***City v Liverpool Official Match Thread***

[Harry Dowd scored]

We're all justifiably very upset - beat Brighton next week after watching the scum do for the dippers and everything will look a lot better.

Hey JC after watching Brighton deservedly beating Spuds today it is not a foregone conclusion we will beat them

[carl_feedthegoat]

You find it "too funny"?

Doesn't sound like that at all. Your opinion on pep is null and void due to the fact that no matter what happens when we lose, you say it's his fault

Remember when walker got sent off and you blamed pep?

Now that's funny

Your comedy gold mate .

IMO it was indirectly peps fault as he should not have picked walker in the first place in a meaningless game that we had already won .

PS - If my opinion is null and void then yours can be thrown in the fucking bin as well then as you will defend the indefensible with him - every single time .

PPS I’d suggest you don’t read Harrys post above , you might just have a coronary .

Too funny , again .

BTW it's "you're"

"You're comedy gold" like You Are, but squished together.

You're comedy gold.

Stop talking to me , I’m still livid .

[Beefymcfc]

You find it "too funny"?

Doesn't sound like that at all. Your opinion on pep is null and void due to the fact that no matter what happens when we lose, you say it's his fault

Remember when walker got sent off and you blamed pep?

Now that's funny

Your comedy gold mate .

IMO it was indirectly peps fault as he should not have picked walker in the first place in a meaningless game that we had already won .

PS - If my opinion is null and void then yours can be thrown in the fucking bin as well then as you will defend the indefensible with him - every single time .

PPS I’d suggest you don’t read Harrys post above , you might just have a coronary .

Too funny , again .

BTW it's "you're"

"You're comedy gold" like You Are, but squished together.

You're comedy gold.

I shouldn’t laugh at somebody else’s debate, but that made me.

[Beefymcfc]

We're all justifiably very upset - beat Brighton next week after watching the scum do for the dippers and everything will look a lot better.

Hey JC after watching Brighton deservedly beating Spuds today it is not a foregone conclusion we will beat them

The challenge of the PL. That’s why we get paid enormous amounts

[johnny crossan]

We're all justifiably very upset - beat Brighton next week after watching the scum do for the dippers and everything will look a lot better.

Hey JC after watching Brighton deservedly beating Spuds today it is not a foregone conclusion we will beat them

I remain confident if the bald genius has worked out he has to put his best available side out for every game from now on and stop trying to reward the bit part players with token appearances.

[Original Dub]

Time will tell if it was the right move not risking kdb, dias.

Arguably the greatest midfielder and centre half in world football respectively.

If they play for the rest of the season unscathed then it was the right move.

Let's see.

Also FUCK YOU BALDIE!!!!!!!

[stupot]

Got back from Wembley and just cheered myself up listening to the rants of the lunatics from the asylum. Pep's a Championship manager, Klopp always gets it right in semis- yet Pep's won countless domestic trophies in the last 4 years and Klopp has 1.
Half the posters on here were slagging Ederson off after the dipper game last week, apparently Steffan was a better shot stopper. We don't appreciate just how good Eddie is just like some won't realise how good the manager is until he's gone. People were asking for Simeone a couple of years ago.
If he'd played Ederson today that could have caused an adverse reaction in the squad after promising Steffan domestic Cup games. Stones put him in trouble constantly, no way Laporte would have done that. Agree with all the Sterling comments but there were plenty worse than Jesus including Foden.
We'll beat them in the Premier League and in Paris

[Dimples]

I posted this in the pre-game thread last week.
I still feel the same way.
Big picture is what is important here:

"Priorities are the PL and CL.
Pick the F.A. Cup side accordingly, it is the least important trophy of the treble.
Whoever does not need a rest for the PL and CL plays against the Dippers.
Whatever we do, don't get caught up in the Dipper quadruple hype, at the expense of our priorities.

If that means we lose to the Dippers but increase our chances in the PL and CL, I am happy with that."

[Nick]

The whole point is if you are going to throw away the semi-final, just announce it, and say it to your fan base.
People sacrificed money, time, nerves, all on Easter eve.

Show them some respect, they pay your wages.

Exactly my mates were barely back from madrid, 6am coach, joke. Glad no trains meant i didnt go

[Nick]

Steffen is dog shit. Every time he's played for us, he's dog shit. It's been evident since game 1. Annoyingly I said to my host before the game that if anybody rushes him, closes him down, he'll fuck up.

That being said, I watched him the minute that final whistle blew as I was in their end. Poor bastard was broken and nobody came to him for about 2 minutes and even then it was a sub and 2 staff. I genuinely felt for the man.

However, he should never play a game for us again. He really isn't a good keeper. No shot stopping ability, no command, no footwork. I really don't understand how he's even America's number 1. Let him go, rebuild his career and put a kid as number 2.

This was evident at HT. Very unlike city.

Also wtf you doing in their end.

Get the loan lad as no2

[Bear60]

I posted this in the pre-game thread last week.
I still feel the same way.
Big picture is what is important here:

"Priorities are the PL and CL.
Pick the F.A. Cup side accordingly, it is the least important trophy of the treble.
Whoever does not need a rest for the PL and CL plays against the Dippers.
Whatever we do, don't get caught up in the Dipper quadruple hype, at the expense of our priorities.

If that means we lose to the Dippers but increase our chances in the PL and CL, I am happy with that."

