As a neutral, and as I watched this game, I 100% agree that Inter could have done Liverpool in the 50-70th minute, but apart from that period, the quality of the Liverpool bench played a huge part in sealing the win.
@@fudgerace4356 That's actually due to the quality of the bench. When Inzaghi looked at the bench and starting to warm up players at around 65 mins. Only Alexis he could realistically counted on. Other than him, there were no midfielders or attackers on their bench had any CL knock out stage experiences. The squad depth of currently Liverpool side is actually much deeper than the year they won the CL
Exactly . Inter player really well . If they could have taken some of the chances and the ball didnt hit the woodwork and had got in . We would have a different game but credit to liverpool and klopp . They hung on and klopp made some crucial subs which won them the game
@@nik8468 first half it was balanced, second half happened what you said. I love to see how nicol is biased and doesn't even realise it. He talked as if inter was giving it all and liverpool was just playing with them. When reality is the richest team, the one who managed to buy better players won. Liverpool was twice as rich than inter like in 2016😂, now they are like 4 times richer. And I know its not all about money, but in this case it was
lets be honest the credit for that match goes to Klopp for that triple sub because inter were on top and he changed it with that. However inter deserves acknowledgment for how they went about the tie but saying they smacked Liverpool around is a fallacy. The game was about even. Liverpool 2 of their 13 chances bit inter didn't take any of their 9. And so what if VVD and Konate were Liverpools best Players, i think Italian league appreciated a solid defense, Because its not that inter didn't take there chances. Konate and VVD snuffed them out. Any one with a lick of footballing sense would take this performance and result when away to the San Siro any day of the week. Liverpool held tight and took a result, The question is can Inter do the same at anfield ?
Inter tired a bit and Liverpool got a set piece. I wouldn't be giving Klopp a lot of credit because if his subs were so good then why didn't they start?
@@alanchamberlain9902 inter got tired and you think thats it. Klopp chooses and trains players to run other teams to the ground. Other coaches do it to but this high energy style to tire the opponent out is his speciality and by the a good coach recognizes when the other team is tired and also he recognized that liverpool needed control back on midfield. So he made the substitutions. As for why the sibs didn't start. The season is 50 plus games not juat this single game any decent coach would rotate. By your logic why have any substituions at all. Just play the best all day every day and change players when someone gets injured.
Inter's midfield was bossing the whole game until Hendo came on. Their problem was their decision making in the final third was not so great and even then they created problems for VVD and Konate
That was one of Konate’s best games in a Liverpool shirt imo. I don’t even think Inter were bad, Liverpool were clinical and are just the better side currently.
His still very young, new teammates, doesn't speak English very well and its his first season. His learning alot under Virgil and Klopps style of play. So we can't be to harsh on his performances. But so far his been great and been putting out solid performances.
It wasn’t our best game, but the changes Klopp made got us the win. It’s a sign of a great team to win when not playing at our best. Van Djik was superb tonight. Looks like Liverpool and City are through to the quarter finals.
@@gruevlock24 ok 🤡🤡....city are winning everyone knows but it is because of liverpool's mistake lol....lfc loses points against weaklings that's why city are ahead now but in h2h match they can hardly beat liverpool and in the last match rodri's block saved them😂...now get lost
@@alanchamberlain9902 lol.. You do realize that making good substitutions is literally one of the responsibilities of in-game management and therefore a marker of a good coach, right?
Lmao! Henderson never disappoints with his passing?? Good one! Have you seen his last few games? He has been dreadful! Hopefully tho he regain his form after this game.
Inter were good between the boxes, just couldn’t create enough actions or finish the ones they made. Playing against Dzeko is too easy for someone like VVD. And there was no one between the mid and forward line for Inter who was threatening. When Vidal is your most dangerous player then you ain’t gonna score against Liverpool
"And there was no one between the mid and forward line for Inter who was threatening". Exactly, they are missing the likes of Barella and Correa. 95% Liverpool will qualify it seems but Correa and Gosens will be in for the second leg which could be a more exciting fest.
I agree with Gab on this one, Inter played well especially in the first 30 minutes of the second half. And i think Konate deserves a chance to start in Premier League. He's calm, composed and good reader of the game.
Konate is being groomed for the future ....Matip does a solid job but injury-prone would have also loved to see more of Joe Gomez as his got pace to cover CB and RB
Why is it so hard to point out simply that Inter did a good job of getting themselves into dangerous areas but then failed to do anything noteworthy in those areas. Alisson literally didn’t have a single save to make. Neither side had many successful attempts (2 for LFC and 0 for Inter) liverpool had 13 total attempts to Inter’s 9 so this notion that Inter outplayed Liverpool is ridiculous
yh i saw one guy on another vid comment that inter dominated the game which was ridiculous lol it was a even game.But liverpool managed to finish their chances and inter didn't
Agreed. Not just no shots that needed saving, but little for Allison to do at all but clear out some back passes. Any journeyman keeper could have kept a clean sheet against Inter today.
I think Inter made it very hard in midfield and for the full backs.. In the first half, I think Fabinho was brilliant but you could see they were pulling the midfield wide and creating space in the middle.. Though they weren't decisive in the final third, they made it hard for Liverpool.. Only Hendo came and injected some pace into the game, did the game get a little interesting..
The game was very even in the first half. Inter dominated the first 20 minutes in the second half and things changed when klopp made the substitutions.
The 3 Liverpool substitutions was done on 58th minutes or on the 13th minute of 2nd half. Immediately the Inter Milan players were on their backfoot and tiring fast. The fresh legs of Keita, Henderson and Diaz immediately wrest back control of the game for LFC from Milan players. Awesome substitutions. Smart tactical changes by Klopp. If the game lasted another 15 minutes, Liverpool will probably score another 2-3 goals, due to the winning momentum and tactical advantage.
Stevie is simply biased for Liverpool. And he's speaking from a biased and conceited standpoint cuz he doesn't want to feel what he said was wrong. Based on the way he spoke,it's safe to say he didn't watch the match but only highlights. Gab was spot on when delivering the facts to Stevie who has an ego.
@@michaellim7002 I wouldn't say klopp made smart tactical changes, contrary to inter the just HAD changes. The team with the better bench won simple ain't about klopp tactics. Also matches last 90 minitutes so your second point is pure fantasy
I expected Klopp to play safe for a couple of reasons: 1. Klopp have not played vs Inter before so he took the 1st half to analyze. 2. Klopp's aim is to win the game, whether it's going to be an "ugly" game, case in point, UCL final vs Tottenham, it was a snooze fest but who lifted the trophy? 3. No more away goal rule, so best to stick to a safer game play and if we get to score 1 or 2 goals, that would be outstanding! :)
@UCfAr5MGCwjwjF0kbUP-1nkQ pipe down, don’t need to be vulgar. No one said klopp is god and knows firmino is gonna score that header. He did make couple of tactical change from his observation in 2nd half in hope to increase LFC chance to score, which luckily worked out. The game could have ended scoreless which is not a bad result but first don’t concede so we can bring the fight to anfield… which comes back to my point why this was a snooze fest to begin with…
@@saifhanieh4100 Dominated is a massive stretch. Inter was in control for about 15 minutes after the break until Klopp made the triple sub. Liverpool scored and then was in total control. Overall it was a pretty even game
I feel like they both let their biases cloud their judgement of the game today. Stevie was way too lax about how much trouble Inter gave Liverpool and Gab got wayyyyy too defensive of the Inter side that couldn't do much after beating TAA.
all the points gab made were concrete and factual: inter gave liverpool a lot of trouble till the subs. they were in control of the game and thats a fact.
