Liverpool: how talented are we?

Okay I’m gonna go on a bit of a rant here. I’m not that type of person ever but I just have to after seeing how much people on this sub are saying the same thing.

Firstly fuck United. We totally deserved to win that match. We bossed United out of the park in every aspect of the game except for clinical finishing. They had one shot on target and that was the goal they motherfucking scored.

That brings me to my second point. Reading all the posts on this subreddit one would think that we played shit. We didn’t. We played really well. United only had 1 shot on target and that happened for a reason. Our defence was top notch – Kolo and Sakho were absolute rocks at the back and Clyne and Moreno really provided the width and pace we needed. Our midfield was fluid as well. I know heaps of people may disagree but it’s true. The reason why United only had 1 shot on target and we had so many was because they had to result to long balls. They could not play through our midfield because it was a battle that they simply couldn’t win. We pressed them high and stopped them from developing any buildup play at all. Furthermore, whenever we won the ball we always passed it forward quickly – the interplay between Lallana, Henderson and Firmino throughout the match was pretty incredible and really enjoyable to watch. These three players created so many chances to score a goal but we didn’t have any clinical finishing at all.

And that’s the main problem! The way the team played today was excellent but all we lacked was a striker. If we had a striker like Sturridge, people would be singing songs of praise about our midfield but instead people doubt their ability and that is what I don’t understand – why can’t people see this?

Don’t get me wrong. I’m absolutely devastated that we lost against United and by no means am I saying that the players shouldn’t be criticized. They should be but some of the criticism is just way over the top. I actually cried the moment they scored because it was probably one of the most undeserved goals I had ever seen in my entire life. But there is no way that we can blame all of our players for that. People are questioning why Firmino, Henderson or Lallana can’t score goals. I mean what the fuck do you expect? We know Henderson and Lallana aren’t clinical finishers and we all know very well that Firmino is so incredibly inconsistent. So why is everyone suddenly complaining about how they can’t score goals? Did people seriously think they would miraculously become clinical finishers for this one match? They did exactly what they do best – they opened up the play, pressed United and played amazing passes but no one was there to finish it.

People are saying that this team isn’t good enough to win the title or get top four. I agree completely. But that doesn’t mean we need to keep 5 players and get rid of the rest. All we need are just 3 or 4 world class players in our defence, midfield and attack and we can challenge for top 4 and maybe even the title. I mean are people seriously forgetting that we beat Man City, Chelsea and drew with Arsenal with this squad, despite playing without a recognized striker and no world class players?

And another thing. Why are people expecting top 4 this season? We keep on saying that this side isn’t a top 4 side. Everyone knows it. For the past 10 years we rarely made it into the top 4 so why are people suddenly disappointed that we’re not getting it? I mean again, what the fuck did you expect? Did people seriously think that because Klopp came in all of a sudden we can get top 4? And plus why does everyone think that top 4 is a good thing? We are not ready for the Champions League. If we make top 4, we are most likely going to get humiliated by not making past the qualifiers or by not even making it past the group stage. And then when we don’t make it past the group stage just watch people criticize our bad our squad is. I mean of course because they are not bloody ready for the CL! If we can barely beat Sion and Rubin Kazan how the fuck do you think we are going to do in the Champions League? People need to realise that before we are ready for the Champions League, we need to conquer the Europa League. Get through to the semis, finals or even win and then you can convince me that we are ready for the CL.

In the end, people need to calm down. Like you, I am absolutely frustrated, depressed and angry about our loss but we shouldn’t let this one loss overshadow all the improvements this squad has made. It is a good squad and with a few right players it is a top 4 squad.

Tl;dr – Squad isn’t as shite as people make it out to be. We played really well last night but all we lacked was a striker. That was the only thing!!! And also, top 4 is not a good idea for our squad atm.

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