Match Reaction v Liverpool (away)

[21_GOONER_SALUTE]

I know everyone is blaming DL, and as an experienced defender he deserve it, but I think we are missing the point, which is if it hadn't been him it would have been someone else - as this team cannot defend under sustained pressure let alone from the best pressing side in the whole of Europe.

The first goal by Matip would have still been given as a penalty on VVD as 3 or so other player were doing exactly what DL later did to Sala. The penalty was stupid but since they hadn't got caught the first time Luiz tried his luck.

For the 3rd goal, Trent said something really worrying
on Sky when interviewed immediately after the match which later Klopp confirmed. At HT Klopp told his players to change tactics and stop with the long balls and concentrate on dragging our CBs out of position since we'd left so much space around. And the text book third goal came which Trent said he couldn't believe.

The inexplicable tactics were 100% to blame for this loss. It played to all of our weaknesses and to all of their strengths. Every analyst has said the same thing- what's the use of the players giving 100% effort when someone has set them up to lose from the get go !

The same inexplicable team selection and tactics that made us lose 3 different opportunities to qualify for the CL last season.

I really don't want to get into analyzing Emery's tactics because it's more than obvious that he making it up as he goes along. More than a year later and I'm still unsure what the hell this guy wants to do at this club!