good......gakpo and Diaz are flying depending on CuJo finding them through the middle....or Salah's crossing to the back post😅😅😅😅😅😅
Let’s not over think this game Newcastle had a mid week break while we played Madrid and spent unnecessary energy into a dead rubber game and then we played city a day after Newcastle played they were much fresher than us and we gifted them a point in the end. But the Everton game is now an absolute must win.
@@Seids_89 Dont even talk about bias. Newcastle were robbed. Blatant pen on Isak and blows for fulltime when newcastle were 3 v 1 counterattack ready for a tap in.
@ronaldinhogoat2859 buddy. Being a team hater makes your point invalid. I see why youre using ronaldinho as your picture....to give you some ball knowledge credibility but youve commented about 25 times talking shit about liverpool on several posts. Give it a rest mate we get it you dont like liverpool. Think you're lost this is a liverpool channel
I’m sorry this narrative is pissing me off. Kelleher has made ONE mistake and now eveybody is saying “this is why we need Alisson back” or “Alisson never would’ve conceded that”. It’s nonsense, I love Alisson but he has been known to make mistakes on occasion. How do we know Alisson wouldn’t have made a different mistake at a different point which Kelleher saved?
You could say the same about all of the top teams. City without Haaland? Arsenal without Saka? Chelsea without Palmer? World class players always make the difference.
Don't forget they upgraded the academy, recruited Klopp, bought players who became wc despite having less money than our rivals, won all the trophies and more than any club bar City, created an environment which allowed us to become city's main challengers and nemesis for 7 years, got to.3 cl finals, hired Slot.. made our club commercially sustainable under PSR and therefore able to maintain a prominent team in the league catching man U who were miles ahead
@@np4080 Lost 3 finals due lack of depth. I know the club was improved but they can't keep going with this cheap mentality. Liverpool is biggest club in UK and they they need to act like one and take it to next level. At end hope Liverpool win this season title and CL. See u mate 🖐
Exactly what I say too. There is a limit to bring miserly. The squad is always thin and we struggle when fatigue sets in to the main players. @@MdAdnan-yw8vr
Few key points to take from this game 1.) Nunez is great at pressing for Salah/Gakpo, but if the output of the two wingers aren't good, what's the point? He's a winger, not a striker and we need to play a false 9. 2.) Kelleher is class, but he's still inexperienced at the top level. He's an amazing keeper, but he's a bit too old to "learn the craft" now. He cost us the 2 points, but he was class aginst Madrid and City. Win some, lose some. Can't wait for Allison 3.) We NEED a new LB, Robbo is done, not Mr Consistant anymore. Need a rotate option for Grav as well, he was so tired today. 4.) Quansah is a great RB, if we didn't need a RB that steps in and plays the ball to forwards.
@@edrahimovic 1. Nunez will score soon. 2. Kalleher weakness on the long ball into the box. Thats why Allison is no. 1 3. LB please manage game number for ROBBO. 4. CB Gomez will have problem with the players from team outside top 8.
Kelleher gets a pass imo saved us countless times so I’m not as angry. However I feel it’s time a decision has to be made on nunez he simply isn’t good enough to start for us . Hes a great sub but for £85 that’s not enough . Sold in the summer imo let’s get an all purpose st in
Absolutely, he's a top lad, put his heart on the line, feels awful to give him the sticks. Unfortunately just not good enough to start for club with Liverpool stature, squad player
You never would have guessed the way Liverpool started that game they were determined to win the league title. They need to improve their mentality away from home against lesser teams, as they always seem to start poorly.
Brother we haven't lost a single game all season away from home in all comps , we were going to drop points at some point plus it not an easy place considering arsenal lost there and city drew as well
@@TheUltimateSay so he can play against Everton, Girona and Southampton? He always struggles against Gordon no matter how fit he is, and with no Konate as mentioned he would have been a liability.
Man I really like Kelleher but that's a really fucking terrible mistake. It's a howler. At that stage of the game you don't take a single chance. That's like a center back having an opportunity to boot the ball out of play in the 90th minute but deciding to be too cool and passing it back to the keeper, getting it wrong and giving away a goal. You just can't leave that in a 3-2 game, 90th minute. Anyone whose played the game themselves knows at that point everything gets thrown out. It's not calm. Gutted for him, more gutted for us and Mo.
There's 5 players who I've defended passionately against our own fans over the last 2 seasons. I've defended the quality of this 5 and been proven right, mostly. I've played the "I told you so" card (jokingly) after being proven right this season on 4 of them, pulling up those who called me clueless/stick to fifa/take up another sport etc etc. Pretty fun being right👀🤣 That 4 is Jones, Gravenberch, Gakpo, and Salah. I've backed all 4 and dished out the I told you so to everyone that told me I was clueless. The amount of arguments telling me none of them would be good enough this season is embarrassing. Anyway.. that being said, in the interest of full transparency, I need to hold my hands up and admit I was wrong on 1 of the 5 players. Darwin Nunez. I was convinced he would click and start turning all those marginal misses into goals and explode, but I was wrong. I've defended him since he joined, but he just isn't good enough. He does some things brilliantly, his passion and desire is infectious, his energy and pressing are amazing. However, if Liverpool had a finisher like Gyokeres they'd be miles clear by now. He's just far too rash in front of goal, zero composure and unfortunately it's just who he is.
We looked absolutely lost the first half. I feel lucky to come away with a point in that one, but also unlucky not to come away with 3. Wild game. Pretty disappointing. Puts a lot of pressure on us in the weekend.
Slot doesn't rate him same as he doesn't really rate nunez but has no choice to play nunez. These are klopp players slot would never have purchased these types of players. Slot not eds his own players to come in like all new mangers do
@@indexpictures he's our most combative midfielder by a mile. He's been brilliant breaking up play when he's had a chance. Go re-watch his performance vs. City last year he was out man of the match, didn't give Rodri or De Bruyne a sniff.
@@SmithyD86 he did brilliantly for klopp considering, but every time he has played under Slot the ball gets stuck under his feet & he drowns in our buildup. Grav & Jones are more physical. coach doesnt trust him or Morton so they should have been sold for a 6 in the summer
he is unprofessional. a player who is consistently unavailable & takes ages to heal. no chance he is conditioning himself right when he sits playing xbox all week
Nunez will make us lose the title. I've had enough of him. He can't pass, control the ball, poor decision making... but worst of all, he can't finish. Let's do a swap with Isak😂
It was mostly the midfield congestion with Ibou injured, there was no other outlet through long balls other than VVD. And VVD was constant being closedown so he can’t launch long balls to Salah.
The best academies show off the best clubs. True football clubs have great academies. Something I hope Newcastle evolves on ourselves, wish our club had the same academy as Liverpool
I know this must be the most requested but please make a video on the Nunez situation. A good analysis on his passing, positioning and finishing in 3yrs.
Do you think Slot's tactics in the first half just didn't cut it. Because he immediately he switched things up in the 2nd half the game changed. Defense didn't do well today.
Good video Loz, made me feel slightly better... I still think Quansah shouldn't be playing RB, while trent is still building fitness back. Gomez is much more experienced in that position surely.