@@ramziyanez4278 the first half was even. the first 10-15 minutes of the second half inter were in control, but still didn't even trouble Alisson. their best chance was hitting the bar and nothing else afterwards
@@mclovinjr9086 They had some really big chances like Skriniar's header off the corner and Perisic's 1v1 with Allison where he crossed to Lautaro and missed by a foot. If they had Vlahovic instead of Dzeko they would have scored multiple off the break, Dzeko stopped so many breaks being too slow and rusty.
Mostly coasting through and grinding out wins with late goal bursts. They haven't been scintillating and destroying the opposition in most of those matches. They haven't really torched anyone since Everton at the beginning of December.
@@brianbates212 the best teams work out how to win. City despite spending over a billion win games ugly often. Gab is just bitter that the Italians have been poor again.
@@ChristianDoretti Thiago has been very underwhelming in my opinion. He thinks he has more time to do what he wants with the ball than what he actually has. That combined with losing the ball and being caught out of position a fair bit isn't a great combination. The midfield is the one area that still needs serious attention. It needs a player who can control games and dictate play, one who can give the back four some protection, and at least one player who can add some pace, some creativity, and some goals. That last bit is why Man City are above Liverpool in the league. They have a plethora of midfielders that provide control, creativity, and goals. Unfortunately Liverpool don't have such players.
Gab is pissed off after watching Inter couldn't do the job in sansiro. He's giving credit to a team who had no shorts on target, & yet trying to put LFC down who just won 2-0 at sansiro despite not playing well what does that say abt inter ?? 😂😂
Come on. He is treating Inter like a Special needs kids giving them an A for effort. The truth is Liverpool played bad and that is the only reason the game was close for so long. When the subs came on and Liverpool improved a little, they scored two goals. To claim Inter where the better team, with no shots on target for the entire game and less possession in their own stadium is ridiculous excuse making. It just shows the difference between Serie A and the Premier League. Inter played their best possible game and Liverpool only played at 50% and still won 2-0 away.
Gab is a tad biased for Inter but ultimately he made great points as per usual. Him and Juls save this show every time they’re on. As for Inter, y’all can’t tell me they weren’t putting pressure on Liverpool for long stretches of that match. They played well but had nothing to show for it, it’s football happens all the time.
Agree with Gab. Don't know what game Stevie saw, but this was really intense and Inter gave Liverpool more of a fight than most PL sides have given them this season.
Stevie is simply biased for Liverpool. And he's speaking from a biased and conceited standpoint cuz he doesn't want to feel what he said was wrong. Based on the way he spoke,it's safe to say he didn't watch the match but only highlights.
@@dantekratos5395 i also love liverpool as a team . But when u r analysing or judging a match one should be neutral . And my heart was in my mouth on one or two occasions becoz of inter's attacking . And it was no way that liverpool just coasted through the match . It was a hard fought victory and people should give credit to inter becoz they deserve it
Stevie has some weird view of this game. Inter was the only team asking questions. In the final 3rd Inter just couldn't do anything clinical. Until Firminho's header I thought Liverpool were never going to TRY and attack.
Simeone Inzaghi's biggest mistake yesterday was playing Dzeko, with that Liverpool high line, he should've played only fast attackers. 433 of Sanchez Martinez Perisic
I agree with Don, you can dominate a team without putting a shot on target...it just mean gameplay was great unfortunately the strikers didnt have their shooting boots on.
So if you don't create chances, or create shots, or heck put pressure can you really say you "dominated" a team? Im not saying Liverpool were amazing or whatever or were the better side. But to say Inter "Dominated" is a bit much?
They dominated yet had less overall possession and no meaningful shots on target... your club is a banter club. The italian league is slow and poor its where players who are past their best go.
"liverpool, mancity, chelsea, psg"... so you're comparing inter to teams that spent hundreds of millions, also losing 2-0 is still a better result than what most liverpool fans were expecting
@@subzero2788 you do know inter just won serie a and sold players for around 200million euros last year right? They have the money and its not their rivals fault that they are not spending it wisely
Liverpool fan here. Inter played very well. If Liverpool were poor, it's because Inter put a lot of pressure and players like Vidal were beasts. There's a reason everyone is talking about how well Konate and Van Dijk played. As a general rule of thumb, if your goalkeeper or center back is man of the match, it usually means the opposing team played well.
I know r8 . People are like they didnt have a single shot on target . I m like did u even watch the game ? In the second half liverpool’s left side was really fragile . I really thought we wud concede a goal until the subs were made and the midfueld wasnt great until hendo and keita came on
So Liverpool faced in group stages 3 different previous European champions and beat them all home and away. If that was not good enough, they got another previous european champions in next round and beat them away... respect and bow son.
yeah, some chances that Inter had were wow! a quality striker would have put them away. Especially the cross to Lautaro being too high and the Dzeko being outpowered by VVD. Inter lacked the decisive quality but overall they did give LFC a run for their money. Elliot was terrible in the game but cant blame a teenager in his first CL game.
Liverpool subs -Firmino, 40M (2015) -Luis Diaz, 45+15M (2022) -Naby Keita, 65M (2018) -Henderson Inter subs -Sanchez, a 0 (2020) Liverpool bringing on subs more expensive than Inter's starters. That's the real differences and reasons the game changed after 75 minutes. Surprised even Gab didn't bring that up.
Why do you think they made wrong decisions? It’s because they’re not good enough to execute the right decisions. Name an elite team that has a worse #9 than Dzeko.
@@znhait His point is they wasted good opportunities to score with a poor final ball several times. You said 'they're not good enough' and I don't disagree, but follow that train of thought and imagine what it might have been if a team with a better strikeforce got in behind Liverpool like they did.
Wow is Stevie delusional or what??!! Liverpool edged it but it looked like a proper fight & struggle man! For his sake I’m gonna assume he’s referring to Serie A & the EPL when he says Liverpool are in a different league to Inter. A proper clown this fella is.
Liverpool went up a gear when they brought Bobby on. From that moment on Liverpool took control of the game. Before then it was pretty even in the balance of play.
@@mart4414 weren't really in trouble at back. Mostly right side and midfield as elliot wasn't helping in defence. Other then the crossbar hit all the other chance weren't great. Konate and vd snuffed out all the best chances
@@MrBananaSamich Correct Cameron - Firmino gave the ball away 3 or 4 times in the first ten minutes of the second half, forgotten by many as he got the crucial goal. Henderson gave badly needed stability in midfield and Diaz put some life in the attack as Salah was having a poor game. These subs turned it around.
@@asuhdude6668 The one where Perisic got through 10 times on the right and every time he fed Lautaro or Dzeko they dilly dallied or shot into Liverpool shirts. Liverpool didn't control Perisic at any point, that right side was a problem all game. Liverpool's centre backs aren't the problem. That right side is and will always be an issue defensively, better quality forwards will punish this Liverpool team.
I am sure that if Liverpool had lost this game Stevie would have been the first to admit how terrible Liverpool played. If they were playing good why did Klopp make the changes so early in the game. As a manager he realized that something was missing.
He never said Liverpool played well. That's one of the first things he said actually. That they were not at their best. But they could kick it up on a notch if push came to shove and they did with the substitutions. Inter's subs made no difference whatsoever.
Liverpool did not play terrible they would have been happy with a draw knowing Anfield awaits Inter played well but Liverpool always had another gear to go to
@@jjmeteor Part of not being able to play well is because the other team managed to make you unable to play. Not giving credit to inter for their pressure is a bit embarrassing, the game could have gone either way. Very biased analysis based on the end result. This fantasy idea of being able to kick it up a notch at any point is silly, they are always trying their best to win, but today the difference was a bit of luck in finishing in the night.
It’s a tricky matchup. Diff styles but Inter was getting away with their play also which is grabbing and pulling alot to slow them down. Elliot shouldn’t have started. Which was one change that big.
