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Originally Posted by Sparky***
I don't think anyone is really surprised at what we've seen there.
They look exactly what they are - a bullish team full of confident, 25+ year old players all at their absolute peak. We look exactly what we are - an injury ravaged team full of average players and inexperienced kids.
At times it's been like watching a fully grown men's team playing against an under 15's. Their players are so much more intense and physically robust than ours it's incredible. Time after time our players get rag dolled in challenges and bounced off the ball.
It's mad because i actually think City have more quality than them in the first 11, I think what's separated Liverpool from everyone else this season is their mentality, their work ethic and and aggression.
We won't get back into this, we just don't have the quality out there to compete with them. They'll score a 2nd and then it'll be damage limitation.
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the bit i dont understand is going into this game you know liverpool will press aggressively all over the pitch especially when we have the ball at the back. So you would practice patterns of play out from the back. Who's showing as an outlet? passing angles dealing with the press.
Instead its like its the first time we have ever seen it. 3 passes then just £#%&!ing smash it as far away from the goal as possible.