The team news dropped. No changes from the DIRTY Leeds match, two weeks ago.
OK…
This was more out of necessity than any sign of strength. We’re working with what we’ve got available.
Remember when Roy Keane made his debut up at Anfield?
It was good to see CHO back on the bench as he comes back to full fitness. You get the impression that he rather likes making a late impact when playing Liverpool.
Meanwhile, Liverpool made five changes. Isak always scores against Forest, right?
It was a nervy first fifteen minutes or so. You feared that if Forest went a goal down, four more might follow. They don’t call me Mr Optimist for nothing. I was shaking my fist at the telly when we couldn’t score an eighth against Brighton last season.
And then something remarkable started to happen. The game settled down. Forest returned to a Nuno masterclass of DEFEND, DEFEND.
DEFEND! DEFEND! DEFEND!
…and then occasionally spring a break if you get the chance.
Yeah yeah - we’ve seen it all before under Nuno. But this one was down to Dyche.
He’s had to pick the players up after they’ve had all confidence coached out of them by the Comedy Clown. GOOD EFFORT with the Back to the Future approach.
It was clear what was happening here:
“A tenner to mind yer car, Mister?”
Fuck off, you cheeky little Scouse. We’ve brought the bus, thank you very much. We have no shame in parking it right in front of your Kop.
A goal from Murillo.
Blimey.
It’s happening again, Arne, etc.
OH WHAT? Jesus as well.
Fuck VAR.
Still, a 1-0 lead to take in at the break is bloody brilliant. Silence the Anfield crowd, regroup and… DEFEND DEFEND DEFEND.
Easy stuff this, isn’t it?
After a patchy first half down the right for Savona, I was hoping that Ola would be back in contention once again.
Two minutes into the second half and nope, he’ll do.
GEDDIN.
No one told us we were buying an Italian goal machine. I still have sleepless nights over Solenzi.
And so two goals up at Anfield, two goals from defenders.
On the other side of the pitch and Neco was all over Salah. I know which player I’d rather have in my team right now.
I was all set to take a walk outside for the final fifteen minutes when up popped Morgan.
[hands in ears as I slide across the lounge carpet, etc]
That’s four goals in six for MGW. He should get dropped by England more often.
Murillo was bloody magnificent all afternoon. I was only thinking this week how those £100M Real or Barcelona stories have gone a little quiet. I suspect they might spark up again.
Plus the Boy from Brazil was brilliant in his BBC Interview with Sir Colin of West Bridgford. His English is almost as rounded as his backside.
One of the lasting images coming out of this match was the sight of Van Dijk continually shaking his head. He looked like a string puppet that had gone a little wrong.
I started watching the game thinking that a point away at Anfield would have been amazing. Three didn’t even enter into my mind.
In the run in to Christmas back in 1977, Forest gave Man Utd a lesson in the perfect away hit and run display, with a 4-0 away win at Old Trafford.
Just to be clear, I’m not making any claims that we will be lifting silverware come May, but this was a similar performance.
Big boys Vs underdogs, away from home and hitting them on the break.
BC would have been proud - especially with the clean sheet. The only downer was that it wasn’t four goals this afternoon.
Like I said: FUCK VAR.
Shame about D***y as well.