That's the point of subs!!!Are you serious!! Learn about football before you make stupid comments. That's like saying if Inter had scored 2 goals THEY would have won! Ye gods!
inter "deserve" more credit they had less shots, less possession and liverpool played at 60%, if that's their best then italian football really is in the toilet
Italy won The Euro’s with 23 from The 25 players from The serie a and the most MOTM trophy’s in The tournament…. Probably Napoli or Atalanta will win The UEL
inter got beaten with one really good header and a lucky shot from salah...other than that the game was really really tight....inter really deserve some credit..
I never had the sense that Liverpool felt truly threatened. Even a 1-0 loss and they would have been comfortable going home. Instead, they sort of snoozed their way to a win.
Inter never really threatened in many ways.. They had that same one move they persisted throughout the game which Liverpool defenders were able to swept off
Pretty much this. Inter played about as well as they could have, as far as I could tell, but as Stevie said aren't equipped to really threaten Liverpool's weakness so would always have trouble scoring and getting a result against them.
yh tbh i was more nervous in the burnley game lol i felt konate and van dijk dealt with inters attack very well.Only really scary chance was the one that hit the crossbar
The difference between inter and liverpool is that liverpool has stars upfront. Inter has not. They have both great defenses and midfield. And it was a pretty balanced game. Inter played well but every time liverpool got the ball upfront you had the impression something could have happened. Dzeko and lautaro instead were disappointing at best. The press and liverpool fans thought they would have destroyed inter outplaying them. That didnt happen. 2 - 0 doesn't reflect what we saw on the pitch
Stevie is yarning dust. Inter could have scored and they played well, credit to Liverpool, but you are watching the back of the TV if you didn't see Inter's threat
This match reminded me so much of the Frank Bruno vs Mike Tyson. Inter were the Bruno playing above them in the early round cause problems for the clearly superior Liverpool Tyson. Liverpool where clearly playing below their normal standards with Eliiot, Mane, Jota and Salah having horrible games. But as soon as Liverpool Tyson cleared their head and improved a little and Inter Bruno could not maintain their standard for the whole match, Liverpool just gave inter the one two knock out punch and the match was over. Liverpool now have real depth and when one set of players do not perform, another set of high quality players can replace them.
a corner that almost nothing could be done about (except winning the header) and a scrappy goal. I do not know what you are trying to imply but inter was the better side, not by much, just a small amount, but they were better than Liverpool FC.
@@Delboy0 mike Tyson was nowhere near equal to Lennox when he fought him, he even admitted it himself in the post fight interview. Tyson fanboys are the most deluded people n boxing. Tyson was useless after buster Douglas ruined him. He abused his body far too much.
This was a tough game for Liverpool, no one expected a cake-walk in the final 16. Look at Bayern, they struggled to get a draw. From now on it's going to be games of chances and who can get over the line.
Inter don’t have good forwards for matches against a side like Liverpool. I would also say that it makes sense that inter are getting onana in June because imo handanovic could’ve easily saved both. Inter can pat themselves on the back in the sense that I believe they proved that Italian teams have “intensity” but until they can get pure goal scoring strikers (ie scamacca if they can develop him, or David) there not gonna be able to beat teams like Liverpool. This should be a wake up call in my opinion for there board to acknowledge that unless they sign some top quality players, they are never going to go far in this competition.
Onana is already confirmed for next season and they have a agreement for Scamacca, that guy is a beast. So The teams looks like this maybe Lautaro will be sold to City Lautaro? Maybe Dybala /Scamacca Gosens/Perisic Calhanoglu Brozo Barella Dumfries Skriniar Bremer Bastoni Onana Looks like a really good team i think, people should remember that it isnt a shame to lose to Liverpool, imo they are The second best team after Liverpool and this shows that we are capable to play against this teams and play well for 80 minutes. Only things we need to do is a better bench, Some Young Guys who are out on loan now
How is he biased? He said that Liverpool didn't play well. And he said that Inter never seriously threatened either. I watched the game. He's right on both counts, and I can't even stand the guy.
What a rubbish debate. Liverpool won 2-0 away and that was a reflection of the substitutes more than anything else. Henderson really calmed the midfield when he got on. Allowing Liverpool to hold the ball for long periods and avoid losing the ball like they did either side of half-time. Not every game is going to be a whitewash with the quality Liverpool have. But what they do have is the ability to deal with sustained pressure and punish sides that don't make their own opportunities (however small) count. On to the next.
Stevie is trippin 💀 48-55 mins Inter looked like they could score 2-3 goals but were unlucky 🤦🏽 Liverpool still won but they were far from easy victory Stevie trippin
Inter played very well. Vidal has an excellent game choking Thiago, preventing Liverpool from playing passes into midfield. Robertson was nullified in attack. They played well, but Liverpool managed to edge inter out. I think it came down to fitness.
Steve Nicol watched a different game or he was sleeping. This time hes completely wrong. Everybody who watched the game saw how Inter owned min. 50 % of the game. If the ball who hittet the bar would go in, the outcome would have been different. It was a hard fight and Inter played a great game. They pressed very good. After the first goal everything changed in Liverpools direction. Until the 70th min Liverpool did not have any shot on goal. And that Virgl was man of the match says it all. Konate, Virgl and Fabinho were the reasons why Liverpool did not loose. It was a great game!
Liverpool mids were not running everywhere and dominating like I was expecting. Inter didn't get a shot but looked more dangerous with their half chances until LFC scored
If Inter got 1 or 2 goals earlier..the game would have been different..Liv certainly did not have it easy..only difference is Liv were clinical on the 2 shots on target..got 2 goals..in the return leg Liv got to be careful..not take it easy..
How was Inter better when Liverpool had more of the ball, more passes, more shots on and off target, more goals, won the game, Alisson wasn’t even needed, etc...?
Both teams had not shot on target til Firmino goal n Inter had more possession too til that moment 👍🏽 after that the stats will favor LFC cuz Inter is chasing the game
As an LFC fan. I never felt comfortable until the first goal. Having said that Inter have scored pretty much in every game for a very long time so Stevie has a point.
stevie is too partial and rather cynical, watching the game was not all that comfortable and inter were dangerous; lfc need to play well in second leg to see this through
Stevie's argument is a bit incoherent. How can VVD and Konate be the best players of the match if Inter was not pressing? those two players don't play in the stands. But those two shot down their game, so yes Inter didn't have many shots on goal etc but they definitely gave the Liverpool back line work throughout the game. Liverpool didn't have a remarkable game but they got the result they needed.
I am proud of this inter team with all their short comings. You don’t see players putting up such a fight for the shirts they wear this days!! I mean come on!! Who can say they don’t love this inter team?
To say you don't see teams fight for the shirt, after coming off the field against Liverpool is probably the wrong time use that praise. That said, the Inter boys do indeed fight hard for the shirt...but so do Liverpool.
@@yt.personal.identification no disrespect for Liverpool. But my point was most players playing for money and not for the shirt anymore. But I definitely Agree,Your Liverpool side it’s not one of those
Stevie is biased. That game I thought Imter was gonna win it. The strikers we're not making runs at the right time and inter missed their chances. Second leg is gonna be interesting
Gab is 100% wrong, confusing, or just plain biased. He's trying to have his cake and eat it too. Stevie is saying that if everyone is in agreement that Liverpool only got up to 60ish % then you can't say Inter were excellent because that means that 60% of Liverpool is 100% Inter. Gab is trying to say that Inter are so amazing for their performance and that Liverpool was poor for theirs. How does that make sense? They were almost even stat wise and Liverpool won.
Steve, did we watched the same game? I mean it was Inter that literally control the game until around minute 70. Inter lose literally due to poor finishing and sub players quality. Then, you said that you disappointed with Inter play and expect more? Come on, even among Inter fans we are expect that Liverpool will control the game completely, not like today match.