I agree with this it’s horrible loosing to them but we can re group now and concentrate on not loosing the title to them and Cl

[Hazy2]

2 games v them. Fact is we have missed enough chances to have had 12 goals. If anything is going to keep Pep awake at night it has to be our wastefulness. We need two forwards not 1 IMO both must be able to do their job it’s that simple a solution to rid us of days like yesterday.

[zuricity]

Got back from Wembley and just cheered myself up listening to the rants of the lunatics from the asylum. Pep's a Championship manager, Klopp always gets it right in semis- yet Pep's won countless domestic trophies in the last 4 years and Klopp has 1.
Half the posters on here were slagging Ederson off after the dipper game last week, apparently Steffan was a better shot stopper. We don't appreciate just how good Eddie is just like some won't realise how good the manager is until he's gone. People were asking for Simeone a couple of years ago.
If he'd played Ederson today that could have caused an adverse reaction in the squad after promising Steffan domestic Cup games. Stones put him in trouble constantly, no way Laporte would have done that. Agree with all the Sterling comments but there were plenty worse than Jesus including Foden.
We'll beat them in the Premier League and in Paris

Stop talking sense.

I think Zinc should not have played, his thoughts are clearly elsewhere. Jack and Phil were too quiet in the first half and as i mentioned elsewhere Stones made it difficult for Zack . Playing back to goalie must never be between the sticks .

Sterling trying fancy flicks when possession is imperative . A strange first half , we gave the ball away always at the wrong time, pass , pass, pass and then thump forward for scouse2 , already moving forward to counter get gifted the ball.

[zuricity]

2 games v them. Fact is we have missed enough chances to have had 12 goals. If anything is going to keep Pep awake at night it has to be our wastefulness. We need two forwards not 1 IMO both must be able to do their job it’s that simple a solution to rid us of days like yesterday.

kun would have a field day. I hope his countryman comes good.

[Hazy2]

2 games v them. Fact is we have missed enough chances to have had 12 goals. If anything is going to keep Pep awake at night it has to be our wastefulness. We need two forwards not 1 IMO both must be able to do their job it’s that simple a solution to rid us of days like yesterday.

kun would have a field day. I hope his countryman comes good.

I forgot Poor Ferna. So harassed and targeted. Sad to see another legendary players time coming to an end.

[Bear60]

Calmed down a bit now , they beat a weakened City team 3-2 and the whole world is raving about how good they are ah well let them have their day in the Sun let’s win the league and the champs league with a fully fit team and please please get a fucking out and out finisher for
Next season we would be streets in front now if we had one and we would have beaten the horrible dippers 3 times never mind move on from this .

[Hazy2]

Calmed down a bit now , they beat a weakened City team 3-2 and the whole world is raving about how good they are ah well let them have their day in the Sun let’s win the league and the champs league with a fully fit team and please please get a fucking out and out finisher for
Next season we would be streets in front now if we had one and we would have beaten the horrible dippers 3 times never mind move on from this .

If we had won Joe Root and God knows who would be the news. I’m calm however we beat ourselves mate.

[Mase]

Klopp was able to play his best team yesterday because they had a no-mark team in the CL and they were able to rest players midweek.

I don’t want to see anyone on here bigging him up. He’s a fuckin cheat. He gets away with stuff that other managers get fined for. He can’t take losing. He drugs up his players. This is the first time he’s ever got to an FA Cup final and it was because of a mistake from our GK.

I’m sure if we’d had Celtic or whoever they played on Wednesday night, Pep would have rested players then too.

The fact is we’ve missed out on the CL year after year because he’s gone full pelt in all domestic cups. We’ve not got a huge squad - this myth that the media pump out is bollocks. We’ve got one of the smallest squads in the Prem. Add the injuries to that and senior players that are picked not stepping up then it’s not just on Pep for yesterday.

[Hazy2]

Klopp was able to play his best team yesterday because they had a no-mark team in the CL and they were able to rest players midweek.

I don’t want to see anyone on here bigging him up. He’s a fuckin cheat. He gets away with stuff that other managers get fined for. He can’t take losing. He drugs up his players. This is the first time he’s ever got to an FA Cup final and it was because of a mistake from our GK.

I’m sure if we’d had Celtic or whoever they played on Wednesday night, Pep would have rested players then too.

The fact is we’ve missed out on the CL year after year because he’s gone full pelt in all domestic cups. We’ve not got a huge squad - this myth that the media pump out is bollocks. We’ve got one of the smallest squads in the Prem. Add the injuries to that and senior players that are picked not stepping up then it’s not just on Pep for yesterday.

Happy Easter.

[Mase]

Klopp was able to play his best team yesterday because they had a no-mark team in the CL and they were able to rest players midweek.

I don’t want to see anyone on here bigging him up. He’s a fuckin cheat. He gets away with stuff that other managers get fined for. He can’t take losing. He drugs up his players. This is the first time he’s ever got to an FA Cup final and it was because of a mistake from our GK.

I’m sure if we’d had Celtic or whoever they played on Wednesday night, Pep would have rested players then too.

The fact is we’ve missed out on the CL year after year because he’s gone full pelt in all domestic cups. We’ve not got a huge squad - this myth that the media pump out is bollocks. We’ve got one of the smallest squads in the Prem. Add the injuries to that and senior players that are picked not stepping up then it’s not just on Pep for yesterday.

Happy Easter.

Same to you Hazy