Pilko

They'll all have their bogey grounds too. Ours is Anfield. They've been shite in the past and we've played better than them in the past and still lost during this 33+ year run. I feel like you do sometimes when there's posters who won't hear a single bad word said against Howe no matter what, but I just don't think this is the time to be piling onto him. Ekitike choosing these scumbags versus us resorting to old man Wissa is literally the difference on the day.

He's a fucking joke.

It's Anfield. He could have turned up with a World XI select pumped full of performance enhancers and we'd somehow lose. Can't really find too much to grumble at today. Some of the defending wasn't so great but feel like it was individual shitness each time rather than any tactical or positioning stuff. We looked good for about an hour and that's far beyond my admittedly miniscule expectations when we pitch up at this graveyard of scummers. Onto the next one.

Not even close for me. These bastards are the most deplorable cunts on the planet.

We've been really good here but that's a dreadful goal to give away. Wirtz in his own postcode. Ah well.

We just don't get what we deserve when we play well in this graveyard of a ground. Those murdering cheating self important cunts always find a way. Second half could be literally anything. We need to keep it as a basketball game and hope we can get another foothold on the counter or from a set piece. Trippier needs to come off, he's absolutely cooked.

Trippier is killing us here.

Spawny wall pushing wankers.

Aye sound, cut to a close up of Gakpo rolling about whilst we're in on the counter.

We've been excellent so far.

Anthony Moron

Bent, diving cunts the lot of them. Allison's girly hairband makes him look like a lesbian.

Always reject the first offer. Sorry Mr Burns, no deal etc. If they move the bid nearer to 30m you'd hope we look to do a deal.

The random close-up of the bloke in the crowd with the same hair as Cucurella

Tbf, I wasn't massively confident when I saw the lineup at PSG and we were class. I don't love Gordon up top at all, but let's see. They've got injuries and shit form other than dusting the Baku Bike Shop XI in midweek.

Gordon up front? Fuck off man

He's the Continental Jonesy.

Villa are going through forwards like the clappers these days.

Paperback will just be trying for clicks and more rags sold. Nowt'll happen. Neave out on loan probably and that'll be that.

Seems cheap that, thought he looked a decent player last few times I've watched them.

He's been much better since he came back into the side, last night he was excellent. For all Ramsdale wasn't very good when he came in, I do think the spell out of the team and the spotlight has helped Pope because he was making too many errors earlier in the season and it seems to have allowed him to reset and refocus.

It's worked much better in tricky away games where we'll have space to counter like Arsenal and then tonight. Less so in games where we have to force the issue like Everton on the final day. Agree it's extremely effective, we just need to wheel it out at the right time. Wouldn't mind seeing it again on Saturday.

Reckon he could play centre half for us til he's about fotty. Not going to get any slower is he? Top class.

Faded a bit after the break but that's another relatively encouraging performance, without setting the world on fire yet. Game was made to measure with the space in behind, still concerned he's no cop at all against any team defending deep however.

Great effort that and unfortunate not to nick it late on. The tactics worked well. The CL first phase we've done really well, only would have taken avoiding one of the Marseille or Leverkusen copybook blots to get into top 8. As it is, we've made a very good fist of it and confident we'll navigate our playoff.