25 Nov 2021 06:07:20
“If you are in our squad, you are a good football player” Jurgen Klopp.

Absolutely love the man - how good must the young lads, like Neco feel?


1.) 25 Nov 2021
25 Nov 2021 08:06:35
Klopp does not give out flowers to those he thinks have not earned it. If you play? You have gotten that chance in merit. Oh, and Neco was brilliant last night.


2.) 25 Nov 2021
25 Nov 2021 08:52:43
Oli
You think Neco was brilliant last night. I can't agree. I thought the whole defence was ropey to say the least (bar Allison) .


3.) 25 Nov 2021
25 Nov 2021 09:54:17
Except Neco was available for a sale and there weren't any takers. In fact, many were up for sale. don't take anything that he says.
Agree with the Irish. we let port shoot on more than 10 occasions and people say Neco was brilliant last night.


4.) 25 Nov 2021
25 Nov 2021 10:00:40
Are you lumping Neco in with the whole unit and calling him ropey, Irish? Or, are saying all four were ropey individually? Either way I can’t really agree.

I think any ropiness stemmed from Porto’s starting position and that we had a rookie at number 6. Tyler did well, don’t get me wrong, but he’s no Fabinho so it means the defence has different pressures on it. That coupled with the fact that Porto set out to really have a go to try and get something from this game instead of needing to beat athletico Madrid meant they managed to create some chances. Still, what was it, 7 in the whole match? Only a few clear cut. Not bad I’d say with the team that got sent out.

I had Neco as my MOTM along with Thiago. He was aggressive, incisive and showed no panic, was up against a real speedster on his side and caused far more problems going forward than he allowed against him. Great showing IMO. His best yet for us.


5.) 25 Nov 2021
25 Nov 2021 11:13:51
Keita - are you saying Klopp put Neco up for sale? Or any of the other players? You got any evidence of that? Don’t listen to Klopp but listen to you eh?

I don’t mind us being ‘ropey’ either, so long as it’s a 2-0 win.

At the end of the day, and despite some seeing the negatives from the performance at the expense of enjoying the win, we are clear qualifiers from what was supposed to be a difficult group.

Thankfully we can all get back to whining about not catching up with Chelsea at the weekend …….


6.) 25 Nov 2021
25 Nov 2021 11:20:18
The defence as a whole was a bit dodgy, Porto had chances and didn’t take them thankfully. I would say the defence being a bit dodgy was probably more to do with the fact it was a little thrown together with only Ali and Matip the regulars, plus a kid in the 6 protecting them. Maybe I’m being a little harsh though saying dodgy because they didn’t play bad as such and there was no real urgency to win this game let’s be honest.
I thought Neco did alright to be honest, especially as the game went on and especially when attacking. He’s no Trent that’s for sure but nobody is.
I was more interested in watching players like the Ox, Kostas, Konate and Minamino. Players on the fringe of the first 11, I think it will be interesting to see how they get on this season.


7.) 25 Nov 2021
25 Nov 2021 11:31:34
A comfortable 2-0 win, already qualified and with the chance to be the first British club to win all their games in the qualifying stages. Some youngsters blooded and as Klopp would say valuable rehab time for one or two returning from slight injuries.
It was possibly the first time that defence had ever played together before, and they had a 19 year old midfield CL debutant in front of them, so they were never going to be up to our usual standard.
Yet all some can find are negatives.


8.) 25 Nov 2021
25 Nov 2021 11:47:17
. or you were priced out of a move.


9.) 25 Nov 2021
25 Nov 2021 14:28:47
I hope the players have the intelligence to listen to what Klopp says even if some of our supporters don’t.


10.) 25 Nov 2021
25 Nov 2021 17:14:05
Thought Neco played well, always looked for the ball and was a willing outlet, used it well, defensively was ok. A solid 7/ 10.


11.) 25 Nov 2021
25 Nov 2021 17:16:52
IR, under the circumstances and context of the game where we had literally nothing to play for, I thought Williams was very good and showed great fight and desire to get forward and combine with Ox and Salah and Hendo when he came on. Ropey? Yeah, . What were you expecting from a makeshift team and defence? You're preaching to the choir on that one, bro.