We didn't have a single shot on target. That's a Steve Bruce statistic.It's a really shit state of affairs that we didn't get one in 90 minutes of football.
Quote from: Drummond on December 13, 2021, 08:36:58 AMWe didn't have a single shot on target. That's a Steve Bruce statistic.It's a really shit state of affairs that we didn't get one in 90 minutes of football. It took two dodgy penalty decisions for us to lose to the best team in the league, yet here you are, with barely concealed glee, comparing him to Steve Bruce on two threads.
Quote from: Risso on December 13, 2021, 09:01:44 AMQuote from: Drummond on December 13, 2021, 08:36:58 AMWe didn't have a single shot on target. That's a Steve Bruce statistic.It's a really shit state of affairs that we didn't get one in 90 minutes of football. It took two dodgy penalty decisions for us to lose to the best team in the league, yet here you are, with barely concealed glee, comparing him to Steve Bruce on two threads.Haha, I knew you'd react like that. I've no doubt I could do a search and find behaviour of yours that's far more reactionary, that will have been quoted on thread after thread about various managers over the years. As for glee, do me a favour. I'm fucked off. Liverpool is the game I want to win more than any other. I didn't like the lineup, there was no flair in there, but that's because we set up to defend. You don't win games by trying not to lose.
For this game alone the manager had to prioritise not losing. Had he played openly and we'd been dicked 4 or 5 can you just imagine the reaction from the fans? I think he was conscious of the behavior of Houllier and you could see that the way he handled himself on Saturday. That's without the gulf in class between the sides, and poor officiating.Should we approach games in such a fashion on a regular basis then I will call in question his tactics but for Saturday he gets a pass from me.
Quote from: Nev on December 13, 2021, 09:13:21 AMFor this game alone the manager had to prioritise not losing. Had he played openly and we'd been dicked 4 or 5 can you just imagine the reaction from the fans? I think he was conscious of the behavior of Houllier and you could see that the way he handled himself on Saturday. That's without the gulf in class between the sides, and poor officiating.Should we approach games in such a fashion on a regular basis then I will call in question his tactics but for Saturday he gets a pass from me....but we did lose.Our goal led a charmed life and if it wasn't for Tyrone and Emi we could easily have lost by 2 or 3 goals even without the need for their penalty.I'd sooner have a go at teams, show little respect and lose trying (remember it's not that long ago we scored 8 goals against them).
Comparisons with Bruce are a bit off, not getting a shot on target against one of the best teams in the world is one thing but doing it against Cardiff or Sheffield Utd is a whole other thing entirely
Quote from: Abbeyfealeavfc on December 13, 2021, 09:31:29 AMQuote from: Nev on December 13, 2021, 09:13:21 AMFor this game alone the manager had to prioritise not losing. Had he played openly and we'd been dicked 4 or 5 can you just imagine the reaction from the fans? I think he was conscious of the behavior of Houllier and you could see that the way he handled himself on Saturday. That's without the gulf in class between the sides, and poor officiating.Should we approach games in such a fashion on a regular basis then I will call in question his tactics but for Saturday he gets a pass from me....but we did lose.Our goal led a charmed life and if it wasn't for Tyrone and Emi we could easily have lost by 2 or 3 goals even without the need for their penalty.I'd sooner have a go at teams, show little respect and lose trying (remember it's not that long ago we scored 8 goals against them).So would I but I can also see the Managers thinking. Gerrard is a pragmatist, that I think is obvious.