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Liverpool should have been awarded a penalty against Arsenal after Alexander Isak was pulled back by Jurrien Timber, the Premier League's KMI Panel has ruled. The KMI Panel produced a split 3:2 vote that the VAR should have intervened. 👇 bbc.co.uk/sport/football/art…
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Big decision for the club. Extend Alisson’s contract or look at someone like Verbruggen at Brighton, who will only have a year left on his contract next summer? Iraola said last week he’d like Alisson to stay for longer, so that might be a clue.
Alisson Becker has said it is his “will” to stay at Liverpool beyond the end of the season. Says his agent is in talks with the club. Comes after his superb performance against Palace on Sunday.
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Think it’s becoming more and more obvious that Liverpool are a better team with Trey Nyoni next to Mac Allister in midfield. Interested to see how Iraola manages that situation with Szoboszlai/Gravenberch going forward.
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Great away performance from Liverpool. Alisson MOTM but Mac Allister, Jacquet, Araujo very good again and Wirtz, Barcola, Isak doing the job up front.
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Couldn’t go a whole game without at least one absolutely dreadful refereeing decision against Liverpool, could we?
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Make Szoboszlai a full-time RB and sign a more combative CM like Camara. No brainer. Could save the club a fortune on a new RB.
My thoughts on Dominik Szoboszlai and #LFC right now. This is coming from a Hungarian who has watched him since he was 16. In my opinion this is his best position in Iraola’s system. youtu.be/UO-_1FKzmpE?is=zNrp…
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Dominik Szoboszlai’s best position in this system is right-back.
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Posted this at half-time, before he showed the risk you take playing him RB against a physical team throwing balls into the box. It’s why Araujo has made such a difference, but I still think Szoboszlai should play RB against teams who sit in a low block.
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Iraola has made clear he sees Gravenberch as a No. 8 and he’s struggling for minutes, but I don’t see why he should miss out at Szoboszlai’s expense. Gravenberch is a top CM who has shown he can play in a pivot, Szoboszlai hasn’t yet.
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There will be more games like tonight until the balance of this squad is sorted out. As soon as you rest Wirtz/Isak it’s square pegs in round holes.
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One of the reasons I’ve liked Iraola’s use of Koumas is because it’s allowed likes of Barcola/Gakpo to play in their natural positions out wide. Tried moving away from that tonight with Barcola up front and it didn’t work at all.
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Elsewhere we need better options in both full back positions and probably a different profile in midfield. Players who are better in build up. This is the start of a new project and it’s not a squad really suited to Iraola-ball yet. He’s started very well in the circumstances.
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Ekitike return can’t come soon enough. Szoboszlai isn’t a 10. Barcola isn’t a 9.
It's just constant firefighting in terms of who plays up and off if it isn't Isak and Wirtz. It always looks worst in and out of possession when it isn't both of them. But level at the break in any European away within reason is alright enough. Loads of scope for improvement.
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Nyoni for Gravenberch a big call yesterday but Iraola did tell BBC Sport post-match that Gravenberch is managing an injury: “We had a situation with Ryan, he had some issues with his heel. Let’s see if we can count with him for the next game, but we didn’t want to risk Ryan.”
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It went under the radar on Sunday but Iraola did mention Gravenberch’s injury post-match. Now confirmed he won’t play vs Fenerbahce: liverpoolfc.com/news/ryan-gr…
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Can now add the Isak penalty call vs Arsenal to this. Ifs, buts and maybes, but these fine margins make all the difference and Iraola well within his right to feel aggrieved by consistently poor officiating.
Six games in and poor officiating has already cost Liverpool at least 2 or 3 points this season. The Forest pen (and the fourth official who couldn’t work the subs board) and the Gravenberch red today.
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Jack Sear retweeted
They spent half time telling Isak to go down and exaggerate the foul, now Neville is telling Mac Allister to get up. It’s the same thing in spirit
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How have Liverpool gone and unearthed prime Maicon then? Some half from big Ronald Araujo.
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The card system feels broken when you see that Rogers challenge and think how can it possibly be the first Gravenberch yellow
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Jack Sear retweeted
Andoni Iraola on Florian Wirtz: “I’m delighted with Florian. His performances over the last three matches have been very good, and I hope this is the beginning of him finding his confidence again. We believe in him a great deal. “People tend to judge him in terms of goals and assists. That isn’t going to be his greatest strength. He’s not a number 10 or a second striker who’s going to score 15 goals this season. If he can help us with goals, that’s even better. But he gives us a great deal of control over matches. “He’s probably felt more comfortable in Champions League matches. In the Premier League, he still needs to get used to the duels. It’s true that he’s already been here for a year, but he’s still adapting. “In terms of his talent, I have absolutely no doubts. And I have no doubts about his attitude either. He’s a player who works incredibly hard. “His body language can seem a little cold. People might think he’s not involved or doesn’t care, when in reality, now that I know him better, I can see how much he loves football and how much he cares. “He is involved and committed, but he doesn’t communicate that externally in the same way as some other players. I think that can work against Florian a little.” #LFC
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