This was just a class performance from Newcastle, those men were on it and targeted our weaker side "Gomez and Quansah" but keep in mind Isak folded up Virgil, and beautiful finish for the first goal sometimes your opposition is just on we take the draw and move again next week, the whole purpose of a 9 point gap was leway for such situations
I don’t think we underestimated Newcastle. Arsenal lost to NC, mancity drew to NC. We don’t have a good striker in Nunez. Even during Firmino when he connected Mane and Salah, he would still score from time to time, and still work very hard. But Darwin Nunez can’t be a top finisher. He should not be our striker. I think salah Gakpo Diaz is a more solid combination and they still press very well. Nunez out!
Quansah at RB was the biggest problem. In newcastle press they left quansah as the free man and once on the ball they pressed high. He didn't have the passing ability to get the ball into midfield or to salah and he went backwards. Even if we played szoboszlai we would have been under less pressure.
Newcastle played very very well, however they didn't play Champions League against Real and PL against City during the week. Our players are also tired and didn't do too badly managing 3 goals to keep the score level. Not too disappointed. Newcastle deserves credit
So many disappointing things. - Slot's decision to play quansah at rb in the first half was weird but semi-justified after man city I guess. Not taking him out of that position at half time however, was irresponsible and baffling. If his job was to just stay put, whatever. What is Quansah doing being an inverted full back. - Gravenberch had his worst game for us yet. His pirouette wasn't working and he kept losing the ball under pressure. What was disappointing was when he lost the ball and kind of just jogged back. And this was done multiple times. One particular moment was when he lost the ball and Curtis jones who was further forward got back faster than him and even made it so that the Newcastle player couldn't just drive in a straight line. - The cb's actually played a decent game in terms of blocks, interceptions, etc.. but OH MY DAYS, somehow JOE GOMEZ and VIRGIL VAN DIJK just forgot how to keep a line. I understand having a high line is difficult but we were beat one too many times today. - Nunez's finishing was again disappointing. - Kelleher fault for two goals. Look, if this was Kelleher last year, where we didn't expect much from him, he did as expected. That gordon goal was expected from a back up and you're gonna make some mistakes like the free kick which led to Schar's goal. But he is not supposed to be a backup. He is supposed to be a top 5 pl gk and has shown that for the last few weeks. So what happened today was very disappointing
Laurence hits the nail on the head with Nunez here. I support the lad obviously and we're desperate for him to succeed. But I do wonder how our results will change if we had another 'cohesive' striker up there. I'm not sure how much he can be improved at this rate. His other aspects of the game is excellent but the end product he can't produce consistently.
Kelleher has been exceptional for us. I may be delusional ,but I think Allison saves all three of those goals. I love Darwin. Last night was the most frustrated I've ever been with his play.
I have had enough of nunez,,i defended him so many times now i just can't he is such a bad bad finisher!its time to get omar marmoush it seems like we always need mo salah to score goals and we aren't even giving him a contract
Thanks Laurence, I've been enjoying your reviews after coming across the channel a few weeks ago. I think Newcastle's 4-5-1 suffocated our midfield in the first half and although Jones scored the first equaliser he doesn't have the same physicality that was probably needed that Szob provides against the Newcastle midfield. Disappointing with Kelleher letting the ball go over his head but Trent also let Schar go instead of staying with him, obviously Trent thought that Kelleher would do something but Schar took the chance that the ball still comes his way on got his reward.
We were really missing Trent and Konate this game. Trent was a fantastic outlet to a very physical Newcastle midfield and Konate would’ve had much more composure on the ball and against a dynamic forward like isak. Darwin was terrible today as well, missing some big chances and constantly misplacing passes, but nonetheless we scored 3, and really shouldn’t have conceded 3 goals. Kelleher prob should’ve done better on Gordon’s goal and made a big mistake for the 3rd. Overall, a point at St James isn’t terrible, and thank god we have the cushion to allow it, but now we have to be fully focused for the weekend and keep getting 3 points, and nobody will catch us up then
in the context of the great season we've had so far it was below par. this game had so many missed chances. not to take anything away from newcaste. we were under pressure from the get-go. the injuries are a bit of a cop-out but bradley probably wouldve done far better tonight at keeping gordon at bay. i dont want to critisize Nunez because he gets enough of that as is. that said i honestly think Slot wont keep him once he gets his first big transfer window. Give Salah a contract now. YNWA
Basically - thats football - Newcastle were really up for it and we were a bit off the pace in the first half. Got punished tonight for a few small mistakes - again that happens. Good point for us on the back of dominant performances at home against RM and MC. Good also for squad players to get tough match action. 3 points on Saturday would help put this game into context. Fed up with the way Chelsea, Arsenal and Newcastle grapple players then fall down at the slightest touch and get given fouls and we get yellow cards yet doesn't happen the other way round.
Felt we got the press wrong, looked like chase everyone down. Thought we stand off ten yards usually and remain compact. Instead we went man for man. Looked so much better shape wise when Dom came on.
A thing that frustrates me with refs is that when Salah is holding off a player he gets fouled so often and the refs hardly ever give it. In terms of the Everton game, I'd play Endo, Jones and Szoboszlai. Mac Allister is suspended and Gravenberch needs resting. Everton will be out to injure players.
Nunez couldn't hit a bus if he was sitting on it. I have tried to be patient and i can't knock the lads work rate but he's never going to be the world-class striker we need. If we had Jota in this game we would have won it. We are really missing Konate as well. Never ever start Quansah at fullback again please he isn't a fullback We where lucky to get a draw in this game. The first half performance was woeful and the whole team looks tired. No Macalister in the derby is a big miss as well. We have to get back to winning ways quick. I still fear our lack of investment in the summer will come back to bite us on the ass. We can't continue play Gravenberch in every game we will burn him out. He looked very tired in this game and needs a rest. Going big in the January transfer window could be the difference between winning the league and not. No more excuses FSG! We urgently need a LB who can also play CB, another DM and a right winger so we can rest Salah. Nunez should be replaced in the summer. He is never going to be clinical it isn't in his locker.
The fact that we got rid of Mane and assumed Nunez was the answer. We must get Marmoush in January. Quansah is not ready. And to have him and Gomez there 🤦♂️
I'm just as frustrated with the rest of the team when they don't release the pass soon enough to Darwin. Too many times there's the chance to play him onside and with just 1 defender who will not be able to match him for pace and we dawdle too long and miss the opportunity.
Kelleher will be disappointed with himself today. He got hands on the second goal and didn't keep it out as well as leaving the 3rd. We need the assurance Alisson brings more than ever with Konate out.
I don't agree with this Loz. It's not mostly on the players. It was very obvious that they were attacking our right hand side and the coordination between Quansah and Gomez was very poor. I was half expecting Slot to sub one of them off in the first half. I think he should have kept Quansah as a CB and Gomez as a RB, both players would've been more comfortable. As for the midfield it seemed to me that our midfielders kept getting themselves right in the middle of their packed midblock which was just a recipe for misplaced passes or easy pressures from their team. I do think Slot noticed all this, but waiting until halftime or 60 minutes in to address it was tardy and we may have been down a few goals by then. All in all, that is (hopefully) going to be one of the hardest matches we play all season, I'm glad we got out with a point.
