14 Sep 2017 08:25:17
See lads, this is why i moaned about us having an easier group on paper. Everyone gets too big for their boots and then we end up falling below expectations. We will lose and draw some games and the melt down isn't required.

Liverpool seize up against the perceived lesser sides, though there are no easy games in European football. On paper all the teams in our group should be absolute bankers at Anfield, and Maribor home and away. That isn't how it works in cup games though. That is the beauty of cup competition and why i stayed away from predictions for last night. Sevilla are the best team in our group and our lads still couldn't cope with the expectation we should be beating them at home. Arguably you can almost accept a draw at home to Sevilla as they're a semi-decent side so what will the reaction be like against the other guys?

I'm dreading the Maribor game at Anfield! The pressure to win will be immense. If we win it'll be "as expected" and if we lose it'll be "Klopp out". Lose lose situation. That is how our entire group will be unfortunately because the draw was too kind to us.

On a side note, sick of hearing how bad our defence is in the media this morning whilst lavishing praise on Spurs who conceded 3 legit goals and were extremely lucky. Though Lovren has just played Klavan back into the team for the Burnley game 🙄

I'm sure we'll cough and splutter our way out of this group like a 70 year old 2 stroke petrol engine (or Ed025) but i just would've rather we scraped our way out of a group containing some more prestigious clubs. Even if we'd ended up in the Europa league at least it would've been justifiable.

On a side note, Klopp needs to get this team mentally tougher or they will crumble away to Spartak. That atmosphere looked more intimidating than Ed002 when you ask him a repeat question!

To end on a positive note though, we nearly got knocked out of the group stages in the 2005 CL winning campaign. It took a last minute screamer from Stevie to save us. So don't give up faith just yet. It's way too early. Please though, less of the bi-polar reactions after a draw. Celtic beat Barcelona a few years ago! People forget this is cup football. Anyone can beat anyone with a stroke of luck. Sevilla happened to catch Lovren on a night where he had a size 5 football hole in his foot, and Firmino forgot his contact lenses. We'll go again and hey, it's a point on the board against Sevilla. We drew 2-2 with Ludogorets 3 years ago! Progress 😁.

{Ed001's Note - that is the most flattering description of Ed025 I have ever seen.}

1.) 14 Sep 2017
14 Sep 2017 08:32:03
Good post mate. perspective.

{Ed025's Note - except for me being described as a 70 yr old 2 stroke petrol engine i agree SG..

2.) 14 Sep 2017
14 Sep 2017 09:08:47
MK is loosing his plot. I have not seen him struggle this hard. A 7 paragraph post all about If's and But's.
Good luck mate!

3.) 14 Sep 2017
14 Sep 2017 09:50:52
Great post mk.

4.) 14 Sep 2017
14 Sep 2017 12:15:21
Great post, MK. Some on here had said we would beat them 5-1. I couldn't believe that nonsense and this goes to Ed25's point. We are not a force anymore and some of our fans need to get off their high horses and smell the coffee. Seville have been more successful than us since, 2006 and that is a fact (check their trophy and CL record) . The fact that we should have thumped them alone should be heartening to us cos had we taken our chances, we would have. Again great post, MK.

5.) 14 Sep 2017
14 Sep 2017 16:54:17
Omg, I have just realised it is either Lovren or Klavan for the Burnley game. We are doomed mr mannering doomed.

6.) 14 Sep 2017
14 Sep 2017 16:55:42
In all fairness MK it’s not just cup football that's unpredictable, but all football is like this now. I mean, imagine Leicester getting promoted and winning the league 😂

Smaller teams used to be cake walks but now they thrive against bigger teams yet still fight for relegation.

Even lower league teams can shock just about any big team in football and it is part luck, part they can play with freedom as no one expects a win, and part the bigger teams are expected to win and it’s added pressure.