I thought inter was the better side for around 60 minutes, but the subs that where made by Klopp took the game away from inter’s control. Liverpool wasn’t very good today but won because they scored their chances, inter also had chances but didn’t get a shot on target, simple smash and grab by Liverpool.
I thought a smash and grab was where you got badly outplayed but stole the win. I'm a neutral, but it was pretty obvious to me that the game was fairly even because Liverpool just seemed content to go through the motions.
The funniest thing about these discussion is that they come down to which league is strongest invariably. reality is that the past few years EPL teams have been consistently dominant, where as Real has always been dominant overall, only England has had the most variety of teams in the CL with 9 different teams in the finals, after that Italy 6 = Germany 6> France 5 > Spain 4... Nothing has actually changed in these metrics, and the quality of these leagues is clearly reflected. In fact if anything the numbers for Spain's LaLiga and France's Ligue 1 are even worse as PSG/Madrid/Barca are so dominant in cash and league outcomes that they seem to only exist for the CL... anyways my point being that Series A is only second to the EPL and although this games outcome was predictable considering Inter's recent performances, it does not mean that Series A is a terrible league, just that Inter is not in the best form. and technically Neither are Liverpool who seem a bit distracted by the return of so many options on the pitch...
Stevie is so bias inter out played Liverpool Fabinho n Thiago was lost in the game it’s just that they didn’t take their chances n also klopp is a better coach with d change I think inzagi should have made is changes earlier
Liverpool fan here and Inter played a decent game last night. The end of the day I truely believe Liverpool’s European experience was the difference. They were able to absorb whatever Inter could throw at them before scoring. Van Dijk and Konate were the 2 best players on the field.
This is what you need to do to go far in the CL. It's a marathon and sometimes you have to get results anyway you can. Once again you highlight Trent's defending but he is asked to attack and leave the space behind him, it's a calculated risk that Liverpool take. Teams will target the space there.
I’m with Gab here , maybe I was watching a different game buh I didn’t think It was boring at all . Inter played very well n they were the better side until Liverpool scored. This ideal the a game is boring cos there aren’t any shots on target is absurd to me. Watch the game n stop looking at stats!!!
Inter had hard workers and liv just had better players When it’s a better team maybe liv will definitely step coz a performance like this won’t win them the ucl …. If Gab expected Stevie to say the truth then he should come again …he’ll always defend liv no matter what
They didn’t take over but had 2 goals from two shots. I think both of them were a result of a corner or free kick. In open play they just couldn’t create anything meaningful. Inter lack finishers but they were the ones who could’ve scored from open play. The match needed a Hakimi type of player like the way Perisic was playing
What's with the arrogance? Inter were the better side for a lot of that game just their finishing was poor. Liverpool will probably win at Anfield but I hate how every other league gets disrespected
Italy is the retirement home from top players. The league is a shadow of itself with no sign of progress. Liverpool beat inter in every metric. It was a professional win.
@@jamesmichaels4979 um no sign of progress? thats more than a stretch lol compared to 2016 the leauge looks much better idk what your looking at lol, granted its not back to 2010 levels but post covid evrey non pl team got hit hard, give it some time inter played mostly well for the squad they had today
Not their finishing. Their final third play was poor. Finishing is not shooting well. Inter didn’t have any shooting chance that should have resulted in a goal. But they had a legit 5-6 chances where a good pass, a dribble, or a good cross would have led to a clear cut chance. However, Inter aren’t a threat in Europe precisely because they don’t have the players that can be difference makers in the final third.
In the first half Liverpool were better, overall. Inter were the better team, only for the first 20 minutes of the second half. Diaz, Hendo and Keita came on to wrestle it back.
Tough game for Liverpool. Liverpool did not stroll through that game that's nonsense. We found it difficult and that's a fact. The goals shattered Inter
Literally just another game that shows off the massive weaknesses of Inter. Their old... teams know they love conceding late cuz their team can't handle the long haul. Everyone has picked up on that and that's why you see younger, fitter squads against them, and fast subs coming on. Their 30+ short term team is showing its worn down
As a neutral, and as I watched this game, I 100% agree that Inter could have done Liverpool in the 50-70th minute, but apart from that period, the quality of the Liverpool bench played a huge part in sealing the win.
The quality of the managers,
Klopp reacted fast after they got owned in the early minutes in the 2nd half...
@@fudgerace4356 That's actually due to the quality of the bench. When Inzaghi looked at the bench and starting to warm up players at around 65 mins. Only Alexis he could realistically counted on. Other than him, there were no midfielders or attackers on their bench had any CL knock out stage experiences. The squad depth of currently Liverpool side is actually much deeper than the year they won the CL
Inter should have started Sanchez
Exactly . Inter player really well . If they could have taken some of the chances and the ball didnt hit the woodwork and had got in . We would have a different game but credit to liverpool and klopp . They hung on and klopp made some crucial subs which won them the game
@@nik8468 first half it was balanced, second half happened what you said. I love to see how nicol is biased and doesn't even realise it. He talked as if inter was giving it all and liverpool was just playing with them. When reality is the richest team, the one who managed to buy better players won. Liverpool was twice as rich than inter like in 2016😂, now they are like 4 times richer. And I know its not all about money, but in this case it was
Gab makes me laugh so much.
His face everytime Stevie opens his mouth is classic
sometimes I'm convinced Stevie just watches highlights
@@migscapo wouldn't suprise me. You would have thought an ex CB would enjoy a defensive game like that
I'm a LFC fan, but Stevie does often have the goofiest hot takes.
Losing two nil at home is poor no matter how much Gab dresses it up. He's got his pro Italian glasses on again
@@stevenicol1 hello troll
The camera change to Craig was like they were waiting for him to say something jacked up. 🤣
lets be honest the credit for that match goes to Klopp for that triple sub because inter were on top and he changed it with that. However inter deserves acknowledgment for how they went about the tie but saying they smacked Liverpool around is a fallacy. The game was about even. Liverpool 2 of their 13 chances bit inter didn't take any of their 9. And so what if VVD and Konate were Liverpools best Players, i think Italian league appreciated a solid defense, Because its not that inter didn't take there chances. Konate and VVD snuffed them out. Any one with a lick of footballing sense would take this performance and result when away to the San Siro any day of the week. Liverpool held tight and took a result, The question is can Inter do the same at anfield ?
Inter tired a bit and Liverpool got a set piece. I wouldn't be giving Klopp a lot of credit because if his subs were so good then why didn't they start?
Inter LOST the game at HOME.
Stupid pundits, they seem to think Liverpool should have lost!!! They WON get over it!!!
@@alanchamberlain9902 inter got tired and you think thats it. Klopp chooses and trains players to run other teams to the ground. Other coaches do it to but this high energy style to tire the opponent out is his speciality and by the a good coach recognizes when the other team is tired and also he recognized that liverpool needed control back on midfield. So he made the substitutions. As for why the sibs didn't start. The season is 50 plus games not juat this single game any decent coach would rotate. By your logic why have any substituions at all. Just play the best all day every day and change players when someone gets injured.
Inter's midfield was bossing the whole game until Hendo came on. Their problem was their decision making in the final third was not so great and even then they created problems for VVD and Konate
That was one of Konate’s best games in a Liverpool shirt imo. I don’t even think Inter were bad, Liverpool were clinical and are just the better side currently.
This along with utd game when he keep cr7 in his pocket.
@@vatsalsingh1555 you read my mind. Against United he was exceptional
Yep konate played brilliantly, usually he is quite shaky.he did well last night
Your lucky for konate. Good for you
His still very young, new teammates, doesn't speak English very well and its his first season. His learning alot under Virgil and Klopps style of play. So we can't be to harsh on his performances. But so far his been great and been putting out solid performances.
It wasn’t our best game, but the changes Klopp made got us the win. It’s a sign of a great team to win when not playing at our best. Van Djik was superb tonight.
