Yeah fair ****s to Arsenal. I only saw chunks of the game, Xhaka's red looked fair enough. He was probably the last man and he caught Jota on the chest, you're gonna go for that more often than not. After that Arsenal dug in a defended really well. It was a flat back 8/9 set up 10 yards outside their box, but understandable given the circumstances. There is definite signs of some progress under Arteta, it's just a case of will it be enough and will they manage to keep it up. Arsenal held their shape well, and Pool didn't really create a huge amount, bar when Ramsdale went walk about late on. Great effort by Minamino (rolls his eyes and swears). A tad worrying for Pool that in home games against Chelsea and Arsenal, where the visitors have had a man sent off and set up shop, Pool have created the sum total of **** all squared. The Chelsea game in particular is looking more and more like 2 points dropped.
As for Klopp not caring about the worthless cup, I think a few of the changes were to give players a run out as some hadn't played for a while with the COVID farce. Alison in particular fits that bill. Obviously the front three pick themselves cos there's no one else and that will probably be Pool's front three until Salah and Mane come back.
All to play for the second leg at the Emirates, although I can't help but feel the game should already be over. Still, if you're gonna be ****, be **** the worthless cup...first leg.
OK technically they were all the correct decisions, but I don't remember 3 VAR calls going Spurs' way all season, let alone in one game! And the disallowed offside goal was ridiculous, OK I know by the letter of the law there has to be two opposing players behind the ball, but when one of them is the keeper who just made a massive cock up it seems very unfair to disallow the goal. On another night it could have been 3-3.
