07 Aug 2022 01:16:12
I had a long chat with my wife after the game.

Both of us agreed that there seem to be some sort of nervousness in the players, particularly with the long and high passes. Controlled possession yes, but most were not in the opposition half. Both of us also agreed that, there were quite a number of good plays as well. Both us are not expert, so we couldn't really explain to each other in depth or technically.

Despite the nervousness, the team came back twice, which might be an evident that there are still some great drive within them.

Both of us couldn't remember when was the last time Liverpool played at Craven Cottage. Both of us agreed that this might be one of the factor of the nervousness. Plus it was the 1st game, the expectation, and few other factors.

All in all, both of us are not worried. We tried to look at the positives rather than negatives, and given the past records, this team always found ways to pull things back. It was the 1st game, and there are more than 50 games left (cup, champs leagues included)

Besides, one main thing we've learnt supporting Liverpool; Liverpool never make it easy for the fans - nerves, frustration, joy. It always comes with all these. And that's the beauty of it.

1.) 07 Aug 2022
07 Aug 2022 05:05:54
I had a long chat with my wife after the game as well, she doesn't understand when I'm watching footy she shouldn't be hoovering, never mind in around my feet. It might have been the early kick off though so we've agreed that any more early kick offs should be viewed from the high stool down the local.

2.) 07 Aug 2022
07 Aug 2022 07:09:20
Hahahaha.

3.) 07 Aug 2022
07 Aug 2022 08:20:47
Nice one, RobbosPress.

OP, I fully agree with you and your wife has some good footie knowledge as well. For me, I thought we looked out of sorts from the off and nerves definitely had something to do with it. We were getting battered physically as Fulham made it a physical game to see how much the ref would let them get away with, and we could not match their intensity. Not sure why. Nerves maybe?

Also, there were some bang average to poor individual perfs. that you simply cannot overcome sometimes to get the win and that was disappointing. That said and as indifferent as we played overall, we could have put 6 past Fulham with the guilt edged chances we created (Dias alone could have had a hatrick) and we never panicked and could easily had won it. We move on. Oh, and Darwin was brilliant overall and so was his goal.