18 May 2016 23:30:07
well done to all the lads and the manager. This season threatened to be another humdrum season of 'what could have beens" but in the end was a thrilling European campaign with a lot of our youth/ reserves getting a bit of first team action.
2 finals - 1 domestic and 1 European bodes well for Kloppo.
You only learn from your defeats and he will have learned a lot from tonight.
Next season we will be stronger, next season we will be more competitive.
We are on the right path, keep the faith. YNWA.

1.) 18 May 2016
18 May 2016 23:34:34
I hope so.

2.) 18 May 2016
18 May 2016 23:46:57
Some great nights and despite the upset it only showed what we already know. We need a new LB desperately and some steel in midfield as as good at box to box Can is when it comes to defending, especially when we're under the kosh a bit he disappears.

3.) 18 May 2016
18 May 2016 23:47:22
On to next season.

4.) 19 May 2016
19 May 2016 00:02:09
Agree. I know people often look starry eyed toward next season, but our best league performance for some time was 2013-2014 when we had pretty much one game per week. Players stayed fit and had plenty of time on the training pitch. It's a shame the Euro's will interrupt preseason. I know we often talk about new signings being attracted to the CL, but I believe they're equally attracted to a team regularly competing at the top end of the table.
On another note, I can't believe Toure came off instead of Moreno.

5.) 19 May 2016
19 May 2016 00:32:20
Poolie let's remember can is 22, the whole team were lost for the second half not just him. Can return from injury the 2nd leg of the europa semi everyone including myself thought he was class. To say we need someone instead, to me, is silly. Normally he's very solid bar tonight as the whole team were poor in the second half. To pick him out as being lost, out of the 11 on the pitch is abit harsh imo.

6.) 19 May 2016
19 May 2016 02:53:51
I think our subs weren't brilliant to be honest, I felt we should have moved Milner to LB and brought on Hendo to control midfield alongside Can. We should have put on Origi or Benteke for Llalana (who had a good game but tired) and played Can/ Hendo/ Coutinho midfield with Sturridge/ Origi and Firmino behind them and Clyne/ Milner making the width. Easy in hindsight to criticise but Can needed help, we needed someone more effective at LB and we needed someone upfront to hold up the ball.

7.) 19 May 2016
19 May 2016 04:50:54
JR1, can has been very inconsistent. So when he has very good games the team seems to be playing well. He is not consistently good enough to be our best midfielder, the fact that fans actually think he is our best midfielder should show you how average our team is. Good player with great potential but he makes many errors. Tactically he doesn't understand being a midfielder, this is actually where Henderson is ahead of him. Positioning is always a problem especially without the ball. He is only 22, and that is exactly the point, we need someone that can lead and that has more experience and more quality there, either to partner him or partner Henderson. Cans stats also work against him, Henderson has been injured the majority of the season yet still has been assists/ goals than him, it's even worse the season before. Yet all of this somehow equates to can being miles better than Henderson which is not true. Henderson when fully fit and on form is miles ahead of can. So a new midfielder is certainly required, just not zielinski, as he is not an improvement on either can or hendo.

{Ed001's Note - for once I agree with you, Hendo is our best midfielder by a long way. We really missed him last night.}

8.) 19 May 2016
19 May 2016 07:40:08
Firstly, Ron, thanks mate! Needed that!

Secondly, completely agree on Can/ Hendo. We need a wise old head there, and unfortunately Lucas didn't play. In Hendo's absense, I think he was the missing link, albeit the legs going meant it would've been a risk in a 2 man midfield. If it wasn't for the fact that Milner has the armband, I would've played Can/ Lucas, with Hendo to come on later on.

But hindsight's 20-20.