He’s grasping. Looking for anything.It's not just post contact, here it is from right before contact. His arm is straight down from his shoulder, that is the definition of a natural position, and Sterling is like 5 feet from him when he hits the ball.
The match was already over at this point. The real screw up was the one that turned the game in the first half.
I spent this whole week hoping to be 9 points ahead of City and completely overlooked that they might be in fourth.
Wouldn’t have stood on VAR due to hitting Silva’s hand. The result of that play never would have been a goal for City as if the ball hits the attackers hand it doesn’t have to be intentional. So if they believed Trent handled the ball and it was foul worthy it would have been a free kick for Liverpool. Though obviously if Aguero hadn’t stopped playing they would have at least been able to avoid the counter probably.
Not sure if serious but the minute Laporte went down city lost the favourite title. Only ones who don’t think so are some of the LFC fans who still have small team mentality.
He's one of the best forwards in the league at pressing as well, the guy is just relentless when Leicester don't have the ball. His movement off the ball is really good as well. He's probably an underrated player really.
This appears to be where City's or Pep's tactical stubbornness costs them. They could have easily gone and bought a good defensive centerback who could be used for cover over the season or brought on late in games to defend a lead, but they don't seem interested in buying anyone who doesn't fit their possession tactic perfectly. They don't seem to care that Stones and Otamendi can't defend, they can play the ball so that's good enough. Despite having unlimited resources, it takes some serious dysfunction to end up with midfielders playing at the back and a fullback playing goal for you. Don't they even have some youth players that can fill these spots?
I agree but City wanted to play on after Bernardo's touch (as any team would), so Aguero stopping seems silly. Aguero missed a few chances yesterday that I think he normally converts. I didn't realize how horrible (by his standards) his goalscoring record is against Liverpool, particularly at Anfield.Wouldn’t have stood on VAR due to hitting Silva’s hand. The result of that play never would have been a goal for City as if the ball hits the attackers hand it doesn’t have to be intentional. So if they believed Trent handled the ball and it was foul worthy it would have been a free kick for Liverpool. Though obviously if Aguero hadn’t stopped playing they would have at least been able to avoid the counter probably.
In general I thought Aguero and de Bruyne were pretty terrible (relative to their abilities) in this game. Bernardo and Fernandinho stood tall though. Walker plays for a top team
I agree. But I was speaking more towards the idea that this massive gap between the two sides was all because of poor luck or injuries. City’s lack of planning and arrogance is what did it.
I mean, it’s somewhat related to Liverpool not buying cover for the front 3. Players don’t want to sit the bench and never play. Even if the wages are there. But matches were there to be had in central defense. Stones has been crap for a while now. If they got a central defender they could’ve played a ton injuries or no.
