Guest Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 10 minutes ago, Ellis Rimmer said: there was sufficient time between the handball and goal for it to not be a consideration. wtf Ridiculous really. Whether Kane meant it or not the handball enabled him to go past the keeper and set up Bale to score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 19 minutes ago, SiJ said: On the back of one bad season? He was one of their best players up until this season. no excuse for having a bad season in that team, he's just not good enough for them anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 3 minutes ago, Ellis Rimmer said: no excuse for having a bad season in that team, he's just not good enough for them anymore Mane hasn't had a great season, is he not good enough at that level either? His form has dipped, happens to some players, might be something in his personal life affecting his game, who knows. Bit early to write him off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 27 minutes ago, owls maniac said: West Ham finish 2 points off the champions league. Wow. They will be rightly thrilled to be in the Europa League next season but jeez...one win away! Moyes for manager of the year IMO I expected them to tail off a bit to be honest. Thought they might finish 7th-9th. To keep up the form with no striker of note is some achievement. Be tough for them to maintain it next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreshOwl Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 (edited) 27 minutes ago, SiJ said: On the back of one bad season? He was one of their best players up until this season. I’ve just never seen him at that level. His decision making has always been poor, his dribbling is poor, his whole end product isn’t great. Looking at city, each individual oozes class, all are so elegant like I just don’t see Sterling in that category I think he would look extremely average in any other side Edited May 23, 2021 by FreshOwl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 3 minutes ago, FreshOwl said: I’ve just never seen him at that level. His decision making has always been poor, his dribbling is poor, his whole end product isn’t great. Looking at city, each individual oozes class, all are so elegant like I just don’t see Sterling in that category I think he would look extremely average in any other side 20 league goals last season, 17 and 18 the two seasons before that. Shocking end product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreshOwl Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 (edited) 25 minutes ago, hirstyboywonder said: His form has dipped big time this year. He played a huge part in their previous title wins. IMO his team mates mask his weaknesses. Yeah he got 20 goals last year....I hate being cliche but let’s be honest, the majority are put on a plate for him How many does he engineer himself? I can’t recall one moment in history where Sterling beat 2-3 men and bent one in the top corner Mahrez, KDB etc seem to do it every week. He’s good, but he’s not City good Edited May 23, 2021 by FreshOwl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 3 minutes ago, FreshOwl said: IMO his team mates mask his weaknesses. Yeah he got 20 goals last year....I hate being cliche but let’s be honest, the majority are put on a plate for him How many does he engineer himself? I can’t recall one moment in history where Sterling beat 2-3 men and bent one in the top corner Mahrez, KDB etc seem to do it every week. He’s good, but he’s not City good Pep and City could have anyone they want. They continue to go with Sterling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 12 minutes ago, FreshOwl said: IMO his team mates mask his weaknesses. Yeah he got 20 goals last year....I hate being cliche but let’s be honest, the majority are put on a plate for him How many does he engineer himself? I can’t recall one moment in history where Sterling beat 2-3 men and bent one in the top corner Mahrez, KDB etc seem to do it every week. He’s good, but he’s not City good De Bruyne is one of the best players in the world. Mahrez has been fantastic this season, as said Sterling's form has dipped. Mahrez has 39 goals in 140 appearances for City Sterling has 114 in 290. Mahrez will have to go some to match Sterling's return to date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roscoe P. Coltrane Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 So citeh ran away with the league and won the league cup Leicester won the FA cup Liverpool finished third This means more Reyt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 (edited) 49 minutes ago, FreshOwl said: I’ve just never seen him at that level. His decision making has always been poor, his dribbling is poor, his whole end product isn’t great. Looking at city, each individual oozes class, all are so elegant like I just don’t see Sterling in that category I think he would look extremely average in any other side Good grief. The guy has been a pivotal player under Pep. Your argument is akin to Pep only being a great manager because he manages great players. If you took any top player and put them in a lesser team, they would not be at the same level. Playing with better players inevitably brings more out of you. Edited May 23, 2021 by SiJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 57 minutes ago, Ellis Rimmer said: no excuse for having a bad season in that team, he's just not good enough for them anymore So they should have binned off half their side last season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanharper Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Funny how Klopp is whinging about their defensive injuries costing them. They've only conceded 9 more goals this season than last, 7 of them being in 1 game at Villa with Van Dijk and Gomez both playing - but they've managed 30 fewer points. That's not down to the defence then is it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 16 minutes ago, alanharper said: Funny how Klopp is whinging about their defensive injuries costing them. They've only conceded 9 more goals this season than last, 7 of them being in 1 game at Villa with Van Dijk and Gomez both playing - but they've managed 30 fewer points. That's not down to the defence then is it? No. The fact is, they didn't handle the injuries well. They also waited until the last minute to bring in some new CBs, one from Preston and the other from rock bottom Schalke. Their squad lacks genuine depth and for a third of a season Klopp didn't use what he had particularly well. No excuses for losing at home to Burnley, Brighton and Fulham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG D Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Sad to see Sergio bow out today, what a player and what a way to sign off in the league. Id love to see him score the winner i the Champions League final. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 38 minutes ago, alanharper said: Funny how Klopp is whinging about their defensive injuries costing them. They've only conceded 9 more goals this season than last, 7 of them being in 1 game at Villa with Van Dijk and Gomez both playing - but they've managed 30 fewer points. That's not down to the defence then is it? 19 minutes ago, SiJ said: No. The fact is, they didn't handle the injuries well. They also waited until the last minute to bring in some new CBs, one from Preston and the other from rock bottom Schalke. Their squad lacks genuine depth and for a third of a season Klopp didn't use what he had particularly well. No excuses for losing at home to Burnley, Brighton and Fulham. I think the defensive injuries meant that Alexander-Arnold and Robertson had to defend more as they couldn't rely on their CB's as much which does impact their attacking play. Think Klopp is overstating the impact somewhat though - Liverpool were top of the league after 16 games and the defensive injuries had already happened before that. Phillips has done a decent job at the back in the run in but initially as you say, Klopp showed now faith in him, going with midfielders at the back before as you say, panicking late in in the January window on 2 defenders who are no better than Phillips. They shouldn't be losing at home to the clubs you mention without scoring, regardless of who is playing in defence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The only way is S6 Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 How come Leicester don’t qualify for CL when City or Chelsea win it & one of them qualifies as holders? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punkskaphil Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 41 minutes ago, The only way is S6 said: How come Leicester don’t qualify for CL when City or Chelsea win it & one of them qualifies as holders? I think there’s a rule that no country can provide more than four teams. Might be wrong though so happy to be corrected. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belfast Owl 2 Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 2 hours ago, SiJ said: No. The fact is, they didn't handle the injuries well. They also waited until the last minute to bring in some new CBs, one from Preston and the other from rock bottom Schalke. Their squad lacks genuine depth and for a third of a season Klopp didn't use what he had particularly well. No excuses for losing at home to Burnley, Brighton and Fulham. He insisted on playing a high energy game with the same players non stop for 2 seasons. No wonder their performance levels dropped leading to results like losing to Burnley. Fatigue sets in and their momentum stopped. And Firiminos lack of goals was exposed. He also didnt add to the squad till it was too late. If Salah or Mane goes in the summer I dont see a title bid next year. Shame 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Liverpool should get in for Kane. He would be a perfect improvement on Firmino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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