[justsomebloke]

If you have an ambition to win the title this year of your own volition, then as far as I can see you need to aim for 85 points. It looks extremely unlikely that more than one team will reach that threshold. Somewhere between 80 and 85 may turn out to be enough, but then you're dependent on things you can't control.

Liverpool is now very close to the point where 85 points is no longer realistic even as an aim. They can only drop a further 6 points this season if they are to reach 85. Another loss, and that's pie in the sky. Which means they are also very close to a point where they have to accept (not just in Klopp's post match comments, but really, truly, fundamentally) that they are now a side that has to fight really, really hard for a top 4 finish with at most an outside chance at the title if everyone else screws up badly. And even that is going to require a marked improvement in results - not just from where they've been recently, but from the first half as a whole.

 

[Danny Roberts]

Liverpool are poor. Very lucky last season with injuries, decisions and teams not taking chances and this season we are seeing a far more normal campaign. Not to say they weren't a very good side for those two years but they definitely had the breaks.

On a separate note, this made me laugh at the Scousers:

https://www.bookiesignupoffers.com/2021/01/14/liverpool-have-only-won-the-premier-league-once/

 

[gazbradley]

The last thing you want to do for an out of form Salah, Mane and Firmino is to give the acres of space at the back to play themselves back into form.

We set up the right way today, stifle their attack and hit them on the break.

Yeah I know what you’re saying and Burnley’s win could’ve easily been us if pogba sticks that chance away. I just felt we were almost trying too hard to find that one pass to counter with especially in the first half and resulted in just handing possession back to them. Would’ve liked to try and assert of abit of possession occasionally and give them more to worry about

Do you think ole sets up the same way tomorrow?

 

[Berbasbullet]

We’re still talking about the last Liverpool game when we play them tomorrow?