Match Day West Brom v Liverpool, Saturday 21st April 12:30

[SALTIRE]

Match chat.

 

[SALTIRE]

Can see this being a draw, playing in the middle of the night again for the Chinese (and Liverpool are playing again at midday against Stoke next for the third Premier League game out of the last four!), and we never play well at that time.

I'll go with 1 - 1.

 

[Pagnell]

A crap game, in terms of result, officiating and our tactics towards the end. The only good things about it was Ings first goal since 2015 and Salah equalling the 38 game season record of 31 goals and putting distance again between himself and the goal thief.

Attwell was shite, they should have been down to 10 men. He missed two cases of deliberate violence by Hegazi - a punch on Ings (should have been an immediate red) and a Fellainiesque arm swing into the face of Salah. I've no doubt he'll have some retrospective action coming up and rightly so. Then you have the stonewall penalty denied Ings when he was chopped down in the box by Dawson. The latter was particular shite from the referee as it happened right in front of him in full view. His subsequent hand gesture indicating a coming together was farcical.

We have a lot of the blame though, or Klopp does. When is he going to learn that, no matter who we're playing, trying to shut up shop on a single goal lead doesn't work for us. Our best line of defence is attack. But yet again we try to sit back on the lead in the last ten minutes.

And don't get me started on that cnut Moreno. Shite from the first minute yet somehow stays on the pitch to the end.

A poor day at the office and one which gives Chelsea hope at the top 4. They get a result against us now and it's back on.

 

[HarvSFC]

Barcelona would’ve won against West Brom.

 

[SALTIRE]

The lads looked rusty, and a few of the irregulars didn't do themselves any favours, but were fairly comfortable until WBA got their first goal back then it was inevitable they were going to get the equaliser. Still, a few positives, a point closer to auto CL qualification, Ings bagging a goal again which I'm delighted about, and Salah maintaining the gap to Kane by scoring, even when his touch was way off today.

 

[SALTIRE]

Barcelona would’ve won against West Brom.

Only if they'd have played their first team.

 

[Stevencc]

"West Brom like to keep the ball in the air, so for them, a dry pitch is not an issue. And next year, they will have a dry pitch in the Championship.”

Klopp after the game.

 

[Bilo]

We have a lot of the blame though, or Klopp does. When is he going to learn that, no matter who we're playing, trying to shut up shop on a single goal lead doesn't work for us. Our best line of defence is attack. But yet again we try to sit back on the lead in the last ten minutes.

This isn't strictly true though, we have seen out leads fairly well not only over the past few months but last season's run in we did exactly that. Although this little collapse is a throwback to not so distant memories, it's not a regular occurrence anymore and our defense has been very solid since Spurs away, second best in the league unless I'm mistaken. Agree with the rest of your post though. We still only need to beat Stoke at home and Brighton at home to finish in the top four, provided we lose at Chelsea which isn't a given. Should be ok but it's shit to worry.

 

[G.B]

"West Brom like to keep the ball in the air, so for them, a dry pitch is not an issue. And next year, they will have a dry pitch in the Championship.”

Klopp after the game.

"If you made a ‘set-piece Premier League’ where only set-pieces are allowed then West Brom would, for sure, not go to the Championship. They are really good at that.”

"I think if you are the better team, you should win. We are the better team, we didn't win. I don't feel that that point will help West Brom massively. It feels like a complete waste of points, they don’t need it."

He seems slightly upset.

 

[HarvSFC]

Complete waste of a point for West Brom.

Liverpool should’ve been awarded all three and the match should have been cancelled.

 

[SALTIRE]

"West Brom like to keep the ball in the air, so for them, a dry pitch is not an issue. And next year, they will have a dry pitch in the Championship.”

Klopp after the game.

Aye he was a bit short yesterday and was doing his best Mourinho impression. I think it did speak from the heart though and he only vocalised a lot of what we think about West Brom, and also how their rugby has got the better of us plenty of times over the years. Let's be honest though, they won't be missed.

 

[G.B]

i like west brom me though salty mate. one of the first clubs to accept our reciprocal price offer for tickets. huge savings for fans and that mate. too many of these pl clubs are greedy cunts. shame a proper football club has been relegated imvho and that.

 

[Johnnyt]

The best team ever in the world to have played football couldnt beat West Brom.

This is why only Champions should be allowed to play CHAMPIONS LEAGUE.

Pmsl

 

[SALTIRE]

The best team ever in the world to have played football couldnt beat West Brom.

This is why only Champions should be allowed to play CHAMPIONS LEAGUE.

Pmsl

No chance for you lot then eh.