Terrible performance. And worrying because it looks like they are bottling it. I honestly think that was the worst performance I've seen under Klopp. I am struggling to think of a worst performance.
Before Firmino we had 10 men on the pitch because Salah was non-existent. Trouble is when Firmino went off and Studge came on, we played with 8 men because Salah, Studge, and Mane might as well not have been on the pitch.
Alisson 8 (solid and probably saved us from losing)
VvD 8 (calm, solid, the usual)
Matip 6.5 (great coming out with the ball at his feet but sometimes his defending gives me the wobbles)
Robertson 6.5 (a bit erratic; lacks composure on the ball)
Milner 7 (solid performance, did his job)
Fabinho 8 (played well, broke up attacks, held the ball up well, and looked composed going forward)
Hendo 7 (again, solid, played well, but never going to excite you going forward)
Wijnaldum 6.5 (because he had a great first half but faded badly in the second)
Mane 4 (wasn't involved and when he was - couldn't pass the ball 10 feet)
Salah 2 (just terrible, worse game by far)
Firmino 7 (for the time he was on he was playing well - cannot believe how much we fall apart without him)
Studge 3 (didn't do anything - and I don't expect him to)
Shaq n/a (passed the ball around, sometimes he passed it forward)
Origi n/a (willing)
So we did well in defence, not too bad in midfield, but were useless up front.
Klopp 3 - For me the main reason we were poor. He got it wrong bringing on Studge, for an away game at OT. In his defence, looking at that bench and seeing Studge or Origi, he must have been wishing Bobby could play on.
Also, not giving TAA so much as 10 mins at the end in an attempt to turn their defenders and make something happen, and give us an outlet. Also, why bring on Shaq and leave Keita on the bench when Keita has been playing very well? If you can find a way to bring Shaq on you can find a way to bring Keita on.
If we play like that from here on in, we'll be lucky to get 2nd let alone with the league title. About the best thing that can be said today is we are still top by 1 point. But boy oh boy when we stink we stink!
Make no mistake, we made a 'b' team Utd look good. It's not warranted to say we took a hard earned point away to Utd. We should have walked over that Utd 11. Not to worry though, we haven't got any more blood guts and thunder matches away from home against rivals who would rather die than let us win.
Oh wait...
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