Putting this on our board as I'm not sure how some on the LFC board would take it.
I feel sorry for the guy. He is being used as the fall guy imo. I felt this last night too but have researched the highlights and feel moreso now.
I would say DDG and the goal for Everton is far worse.
At man City our first goal was more the keepers fault than the second. It went under him which is unforgivable. The second was a sleeping team mate imo and on his toes McT. I still think a bit of speed and McT gets blocked possibly or put off.
With Adrian his kick was not the best, but it went far enough that his team mates could have been quicker to close down the attack. Some weren't moving. In the end it was a good finish.
A lot more "blame" should be on the forwards too before Adrian.
The death threats, from a few idiots, is out of order too.
Goal keepers get too much flack in these moments.
Adrian
posted on 12/3/20
comment by Mason The King Greenwood (U10026)
posted 1 minute ago
He played well, but I don’t think he made any saves you wouldn’t expect to him to. Liverpool blazing the ball over the bar or putting it wide from positions you’d expect them to score from wasn’t anything Oblak has an influence over.
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Oblak is more about positioning. He moves his feet so he doesnt have to make impossible saves.
Adrian feet were all over the place. There was that shot in 2nd half which was like a back pass but Adrian somehow fumbled it and it almost went to Felix.
posted on 12/3/20
comment by (kash) I'm the Mané - 6 Times Baby (U1108)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Mason The King Greenwood (U10026)
posted 1 minute ago
He played well, but I don’t think he made any saves you wouldn’t expect to him to. Liverpool blazing the ball over the bar or putting it wide from positions you’d expect them to score from wasn’t anything Oblak has an influence over.
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Oblak is more about positioning. He moves his feet so he doesnt have to make impossible saves.
Adrian feet were all over the place. There was that shot in 2nd half which was like a back pass but Adrian somehow fumbled it and it almost went to Felix.
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Yo Adrian was a bit Rocky last night
posted on 12/3/20
As bad as his kick and positioning was for the first goal, the defenders in front of him were equally as abject.
They've all been a bit crap in recent weeks.
Missing Matip.
posted on 12/3/20
But I’m not comparing those two. I just wouldn’t excuse the forwards because Oblak had a good game, he didn’t do anything extraordinary, it was their own lack of quality that let them down.
Liverpool fans seem to want to talk about how dominant they were, and how many chances they missed, which is fair enough, but to then lay most of the blame on Adrian rather than acknowledging their lack of quality in the final third was what really let them down for the majority of the game.
posted on 12/3/20
comment by Barf Vader (U15867)
posted 6 minutes ago
As bad as his kick and positioning was for the first goal, the defenders in front of him were equally as abject.
They've all been a bit crap in recent weeks.
Missing Matip.
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This is what I noticed on watching the highlights, yes his kick was poor but it was into the opposition half. No one moved from Liverpool.
Romero just done a poor kick but our players were on it instantly.
Madrid's second goal was a guy just ambling through to take a shot. No one applying pressure
Harsh on the keeper imo
posted on 12/3/20
Liverpool forgot they had to defend. The first goal was a mistake in giving the ball away and at that level you get punished.
The second goal, i felt, was a good strike and VVD/ Gomes positioned themselves wrong. They could have stopped the goal long before the shot.
posted on 12/3/20
Tbh I think the outfield players were just knackered. Ive not checked but I reckon they all ran an awful lot last night.
I dont know loads about keepers tbf but I know the good ones make it look easy and I reckon we'd still be in both cups if Alisson plays instead.
posted on 12/3/20
Though it was obviously an error, it wasn't anywhere near the likes of Karius'. I didn't watch it real time, so when I watched the highlights I was expecting a real howler and it wasn't that at all.
I feel like in the Prem you'll see a mistake like that every other game and the keeper will get away with it 8 times out of 10, unfortunately for Liverpool a mixture of being slow to close down and Atletico having quality on the ball meant the error was punished.
In terms of mistakes, I wouldn't actually put it above some of the opportunities Liverpool wasted, obviously as a gk you're just under so much more scrutiny.
posted on 12/3/20
comment by Robbing Hoody - tell me I can't and I... (U6374)
posted 34 minutes ago
Tbh I think the outfield players were just knackered. Ive not checked but I reckon they all ran an awful lot last night.
I dont know loads about keepers tbf but I know the good ones make it look easy and I reckon we'd still be in both cups if Alisson plays instead.
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Alisson is great keeper and we will never know but look at our game against city. Their keeper is non too shabby but that first goal was all on him. He dived over the ball.
The second goal is what he got slated for by some but I felt it was his team mate who was just not busting a gut to get to the ball or McT. The keeper releasing the ball quickly with seconds running down was the right thing.
posted on 12/3/20
Agree with the OP. Defence were asleep as well. Adrian deserves better. Before this month I've heard some Liverpool fans say he was the best keeper in the PL at this moment. Some were saying better than De Gea. Those say guys have turned in him.