Looks like Liverpool and City are through to the quarter finals.
Van dijk and konate got us the win
I am so happy we signed konate over upamecano
Sign of a great team ? You’re 12 points behind in your own league right now. So what do you call city then ? Man City the legends ?
So delusional … after City win this year it’s gonna be 4 out of 5 EPL trophies in the last 5 years. How is Liverpool a great team ? 😂😂😂
@@gruevlock24 ok 🤡🤡....city are winning everyone knows but it is because of liverpool's mistake lol....lfc loses points against weaklings that's why city are ahead now but in h2h match they can hardly beat liverpool and in the last match rodri's block saved them😂...now get lost
@@gruevlock24 6 points and liverpool is still the best team in the league we dont hv oil money to buy players 😂.
The funniest thing from watching that game was inter trying to counter attack but they got dzeko up front 😂😂😂
thats were they messed up dzeko couldnt move
Inter didnt even play CL for like 8 years
lol when he realized he wasnt gonna run past vvd
@@4thGenna. not true, liverpool beat inter at the san siro 1-0 in 2008 if i am not mistaken
They carved liverpool open quite a lot how they didnt score i dont know
credit to Klopp for making that triple sub, our captain never disappoints with his passing and passion
@@4thGenna. not true liverpool have beaten them 1-0 in 2008 as well
@@vghiknbopkvdd665rdzzAfgg
I guess what the deal is i got mistaken is that Arsenal and Liverpool is the only PL team to beat them in Milan in 18 yrs.
Why didn't they start then if Klopp is such a genius? Inter ran out of steam a bit when the first girl went in.
@@alanchamberlain9902 lol.. You do realize that making good substitutions is literally one of the responsibilities of in-game management and therefore a marker of a good coach, right?
Lmao! Henderson never disappoints with his passing?? Good one!
Have you seen his last few games? He has been dreadful!
Hopefully tho he regain his form after this game.
Inter were good between the boxes, just couldn’t create enough actions or finish the ones they made. Playing against Dzeko is too easy for someone like VVD. And there was no one between the mid and forward line for Inter who was threatening. When Vidal is your most dangerous player then you ain’t gonna score against Liverpool
UCL knockout home game and they didn't even make Allison work lol while Liverpool were playing sloppy, Good Game Inter 🙂
Mate this is perfect. Finally someone did a good summary 👏. Stevie was pissing me off
Inter lost 2 nil...YNWA ❤❤❤
"And there was no one between the mid and forward line for Inter who was threatening". Exactly, they are missing the likes of Barella and Correa. 95% Liverpool will qualify it seems but Correa and Gosens will be in for the second leg which could be a more exciting fest.
Exactly depending on likes of Vidal and dzeko is giving yourself false hope.
I agree with Gab on this one, Inter played well especially in the first 30 minutes of the second half. And i think Konate deserves a chance to start in Premier League. He's calm, composed and good reader of the game.
Matips arguably been our best cb this season tho so i think konates time will come next season. Its a good problem to have tho!
Konate is being groomed for the future ....Matip does a solid job but injury-prone would have also loved to see more of Joe Gomez as his got pace to cover CB and RB
Why is it so hard to point out simply that Inter did a good job of getting themselves into dangerous areas but then failed to do anything noteworthy in those areas. Alisson literally didn’t have a single save to make. Neither side had many successful attempts (2 for LFC and 0 for Inter) liverpool had 13 total attempts to Inter’s 9 so this notion that Inter outplayed Liverpool is ridiculous
It’s just the Inter fans making Inter look bad. On socials 90% of them are claiming that Liverpool didn’t deserve the win.
I think that's the point Gab Marcotti is trying to make.. But both guys are Bias ( One being Liverpool guy the other Italian )
yh i saw one guy on another vid comment that inter dominated the game which was ridiculous lol it was a even game.But liverpool managed to finish their chances and inter didn't
Agreed. Not just no shots that needed saving, but little for Allison to do at all but clear out some back passes. Any journeyman keeper could have kept a clean sheet against Inter today.
@@olliered9924 Liverpool missed a couple of sitters too (mane header in the first half was the best chacne of the game)
I think Inter made it very hard in midfield and for the full backs.. In the first half, I think Fabinho was brilliant but you could see they were pulling the midfield wide and creating space in the middle.. Though they weren't decisive in the final third, they made it hard for Liverpool.. Only Hendo came and injected some pace into the game, did the game get a little interesting..
This was one of the most difficult game Fabinho has had.
I like how Craig is so relaxed n serving vibes🤣🤣
He’s relaxed because he finally ain’t the one arguing
The game was very even in the first half. Inter dominated the first 20 minutes in the second half and things changed when klopp made the substitutions.
The 3 Liverpool substitutions was done on 58th minutes or on the 13th minute of 2nd half. Immediately the Inter Milan players were on their backfoot and tiring fast.
The fresh legs of Keita, Henderson and Diaz immediately wrest back control of the game for LFC from Milan players.
Awesome substitutions. Smart tactical changes by Klopp. If the game lasted another 15 minutes, Liverpool will probably score another 2-3 goals, due to the winning momentum and tactical advantage.
Absolutely right, Inter were alot better than I expected, just really poor finishing. Despite being a red I have to agree with Gab here
Stevie is simply biased for Liverpool. And he's speaking from a biased and conceited standpoint cuz he doesn't want to feel what he said was wrong. Based on the way he spoke,it's safe to say he didn't watch the match but only highlights. Gab was spot on when delivering the facts to Stevie who has an ego.
@@michaellim7002 I wouldn't say klopp made smart tactical changes, contrary to inter the just HAD changes. The team with the better bench won simple ain't about klopp tactics. Also matches last 90 minitutes so your second point is pure fantasy
Amen brother, that's what I've been saying to my mates at work when they keep saying Inter dominated Liverpool. Laughable.
I expected Klopp to play safe for a couple of reasons:
1. Klopp have not played vs Inter before so he took the 1st half to analyze.
2. Klopp's aim is to win the game, whether it's going to be an "ugly" game, case in point, UCL final vs Tottenham, it was a snooze fest but who lifted the trophy?
3. No more away goal rule, so best to stick to a safer game play and if we get to score 1 or 2 goals, that would be outstanding! :)
@UCfAr5MGCwjwjF0kbUP-1nkQ pipe down, don’t need to be vulgar. No one said klopp is god and knows firmino is gonna score that header. He did make couple of tactical change from his observation in 2nd half in hope to increase LFC chance to score, which luckily worked out. The game could have ended scoreless which is not a bad result but first don’t concede so we can bring the fight to anfield… which comes back to my point why this was a snooze fest to begin with…
Apparently Liverpool has to be amazing at all times, otherwise teams are ‘unlucky’ to not beat them 🙄
not true plain simple inter dominated most of the game up until the substitutions. Liverpool couldn’t play amazing bc of how inter played
@@saifhanieh4100 Dominated is a massive stretch. Inter was in control for about 15 minutes after the break until Klopp made the triple sub. Liverpool scored and then was in total control. Overall it was a pretty even game
@@saifhanieh4100 We lost eh, glad that's sorted.
Most of the panel hate Liverpool especially Gab, and when they play well he doesn’t give the credit
I'll take it cause your always gonna get haters when your near the top. Come on the redmen
I feel like they both let their biases cloud their judgement of the game today. Stevie was way too lax about how much trouble Inter gave Liverpool and Gab got wayyyyy too defensive of the Inter side that couldn't do much after beating TAA.
This. They were both kinda making fools of themselves…
all the points gab made were concrete and factual: inter gave liverpool a lot of trouble till the subs. they were in control of the game and thats a fact.
