Polarboy

Klopp - "The owners are great people" Well that puts paid to any one who's still under the illusion that Klopp had integrity.

Carlton Cole just unironically called it a game of two halfs 😂 Cole's not exactly a raconteur.

I don't know why I torture myself. As if anxiety levels weren't bad enough through covid, we have to watch matches that seem to be specifically written to wind us up, and then maybe give us a little reach around if we're lucky. The commentator was already giving Bruce his sound bite, saying he was some sort of genius for putting on Willock, our only well rounded, athletic midfielder on the bench.

Ritchie doing well there.

Willock has been vintage Shearer with those last two headers coming off the bench.

Thing about ASM is that he's so "theatrical" in the way he goes down and acts at times, that it's impossible to know if him limping off is a real injury, or just him kidding some time off the ref by strolling off. Hopefully it's the latter.

Willock on for Shelvey, Wilson on for ASM if he's starting to tire at around 70 mins. No point risking an injury from tiredness with ASM.

🤣 Joelinton like a young Gary Lineker there. If you can't be good, be a very lucky Cabbage.

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Slam poetry in motion. 😉

I might have to revise my opinion on us having a decent shout of a result against West Ham next week, if Lingard keeps up this form. It would make for some suitably odd symmetry if we did beat West Ham to more or less guarantee our safety, after beating them first game of the season.

Stating the obvious, but the importance of that win can't be underestimated when you look at our next five games, not to piss in the proverbial cornflakes. We just have to hope Fulham's current form holds, as their fixtures aren't great, if a fair bit better, either. West Ham without Antonio and Rice should be one we should go into with confidence of getting a result of some kind at least. Fulham play Arsenal, miss a gameweek, and then have Chelsea. If we can get a win from one of the next two against the West Ham and Arsenal, we'll be well on our way to safety I think, and not have to go into the final game within three of Fulham and shitting our pants. Of course we also have that Sheffield Utd game before Fulham, but I wouldn't like to be relying on getting a result there either, so close to the end.

ASM obviously was pure class, but as others have hinted at Dubravka kept us in it. As far as I'm concerned it's close between him and ASM for man of the match today.

Shelvey has been doing his best to hand the game to Burnley the last five or ten minutes.

He should actually be sainted the lad. If the pope can spare some time from protecting nonces he should get right on it.

That Murphy lad is a decent player 🤣😉

Bruce actually making the logical subs for once, and at a decent time.

Nice to know defenders are now allowed to kick the opposition players in the head. It will make defending corners etc much easier from now on. Burnley are there for the taking if we can get our subs right in the second half.

I don't doubt it, in fact I think we're so close to being bad enough to do just that, that your comment has likely tipped the balance for us getting relegated. It goes Ashley, Bruce, the players, then you 😐 😂

You need to go knock on a forest after that comment. 😉

That was just kick in the bollocks type of result I was hoping for, for Fulham. Losing to a last minute goal is arguably as bad or worse than just being stuffed five or six.

A decent manager would look at that result and really go for it at Burnley on Sunday, alas given Bruce's obfuscation when asked about Shearer's comments about having a go hint otherwise. Of course Bruce could just be playing his cards close to his chest and he will surprise us, or not.

I can see your point, but I think either Longstaff can do a job in front of a three man defence, and help fill any gaps down either flank. Ritchie also doesn't have to bomb on as much when ASM is a much better option down that flank in any case. And of course ASM while he doesn't do it often can be asked to take a bit more responsibility, which I have seen him do on occasion.

Take Krafth, Shelvey, and Gayle out of the last starting line-up, and replace them with Clark, preferably Fernandez if he were fully fit, ASM, Wilson, and play with the same urgency and effort to get crosses in, play on the front foot, and generally spend more time in the opposition box, and Wilson and ASM will likely prosper and indeed play a massive part in keeping us up. Whether Bruce can actually manage to enact such simple and obvious steps is another issue.

I think Wolves have enough quality despite their injuries to give Fulham more than a decent game. They showed a lot of fight against a good West Ham team this season, with Lingard playing out of his skin, to come back and make it very tough for West Ham tonight. We also have to hope that Parker will have failed to lift the mood of his squad after what would have been a psychologically damaging defeat against Villa. Wolves are more than capable of going there and getting a result.