18 Feb 2020 23:02:38
A few points on tonight’s game.

The diving from athletico was unacceptable. If that’s what Spanish football is really like you couldn’t pay me to watch a game.

The ref seemed to favour them for freekicks. Didn’t listen to the linesman and no added time for time wasting.

The defending was exceptional. 11 men behind the ball and closing TAA and Robbo too fast to stop any whipped in balls

Origi and the Ox just didn’t want to run when coming on. Only Bobby looked like a player who wanted to play with speed and penetration.

Anyway rant over, West Ham next then a huge atmosphere at Anfield for another big European night.

Ps Klopp has never lost a 2 leg European match with Liverpool ;)

1.) 18 Feb 2020
18 Feb 2020 23:34:30
Best team lost. It happens, they are a good defensive team. They'll be mince meat at anfield.

Unusual to see us lose though. And not score.

It's going to be tough though coz we can't let them score. But we'll win in the end. I bet we're still favourites to progress.

2.) 19 Feb 2020
19 Feb 2020 07:47:29
I hate blaming officials when we lose a game as it comes across as bitter excuse-making. The result was a fair one but that was a very timid performance by a FIFA ref. He looked like he was petrified about upsetting the crowd.

{Ed001's Note - he wasn't in the slightest bit timid, he was just crap.}

3.) 19 Feb 2020
19 Feb 2020 11:00:39
Spanish football has always been like this. Drama queens donning football uniforms and doing their thing to gain the maximum advantage any way they can. Nobody is really surprised.

{Ed001's Note - it is why I rarely watch it. So tedious.}