Yes, we won the game Y'day, but for the side ambayo ina-aim for the PL title, that perfomance was nothing but heart-breaking.
Nimeona kwenye pre-season games/CS game/our first game kwenye League Vs Norwich, and y'day against Chelsea, our midfield haina coordnations, no urgency, no intensity, we're just passive.
Jana, kwenye Mid-3, Fabinho was in no man's land, he was so isolated in the mid, hakukuwa na compactness yeyote, because hendo/milner were busy roaming left to right trying to create useless chances na kuacha midfield yetu ikiwa open, hence it was so easy for chelsea to bypass our 3 phase kwenye MF, because it was only Faby Vs Kante & Jorginho. Hendo and Milner offered nothing kwenye upande wa kudefend, and its more laughable to think kuwa they offered nothing going forward too, which ndiyo kitu walichokuwa wanajaribu kufanya the whole game. You can excuse Milner because of his age, but what about Henderson? when will he be good at football?
said this before, and i'll say it again, The day ambayo Klopp atawatoa kina Henderson kwenye first XI ndiyo siku ambayo atashinda EPL, you cant win EPL with players like Henderson in your midfield. why? because winning a 38-game marathon haiitaji miracles, inahitaji PERFECTION, you need to have perfect/quality players kwenye kila department kushinda league ya game 38, if not, you'll always fail short at some point. see? when you have WC players like Alisson/VVD/Faby/Mane/Firmino/Salah, wanakupa ile edge ya kuweza ku-challenge na City/spurs kwenye league, but can they beat a PERFECT team like City for the league? the answer is NO, because you need a PERFECT team to beat a PERFECT team.
Champions league ni competition kubwa sana Ulaya kwa ngazi ya Clubs, but again, every team inakuwa na uwezo wa ku-provide upinzani wa kutosha, because siyo week in/week out competition, inategemea zaidi na tacitical approaches/Hype/the need to win and lucky hence kila siku/occasionally tunaona teams kama Barca/Juve/PSG/Bayern/Man City etc zinastruggle kwenye haya mashindano, mfano tu last season, tumeona some miracles, Ajax, and Spurs kufika Final, and us beating Messi's Barca with Origi/Gini goals, and players like Henderson in the midfield, vitu kama hivi vinatokea kwenye competitive games tu, there is no way players kama Origi watakupa trophy ya EPL, same with using Hendo/Gini/Milner as first teamers and expect them to win you the EPL title, it will never happen. you need consistency kwenye league (week in/week out), and players like Henderson/Gini hawatoi hicho kitu, see? last season after Hendo got moved to 8 role, he played good for like 3-4 matches, and baada ya hapo karudi kule kule kuwa BUM, (no consistency).
Sorry, but LFC comes first to me, and i want nothing but EPL title now, and i cant see any other manager winning it for us zaidi ya Klopp, but are we close to that dream? the answer is big NO, y'all can say i'm so negative, or its too early, but this is the bitter truth, we dont have the squad to compete with City for 38 games, City walishinda a domestic treble, but they reshaped their squad, watching us y'day you could suggest we needed atleast 3 players in the summer, but we chose to be naive, because Klopp apparently likes a small squad, Man, you're competing with City na bado unahitaji a small squad? jana tumecheza kwenye big pitch, and Klopp huwa anakuwa caught kwenye big pitches, because you cant transform suala la pressing kwenye big pitches, so he wanted to go with possession MFs ili kuzuia Chelsea's transition kutoka kwenye deep areas mpaka kwa Kante, but sadly Keita who was in contention got injured, and guess ambaye Klopp decided to turn to? a 34 old Milner, actually apart from Faby and Keita, he's the only MF who's good on the ball, but the truth is Milly's legs have gone, and the moral of the story ni kuwa, we turned to Milner after keita's injury because we dont have a PERFECT squad.
OX, msimu wake wa kwanza kabla hajaumia, he was our focal point kwenye MF, katika ku-link up play, eneo ambalo anacheza Henderson now, so Klopp is trying to play OX kwenye Wing now, ili tu Henderson aendelee kucheza pale katikati, and hii ishu ikiendelea itatucost in the long run, OX deserves to play in the middle, mambo ya kutaka ku-prove watu wrong about certain players anatakiwa aachane nayo now, if you aim for a big trophy kama EPL, hautakiwi kuwa na sentiments, wala egos za kuonesha watu kuwa you can coach shit players, because no matter what, they will dissapoint you in the end, and the funny fact is, Klopp won these trophies baada ya kununua WC players and NOT OTHERWISE.
...EPL is for winners and not miracle workers, you can continue to be called a miracle worker for winning CLs etc (Kama Zidane (3 times in a row), Enrique etc), but winning the league inahitaji more than miracles, inahitaji PERFECTION.
i'll tell you with my chest wide open, kama hatutashinda EPL title under Klopp's reign, then haitakuja kutokea tena ina a long long long time, and hakuna kipindi kizuri cha kushinda hii title kama sasa, because tupo katika strong strong strong position ya kujiimarisha kwa kuweza kusajili WC players, but do i know more than Klopp? i'd say NO because personally i wouldnt need a small squad to try and a win title ambayo tunaiota kwa miaka 29 sasa.