@@ramziyanez4278 the first half was even. the first 10-15 minutes of the second half inter were in control, but still didn't even trouble Alisson. their best chance was hitting the bar and nothing else afterwards
@@ramziyanez4278 U jus chair pundits...joker!! 🤣
@@mclovinjr9086 They had some really big chances like Skriniar's header off the corner and Perisic's 1v1 with Allison where he crossed to Lautaro and missed by a foot. If they had Vlahovic instead of Dzeko they would have scored multiple off the break, Dzeko stopped so many breaks being too slow and rusty.
What is Gab talking about - Liverpool have won their last 7 games in a row 😂
Mostly coasting through and grinding out wins with late goal bursts. They haven't been scintillating and destroying the opposition in most of those matches. They haven't really torched anyone since Everton at the beginning of December.
@@brianbates212 I thought they were really good against Leicester though
@@brianbates212 they were without Thiago, Salah, Mane and Elliott for most of those games
Marcotti is very defensive when it comes to Italian teams, whilst he definitely isn't a fan of Liverpool.
@@brianbates212 the best teams work out how to win. City despite spending over a billion win games ugly often. Gab is just bitter that the Italians have been poor again.
Konate was sooooo good !!! LFC were shaky in midfield but grinded the result out fine.
Yeah, I was pretty much happy with Liverpool starting line up except when I saw Konate's name, but then he played better than anybody else
Thiago was even better
@@MuhammadAbiyoso I don't know why. Konate has been excellent since joining Liverpool.
@@ChristianDoretti Thiago has been very underwhelming in my opinion. He thinks he has more time to do what he wants with the ball than what he actually has. That combined with losing the ball and being caught out of position a fair bit isn't a great combination.
The midfield is the one area that still needs serious attention. It needs a player who can control games and dictate play, one who can give the back four some protection, and at least one player who can add some pace, some creativity, and some goals.
That last bit is why Man City are above Liverpool in the league. They have a plethora of midfielders that provide control, creativity, and goals. Unfortunately Liverpool don't have such players.
Konate has got all the attributes needed to be a world class cb.
Gab is a LIFE SAVER for this show! Man the reason and good takes he provides actually adds substance 👏
Gab is pissed off after watching Inter couldn't do the job in sansiro. He's giving credit to a team who had no shorts on target, & yet trying to put LFC down who just won 2-0 at sansiro despite not playing well what does that say abt inter ?? 😂😂
Come on. He is treating Inter like a Special needs kids giving them an A for effort. The truth is Liverpool played bad and that is the only reason the game was close for so long. When the subs came on and Liverpool improved a little, they scored two goals. To claim Inter where the better team, with no shots on target for the entire game and less possession in their own stadium is ridiculous excuse making. It just shows the difference between Serie A and the Premier League. Inter played their best possible game and Liverpool only played at 50% and still won 2-0 away.
He's an Inter fan and defo hates Juve and Milan. I bet he's salty with this Liverpool's victory
@@Delboy0 you're right. Difference in money
Gab is a tad biased for Inter but ultimately he made great points as per usual. Him and Juls save this show every time they’re on. As for Inter, y’all can’t tell me they weren’t putting pressure on Liverpool for long stretches of that match. They played well but had nothing to show for it, it’s football happens all the time.
Agree with Gab. Don't know what game Stevie saw, but this was really intense and Inter gave Liverpool more of a fight than most PL sides have given them this season.
Me too . I dont know what game he saw but liverpool were on the ropes in the second half until the subs
Stevie is blind
For me Inter were just unlucky not to beat them
it was an unlucky evening for Inter
Stevie is simply biased for Liverpool. And he's speaking from a biased and conceited standpoint cuz he doesn't want to feel what he said was wrong. Based on the way he spoke,it's safe to say he didn't watch the match but only highlights.
@@dantekratos5395 i also love liverpool as a team . But when u r analysing or judging a match one should be neutral . And my heart was in my mouth on one or two occasions becoz of inter's attacking . And it was no way that liverpool just coasted through the match . It was a hard fought victory and people should give credit to inter becoz they deserve it
@@mchannel1365 factsw
Gab crying about this made my day
Stevie has some weird view of this game. Inter was the only team asking questions. In the final 3rd Inter just couldn't do anything clinical. Until Firminho's header I thought Liverpool were never going to TRY and attack.
Asking what questions inter got beet 2-0 and liverpool didn't play well
0 shots on target at home hahahahahau
I don't think you watched the game and was playing fifa on your game machine with a biased view!!
When the rest of the subs came on the game started turning in liverpools favor
Who won?
Simeone Inzaghi's biggest mistake yesterday was playing Dzeko, with that Liverpool high line, he should've played only fast attackers. 433 of Sanchez Martinez Perisic
not only that, He kept him on and took off Laturo
To me Liverpool was in third gear and still beat an ageing inter team
Insightful 👏
@@familyhatungimana7133 Lautaro can't play full 90 mins even Conte used to subbed Martinez earlier.
I agree with Don, you can dominate a team without putting a shot on target...it just mean gameplay was great unfortunately the strikers didnt have their shooting boots on.
So if you don't create chances, or create shots, or heck put pressure can you really say you "dominated" a team? Im not saying Liverpool were amazing or whatever or were the better side. But to say Inter "Dominated" is a bit much?
Dominate with having more possession or shot on target I don't get it
They dominated yet had less overall possession and no meaningful shots on target... your club is a banter club. The italian league is slow and poor its where players who are past their best go.
That dramatic zoom in on Burley at 6:16 🤣🤣
😂😂😂
Dan, you cant give the home team credit for losing 2-0. If liverpool/man city/chelsea/psg lost 0-2 at home- we will be all over at them
"liverpool, mancity, chelsea, psg"... so you're comparing inter to teams that spent hundreds of millions, also losing 2-0 is still a better result than what most liverpool fans were expecting
@@subzero2788 Dude look at our net spend... The prem gets more money because no one cares to watch a boring, slow farmers league.
@@Heatwave9000 ok, what's the point?
@@subzero2788 you do know inter just won serie a and sold players for around 200million euros last year right? They have the money and its not their rivals fault that they are not spending it wisely
Inter were the better team until Klopp made those subs. Great Manager.
Liverpool fan here. Inter played very well. If Liverpool were poor, it's because Inter put a lot of pressure and players like Vidal were beasts. There's a reason everyone is talking about how well Konate and Van Dijk played. As a general rule of thumb, if your goalkeeper or center back is man of the match, it usually means the opposing team played well.
I know r8 . People are like they didnt have a single shot on target . I m like did u even watch the game ? In the second half liverpool’s left side was really fragile . I really thought we wud concede a goal until the subs were made and the midfueld wasnt great until hendo and keita came on
So Liverpool faced in group stages 3 different previous European champions and beat them all home and away. If that was not good enough, they got another previous european champions in next round and beat them away... respect and bow son.
Atletico madrid never won UCL before
@@cristianoreddevil9736 No but they have won Europa he did say European champions.
Reds figured them out in the second half. Great half time adjustments by Klopp. The substitutes changed the game. Luis Diaz is a great addition
Salah still 👍
Zero shots on target at home dont deserve to progress further for Inter which is embarrassing
@Black Jock of course not. The official statistica never states. So its a no 😂
Inter were more willing to attack, but Liverpool were more clinical.
Liverpool had more attempts on goal, more shots and more possession.
yeah, some chances that Inter had were wow! a quality striker would have put them away. Especially the cross to Lautaro being too high and the Dzeko being outpowered by VVD. Inter lacked the decisive quality but overall they did give LFC a run for their money. Elliot was terrible in the game but cant blame a teenager in his first CL game.
