KopTalk.com Forums Football Liverpool FC Forum We all knew the dip in form and luck had to come sometime...

Not too upset about the CL loss. It's been an amazing season and we've had so many miracle wins... some bad luck and a dip in form was bound to come. We actually had the game won then everything unraveled on Adrian's gaffe. That's all it takes. Klopp had no choice but to rotate a bit in the FA cup - and the Watford loss was a game too far trying to win ugly and grind out wins. The squad is not as full as it could be... and key injuries took their toll. It's sad the the season is whimpering out and the coronavirus has now thrown a damper on everything. I'm not even sure the CL will be completed - and if so, it will be behind closed doors. But we should all relish the great run we had for it was a truly historic season in many ways. Here's hoping we can get the two wins fast....

It's not only because of injuries but some in the squad are just not good enough consistently like Origi and we should have bought a player who could improve us immediately instead of Minamino. Anyway, with the squad we have a lot of us including me would have taken the title only at the beginning of the season, with open arms, so that's great. That said, I can only hope we reinforce as City wont be so unlucky with injuries next season I think

Hope next season Klopp looks for a cup run also.

Not much to disagree with in the OP.

The season 'whimpering out' needs to be put into context. In all our defeats we missed key players and those that came in are simply not up to the standard we have set ourselves; missing key players coincided with an obvious loss of form for the group as a whole and so the defeats occurred in quick succession; and it all happened when we are amazingly close to winning the league so early. If we were say just 6 points clear we might be thinking that it's good to get out of the CL this year so we can really focus on getting that league title after so many years.

Thinking more widely, we have been in a cup final every year for the last 4 years including a European final for the last three. And that with a squad that is not so deep. It had to stop sometime. And with the coronavirus stuff... now is probably a good time as any for it to happen.

Let's enjoy the next few games, one at a time of course. If we get the required points quickly we'll be on cloud nine again.

After that I'm not too concerned about the points record. I would rest Mane, Salah, VVD, Hendo etc. Some of these guys get no rest in the summer. What an opportunity to get them totally fresh for next season. Play the squad players in the league giving priority to players that are likely to stay and kids that might be in the first team squad next season.

He did, but our squad is not good enough. He cannot play our 'first team' players in the cup competitions as well, this is why we need a better squad to be able to cope with all competitions without a drop in level. City competes in all competitions and they won 3 last year going out of CL in the semis, their squad allows them to do that, not us. We focus on the money generating competitions while youngsters or our weaker players play in the cups.

Profitability is our main focus while City are building a brand which we already have by the way. It's good for us that United has the same type of owners as us if not worse because with their income they would be comparable to Barca and Real right now.

At the start of the season I wanted the league. After 20games. I didn't care about the fa cup. Or the league cup.

I'd have taken being bummed 5-0 in the final by man utd if it meant we won the league.

Do not think me or any other Liverpool fan over 12 years old will be disappointed with just

European super cup
Club world cup
Premier f**king League.

Because thats what we are getting.

2 years ago we lost the CL. By a goalkeeper.
1 year ago we win it.
1 year ago we lose the league by millimeters.
This year we are gonna win it.

Mentality Giants.

We won what we set out to win and picked up 2 extra cups along the way.

Next year. We are coming back stronger

Agree with you, but do you think we have improved this season compared to last? It's probably still early to say but for that I think we need to have more than 93 points. Regarding the 2 cups won, for me it's not much better than the charity shield though nice to have, mainly because it's not a competition with all our competitors in it, it's just a continuation of the CL for me

'We focus on the money generating competitions while youngsters or our weaker players play in the cups'

That's a slightly skewed interpretation. We focus on the EPL and the CL. Yes, they are the biggest money generators but they are also the most prestigious titles. It's business, footballing and common sense to prioritise these when funds are limited.

The FA Cup is the next nice to have but given where we have been over the last 30 years, I think we need to thank our lucky stars that we are back genuinely competing for the title. We need to consolidate that over the next few seasons before we start thinking that we should be competing for everything.

Revenues and profits are on the up but it's early days yet. If we can sustain that for a while than gradually we can increase depth of quality to cover absences in the big competitions and compete for the FA Cup too. Having said that, football becomes boring when the same few team(s) always win the trophies. Perhaps team in Europe should not be playing in the domestic cup comps.

As for whether we have improved from last season, that is something for later on when making plans for next season. All that matters now is trying to get the points to win the title. And if we do win it then this will be one of our best seasons ever.

Not too upset ? Are you serious ?