Nunes barely played down the stretch for City though. He got some rotational minutes earlier in the year, but basically got nothing from February onwards.
Great team. Contenders.
The form Vitinha is in he has to play. You move the team to fit him in. Would easily have Leao over Felix
Had Saka played and scored 100 goals, we would still be second. Meanwhile, you choked away 14 points and your superstar got in a hissy fit with your legendary one-time champion manager. Speaking of quitting, can’t help but notice once arsenal eclipsed him, Klopp suddenly pulled the plug.
I can go one better than that and give you Antti Niemi in the video:
Yeah, but he didn’t show up. Just like your captain conceding the league last year last year while you were still in first place. If you are going to want to break 90 points and compete with City, you should try to sign some guys with the stomach for it.
Did they?
Yeah because they are competitive and they give a shit. You should get some guys that give a shit. Might not matter next year if City are weakened by sanction (short odds that they are getting relegated by the betting companies kind of weird) and all the other top teams are in transition. Maybe the other teams will let Arteta pick their lineups again next season. Would be crazy if Arsenal got the same injury luck next season but stranger things have happened. Have fun picking the bones.
I think we have different definitions of pulling the plug. At least Klopp showed up for work. Saka didn’t.
Went from up 5 to down 9. Doing some quick math, that's a 14 point swing. First to third real quick.
As though quitting your job isn't pulling the plug? Klopp tried to skip the last two matchdays last year. Didn't even have an injury, just wanted an early start to the summer and was willing to pay 75K for it. Kinda feel for him that the FA suspended his sentence and he had to stay to bottle Champions League.
Why did Salah take a five match holiday if he cared so much? I guess he thought he was going to get the time away with Egypt and then when he disappointed there, just took it anyway. Maybe if he gave a shit, Liverpool's lead wouldn't have evaporated and Klopp could have gone out with a bang rather than a whimper.
You are making stuff up now. League was tight at the top all season. Didn’t get reinforcements in January. You are making it sound like they blew a 14 point lead. That’s not what happened.
Right. They blew a five point lead and ended up 9 points back. Hence choking away 14 points.
That’s not how it works
And there he was
Because he was injured (not minor) during the tournament.
Oh so your sole quibble is the fact that our manager, who speaks English as a second language, used the word minor to describe the injury? I apologize, I somehow didn't predict something that dumb would be an issue.
Please.
If an injury keeps a player out for three weeks, would you consider it minor or major?
Yeah, I mean the H in HF stands for hockey, where people are playing with torn labrums. So no, you can’t tell me Saka didn’t quit. You guys don’t have to agree, but he cried out of a title deciding game. That is incredibly weak to me. Maybe it’s just me, but that’s never been a problem for me before
Yeah? Didi Hamann played Istanbul with a broken foot, and scored in the penalty shootout. There’s examples on both sides. Some players have the stomach for it. Some don’t. I’d be mad if my player didn’t want to play the last game of the season, in a title decided, so they’d be healthier for an international tournament. That’s it.