Gutted to drop points that way, agreed we were causing at that point & wrestled the initiative back in our hands already until that horrific decision by Kelleher. I also would not blame Salah for feeling down by his teammates.
I don’t see what the issue is with acknowledging that Trent and Kelleher reacted poorly to that cross. It’s not to pile on them or send abuse their way but that’s quite literally the facts of what happened. I don’t think they’re shit now because of that one mistake/miscommunication, but it’s not unreasonable to say that if Kelleher catches that or that if Trent follows Schar, that we likely leave St. James’ with 3 points. But like you said, my hope is that they follow up this game with a run like they did after losing to Forest.
Lets be honest our performances are getting better & better today we had half our backline missing our first choice GK & 2 options upfront and we still had the game won if it wasn’t for a mistake at the end im confident we gonna win the PL a draw against Newcastle isnt the end of the world we still have 7 points over Chelsea & Arsenal , if we beat Everton away we’ll have the opportunity to rotate midweek and then be fresh for spurs afterwards the fixtures are gonna be easier for us and with players coming back we should be able to stay ahead and keep our lead.
This is why some fans who have slagged Klopp off since Slot came need to realise injuries will affect results. We were decimated at times last season, far worse than the current situation, and if you are having to rely on the same players playing 3 games a week they will struggle. Gravenberch looked dead on his feet for a start. Mac Allister is suspended now which is a blow. Jota is always a miss, I have said time and again Nunez isn't good enough to start. Him coming off the bench last season was the difference there. Everton will be confident after yesterday so we need to sort the defence.
I feel your frustration and i also feel you're maybe trying to read too much into it. Let me elaborate, a drop in points was going to happen any way, we were on a great great run of wins, it was statistically improbable to keep that run. Kelleher made a few mistakes, especially that 3rd goal, he was out of it, do I want to lynch him, hell now. he saved Gomez after a mistake lead to 1 v 1 and he did very well since Allison was injured and proved his worth many times over. Gomez wasn't at his best, its not the first time we've seen that, and i think that's one of the reasons he is not 1st choice CB; Jarell was playing out of position in a big match, this one is on Arne, he should have started Trent and kept the Jarell sub late in 2nd half, granted Jarell wasn't all that bad in full back throughout the game. Maybe Arne was managing rotations, maybe he felt he was going to make a "smart" decision. Your comments on our midfield were spot on, can't really have a different opinion there, they did well at the end, however what you closed the video on, I vehemently reject, Mo would never think that its a very negative take; and i believe the LFC culture within the club is against that sentiment. I remember a game vs hotspurs a few seasons back, i think it ended 2-2 where the team was very poor an Mo was one of the few good performers during that match, bailed them out; never has he shown any sign that he carried that negative sentiment within him, I think its a very morbid way of looking at it, probably your frustration at the match lead you to that. Afterall its a draw away against a really good opposition.
Our style of play needs two full backs, not a centre back at full back, it gives us much better balance and shape in attack, posession and defending. Endo over Quansah or Gomez would have worked better and Slot should start Endo in the future as a full back
Reactionary would be if this Nunez performance was one time or maybe a small bad patch, but its not. I am sorry, but he flat out isnt good enough, and before the season even started I could have told you he wasn't good enough. The fact that even without Jota or Chiesa being fit he still isnt spending 90 minutes on the pitch tells you that even Slot knows this. We have no other fit striker, but Slot would rather play a winger out of position then dealing with Nunez.
And it could again be 9 or 10 in two days football is unpredictability you lose , you win , we put up a bad performance in a long time,we learn from the mistakes , we move to next game
Tough away fixture, as always. Very disappointed in the 1st half, Newcastle a yard quicker and sharper, perhaps understandable given our recent endeavours. 2nd half better and unlucky not to win it at the end. Quansah and Gomez struggled, targeted. Salah, what can you say, imperious, unmatched, unstoppable, amazing. His passes were sublime. Nunez, produces good moments but I'd look to upgrade in the Summer, too inconsistent finishing, broken record. Kelleher has gone up a level this season for me, excellent so far but a shocking error which has ultimately cost us the 3 points. Ref would have booked the tea lady for not enough milk, makes the players hesitant. I'd like to see when Salah went down in the box again, poor dive from Gordon. Should have taken 3, 1 point fair, I'd say yes. Win Saturday is a must.
So many individual mistakes in defense trent so good going forward but yet again he lost his man on back post . Diaz stupidly put his hands on newcastle player for free kick to wen going no were , Gordon goal poor defending and not great save either. Darwin such poor finisher. Injuries cud costs us a lot of points. Gapko had open goal and headed it accros goal instead 😮
Referee put us at such a disadvantage giving out three cards before half time including two on our pivots, neutering their tackling from then on To be fair, we’ve not faced a side as aggressive as Newcastle were tonight and fair play to them, they defended really well in their defensive third in the first half. We were toothless in the press throughout, and let them run through our midfield mostly unchallenged (again probably due to the cards and maybe a bit of fatigue) Newcastle are the absolute worst of the worst though. Don’t think I’ve ever seen a team dive to ground against Liverpool more than they did tonight and I don’t think I’ve ever seen a referee stupid enough to fall for most of it until Andy Madley. 🤡 of a ref
Would you consider a collab with Anfield Agenda? I really like both of you guys I think it would be good content. Up the Reds! It's not a loss, we move!!
Gravenberch didn't shine today, anf too many others with mistakes and drops in performance. An away point isn't the end of the world but yeah, progress in performance is needed from some attackers. I would love some hat-tricks and another player besides Mo saving the day
Nunez is a striker who can't score goals, can't win areal duel, can't do link up play, can't do good dribble, don't have good passing and so on and so more... I don't want to start talking about him. So frustrating and relies on moments!
Didn't Darwin hit the post? Also, given he got two against them in one of his last couple of appearances at St James's, was he not considered more of a threat, like Mo was initially played out of the game. I'm not entirely coming to his defence, as I think he does need to get a rhythm and perform well until May and then we/the committee should decide whether to sell / (at least) buy a replacement. But, top quality players like Mo will find a way through being cut-off/out of games. Whereas those not quite at his level might perform well against teams within their first few appearances against them, but then the opponent/opposition manager might find ways to cut them out. I think that as a replacement for Bobby, Darwin isn't quite working. At times recently though, his performance has been good, just without his name appearing too often in the goalscorers list. The whole side were lifted yesterday by the triple substitution, that's not Arne's fault, he'd chosen those who were playing partly with his knowledge of how they'd performed during and (in training) after the City game. Some of it was to keep Trent fresh and free from injury after only just returning, some of it was to keep the other 3 (i.e. not Mo) forwards rotating and therefore fresh and likewise for the midfielders. It's one of very few mistakes he has made and we might have won all 3 points yesterday were it not for Kelleher - but were it not for him, we could also have been behind by 2 or even 3 before halftime, and also before Salah's equaliser. So it is a case of swings and roundabouts from this one. Hopefully the team picked for Goodison is a strong team and one which can put an early pin into their balloon post beating Wolves. Some said Everton were lucky that Wolves could not defend their set pieces. So, in the absence of Konate, we will need to hope we don't give too many away early in the game. In a way though, I'm happy that they're on a high and we've burnt our fingers after the midweek fixtures. Hopefully it will bring about the focus needed to make it tough for those over the park, while they're still there.
