LOLiverpooLOL - Next Season

[Hendo]

Yep, we get a 5th Champions League spot if Chelsea win it and finish outside of the PL top four. There's a nightmare scenario for Liverpool or the 4th-placed finisher though. If Chelsea win the Champions League and Arsenal win the Europa League, and both finish outside of the top four in the PL, our 5 Champions League spots are used up, meaning the 4th-placed PL team enters the Europa League.

Lets be realistic for a sec...

[URZZZZ]

Yep, we get a 5th Champions League spot if Chelsea win it and finish outside of the PL top four. There's a nightmare scenario for Liverpool or the 4th-placed finisher though. If Chelsea win the Champions League and Arsenal win the Europa League, and both finish outside of the top four in the PL, our 5 Champions League spots are used up, meaning the 4th-placed PL team enters the Europa League.

Lets be realistic for a sec...

Can see a Roma Arsenal final although I'm sure Emery will be desperate to knock out his old club

Ole has been in charge of United for two and a half seasons now and has been knocked out in the semi final I believe four times already, without getting through to the final once

[Sanguine]

Incredibly after their dip in form, last night's win, coupled with Arsenal defeating Chelsea, means Champions League football is back in Liverpool's hands. If they win their remaining three games, they'll have 69 points - which would be enough, because Leicester and Chelsea need to play each other. If Chelsea beat Leicester, then they can reach 70 points, but Leicester only 69. Their goal difference is one better than Liverpool's as it stands, which you would expect to change with a defeat vs. Liverpool's three wins.

That being said, Liverpool's final three games are WBA (a), Burnley (a) and Palace (h), which looks decent on paper - probably means they'll lose one or two of them.

[LUX]

Don’t like Liverpool, but would prefer them over Chelsea, so, go for it.

[URZZZZ]

Incredibly after their dip in form, last night's win, coupled with Arsenal defeating Chelsea, means Champions League football is back in Liverpool's hands. If they win their remaining three games, they'll have 69 points - which would be enough, because Leicester and Chelsea need to play each other. If Chelsea beat Leicester, then they can reach 70 points, but Leicester only 69. Their goal difference is one better than Liverpool's as it stands, which you would expect to change with a defeat vs. Liverpool's three wins.

That being said, Liverpool's final three games are WBA (a), Burnley (a) and Palace (h), which looks decent on paper - probably means they'll lose one or two of them.

They were superb last night, barring a shaky first 20 - United (Fred in particular) couldn’t deal with their high press and their use of the ball was much better comparably than in their last few months. Thiago slowly turning his form around, especially playing on the right side (mould of Henderson almost) rather than playing at the base of midfield

Not quite sure I understood Mane’s reaction after the game and Klopp himself didn’t look too pleased - he can’t exactly bemoan the decision to start the game on the bench given his poor recent form

From a Leicester fan POV, wonder if they’d prefer to win the FA Cup or hit the top four instead - ideal for me would be Leicester and Liverpool/West Ham getting top four with Chelsea outside but winning the Champions League - to hit that 5 team quotient

[Sanguine]

Dare I say it, as I'm a massive Klopp fan, but if they miss out I think he has to take a good chunk of the blame for his insistence on playing Fabinho at centre back for a couple of months when Phillips/Williams/even Davies have been available. Liverpool have been mostly back to their old selves since Fabinho moved back to midfield (and in his role obviously one of the best in the world) and that in turn has allowed Thiago to play on the right side of the diamond where he is most effective, rather than always collecting the ball from deep.

[Sanguine]

And yeah, Mane's reaction was petulant. He has been off for a few months. Maybe his mind is on Madrid. Klopp's answer was interesting - that he'd normally sit down with a player and explain if his role was going to change, but that he hadn't had a chance ahead of this game, i.e. Mane being benched surprised the player.

[Stranded]

Incredibly after their dip in form, last night's win, coupled with Arsenal defeating Chelsea, means Champions League football is back in Liverpool's hands. If they win their remaining three games, they'll have 69 points - which would be enough, because Leicester and Chelsea need to play each other. If Chelsea beat Leicester, then they can reach 70 points, but Leicester only 69. Their goal difference is one better than Liverpool's as it stands, which you would expect to change with a defeat vs. Liverpool's three wins.

