A team in transition - looking for the bright spots S4 E13

Welcome to the latest edition of First State Kopites – a podcast for Liverpool supporters in Delaware and friends of those Liverpool supporters.

It’s episode 13 of our 4th season. I’m Paul and I am joined by Daz and Sean. It’s October 10, we are supposed to be in crisis. Barney Ronay claims it’s time for a Viking Funeral with Jordan Henderson part of the boat to be sent out to sea.

Confidence or tactics or what?

Got to start with the Arsenal game - Paul claims it was refreshing to watch it back - 3 reasons:

• When did Michael Oliver decide to become Martin Atkinson:
  
  
  
  • 1st Goal - no VAR?
  
  
  • 8m - Martinelli trips himself, Diaz yellow card
  
  
  • 14m TAA fouled - nothing doing
  
  
  • 14m - handball not given - Gabriel with some fake suggestion it hit his chest
  
  
  • Saka gets 3 fouls - Kanesian - 20, 25 and 56, handball nio card?
  
  
  • 35 - Offside called on Jota, ball passed him by -
  
  
  • Partey assaults Diaz twice - knee injury no foul
  
  
  • Time wasting - only Joe Gomez is carded
  
  
  
  


• We had so many moments:
  
  
  
  • What’s working? Diaz looks dangerous, Jota, TAA forced Martinelli back more than might be apparent
  
  
  • But the defensive line (see first goal)
  
  
  • Wrong personnel at 70?
  
  
  • Getting the ball forward - could have been better at getting it to Nunez
  
  
  
  


• Arsenal in the image of their manager:
  
  
  
  • Martinelli
  
  
  • Saka
  
  
  • Jesus
  
  
  • Was Xhaka playing?
  
  
  • Odegaard was limited - opinions?
  
  
  
  

Rangers away and City coming up:

• What to expect?


• High hopes/worst case?

We’ll try to be back next week after Liverpool have played City. Thanks to Sean and Daz.

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