Europa Cup Final

NWJocko said:
Not sure how he'll improve (training/players, needs both imo) but I'd be quite encouraged as a Liverpool fan, IF he can get them playing consistently like they finding the first half last night. Haven't watched much of Klopps teams but was impressed in the first 45, Sevilla couldn't get out and we're constantly under pressure. Banega played about 40 yards further up the pitch in the second half as Liverpool tailed off.

Not sure if the early goal in the second half rattled them but agree they could do with some stronger personalities in the team to keep them "at it" in games like last night.

Wouldn't be surprised to see Liverpool top 4 next season (or at least challenging strongly) as they've no European games either.
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I'm genuinely a bit gutted for Klopp, to take what is largely a bang average group of players and to go that far does deserve a lot of credit. He comes across a gentleman and it's hard to dislike the guy.

They could make top 4 next year with him in charge if they can inject a bit more quality into the squad.
 
ColchesterFC said:
I've come up with an idea for future European competitions. The winners of each of the European Leagues goes into a straight knock out competition with each round over two legs home and away, let's call it the European Cup. The next two or three in each of the national leagues go into a straight knock out competition, each round over two legs home and away, and we'll call this one the UEFA Cup. Finally the winners of each national cup competition go into a 3rd competition this time called the European Cup Winners Cup.
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Ah the good old days!
 
sawtooth said:
I'm genuinely a bit gutted for Klopp, to take what is largely a bang average group of players and to go that far does deserve a lot of credit. He comes across a gentleman and it's hard to dislike the guy.

They could make top 4 next year with him in charge if they can inject a bit more quality into the squad.
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Only domestic football to focus on and some good purchases over the summer it wouldnt be unrealistic to see them finish top next year. After the 15/16 season anything could happen.
 
To be fair Liverpool have played something like 62 games this season, thats a lot.
Think it will do them good next year to take a year out of the euro stuff, concentrate on the domestic, possibly get placed and move on from there
 
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sawtooth said:
Maybe that after a long season of running , pressing, high tempo, high energy and maybe even nervous energy in the final that it suddenly caught up with the players?

Worryingly for England Sturridge was beaten very easily for pace albeit quite late on in the match, possibly ( hopefully) only a bit of tiredness there.
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Thought I was the only one who saw that with Sturridge! It was embarrassing. He's clearly far from fit and unwilling to sprint at 100% for fear of further injury. That's worrying, plenty of examples of that sign being the beginning of the end for a quick striker.
 
NWJocko said:
Not sure how he'll improve (training/players, needs both imo) but I'd be quite encouraged as a Liverpool fan, IF he can get them playing consistently like they finding the first half last night. Haven't watched much of Klopps teams but was impressed in the first 45, Sevilla couldn't get out and we're constantly under pressure. Banega played about 40 yards further up the pitch in the second half as Liverpool tailed off.

Not sure if the early goal in the second half rattled them but agree they could do with some stronger personalities in the team to keep them "at it" in games like last night.

Wouldn't be surprised to see Liverpool top 4 next season (or at least challenging strongly) as they've no European games either.
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On too late to watch it live but saw on the web this morning and seen a still image from about 10 seconds into 2nd half (the 'clearing' header moment) and hard to believe 10 Liverpool players were contained in the same 1/4 of the pitch!

Hindsight's cool but think that was rather an optimistic formation from them
 
PhilTheFragger said:
To be fair Liverpool have played something like 62 games this season, thats a lot.
Think it will do them good next year to take a year out of the euro stuff, concentrate on the domestic, possibly get placed and move on from there
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To be fair Phil, if you want to eat at football's top table these days, that's the norm. Chelsea's 2011 - 2012 season was 61 games, 2012 -2013 was 69 games. We'll see what good it does us next season……..
 
Blue in Munich said:
To be fair Phil, if you want to eat at football's top table these days, that's the norm. Chelsea's 2011 - 2012 season was 61 games, 2012 -2013 was 69 games. We'll see what good it does us next season……..
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Sevilla will play their 63rd game in the Spanish Cup Final😃
 
As a football fan you have to take the rough with the smooth....and today I'm taking a lot of rough.

I'm absolutely gutted with the result last night, I slept really badly and just cannot believe how wrong the night went.

It wasn't to be our night on any level and that's what is hardest to take.

Onwards and upwards, looking forward to next season.
 
There's a thought this may affect Liverpool's attempts to get good players in over the summer. I think this is rubbish. Most are ONLY interested in the money, so as long as this is ok then they'll come. Some are lazy, so it will attract those too, no extra games !!!! Also the thought of playing in a team that works so hard together, Mr Klopp in charge.....will attract players too.

Liverpool will finish top four next season.

PS I'm not a Liverpool fan. I just love the attitude of the current team and manager.
 
TheDiablo said:
Thought I was the only one who saw that with Sturridge! It was embarrassing. He's clearly far from fit and unwilling to sprint at 100% for fear of further injury. That's worrying, plenty of examples of that sign being the beginning of the end for a quick striker.
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Sturridge will be allowed to leave. Klopp is not a fan of bone idol lazy wasters
 
As I've said before, I will always support a British club against Johnny foreigner so I wanted a Liverpool win, but that second half performance was poor. Granted they had no luck with decisions and should have had at least one penalty, but how can you come out like that after the break?

I don't think Klopp has got it right yet. He definitely needs to buy a number of players, and think even the Liverpool fans have said that and that in my opinion they are probably four or five top players short of having a side capable of a PL winning campaign. There's a lot to like about Klopp but I think he has a big job on and that despite what he has achieved elsewhere (and you have to question his cup final record) fans need to temper expectations a tad. That said no European football next year can only help their league campaign
 
A game of two halves is an understatement.

Take away the decisions that might've/should've/could've gone for us we never created anything in that 2nd half and that's what's more annoying.

We lost to the better side, that's it.
 
sawtooth said:
UEFA need to look at the rules again IMO, tonight you could have had a team that finished 8th in their domestic league go into the CL next year.

That can't be right can it?
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The same UEFA who werent going to let the previous winners in 11 years ago at first......not something you'd be familiar with.;)
 
Fish said:
The only thing I disagree with is the the ability for a team from the CL to drop into the Europa, clubs that just can't push themselves and are simply not good enough (Arsenal) to win the CL but have been good enough to qualify for it should be just knocked out, to have teams like Barca, Madrid along with a couple of others being able to drop into Europa and then dominate a weakened league/cup competition just isn't right IMO.

I would like to withdraw my previous comments that Liverpool are/were currently a decent cup team, the quick second half goal shouldn't have affected them as much as it did, but I can't remember seeing a team imploding as much as that in a second half, more so in a final with a huge prize of CL football next season, they totally lost the midfield battle in the second half and didn't have a plan B to get the ball back off Seville, who showed far more grit and passion, did Klopp get found out last night, after all, I think it was reported that this was his 5th final on the belt that he's lost, Klipperty Klopp is now Krapperty Klunk :smirk:

Unfortunately reports coming in about violence in the stadium before kick-off, if this was Chelsea or any other team certain individuals would be posting immediately condemning their actions, where are they now condemning their own club fans actions :mmm:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...l-Sevilla-fans-prior-Europa-League-final.html

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...adium-prior-to-kick-off-a7036851.html#gallery
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Because every little bad thing that our fans do, doesnt need to have apologies from others.

Lots of things Chelsea fans have done badly in recent seasons, havent seen you apologise for it?
 
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