What a performance what a win and to maresca haters I think you lot should give him a season longer granted if we get ucl. UTC 💙💙

2 minutes ago, Chapo said:

What a performance what a win and to maresca haters I think you lot should give him a season longer granted if we get ucl. UTC 💙💙

Nope, the football today was dire and he can f**k right off. If Liverpool turned up we'd have lost that.

2 minutes ago, Chapo said:

What a performance what a win and to maresca haters I think you lot should give him a season longer granted if we get ucl. UTC 💙💙

We played Liverpool reserves mate, this doesn't wipe out the last 4 months.

I think he gets another season anyway.

Couldn’t this have gone in the other thread?

13 minutes ago, bluetrooper said:

Nope, the football today was dire and he can f**k right off. If Liverpool turned up we'd have lost that.

I genuinely don't know what game you watched? I disagree with you on most things, and this is just another instance.

We were so much better today than we have been for a long time. Playing the ball forward more quickly, playing with more speed and cutting out the minute upon minute of cb's knocking it about between themselves. It doesnt make up for the damage he has done through the season, but it was much better.

Sometimes I think you say things just to be contrary....

17 minutes ago, bluetrooper said:

Nope, the football today was dire and he can f**k right off. If Liverpool turned up we'd have lost that.

Did we watch the same match? The tactics were brilliant and we got the job done.

9 minutes ago, DukesOfHazard said:

Couldn’t this have gone in the other thread?

This is about todays match?

3 minutes ago, nonotnowjim said:

I genuinely don't know what game you watched? I disagree with you on most things, and this is just another instance.

We were so much better today than we have been for a long time. Playing the ball forward more quickly, playing with more speed and cutting out the minute upon minute of cb's knocking it about between themselves. It doesnt make up for the damage he has done through the season, but it was much better.

Sometimes I think you say things just to be contrary....

I just think this fan base is so negative sometimes but I can respect opinions, thank you for replying

2 minutes ago, Chapo said:

This is about today’s match?

There’s also a thread for each and every game.

Just now, Chapo said:

I just think this fan base is so negative sometimes but I can respect opinions, thank you for replying

I wasnt replying to you.... I agree with you that we were decent today.

Just now, DukesOfHazard said:

There’s also a thread for each and every game.

Sorry very new, thought it did go into that thread, apologies

1 minute ago, nonotnowjim said:

I wasnt replying to you.... I agree with you that we were decent today.

Sorry mate just realised 🤣🤣 still getting used to this forum

4 minutes ago, Chapo said:

Sorry very new, thought it did go into that thread, apologies

It’s fine, just ends up with loads of threads. Massive three points today, he certainly got the first half bang on.

@axman2526

7 minutes ago, Mod said:

@axman2526

A broken clock is right twice a day Mod.

And certainly sounds like Maresca abandoned Maresca ball and low and behold we won, imagine that.

I might agree with you if Liverpool and Arsenal were level on points in a title race and they had to win today.

But that wasn’t the case, today’s game was meaningless to them and the result didn’t really matter.

One swallow doesn't make a summer. Or her, my girlfriend.

1 hour ago, Chapo said:

Did we watch the same match? The tactics were brilliant and we got the job done.

The defensive tactics were abysmal in the 2nd half, the players deserve all of the credit for dragging us over the line, especially Palmer who looked back to something like his best. Liverpool were dominating us on the wings and the defending from set pieces was terrible. They probably should have scored 2 or 3 goals themselves. We needed James on much sooner and Caicedo in midfield so he could help Cucurella instead of leaving him exposed to Salah. Sancho coming on for Jackson as the first sub was an odd choice.

46 minutes ago, Zeta said:

One swallow doesn't make a summer. Or her, my girlfriend.

Your girlfriend's not called Summer?

The sun even shines on a dogs arsehole sometimes...

14 hours ago, Chapo said:

Did we watch the same match? The tactics were brilliant and we got the job done.

Whilst I thought we were great yesterday in responding to Liverpool's threat I am not convinced that this was the managers tactics.

On 05/05/2025 at 09:08, WhiteWall said:

Whilst I thought we were great yesterday in responding to Liverpool's threat I am not convinced that this was the managers tactics.

Maresca's gameplan is always control. We had 35% possession yesterday. Either Maresca has done a complete U-turn on his philosophy 34 games into the season and played to our players strengths for once or we won in spite of him.

3 minutes ago, Ukraine Bolt said:

Maresca's gameplan is always control. We had 35% possession yesterday. Either Maresca has done a complete U-turn on his philosophy 34 games into the season and played to our players strengths for once or we won in spite of him.

I think a little from pot a, a little from pot b. At the start it looked like we had a genuine game plan to move the ball forward more quickly. There were some noticable longer balls forward, and we generally looked to be playing quicker. As the game progressed and liverpool got into it, we sat deeper, and had to dig in without possession (something I dont think was in the gameplan, or Marsecas instructions).

3 hours ago, Ukraine Bolt said:

Maresca's gameplan is always control. We had 35% possession yesterday. Either Maresca has done a complete U-turn on his philosophy 34 games into the season and played to our players strengths for once or we won in spite of him.

Bang on. My thoughts exactly

39 minutes ago, WhiteWall said:

Bang on. My thoughts exactly

Which do you think it was?