@@jamesmichaels4979 at the last 15 mins Liverpool got more shots
Liverpool subs
-Firmino, 40M (2015)
-Luis Diaz, 45+15M (2022)
-Naby Keita, 65M (2018)
-Henderson
Inter subs
-Sanchez, a 0 (2020)
Liverpool bringing on subs more expensive than Inter's starters. That's the real differences and reasons the game changed after 75 minutes. Surprised even Gab didn't bring that up.
Come on Stevie... Inter just made poor decisions in the final third... I have never seen klopp made that many substitutes at half time....
Why do you think they made wrong decisions? It’s because they’re not good enough to execute the right decisions. Name an elite team that has a worse #9 than Dzeko.
Actually you have seen Klopp make that many substitutions at half time because he only made one. The triple sub was an hour in.
@@znhait lord braithwaite
@@znhait His point is they wasted good opportunities to score with a poor final ball several times. You said 'they're not good enough' and I don't disagree, but follow that train of thought and imagine what it might have been if a team with a better strikeforce got in behind Liverpool like they did.
Wow is Stevie delusional or what??!! Liverpool edged it but it looked like a proper fight & struggle man! For his sake I’m gonna assume he’s referring to Serie A & the EPL when he says Liverpool are in a different league to Inter. A proper clown this fella is.
Liverpool went up a gear when they brought Bobby on. From that moment on Liverpool took control of the game. Before then it was pretty even in the balance of play.
Wasn't even at all, Liverpool were in trouble at the back but Inter just don't have the quality of striker.
@@mart4414 weren't really in trouble at back. Mostly right side and midfield as elliot wasn't helping in defence. Other then the crossbar hit all the other chance weren't great. Konate and vd snuffed out all the best chances
Really? I thought bobby was pretty poor but came up with a massive goal for us. Real change happened when diaz, hendo, and naby came on!
@@MrBananaSamich Correct Cameron - Firmino gave the ball away 3 or 4 times in the first ten minutes of the second half, forgotten by many as he got the crucial goal. Henderson gave badly needed stability in midfield and Diaz put some life in the attack as Salah was having a poor game. These subs turned it around.
@@asuhdude6668 The one where Perisic got through 10 times on the right and every time he fed Lautaro or Dzeko they dilly dallied or shot into Liverpool shirts. Liverpool didn't control Perisic at any point, that right side was a problem all game. Liverpool's centre backs aren't the problem. That right side is and will always be an issue defensively, better quality forwards will punish this Liverpool team.
I think the lineman deserves some credit for how good inter looked for a while because it looked like he missed about five offside calls on perisic.
yeah sure he did! LOL
I am sure that if Liverpool had lost this game Stevie would have been the first to admit how terrible Liverpool played. If they were playing good why did Klopp make the changes so early in the game. As a manager he realized that something was missing.
He never said Liverpool played well. That's one of the first things he said actually. That they were not at their best. But they could kick it up on a notch if push came to shove and they did with the substitutions. Inter's subs made no difference whatsoever.
Liverpool did not play terrible they would have been happy with a draw knowing Anfield awaits Inter played well but Liverpool always had another gear to go to
@@jjmeteor Part of not being able to play well is because the other team managed to make you unable to play. Not giving credit to inter for their pressure is a bit embarrassing, the game could have gone either way. Very biased analysis based on the end result. This fantasy idea of being able to kick it up a notch at any point is silly, they are always trying their best to win, but today the difference was a bit of luck in finishing in the night.
It’s a tricky matchup. Diff styles but Inter was getting away with their play also which is grabbing and pulling alot to slow them down. Elliot shouldn’t have started. Which was one change that big.
That's the point of subs!!!Are you serious!! Learn about football before you make stupid comments. That's like saying if Inter had scored 2 goals THEY would have won! Ye gods!
inter "deserve" more credit they had less shots, less possession and liverpool played at 60%, if that's their best then italian football really is in the toilet
Did they just win the Euro
Didn't Italy just win the Euros actually playing some nice football?
Italy won The Euro’s with 23 from The 25 players from The serie a and the most MOTM trophy’s in The tournament…. Probably Napoli or Atalanta will win The UEL
inter got beaten with one really good header and a lucky shot from salah...other than that the game was really really tight....inter really deserve some credit..
Even Burley knew Stevie was talking nonsense. That sideways look at the camera 😂😂😂😂
I never had the sense that Liverpool felt truly threatened. Even a 1-0 loss and they would have been comfortable going home. Instead, they sort of snoozed their way to a win.
Inter never really threatened in many ways.. They had that same one move they persisted throughout the game which Liverpool defenders were able to swept off
Pretty much this. Inter played about as well as they could have, as far as I could tell, but as Stevie said aren't equipped to really threaten Liverpool's weakness so would always have trouble scoring and getting a result against them.
yh tbh i was more nervous in the burnley game lol i felt konate and van dijk dealt with inters attack very well.Only really scary chance was the one that hit the crossbar
The difference between inter and liverpool is that liverpool has stars upfront. Inter has not. They have both great defenses and midfield. And it was a pretty balanced game. Inter played well but every time liverpool got the ball upfront you had the impression something could have happened. Dzeko and lautaro instead were disappointing at best.
The press and liverpool fans thought they would have destroyed inter outplaying them. That didnt happen. 2 - 0 doesn't reflect what we saw on the pitch
Stevie trying to discredit Inter is such the UK thing to do. Nevermind he’s a Liverpool legend. Inter played well but not well enough to win.
Would he be happy with Liverpool's performance if they had lost 2-0 at home and not had a shot on target?
Stevie and his Liverpool bias and gab and his Italian bias it's hilarious 😂🤣😂
Stevie is blind
For me Inter were just unlucky not to beat them
it was an unlucky evening for Inter
@@mchannel1365 how inter was unlucky when they had 0 on target except the chalhanoglu shot...
@@mchannel1365 Delusion
@@mchannel1365 🤣😂🙈
Death. Taxes. Goal from Mo Salah ⚽️🔥 No Barella, no party. Inter just weren't sharp or clever enough without him.
Stevie is yarning dust. Inter could have scored and they played well, credit to Liverpool, but you are watching the back of the TV if you didn't see Inter's threat
This match reminded me so much of the Frank Bruno vs Mike Tyson. Inter were the Bruno playing above them in the early round cause problems for the clearly superior Liverpool Tyson. Liverpool where clearly playing below their normal standards with Eliiot, Mane, Jota and Salah having horrible games. But as soon as Liverpool Tyson cleared their head and improved a little and Inter Bruno could not maintain their standard for the whole match, Liverpool just gave inter the one two knock out punch and the match was over. Liverpool now have real depth and when one set of players do not perform, another set of high quality players can replace them.
I would add Trent to players that didn’t play well. He was abysmal
Or Mike Tyson Vs Lennox lewis
@@stevenicol1 No Mike Tyson Vs Lennox Lewis was a fight between two equals. Inter vs Liverpool are not equals.
a corner that almost nothing could be done about (except winning the header) and a scrappy goal. I do not know what you are trying to imply but inter was the better side, not by much, just a small amount, but they were better than Liverpool FC.
@@Delboy0 mike Tyson was nowhere near equal to Lennox when he fought him, he even admitted it himself in the post fight interview. Tyson fanboys are the most deluded people n boxing. Tyson was useless after buster Douglas ruined him. He abused his body far too much.
This was a tough game for Liverpool, no one expected a cake-walk in the final 16.
Look at Bayern, they struggled to get a draw.
From now on it's going to be games of chances and who can get over the line.
That was Liverpool comfortably winning on 1st gear
Inter don’t have good forwards for matches against a side like Liverpool. I would also say that it makes sense that inter are getting onana in June because imo handanovic could’ve easily saved both. Inter can pat themselves on the back in the sense that I believe they proved that Italian teams have “intensity” but until they can get pure goal scoring strikers (ie scamacca if they can develop him, or David) there not gonna be able to beat teams like Liverpool. This should be a wake up call in my opinion for there board to acknowledge that unless they sign some top quality players, they are never going to go far in this competition.