I wouldn't say saved but rather let down, we had the game won but kelleher let us down. I think he could of gotten a had to the isak goal and he just gave them their 3rd goal. He's been amazing filling in for alisson but that shouldn't mean we can't criticize him over his performance. Same for slot's decision to play quansah at right back, I don't blame quansah.
I think this game highlights how valuable Trent passing is when the midfield is locked up, countless times quansah was left on the ball at RB and he just played square to Gomez, this game also highlights the importance of Konate his recovery pace and ability to channel defends stops allot of the oppositions attack
Our style of play needs two full backs, not a centre back at full back, we would have had much better balance and shape in attack, posession and defending. Endo over Quansah or Gomez would have worked better, Slot can't start a centre back again at full back, he should start Endo
thats not it really the problem is that when you put a cb into rb its a recipe for disaster cause the fullback is supposed to be good on the ball to help the D to get out of pressure
@@dontlookhere12314 basically we need someone with long ball ability at right back and left back and Quansah is not that guy.
@@undergradtutors9662 the problem was it was Quansah who has never played fullback in his life playing there, if were gonna play a CB there then it should be Gomez since he has over 50 appearances at fullback.
Slot got the lineup wrong
@dontlookhere12314 tbh im more surprised Gomez wasn't playing fullback considering he has experience there and isn't too bad there either.
Newcastle fan here. This was my favorite game I've watched this season. We really gave you guys hell for 70 minutes, then we collapsed. This is a frequent problem for Eddie's intense pressing game. Between the 70th and 90th minute we couldn't get out of our box! It was so frustrating. Salah and Trent combined brilliantly in the second half. Nunez is a good and exciting player, but he is a bit dumb. Curtis Jones was REALLY good, all over the pitch, doing a lot of quiet work to give some kind of shape. Salah's touch and turn for the 3rd goal was simply sensational, he is, the best player in the world right now.
Oh and you complain about the ref, we also thought he was massively favoring you guys. Which tells me he was just straight dog shit when both sets of fans are furious at him
Agreed.....😅😅😅.....Eddie intense pressing game...was reminisced of Klopp......😊❤.........your squad need a deeper squad depth if you lot want to compete with European competition....and rotate regularly like Arne...though I think Arne made a mistake in not bringing Endo to replace a tired Macca.....and taking out gakpo instead of nunez.
I still think Gordon is an annoying rat...like bernardo silva is a weasel....and Bruno fernandes is a donkey......🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@mlomeli1994 Yeah. The ref had no clue about the basics of giving fouls.
From a Liverpool fan, I would not call Nunez good. Exciting, definitely!! But not good whatsoever.
Maybe 17 minutes tops. But definitely not 70 😂😂😂😂
Not to mention how badly the ref was against Liverpool for the whole match. Liverpool faced 12 men on the pitch for almost the whole game
I agree that Nunez played bad. But if you score 3 goals and don't win, then we HAVE to address the defense.
Yes, they were all shit expect Virgil
Tbf, 2 of the 4 are not really starters and one was playing out of position, so it's understandable and they actually played okay, Kelleher did not play okay.
Konate a massive miss
100% agree
But Nunez is done at LFC
@@Soheil-38 we are stuck with him.
Tonight showed how key Konate is
When Trent came on the game changed but we still looked vulnerable- Konate completely removes that and brings us that calm and control
Konate The Bully
This game brought me vibes from Liverpool's last season, disaster class from our defense (Gomez & Quansah) and silly mistakes from our keeper. Seriously we will not win a thing if we don't change the mentality, this game is a prove that some players are not ready for a top level challenge. In the other hand, fantastic game from Moh Salah, Trent and Maca. We should have won this game but we still 7 points ahead so let's keep supporting and not crucify our players.
also I don't want to forget the fact that again Nunez misses clear chances like last season, really we need a clinical 9 I'm a little bit tired of the narrative that Darwin is world class so we should keep him, he's not bad, his reading of the game is great but we need goals rather than that.
@@100rubishhe doesn’t read the game well at all.
Bloody hell mate, it wasn’t long ago we had a truly class player in Bobby. Just his touch alone puts him above Nunez.
Darwin is not a good player, I’m not even sad about it, I’ve seen better players like Robbie Keane not get playing time, so no tears for a lad who’s been protected by zealot CR7 type fanboys for THREE YEARS
Nunez is awful, but Gakpo and Diaz aren't scoring enough goals in the league. And Joe Gomez is a disaster waiting to happen at CB, so keep him as a sub RB or LB.
@@LOGOS422 he’s very talented but completely lacking in composure.
I’ve defended him over the years but have to agree that if he hasn’t improved by now it’s unlikely he ever will. A replacement is needed.
Kelleher tried to be clever by leaving the ball and it backfired. 9 out of 10 times he’d get away with that move - unlucky!
Needed endo at 3-2
no we needed Kelleher to just hold onto the ball
@@NotTelling-p8v the goalscorer souldve been marked tho
I too was thinking why he didn't bring on Endo
@@sashymike9335 Yeah, and guess who was marking Schar. The one that came on got an assist and a yellow card in a span of 2 mins.
Trent always almost never goes with his player. Of course it's on Kelleher but Trent never should have let go of his man.
Its been 3 years … Nunez has to go . 18 Games and only 3 goals . Nothing has changed he Misses Game deciding chances and cant even pass .
@@gokus113 agree, his time is over.
Yeah it almost feels bad saying it as I don't like every saying these kind of things about players who make such an effort, but his end product has been awful, he misses so many chances, Marmoush I think would complete the attack and move Darwin on :(
@@Yalovetoseeit_ nah, we can't wait for Marmoush in the summer, we need an answer in January, knowing FSG we may have only this season of Salah.
@@nn-yi4xn who ya thinking about?
@@nn-yi4xn exactly, this owners don't buy players and are not yet giving our best players contracts, they're good for nothing bt i wish they get rid of Nunez this January can't take him anymore, he's not a top 4 club striker, won't get even in Newcastle or Aston villa line up, issak and Watkins are miles better and we spent 90 mil for him as a striker, biggest flop signing in klopps managerial career
Nunez makes me depressed.
I honestly think he’s got the IQ of a digestive biscuit
He makes me frustrated
He should be gone...he was absolutely beyond shocking..we are a man down with him
Why did he start him? I blame the coach,Nunez is soo fkn poor....!!!!!
