Just regurgitating Klopp then.
The list of journos who support them is very long. What annoys me even more is the ones who don't admit it. Years ago, I remember giving up on the Times podcast because 3/4 of the hosts were Liverpool fans.
Oh my god I’d wiped that from my memory. That game pissed me off so much.
I’m not sure they’re too concerned about the fanbase, literally all the comments below are saying how shit the article is and not what they pay for (if they were concerned, it would theoretically work both ways). I think it’s more that they’ve all bought the Klopp bullshit and after years and years of ABU, then City and Chelsea dark money, they all wank themselves silly that Liverpool are winning. Also, a polarising shit piece like that also generates clicks and shares hence it’s number one most read at the moment. (It’s such a bizarre article).
Exactly.
I think that's the problem with journalists like Muller who place their entire intepretation on the xg. Firstly it's not a perfect measure as it doesn't capture those sorts of chances. And secondly it doesn't reflect the match dynamics of a knockout tie. Time and time again in knockout football we see one team progress with a lower xg because they know how to manage the game better. For example, a manager will be happy to let the opposition's xg slowly build whilst waiting for the one big chance on the break. And then when holding a lead, will be happy to concede low xg chances because they know that the attacking team will over-commit and they'll have more chances on the break.
It's by far the worst article I've ever read on the Athletic, and the comments on there are scathing as you would expect. I have no idea what he was trying to achieve with it.
They is the most embarrassing pile of shite I think I've ever read.
Yeah i think the same, there’s something suspicious about their recent articles especially the ones suggesting about changing the rules of the game. Example, Injury time rules, penalties to be similar to that of American football and some more…
Errr.....not sure about the part in bold, Liverpool really couldn't have "easily" won the final, there is simply nothing to base that upon.
It's like saying Bayern could have easily won in '99, but they didn't because they only scored one goal and we scored two. Somebody needs to explain to him that it isn't a boxing match, you cannot win on points. Goals are what matter.
They had some big chances - two wonder saves from Courtois against Mane and Salah, Trent and Keita ballooning over the bar from great unpressured positions inside the box.
So a goalkeeper does what he gets paid to do, and that means Liverpool could have won?
One wonder save and a decent save...the others weren’t guilt edged chances by any means. Real also had a perfectly good goal ruled out and more chances on the break second half. Liverpool were the better side but I liken it to our own run in the CL in 99. We didn’t play well in the final (for a number of reasons) but no one would begrudge us the trophy due to our opponents on the way to that final and how well we did domestically. Reall have won their league when everyone wrote them off and have beaten arguably the 4 best teams in the world to win the CL. Liverpool bottled it. No other word for it. There were poor performances from them all over the park.
Ergo no team could ever have won a game, they either did or didn't.
I agree with all of that.
During the match I really wanted that contentious “offside” goal to be the winning goal of the game. The seething from the Liverpool fans would have been glorious.I love the way Real Madrid actually won the final. It leaves such a bitter taste for all those supporting Liverpool to the point where a dumbass article like that is published
Vastly different to 99 in 99 Bayern had some really chances, and really could and should have score more than one.
I remember Chelsea beating Barcelona after essentially stacking 11 people on top of each other and blocking the goal for most of the game.
Is it just me or is that Spanish clown throwing nazi salutes? That's a sure fire way to get punched in the mouth, Liverpool supporters or not.
The Liverpool love-in from the media has reached peak delusionWhat a shit article
Aye, not sure how that passed editorial. Unless they're both Pool fans and have little to no shame.The Liverpool love-in from the media has reached peak delusion
