KopTalk.com Forums Football Liverpool FC Forum A fair few talking points from the Plymouth draw

Negatives:

#1 - Result was not good enough
#2 - Experienced player didn't step up - Origi
#3 - From 45 -65, the team seemed uninspired and lost
#4 - Pace of our play was slow and too methodical
#5 - Loss of patience to play the right passes in and around the box
#6 - The result leaves the team with even greater fixture congestion
#7 - Despite limited time to impact, substitutes didn't offer more
#8 - Failed to create a single "real" chance

Positives:

#1 - The youngsters performed well
#2 - The team was not troubled by Plymouth for 90+ minutes (clean sheet)
#3 - The replay is another opportunity for the inexperienced to gain some more
#4 - Highlighted the lack of strength in depth
#5 - Easy to put it aside and concentrate on the upcoming big games

I don't think the youngsters performed well, they were just ok

I thought Gomez looked good and comfortable (thought not allot to do).

Woodburn looked impressive but wasn't played in enough, but what he did, he looked good.

Kevin Stewart played well, some good interceptions, especially where he was one on one, needs to work on his shooting, but good he got some shots off.

Alexander-Arnold played well, looked good going forward in the first half getting crosses in.

Ojo and Ejaria didn't look comfortable to me and their passing was off.

Overall they did well, especially being dropped into a game with a load of experienced reserve players, if we would have had 5-6 first teams playing like Firminho/Milner/Lallana/Clyne/Wijnaldum we would have looked a better team and I think the young players would have fitted in better.

I understand why Klopp rested so many, but that's also why we struggled to break down a dogged Plymouth team.

But it is a regular occurrence for us over the past good few years. When we change the team for a cup game we in a lot of cases struggle and end up with draws and extras fixtures.

Hoping club can build a proper squad were so many have failed

I agree with vish no one looked outstanding from the younger players

I agree, no one looked outstanding, youth or reserve players, and it does show the weakness in our squad if they are required to do a job for us for the rest of the season if any of the first team are unavailable.

Spurs make 9 changes from the team that beat Chelsea and beat Villa, all our top 6 rivals have rested players and got wins, which shows where their squads are stronger, I think it will take Klopp a few transfer windows to build the squad he wants.

To be fair Spuds were struggling too until they took Janssen off and subbed on Alli.

After that they were cruising!

Yep I agree and at the start of the season this would have been a game our 3rd 4th choice strikers would have played in. No Danny Ings to bring in and no other strikers to call upon. It's unfortunate but we are still in this and the PL and the League cup.

What have we learned? Nowt.