The worst singing in clubs history
I think people should by also realise how szobo is important to this midfield we absolutely got bypassed in the first half , macca is a great player but sometimes he gets physically outnumbered, and when szobo came on our midfield looked so much better , I am not mad a with a draw think we played very poorly, but manner we conceded the third goal was disappointing, need to focus on the next game and learn from the mistakes
Can't win them all and definitely didn't deserve to win today! Even after we went 3-2 up because we looked vulnerable and giving unnecessary setpieces away I felt they would score again! But all forgotten if we beat Everton and hopefully comfortably get back to winning ways. There will be matches like this in the season arsenal and city will have those matches to come? Konate huge miss seen the difference today
Quansah is not a RB just play Gomez there and Q in CB alongside VVD to give the lad a bit of confidence/guidance. As much as I think Kelleher has been good for us as stand in GK I doubt Allison would have left that ball, in fact I don't even understand why that is a ball you leave (he's done it before too) just knock it somewhere, even a corner is probably safer than leaving it.
Mo is box office. He is just so commanding in how he approaches his game.
Out of our attacking line.....aside for Mo....I feel more comfortable with Jota most.....😅....and that is not good......gakpo and Diaz are flying depending on CuJo finding them through the middle....or Salah's crossing to the back post😅😅😅😅😅😅
Let’s not over think this game Newcastle had a mid week break while we played Madrid and spent unnecessary energy into a dead rubber game and then we played city a day after Newcastle played they were much fresher than us and we gifted them a point in the end. But the Everton game is now an absolute must win.
Im glad im not the only one who thought the ref had a shocker
Cards in particular showed shocking bias
@@Seids_89 Dont even talk about bias. Newcastle were robbed. Blatant pen on Isak and blows for fulltime when newcastle were 3 v 1 counterattack ready for a tap in.
@ clearly not a penalty and you were 40 yards away from goal when time elapsed but lets all just agree the ref was bad shall we
Salah best player in the world, this Liverpool team would barely challenge for top 6 without him.
@@ronaldinhogoat2859 sure
Outrageous take
@ronaldinhogoat2859 buddy. Being a team hater makes your point invalid. I see why youre using ronaldinho as your picture....to give you some ball knowledge credibility but youve commented about 25 times talking shit about liverpool on several posts. Give it a rest mate we get it you dont like liverpool. Think you're lost this is a liverpool channel
I’m sorry this narrative is pissing me off. Kelleher has made ONE mistake and now eveybody is saying “this is why we need Alisson back” or “Alisson never would’ve conceded that”. It’s nonsense, I love Alisson but he has been known to make mistakes on occasion. How do we know Alisson wouldn’t have made a different mistake at a different point which Kelleher saved?
You could say the same about all of the top teams. City without Haaland? Arsenal without Saka? Chelsea without Palmer?
World class players always make the difference.
Cant wait to get Jota back into this team
He wasn't great either in the games before he got injured. Started the season well but fell off...
@memeguyTM Get a string of games into him he will be fine.
@@memeguyTMhe wasn't great but slot preffered him and so do I a not great jota is better than a brainless Darwin nunez
Liverpool management:
Won't sign quality players
Won't extend contracts
Does not pay what players want eg.trent
How the f we gonna win the title
lord bear me strength
Don't forget they upgraded the academy, recruited Klopp, bought players who became wc despite having less money than our rivals, won all the trophies and more than any club bar City, created an environment which allowed us to become city's main challengers and nemesis for 7 years, got to.3 cl finals, hired Slot.. made our club commercially sustainable under PSR and therefore able to maintain a prominent team in the league catching man U who were miles ahead
@@np4080 Lost 3 finals due lack of depth. I know the club was improved but they can't keep going with this cheap mentality. Liverpool is biggest club in UK and they they need to act like one and take it to next level. At end hope Liverpool win this season title and CL. See u mate 🖐
Exactly what I say too. There is a limit to bring miserly. The squad is always thin and we struggle when fatigue sets in to the main players. @@MdAdnan-yw8vr
Few key points to take from this game
1.) Nunez is great at pressing for Salah/Gakpo, but if the output of the two wingers aren't good, what's the point? He's a winger, not a striker and we need to play a false 9.
2.) Kelleher is class, but he's still inexperienced at the top level. He's an amazing keeper, but he's a bit too old to "learn the craft" now. He cost us the 2 points, but he was class aginst Madrid and City. Win some, lose some. Can't wait for Allison
3.) We NEED a new LB, Robbo is done, not Mr Consistant anymore. Need a rotate option for Grav as well, he was so tired today.
4.) Quansah is a great RB, if we didn't need a RB that steps in and plays the ball to forwards.
Curious how robo is done… in what way did he contribute to today’s draw?
Hois Is robbo done ?
Nunez is shocking
Agree with that apart from the Robertson part, I think he was decent. DARWIN THO!! FFS
@@edrahimovic 1. Nunez will score soon.
2. Kalleher weakness on the long ball into the box. Thats why Allison is no. 1
3. LB please manage game number for ROBBO.
4. CB Gomez will have problem with the players from team outside top 8.
The way we lost the lead was devastated
Today Nunez and the back line let the team down except Trent
Kelleher gets a pass imo saved us countless times so I’m not as angry. However I feel it’s time a decision has to be made on nunez he simply isn’t good enough to start for us . Hes a great sub but for £85 that’s not enough . Sold in the summer imo let’s get an all purpose st in
Cant sell him fsg wont take the loss.
Absolutely, he's a top lad, put his heart on the line, feels awful to give him the sticks. Unfortunately just not good enough to start for club with Liverpool stature, squad player
You never would have guessed the way Liverpool started that game they were determined to win the league title. They need to improve their mentality away from home against lesser teams, as they always seem to start poorly.
Brother we haven't lost a single game all season away from home in all comps , we were going to drop points at some point plus it not an easy place considering arsenal lost there and city drew as well
It was the inevitable hangover after playing Real and Man City in a week and beating both comfortably. We also missed Konate massively.
Starting Quansa instead of Trent is forfeiting one huge aspect of Liverpools build up and threat going forward…
Especially with Robertson being absolutely woeful on the left.
Trent without Konate to cover for him is a huge defensive liability especially against a player like Gordon. Slot knows this.
Trent was being rested to prevent injury
@@TheUltimateSay so he can play against Everton, Girona and Southampton?
He always struggles against Gordon no matter how fit he is, and with no Konate as mentioned he would have been a liability.
Man I really like Kelleher but that's a really fucking terrible mistake. It's a howler. At that stage of the game you don't take a single chance. That's like a center back having an opportunity to boot the ball out of play in the 90th minute but deciding to be too cool and passing it back to the keeper, getting it wrong and giving away a goal. You just can't leave that in a 3-2 game, 90th minute. Anyone whose played the game themselves knows at that point everything gets thrown out. It's not calm. Gutted for him, more gutted for us and Mo.
@@SmithyD86 I get it. A tie could be humbling for the first place team. They have to work harder.
Do a thing on Nunez - I just feel he is too wasteful
There's 5 players who I've defended passionately against our own fans over the last 2 seasons. I've defended the quality of this 5 and been proven right, mostly.
I've played the "I told you so" card (jokingly) after being proven right this season on 4 of them, pulling up those who called me clueless/stick to fifa/take up another sport etc etc. Pretty fun being right👀🤣
That 4 is Jones, Gravenberch, Gakpo, and Salah. I've backed all 4 and dished out the I told you so to everyone that told me I was clueless. The amount of arguments telling me none of them would be good enough this season is embarrassing.
