D. Davidson
@backseatliverfc.bsky.social
Liverpool FC and football loudmouth.
Chief #Redsky Scout.
Ex-footballer and football writer.
Anti-hate.
UTFR.
Chief #Redsky Scout.
Ex-footballer and football writer.
Anti-hate.
UTFR.
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D. Davidson
@backseatliverfc.bsky.social
· Nov 13
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Had enough of that other app...
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Generally objective. Heavily sarcastic.
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Give us a follow on here if you support #Liverpool or you're just interested in random footy chat.
Generally objective. Heavily sarcastic.
Join in.
#LFC #YNWA
I genuinely don't know how you get the best out of Wirtz. It's annoying because he has real quality. But, the more I watch, the less I'm convinced that it will ever click for us. I just can't see the big shift that helps him improve. Hope I'm wrong. Because it'd be a real shame.
#LFC #Redsky
#LFC #Redsky
October 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Gel to what, though? Breakdown what is happening on the pitch: what is our attacking structure? What are our patterns of play? Who are our "go-to" players? And who is responsible for linking to that? What's our defensive structure? What's our structure to disrupt counters?...
#LFC #Redsky
#LFC #Redsky
I think it boils down to the new players not being given a consistent run of games to gel
together
together
October 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
It is. I know it's anathema to say it. But there's a very clear lack of management of this group of players. And this group have shown, week in and out, that without clear, simple structure, they will not recover. So, the sooner the management improves, the better.
#LFC #Redsky
#LFC #Redsky
This is absolutely on the manager.
October 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Gel to what, though? Breakdown what is happening on the pitch: what is our attacking structure? What are our patterns of play? Who are our "go-to" players? And who is responsible for linking to that? What's our defensive structure? What's our structure to disrupt counters?...
#LFC #Redsky
#LFC #Redsky
I think it boils down to the new players not being given a consistent run of games to gel
together
together
October 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
This is definitely bad coaching. The players don't even have an opportunity to have individual bad because they are collectively in a tumble dryer of confusion. Not a single player knows what they're doing. And they're all silently screaming for help.
#LFC #Redsky
#LFC #Redsky
I think it’s a blend of things but is absolutely not solely placed on any one person, including Arne.
October 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Reposted by D. Davidson
Facts.
Glad someone was brave enough to speak the truth.
Glad someone was brave enough to speak the truth.
October 25, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Facts.
Glad someone was brave enough to speak the truth.
Glad someone was brave enough to speak the truth.
In just the past 5 minutes, we've seen three different players defend a corner with an opportunity to clear and push up, lose the ball trying to dribble out. That's fundamentals. Page 1 of footy at any level. For whatever reason, these players do not know that anymore. That's coaching.
#LFC #Redsky
#LFC #Redsky
October 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Reposted by D. Davidson
This is how it's gone for us:
- for most games pre-Palace, #LFC have been bad in spats and good in spats.
- at Palace, we were bad for a half and good for a half
- at Gala, we were bad for 90 mins
I personally don't think this is good. Some of you may disagree. Make of it what you will.
#Redsky
- for most games pre-Palace, #LFC have been bad in spats and good in spats.
- at Palace, we were bad for a half and good for a half
- at Gala, we were bad for 90 mins
I personally don't think this is good. Some of you may disagree. Make of it what you will.
#Redsky
October 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I agree. But I think that, even in yesterday's game, with all that wasn't going for us, we could've quite easily got a draw if we improved even one of the things we were bad at by about 5%. But that didn't happen for 90 mins - that was the most infuriating thing.
#LFC #Redsky
#LFC #Redsky
It's disappointing that we barely created in the second half. But on the whole, that was a game that we'd have walked away with a draw, easily, despite the self-inflicted sloppy moments and horrible officiating.
October 1, 2025 at 12:54 PM
To be clear, I'm referring to the first half vs Palace and yesterday. I don't agree with the general narrative that we've been totally bad. We've been bad and good in spats. But, in the past 2 games, when we've been bad, we've been atrocious. I don't think that's inaccurate.
