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Inverted

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  1. Judging from this game, I don't think the complaint about Gakpo is that he is a stupid player, or technically shit. It's more that his whole playstyle just seems totally wrong for what he's being asked to do. That's why he looks worse than random youth players. All else being equal, of course he is a better player than them, but he doesn't have the same intensity. He looks like he would fit better in Spain or Italy.
  2. Gakpo looks so far off the rest of that Liverpool team (youth players included) its unreal.
  3. Poor from Fernandes. Got to keep his head second half but he's looking aggravated. United could have scored one or two more and been comfortable but they've just fallen apart a bit near the end of the half.
  4. I wonder if a player dodging a stonewall sending-off for diving and then scoring the winner will generate as much media buzz as a contentious restart.
  5. I can't believe how a team that has absolutely 0 flair is somehow catastrophically open defensively at the same time. Like surely if you're playing a bunch of championship jobbers you can at least run about a bit and be solid.
  6. Rashford followed a world class goal with honestly one of the worst performances I can remember seeing from a forward. Seems to sum him up, largely.
  7. There's no other manager in the world who wins that final, in those circumstances. That's the difference between a historic manager and someone like Poch.
  8. Chelsea are being invited to beat up a corpse that's being propped up for them and it's somehow been a fairly even fight.
  9. I have never seen that given before, ever. This match is compromised.
  10. It's going exactly how Poch would want it. Snap a couple more people before half time, beat Liverpool's U21s in the second half/extra time.
  11. The amount of tactical fouling and Poch's comments about the refs and Klopp seem to suggest that Chelsea's gameplan is counting on soft officiating.
  12. There is something mentally off with Arsenal. How is this 1-1 at half time and not like 3 or 4-nil?
  13. Chilwell looked all over the place for that goal. Way too tight for Jota for no reason and then goes to ground again. Might be bailed out by VAR though.
  14. Two or three dangerous losses of possession and now a yellow for diving. Chilwell not looking up to speed at all so far.
  15. I had forgotten that Nagelsmann was Germany coach. Wonder if he could be tempted back into club football aftert the Euros? He seems like he would be a good fit.
  16. 2-0. That is properly getting your pants pulled down.
  17. Goal. It's almost kind of like you could feel it coming. Liverpool have gradually worked themselves in all game, Arsenal have gotten more and more tetchy, Liverpool finally started making big chances, and eventually took one. Amateurish from Arsenal, to be honest. Still time to equalise, but never have been in this position.
  18. Bit of a paddling here for Liverpool so far, but still 0-0 somehow.
  19. It seems like Arsenal have leant into the old cliche of "defence wins titles" and totally wrecked their style of play in the belief that its more sustainable to constantly grind out results than to blow teams away. But I don't think that's how you win the league these days.
  20. The fact that Villa decided to give that ridiculous standing behind the keeper routine a go in this match does not reflect well on what their opposition scouts think of Onana.
  21. Very clinical from Jota. I feel like to the eye Jota is not quite as exciting as the other Liverpool forwards, but in terms of output it's hard to argue with him.
  22. Another goal disallowed. Salah's in the keeper's way but seems like a Burnley CB pushes him into that position. Also unclear whether the keeper had a chance anyway. They're doing a good job of keeping some tension in a generally one-sided match so far. Burnley starting to play like they know a result is waiting for them.
  23. I'm trying to tell myself that the problem must just seem worse because people are paying much more attention than before. But it really feels like there is consistently at least one - if not multiple - enormous, incomprehensible howler of a decision every week these days.
  24. It seems to be a consistent thing with Arsenal where they start well and almost seem to surprise themselves, and then degenerate into trying desperately to slow the game down rather than just playing. For all the bluster, the weird thing is that it seems like, deep down, they don't actually back themselves.
  25. That is literally like a basketball dribble by Odegaard, taking the ball right away from Salah's feet. That seems like a far more obvious penalty than the vast majority you see where the hand is static and the ball just hits it. Very confusing.
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