Anyway.. that being said, in the interest of full transparency, I need to hold my hands up and admit I was wrong on 1 of the 5 players.
Darwin Nunez. I was convinced he would click and start turning all those marginal misses into goals and explode, but I was wrong. I've defended him since he joined, but he just isn't good enough.
He does some things brilliantly, his passion and desire is infectious, his energy and pressing are amazing.
However, if Liverpool had a finisher like Gyokeres they'd be miles clear by now. He's just far too rash in front of goal, zero composure and unfortunately it's just who he is.
fair play to Newcastle. They put us to the test, and if they had won i would not have been able to take anything away from them.
Nunez man…. Look i love the guy, he work input is so much but damn man does he miss so many chances
IDK if you'll see this one but the run of fixtures till Spurs is very physical for us. Your opinion on this and our injured players?
Stuff chaos, we need a striker who scores similar numbers to Mo. Nunez needs to be sold to finance this.
Salah deserves better players around him!
He has good players around him already hence why he’s able to assist and score.
Your issues should be with the defence.
We looked absolutely lost the first half. I feel lucky to come away with a point in that one, but also unlucky not to come away with 3. Wild game. Pretty disappointing. Puts a lot of pressure on us in the weekend.
Absolutely criminal that Endo can't get a game against a physical midfield like Newcastle
Slot doesn't rate him same as he doesn't really rate nunez but has no choice to play nunez. These are klopp players slot would never have purchased these types of players. Slot not eds his own players to come in like all new mangers do
he isnt physical and he cannot deal with the on ball demands of Slot. not selling him & Morton looks bizarre
@@indexpictures he's our most combative midfielder by a mile. He's been brilliant breaking up play when he's had a chance. Go re-watch his performance vs. City last year he was out man of the match, didn't give Rodri or De Bruyne a sniff.
@@SmithyD86 he did brilliantly for klopp considering, but every time he has played under Slot the ball gets stuck under his feet & he drowns in our buildup. Grav & Jones are more physical. coach doesnt trust him or Morton so they should have been sold for a 6 in the summer
We couldn't hold the midfield, Slot should have changed earlier and use Endo as well.
Dioga. Stop getting hurt
Start Diaz in the middle. Also Diogo got a baby, he probably not showing up for awhile.
he is unprofessional. a player who is consistently unavailable & takes ages to heal. no chance he is conditioning himself right when he sits playing xbox all week
Nunez will make us lose the title. I've had enough of him. He can't pass, control the ball, poor decision making... but worst of all, he can't finish. Let's do a swap with Isak😂
150m and nunez, then deal XD
We need to absolutely smash Everton this weekend make a statement
Will be difficult especially without Mac Allister and a tired team. Robertson is also a liability at this point...
Nunez i am not surprised I am not even disappointed I just want him gone I have been saying that since last season
It was mostly the midfield congestion with Ibou injured, there was no other outlet through long balls other than VVD. And VVD was constant being closedown so he can’t launch long balls to Salah.
imagine Viktor Gyökeres joins the club... oh boy i would love to see that.
You mean the guy that’s performing in Portugal like Nunez did but couldn’t get a game at Brighton? No thank you.
I'd rather Isak, no idea how realistic that is tho
Marmoush would be better...Isak gets injured and Gyokeres can fail like at Brighton
Considering we made no signings and are using our academy players it’s actually insane we’re even in this position
The best academies show off the best clubs. True football clubs have great academies.
Something I hope Newcastle evolves on ourselves, wish our club had the same academy as Liverpool
I know this must be the most requested but please make a video on the Nunez situation. A good analysis on his passing, positioning and finishing in 3yrs.
Do you think Slot's tactics in the first half just didn't cut it. Because he immediately he switched things up in the 2nd half the game changed.
Defense didn't do well today.
I fully agree with this, felt Newcastle had better tactics through the whole first half we were lucky to just be 1 goal down
He needs to play with more intensity at times
Good video Loz, made me feel slightly better... I still think Quansah shouldn't be playing RB, while trent is still building fitness back. Gomez is much more experienced in that position surely.
Liverpool looked tired and sloppy after the game against Man City, Newcastle just had more energy and were far better at winning free kicks.
Nah they were cocky they though this would be easy they meed to treat every team like it's a big club
This was just a class performance from Newcastle, those men were on it and targeted our weaker side "Gomez and Quansah" but keep in mind Isak folded up Virgil, and beautiful finish for the first goal sometimes your opposition is just on we take the draw and move again next week, the whole purpose of a 9 point gap was leway for such situations
I don’t think we underestimated Newcastle. Arsenal lost to NC, mancity drew to NC. We don’t have a good striker in Nunez. Even during Firmino when he connected Mane and Salah, he would still score from time to time, and still work very hard. But Darwin Nunez can’t be a top finisher. He should not be our striker. I think salah Gakpo Diaz is a more solid combination and they still press very well. Nunez out!
Really does 'feel' like 2 points thrown away, gutted.
Quansah at RB was the biggest problem. In newcastle press they left quansah as the free man and once on the ball they pressed high. He didn't have the passing ability to get the ball into midfield or to salah and he went backwards. Even if we played szoboszlai we would have been under less pressure.
Also against a player who was basically assaulting players with no repercussions.. yes dark arts protected master Joelinton… kmt 😡
Great analysis once again.
Newcastle played very very well, however they didn't play Champions League against Real and PL against City during the week. Our players are also tired and didn't do too badly managing 3 goals to keep the score level. Not too disappointed. Newcastle deserves credit
So many disappointing things.
- Slot's decision to play quansah at rb in the first half was weird but semi-justified after man city I guess. Not taking him out of that position at half time however, was irresponsible and baffling. If his job was to just stay put, whatever. What is Quansah doing being an inverted full back.
- Gravenberch had his worst game for us yet. His pirouette wasn't working and he kept losing the ball under pressure. What was disappointing was when he lost the ball and kind of just jogged back. And this was done multiple times. One particular moment was when he lost the ball and Curtis jones who was further forward got back faster than him and even made it so that the Newcastle player couldn't just drive in a straight line.
- The cb's actually played a decent game in terms of blocks, interceptions, etc.. but OH MY DAYS, somehow JOE GOMEZ and VIRGIL VAN DIJK just forgot how to keep a line. I understand having a high line is difficult but we were beat one too many times today.
- Nunez's finishing was again disappointing.
- Kelleher fault for two goals. Look, if this was Kelleher last year, where we didn't expect much from him, he did as expected. That gordon goal was expected from a back up and you're gonna make some mistakes like the free kick which led to Schar's goal. But he is not supposed to be a backup. He is supposed to be a top 5 pl gk and has shown that for the last few weeks. So what happened today was very disappointing
Laurence hits the nail on the head with Nunez here. I support the lad obviously and we're desperate for him to succeed. But I do wonder how our results will change if we had another 'cohesive' striker up there. I'm not sure how much he can be improved at this rate. His other aspects of the game is excellent but the end product he can't produce consistently.
