re: OFFICIAL LFC 16/17 Season Long Thread - Piss off, Gunners!!

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Exactly what Klopp is doing. Build a team that is deep, talented and all on the same page tactically. We are going to have to figure out these teams parking the bus though guys.

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I keep hearing announcers talk about how Liverpool "struggled" today.

Well, any damn team in the EPL is going to "struggle" when a team with reasonably good defensive players (and Southampton and Sunderland both fit that description) decide that they have no interest in winning the game, they only have interest in preventing YOU from winning the game.

Some of you may disagree, but I think the Reds have played superbly two weeks in a row now against two of the heaviest packed-in parked buses I've ever seen. They've been patient. They've worked hard to create space and openings. And they've created chances.

Unfortunately, against Southampton, we didn't finish our chances, but the chances WERE there. Against Sunderland, we kept being patient and finally got the break-through finisher. After Origi's goal, Sunderland had no answer because at that point they had to put the bus in drive and they couldn't match us.

I thought the midfielders played superbly in helping the forwards flatten the tires on Sunderland's bus. Karius had his best game as a Red IMO.

Hated to see Cout's go down. Such an important player. One of the best in the EPL. But I was THRILLED to see Origi come in and perform so well, with the work rate and pressing that Klopp requires of his forwards.

Wonderful win and nothing bad about today except for Cout's injury. Almost everything else was a positive IMO (I'll just pass on discussing that I think Matip had his worst game as a Red. The fact that his worst game as a Red came with a clean sheet is fine by me.)

Hard to pick a MoTM, but I'll go with Origi because that goal was YUGE.