Andy Robertson was amazed at his intense pressure on City's equalizer against Liverpool with Jurgen Klopp clearly frustrated and Jamie Carragher pointing out he makes the same mistake often
Jurgen Klopp held his head as he watched Andy Robertson let the Liverpool defense show up before Julian Alvarez equalized.
Robertson actively pressed in when Kevin de Bruyne received the ball in the middle of the field but failed to arrive in time when the Belgian sent the ball past Riyad Mahrez. The Scotsman left a gap when Manchester City opened up space to get the ball past Alvarez in the box to get past Alisson and restore the tie.
As Robertson closes in on De Bruyne, one can see Klopp nearby holding his head on the touchline before voicing his displeasure. And Reds legend Jamie Carragher shared similar frustration when he tweeted criticizing Robertson for repeating the same mistake he's made many times before - including in the Champions League final. Carragher wrote:
"Andy Robertson chases in midfield and leaves his men, that happens a lot. (CL final). You can't press all the time!"
Jurgen Klopp holds his head after Andy Robertson makes a costly mistake
Jurgen Klopp holds his head after Andy Robertson makes a costly mistake
While Robertson made an initial error, Virgil van Dijk was also criticized by former Manchester City defender Joleon Lescott on BT Sport at half-time for failing to stop Mahrez, while Ilkay Gundogan and Jack Grealish received praise for their passes. precision in movement.
Lescott says:
"Crucial phase of the game. You can see here Klopp's reaction, he realized what was going to happen in relation to Robertson's missed tackle. "Then Van Dijk, he has to isolate Mahrez but from there, Gundogan's pass, Jack's weighted pass and then Alvarez goes into big spaces, which is weird for Liverpool. again, the goal from a defensive point of view is pretty poor.
Guardiola's reaction to Alvarez's goal was also remarkable. The Spaniard celebrated in front of Liverpool substitute Kostas Tsimikas as he passed him on the touchline.
The City boss was immediately criticized for his actions when former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand considered him lucky that Tsimikas did not react.
Ferdinand said:
“The celebration was there, I don't know how Tsimikas didn't push rival manager Pep Guardiola out of the way. "But he looked happy. He could see it was a great, really well-coordinated goal by the Man City team and he couldn't contain himself."
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If Graham Potter thought a few wins would give him some breathing room with Chelsea fans, he'd be wrong.
There have been some positives for sure after three wins and one draw, but at Chelsea every home win is fundamentally unacceptable, and that's especially true of mid-range teams.
So Potter wasn't surprised to hear more boos at halftime - and chants of "you don't know what you're doing" and "tomorrow morning you'll be fired".
The second game was started by away supporters, but the home crowd at Stamford Bridge were delighted to take part.
The manager did his best to keep his supporters by his side, never criticizing them and always emphasizing their right to speak their mind and have high standards. We don't expect that to change now, even if the pressure increases again.
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