Kelleher has been exceptional for us. I may be delusional ,but I think Allison saves all three of those goals.
I love Darwin. Last night was the most frustrated I've ever been with his play.
Gordon was doing superman dives every time a foot was within an inch of him.
I have had enough of nunez,,i defended him so many times now i just can't he is such a bad bad finisher!its time to get omar marmoush it seems like we always need mo salah to score goals and we aren't even giving him a contract
Thanks Laurence, I've been enjoying your reviews after coming across the channel a few weeks ago.
I think Newcastle's 4-5-1 suffocated our midfield in the first half and although Jones scored the first equaliser he doesn't have the same physicality that was probably needed that Szob provides against the Newcastle midfield.
Disappointing with Kelleher letting the ball go over his head but Trent also let Schar go instead of staying with him, obviously Trent thought that Kelleher would do something but Schar took the chance that the ball still comes his way on got his reward.
We were really missing Trent and Konate this game. Trent was a fantastic outlet to a very physical Newcastle midfield and Konate would’ve had much more composure on the ball and against a dynamic forward like isak. Darwin was terrible today as well, missing some big chances and constantly misplacing passes, but nonetheless we scored 3, and really shouldn’t have conceded 3 goals. Kelleher prob should’ve done better on Gordon’s goal and made a big mistake for the 3rd. Overall, a point at St James isn’t terrible, and thank god we have the cushion to allow it, but now we have to be fully focused for the weekend and keep getting 3 points, and nobody will catch us up then
in the context of the great season we've had so far it was below par. this game had so many missed chances. not to take anything away from newcaste. we were under pressure from the get-go. the injuries are a bit of a cop-out but bradley probably wouldve done far better tonight at keeping gordon at bay. i dont want to critisize Nunez because he gets enough of that as is. that said i honestly think Slot wont keep him once he gets his first big transfer window. Give Salah a contract now. YNWA
Basically - thats football - Newcastle were really up for it and we were a bit off the pace in the first half. Got punished tonight for a few small mistakes - again that happens. Good point for us on the back of dominant performances at home against RM and MC. Good also for squad players to get tough match action. 3 points on Saturday would help put this game into context. Fed up with the way Chelsea, Arsenal and Newcastle grapple players then fall down at the slightest touch and get given fouls and we get yellow cards yet doesn't happen the other way round.
Apart from that foolish mistake at the end of this game the + is we ground this game out .
Every other striker good or bad, misses chance and also scores goals. Darwin Nunez just doesn't score anymore
Felt we got the press wrong, looked like chase everyone down. Thought we stand off ten yards usually and remain compact. Instead we went man for man. Looked so much better shape wise when Dom came on.
A thing that frustrates me with refs is that when Salah is holding off a player he gets fouled so often and the refs hardly ever give it. In terms of the Everton game, I'd play Endo, Jones and Szoboszlai. Mac Allister is suspended and Gravenberch needs resting. Everton will be out to injure players.
Nunez couldn't hit a bus if he was sitting on it. I have tried to be patient and i can't knock the lads work rate but he's never going to be the world-class striker we need. If we had Jota in this game we would have won it. We are really missing Konate as well. Never ever start Quansah at fullback again please he isn't a fullback
We where lucky to get a draw in this game. The first half performance was woeful and the whole team looks tired. No Macalister in the derby is a big miss as well. We have to get back to winning ways quick. I still fear our lack of investment in the summer will come back to bite us on the ass.
We can't continue play Gravenberch in every game we will burn him out. He looked very tired in this game and needs a rest. Going big in the January transfer window could be the difference between winning the league and not. No more excuses FSG!
We urgently need a LB who can also play CB, another DM and a right winger so we can rest Salah. Nunez should be replaced in the summer. He is never going to be clinical it isn't in his locker.
The fact that we got rid of Mane and assumed Nunez was the answer. We must get Marmoush in January.
Quansah is not ready. And to have him and Gomez there 🤦♂️
Aye aye aye los pollos hermanos mayores aye aye aye como de llamo yo 😢
We were saved an embarrassing defeat by the combined genius of Trent and Mo , to feel bad we didn’t win is ironically something to hold on to.
I'm just as frustrated with the rest of the team when they don't release the pass soon enough to Darwin. Too many times there's the chance to play him onside and with just 1 defender who will not be able to match him for pace and we dawdle too long and miss the opportunity.
Typical Newcastle vs Liverpool match as the commentator said it’s like watching 90 minutes highlights. YNWA 🔥👍
Kelleher decided to leave that ball, I don't know why, he was right under it
Wonder why none of the defenders gave Kelleher a shout?
No need for a shout it was a comfy catch. Catch it and go down eat up the seconds. Massive blunder
Kelleher will be disappointed with himself today. He got hands on the second goal and didn't keep it out as well as leaving the 3rd. We need the assurance Alisson brings more than ever with Konate out.
I don't agree with this Loz. It's not mostly on the players. It was very obvious that they were attacking our right hand side and the coordination between Quansah and Gomez was very poor. I was half expecting Slot to sub one of them off in the first half. I think he should have kept Quansah as a CB and Gomez as a RB, both players would've been more comfortable. As for the midfield it seemed to me that our midfielders kept getting themselves right in the middle of their packed midblock which was just a recipe for misplaced passes or easy pressures from their team. I do think Slot noticed all this, but waiting until halftime or 60 minutes in to address it was tardy and we may have been down a few goals by then. All in all, that is (hopefully) going to be one of the hardest matches we play all season, I'm glad we got out with a point.
Gutted to drop points that way, agreed we were causing at that point & wrestled the initiative back in our hands already until that horrific decision by Kelleher. I also would not blame Salah for feeling down by his teammates.
I don’t see what the issue is with acknowledging that Trent and Kelleher reacted poorly to that cross. It’s not to pile on them or send abuse their way but that’s quite literally the facts of what happened. I don’t think they’re shit now because of that one mistake/miscommunication, but it’s not unreasonable to say that if Kelleher catches that or that if Trent follows Schar, that we likely leave St. James’ with 3 points. But like you said, my hope is that they follow up this game with a run like they did after losing to Forest.
As long as we win against Everton, I think we go kn another run, if we draw or lose, i feel it may kead to a rocky patch
Bad day in the office💔,
Too many defensive errors that needs to be worked on; but let’s take the positives, unto to the Next!!!
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Lets be honest our performances are getting better & better today we had half our backline missing our first choice GK & 2 options upfront and we still had the game won if it wasn’t for a mistake at the end im confident we gonna win the PL a draw against Newcastle isnt the end of the world we still have 7 points over Chelsea & Arsenal , if we beat Everton away we’ll have the opportunity to rotate midweek and then be fresh for spurs afterwards the fixtures are gonna be easier for us and with players coming back we should be able to stay ahead and keep our lead.
Nah man, we didn't do ourselves any favours. Saved isn't what I'd say.
This is why some fans who have slagged Klopp off since Slot came need to realise injuries will affect results. We were decimated at times last season, far worse than the current situation, and if you are having to rely on the same players playing 3 games a week they will struggle. Gravenberch looked dead on his feet for a start. Mac Allister is suspended now which is a blow. Jota is always a miss, I have said time and again Nunez isn't good enough to start. Him coming off the bench last season was the difference there. Everton will be confident after yesterday so we need to sort the defence.