That being said, Liverpool's final three games are WBA (a), Burnley (a) and Palace (h), which looks decent on paper - probably means they'll lose one or two of them.

They were superb last night, barring a shaky first 20 - United (Fred in particular) couldn’t deal with their high press and their use of the ball was much better comparably than in their last few months. Thiago slowly turning his form around, especially playing on the right side (mould of Henderson almost) rather than playing at the base of midfield

Not quite sure I understood Mane’s reaction after the game and Klopp himself didn’t look too pleased - he can’t exactly bemoan the decision to start the game on the bench given his poor recent form

From a Leicester fan POV, wonder if they’d prefer to win the FA Cup or hit the top four instead - ideal for me would be Leicester and Liverpool/West Ham getting top four with Chelsea outside but winning the Champions League - to hit that 5 team quotient

Will be very interesting to see how Leicester and Chelsea line up tomorrow given their game on Tuesday could potentially be seen as the bigger game. Winner of that guarantees CL football next year but silverware is silverware.

[Silver Fox]

Not strictly true, only Leicester will clinch CL with a W

[Winston Biscuit]

Alisson!!

[windermereROYAL]

Alisson!!

Superb interview too.

[BR0B0T]

Alisson!!

it's a good story and I kind of don't begrudge them top4 now but obvs hope they fcuk it up

reminded me a little of Adam F equalizing when his folks were over visiting

[Franchise FC]

Pity that West Brom were denied a fair fight.

If the referee 'intervenes' the restart must be a dropped ball. Given that the restart was illegal, all that happened after it should have been void - i.e. no goal.
If the ball had been moving it would have been brought back by VAR (see Kane's quick free-kick earlier in the season that was checked for more than a minute to see if the ball was moving)

Don't think I understand the offside goal but I'm so far out of touch with the laws regarding offside that I don;t think I can be surprised

[AthleticoSpizz]

Alisson!!

it's a good story and I kind of don't begrudge them top4 now but obvs hope they fcuk it up

reminded me a little of Adam F equalizing when his folks were over visiting

v Cardiff...those fukkas were miserable Welsh fukkas...on a Boxing Day too.

[BR0B0T]

Alisson!!

it's a good story and I kind of don't begrudge them top4 now but obvs hope they fcuk it up

reminded me a little of Adam F equalizing when his folks were over visiting

v Cardiff...those fukkas were miserable Welsh fukkas...on a Boxing Day too.

what year was that...I was in the UK visiting for the holidays so guessing '08 or '09

[AthleticoSpizz]

2008...I was just a mere child back then

[Sanguine]

Alisson!!

Lol. As if that actually happened. Ridiculous. Football is brilliant.

[Stranded]

Pity that West Brom were denied a fair fight.

If the referee 'intervenes' the restart must be a dropped ball. Given that the restart was illegal, all that happened after it should have been void - i.e. no goal.
If the ball had been moving it would have been brought back by VAR (see Kane's quick free-kick earlier in the season that was checked for more than a minute to see if the ball was moving)

Don't think I understand the offside goal but I'm so far out of touch with the laws regarding offside that I don;t think I can be surprised

Offside was the right call. A WBA player was offside and completely blocking the view of Alisson. If he had been a couple of yards right or left, would have been fine. You can't be offside and affect an opposition player negatively as a result.

[Franchise FC]

Pity that West Brom were denied a fair fight.

If the referee 'intervenes' the restart must be a dropped ball. Given that the restart was illegal, all that happened after it should have been void - i.e. no goal.
If the ball had been moving it would have been brought back by VAR (see Kane's quick free-kick earlier in the season that was checked for more than a minute to see if the ball was moving)

Don't think I understand the offside goal but I'm so far out of touch with the laws regarding offside that I don;t think I can be surprised

Offside was the right call. A WBA player was offside and completely blocking the view of Alisson. If he had been a couple of yards right or left, would have been fine. You can't be offside and affect an opposition player negatively as a result.

And the drop ball ..... ?

[Winston Biscuit]

I am not convinced they will beat Burnley tbh (right click, save)