Shadow Puppets

The key to this game is managing the atmosphere. We know what a great atmosphere can do for a team... it can raise them 10-20%. There's two ways to approach it... go all out for an early goal to kill the atmosphere dead, or weather an early 15 minute storm and then go on to play our normal game. Either way, it's not by any stretch going to be an easy game, but if we manage the atmosphere we certainly have enough to win.

I think you're shouting into a void. It's absolutely pointless getting upset or fixated on a decision that ultimately was the correct one, regardless of technicalities. It hit his leg... it's quite clear from all angles. Everyone other than Alan Shearer can see it. It's literally a waste of time fixating on it. Ironically, the players and fans anger at that decision is probably the main reason Arsenal were able to get a foothold in the game. We stopped playing our game and it became about injustice.

Longstaff isn't back. He can't even get his boot on.

If you can’t see it, I don’t know what to tell you.

You can quite clearly see, from every angle, that his shorts move as it hits his knee.

Nope. He’s going for another scan.

Longstaff is almost certainly out.

I thought we played very well in spells today, but came up against a very very good side. They took their chances, we didn’t. Hit the post twice, had a penalty ruled out, and missed two glorious other chances. Nothing about the performance was particularly worrying to me, other than Bruno’s performance… I thought he was a mile off the pace. Everything else can be largely put down to Arsenal being very very good and us not finishing our chances when we got them.

Heard it on the grapevine that he’s going for another scan this week.

Both VAR calls today were correct. ?

Come on lads… win this tomorrow to settle the nerves a bit.

It’s still 2-1 right?

Any news on whether Klopp is going to be banned?

Eh? The Leicester home game and the Southampton home game were rocking, barring the nerves kicking in in the last 20 of the semi.

Ekitike wasn't it?

As Trippier says in every pre-match huddle, at the top of the table “pressure is a privilege”.

With some very hard games to come. Arsenal and Us away, City at home.

Aye I’m the same. Also gives Liverpool more encouragement.

Yeah that’s what I said yesterday. Doesn’t look well at all.

I think it's largely going to come down to atmosphere. If we can make it like last year, Arsenal will absolutely shit their pants.

No. Man Utd should comfortably be getting to 74/75 points with their remaining games.

If Liverpool win all their games and we only win 2, there’s every chance they catch our goal difference.

Who the hell’s only predicting Liverpool to get to 66pts?

He’s shaking.

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