Love you content. Heads up, you spelled "against" wrong in the title
I feel your frustration and i also feel you're maybe trying to read too much into it. Let me elaborate, a drop in points was going to happen any way, we were on a great great run of wins, it was statistically improbable to keep that run.
Kelleher made a few mistakes, especially that 3rd goal, he was out of it, do I want to lynch him, hell now. he saved Gomez after a mistake lead to 1 v 1 and he did very well since Allison was injured and proved his worth many times over.
Gomez wasn't at his best, its not the first time we've seen that, and i think that's one of the reasons he is not 1st choice CB; Jarell was playing out of position in a big match, this one is on Arne, he should have started Trent and kept the Jarell sub late in 2nd half, granted Jarell wasn't all that bad in full back throughout the game. Maybe Arne was managing rotations, maybe he felt he was going to make a "smart" decision.
Your comments on our midfield were spot on, can't really have a different opinion there, they did well at the end, however what you closed the video on, I vehemently reject, Mo would never think that its a very negative take; and i believe the LFC culture within the club is against that sentiment. I remember a game vs hotspurs a few seasons back, i think it ended 2-2 where the team was very poor an Mo was one of the few good performers during that match, bailed them out; never has he shown any sign that he carried that negative sentiment within him, I think its a very morbid way of looking at it, probably your frustration at the match lead you to that.
Afterall its a draw away against a really good opposition.
Our style of play needs two full backs, not a centre back at full back, it gives us much better balance and shape in attack, posession and defending. Endo over Quansah or Gomez would have worked better and Slot should start Endo in the future as a full back
Reactionary would be if this Nunez performance was one time or maybe a small bad patch, but its not. I am sorry, but he flat out isnt good enough, and before the season even started I could have told you he wasn't good enough. The fact that even without Jota or Chiesa being fit he still isnt spending 90 minutes on the pitch tells you that even Slot knows this. We have no other fit striker, but Slot would rather play a winger out of position then dealing with Nunez.
enjoy your thoughts. please dont use auto iso, the colour changes are distracting.
Long season ahead. Yesterday's 9 points are suddenly 7 points, and it should have been 6.
That's in a space of 3 days...
All those content creators, shouted Liverpool will win the league, wish they hadn't, now if you don't win, it be the worst 2025 June July ever
And it could again be 9 or 10 in two days football is unpredictability you lose , you win , we put up a bad performance in a long time,we learn from the mistakes , we move to next game
@@tamjeedaijaz9631 Which is why you dont crown a Champion if there is many, many days of football left to play.
@@Qlicky i didn't see our fanbase carried away atleast majority of them , still a long way to go
Tough away fixture, as always. Very disappointed in the 1st half, Newcastle a yard quicker and sharper, perhaps understandable given our recent endeavours. 2nd half better and unlucky not to win it at the end. Quansah and Gomez struggled, targeted. Salah, what can you say, imperious, unmatched, unstoppable, amazing. His passes were sublime. Nunez, produces good moments but I'd look to upgrade in the Summer, too inconsistent finishing, broken record. Kelleher has gone up a level this season for me, excellent so far but a shocking error which has ultimately cost us the 3 points. Ref would have booked the tea lady for not enough milk, makes the players hesitant. I'd like to see when Salah went down in the box again, poor dive from Gordon. Should have taken 3, 1 point fair, I'd say yes. Win Saturday is a must.
So many individual mistakes in defense trent so good going forward but yet again he lost his man on back post . Diaz stupidly put his hands on newcastle player for free kick to wen going no were , Gordon goal poor defending and not great save either. Darwin such poor finisher. Injuries cud costs us a lot of points. Gapko had open goal and headed it accros goal instead 😮
I like Nunez but I think we've got to go looking for a top level natural goal scorer.
Referee put us at such a disadvantage giving out three cards before half time including two on our pivots, neutering their tackling from then on
To be fair, we’ve not faced a side as aggressive as Newcastle were tonight and fair play to them, they defended really well in their defensive third in the first half. We were toothless in the press throughout, and let them run through our midfield mostly unchallenged (again probably due to the cards and maybe a bit of fatigue)
Newcastle are the absolute worst of the worst though. Don’t think I’ve ever seen a team dive to ground against Liverpool more than they did tonight and I don’t think I’ve ever seen a referee stupid enough to fall for most of it until Andy Madley. 🤡 of a ref
Would you consider a collab with Anfield Agenda? I really like both of you guys I think it would be good content. Up the Reds! It's not a loss, we move!!
Nunez has to go, we have seen it enough
Nunez works so hard but he is infinitely frustrating
Gravenberch didn't shine today, anf too many others with mistakes and drops in performance. An away point isn't the end of the world but yeah, progress in performance is needed from some attackers. I would love some hat-tricks and another player besides Mo saving the day
Nunez is a striker who can't score goals, can't win areal duel, can't do link up play, can't do good dribble, don't have good passing and so on and so more... I don't want to start talking about him. So frustrating and relies on moments!
Looked like we were losing the physical battles
Didn't Darwin hit the post?
Also, given he got two against them in one of his last couple of appearances at St James's, was he not considered more of a threat, like Mo was initially played out of the game.
I'm not entirely coming to his defence, as I think he does need to get a rhythm and perform well until May and then we/the committee should decide whether to sell / (at least) buy a replacement.
But, top quality players like Mo will find a way through being cut-off/out of games. Whereas those not quite at his level might perform well against teams within their first few appearances against them, but then the opponent/opposition manager might find ways to cut them out.
I think that as a replacement for Bobby, Darwin isn't quite working. At times recently though, his performance has been good, just without his name appearing too often in the goalscorers list. The whole side were lifted yesterday by the triple substitution, that's not Arne's fault, he'd chosen those who were playing partly with his knowledge of how they'd performed during and (in training) after the City game. Some of it was to keep Trent fresh and free from injury after only just returning, some of it was to keep the other 3 (i.e. not Mo) forwards rotating and therefore fresh and likewise for the midfielders. It's one of very few mistakes he has made and we might have won all 3 points yesterday were it not for Kelleher - but were it not for him, we could also have been behind by 2 or even 3 before halftime, and also before Salah's equaliser.
So it is a case of swings and roundabouts from this one.
Hopefully the team picked for Goodison is a strong team and one which can put an early pin into their balloon post beating Wolves. Some said Everton were lucky that Wolves could not defend their set pieces. So, in the absence of Konate, we will need to hope we don't give too many away early in the game. In a way though, I'm happy that they're on a high and we've burnt our fingers after the midweek fixtures. Hopefully it will bring about the focus needed to make it tough for those over the park, while they're still there.
I wouldn't say saved but rather let down, we had the game won but kelleher let us down. I think he could of gotten a had to the isak goal and he just gave them their 3rd goal. He's been amazing filling in for alisson but that shouldn't mean we can't criticize him over his performance. Same for slot's decision to play quansah at right back, I don't blame quansah.