And yeah - Eddie Howe grabbing for a penalty took me a bit by surprise. That would have been a very very harsh penalty. They definitely got shafted by the officials at Anfield in the League but not tonight.
Can't really agree with that.
In the league, their attempt was disallowed for a blatant push, and our goal was scored by a player in an onside position.
In the League Cup, he's on about the tug in the box, and they have a case tbh. It wasn't him this time, but Skrtel does it every week. Fortunately he usually gets away with it.
Jürgen! How good would it be to play for this guy. If he gets us moving in the right direction I can sense the adulation will be huge even by LFC standards.
It's only a while ago since posters (reacting to Gerrard's book) demanded a cold-hearted, calculating new coach, that didn't try to be everyone's friend. Now we prefer one that goes onto the pitch and congratulates each player in person instead.
Personally think it's ott, (even though l've nothing against it) but when Germans celebrate football in general, it does tend to be ott. Whether it be music after goals, celebratory tshirts on the pitch, pouring litres of beer over each other, or lining up in unison to celebrate victories in front of their Ultras sections.
It's radically different to the British handshake on the touchline, so the opposition we've been trying to beat all week, are respected.
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