#LFC #Redsky
#LFC #Redsky
They haven’t been “atrocious”, though. Until the 1st half & Palace & last night, they were erratic. Even within games, we were inconsistent. Some individuals are struggling with form, some fitness, & some are adapting, but that’s where we are atm.
October 1, 2025 at 12:52 PM
You're right. But I don't think people care about the results. The performances have been atrocious. That's putting it mildly. The performances are going to need to be infinitely less atrocious to achieve #LFC's goals - that's the rub. Basically, will they improve enough and when?
#Redsky
#Redsky
It’s not the time to throw the baby out with the bath water. It’s time to double down & do the basics well. I was as disappointed as anyone about the two losses, but fucking hell!
It’s two loses, not ten! It wasn’t structural or tactical what cost us last night. It was individual errors.
It’s two loses, not ten! It wasn’t structural or tactical what cost us last night. It was individual errors.
October 1, 2025 at 12:12 PM
But, ultimately, it worked for Gala. They were NEVER going to "play fair". It's not fair when you compare their players to ours. They have to use other factors. One being home crow pressure. Another being playing the ref. Whether we like it or not, it's a thing - especially in the UCL
#LFC #Redsky
#LFC #Redsky
There are plenty of things that prevent us from doing the same: sportsmanship, decency, self respect.
And if none of those take your fancy, the fact that we don’t have 50,000 people baying for the referee’s blood on our side.
And if none of those take your fancy, the fact that we don’t have 50,000 people baying for the referee’s blood on our side.
September 30, 2025 at 9:31 PM
You're right. And it's one of the biggest flaws in our game. And we saw it BIG TIME tonight. I'm all for "Best team wins based on skill". But it's not the reality. Don't complain if a team plays a weak ref because that same weak ref is there for you to play, too.
#LFC #Redsky
#LFC #Redsky
But thats not us ..and should never be ..we have standards !
September 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
No. Here's an example: Szobo gives away the pen and stands there looking guilty as VVD protests. What do you think Gala would've done if that penalty goes against them? We already know because about 7 players surrounded the ref on a decision I'd argue was more of a penalty than ours!
#LFC #Redsky
#LFC #Redsky
We tried that but it didn’t make a difference. Our players vehemently protested every decision as well!
We just didn’t roll on the ground if we could help it coz we genuinely couldn’t afford to waste time
We just didn’t roll on the ground if we could help it coz we genuinely couldn’t afford to waste time
September 30, 2025 at 9:20 PM
My point on this is fouls are what you make them. They went down and screamed every time we breathed on them. And when they were penalised for anything, they hounded the ref. But here's the thing: NOTHING prevents us from doing the same. Because the ref was there to be got at.
#LFC #Redsky
#LFC #Redsky
That’s a bit extreme. It’s like saying if the odds of a game went against you 5:1 in a game through factors not caused by you, it’s still all your fault if you didn’t prevail
We played well in patches but tough to expect consistency when up against a side allowed to play rugby
We played well in patches but tough to expect consistency when up against a side allowed to play rugby
September 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I genuinely don't even think he was a homer. I just think he was on one tonight. And Gala have gone "he's not up to much tonight - get right into him". Meanwhile, we've played that patsies. Disturbing for us considering you're gonna encounter A LOT of that carry-on in the UCL.
#LFC #Redsky
#LFC #Redsky
This ref is the kind of homer that opposition fans think Liverpool get at Anfield, but very rarely do.
September 30, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Gotta be honest, Jamie, that wouldn't be my takeaway from that performance. Ref was sh*te. Gala used that against us and didn't do the same back. That's our fault. Everything bad that happened in this match was on us. No excuses. This was a worse performance than against Palace.
#LFC #Redsky
#LFC #Redsky
We lost to a pen that should never fucking be!!!! Pathetic!
September 30, 2025 at 9:02 PM