Onana is already confirmed for next season and they have a agreement for Scamacca, that guy is a beast. So The teams looks like this maybe Lautaro will be sold to City
Lautaro? Maybe Dybala /Scamacca
Gosens/Perisic Calhanoglu Brozo Barella Dumfries
Skriniar Bremer Bastoni
Onana
Looks like a really good team i think, people should remember that it isnt a shame to lose to Liverpool, imo they are The second best team after Liverpool and this shows that we are capable to play against this teams and play well for 80 minutes. Only things we need to do is a better bench, Some Young Guys who are out on loan now
Breaking News: Liverpool legend Steve Nicol has a biased opinion about a Liverpool match
How is he biased? He said that Liverpool didn't play well. And he said that Inter never seriously threatened either. I watched the game. He's right on both counts, and I can't even stand the guy.
Inter have a better midfield than us but we have depth and the champions league DNA
What a rubbish debate. Liverpool won 2-0 away and that was a reflection of the substitutes more than anything else.
Henderson really calmed the midfield when he got on. Allowing Liverpool to hold the ball for long periods and avoid losing the ball like they did either side of half-time.
Not every game is going to be a whitewash with the quality Liverpool have. But what they do have is the ability to deal with sustained pressure and punish sides that don't make their own opportunities (however small) count.
On to the next.
With a faster forward, inter could really hurt Liverpool...
The game overall was boring to watch..
Stevie is trippin 💀 48-55 mins Inter looked like they could score 2-3 goals but were unlucky 🤦🏽 Liverpool still won but they were far from easy victory Stevie trippin
But hit 0 shot on target. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
0 shots on target and an expected goals barely over 0.5, what you chattin lad 😂
They bottled it at home end of story cry.
@@Cushpot use your eyes and not stats
@@Cushpot they bottled it at home aswell
Inter played very well. Vidal has an excellent game choking Thiago, preventing Liverpool from playing passes into midfield. Robertson was nullified in attack. They played well, but Liverpool managed to edge inter out. I think it came down to fitness.
Yes thats true and a lot of CL games changes after 70 minutes due to fitness of 2 teams
Steve Nicol watched a different game or he was sleeping. This time hes completely wrong. Everybody who watched the game saw how Inter owned min. 50 % of the game. If the ball who hittet the bar would go in, the outcome would have been different. It was a hard fight and Inter played a great game. They pressed very good. After the first goal everything changed in Liverpools direction. Until the 70th min Liverpool did not have any shot on goal. And that Virgl was man of the match says it all. Konate, Virgl and Fabinho were the reasons why Liverpool did not loose. It was a great game!
2-0 away from home without playing their best, let’s see how Inter go at Anfield….
Liverpool mids were not running everywhere and dominating like I was expecting. Inter didn't get a shot but looked more dangerous with their half chances until LFC scored
Why did Gab get so defensive?
"I expected more from Intermilan"
"Oooooooh I expected more from liverpool"
A childish response
What do u expact form that fat gabby??? 🤣
Not to mention, inter with their best lineup and winner coach last years even not make it into round of 16. Why they are comparing ?
he seems a jealous bro
Gab so sensitive when somebody try to criticize Italian football😅😅😅😅
Gab actually makes sense most of the time...Stevie gets very irrational when he speaks about Liverpool.
Like saying Inter are missing Lukaku and RONALDO????? When did Ronaldo play for Inter? He's an arrogant moron
@@mush16291 he meant R9
If Inter got 1 or 2 goals earlier..the game would have been different..Liv certainly did not have it easy..only difference is Liv were clinical on the 2 shots on target..got 2 goals..in the return leg Liv got to be careful..not take it easy..
How was Inter better when Liverpool had more of the ball, more passes, more shots on and off target, more goals, won the game, Alisson wasn’t even needed, etc...?
Both teams had not shot on target til Firmino goal n Inter had more possession too til that moment 👍🏽 after that the stats will favor LFC cuz Inter is chasing the game
As an LFC fan. I never felt comfortable until the first goal.
Having said that Inter have scored pretty much in every game for a very long time so Stevie has a point.
Lmao ever think Liverpool weren’t at there best cuz inter are a quality side and kept them on check
They didn't though. Liverpool beat inter on every metric. To keep them in check, Liverpool would not have scored two goals "Lmao"
At San siro 2-0 'lmao' we went there for a fight instead of 90 mins it was a 20 min bout ... that's the only time inter really troubled us
@@jamesmichaels4979 it took Liv until a 70 min corner kick to get a shot on goal and your telling me they were in control. R u blind?!
stevie is too partial and rather cynical, watching the game was not all that comfortable and inter were dangerous; lfc need to play well in second leg to see this through
Stevie should be banned for this level of bias
Stevie's argument is a bit incoherent. How can VVD and Konate be the best players of the match if Inter was not pressing? those two players don't play in the stands. But those two shot down their game, so yes Inter didn't have many shots on goal etc but they definitely gave the Liverpool back line work throughout the game.
Liverpool didn't have a remarkable game but they got the result they needed.
I am proud of this inter team with all their short comings. You don’t see players putting up such a fight for the shirts they wear this days!! I mean come on!! Who can say they don’t love this inter team?
To say you don't see teams fight for the shirt, after coming off the field against Liverpool is probably the wrong time use that praise.
That said, the Inter boys do indeed fight hard for the shirt...but so do Liverpool.
@@yt.personal.identification no disrespect for Liverpool. But my point was most players playing for money and not for the shirt anymore. But I definitely Agree,Your Liverpool side it’s not one of those
Steve it was not an easy game Konate and Van Dijk saved us
Stevie is biased. That game I thought Imter was gonna win it. The strikers we're not making runs at the right time and inter missed their chances. Second leg is gonna be interesting
At home couldn't manage one shot on target they're going to have to take risks at Anfield. They could get destroyed tbh
Gab is 100% wrong, confusing, or just plain biased. He's trying to have his cake and eat it too. Stevie is saying that if everyone is in agreement that Liverpool only got up to 60ish % then you can't say Inter were excellent because that means that 60% of Liverpool is 100% Inter. Gab is trying to say that Inter are so amazing for their performance and that Liverpool was poor for theirs. How does that make sense? They were almost even stat wise and Liverpool won.
Steve, did we watched the same game? I mean it was Inter that literally control the game until around minute 70. Inter lose literally due to poor finishing and sub players quality.
Then, you said that you disappointed with Inter play and expect more? Come on, even among Inter fans we are expect that Liverpool will control the game completely, not like today match.
I thought inter was the better side for around 60 minutes, but the subs that where made by Klopp took the game away from inter’s control. Liverpool wasn’t very good today but won because they scored their chances, inter also had chances but didn’t get a shot on target, simple smash and grab by Liverpool.
I thought a smash and grab was where you got badly outplayed but stole the win. I'm a neutral, but it was pretty obvious to me that the game was fairly even because Liverpool just seemed content to go through the motions.
The funniest thing about these discussion is that they come down to which league is strongest invariably. reality is that the past few years EPL teams have been consistently dominant, where as Real has always been dominant overall, only England has had the most variety of teams in the CL with 9 different teams in the finals, after that Italy 6 = Germany 6> France 5 > Spain 4... Nothing has actually changed in these metrics, and the quality of these leagues is clearly reflected. In fact if anything the numbers for Spain's LaLiga and France's Ligue 1 are even worse as PSG/Madrid/Barca are so dominant in cash and league outcomes that they seem to only exist for the CL... anyways my point being that Series A is only second to the EPL and although this games outcome was predictable considering Inter's recent performances, it does not mean that Series A is a terrible league, just that Inter is not in the best form. and technically Neither are Liverpool who seem a bit distracted by the return of so many options on the pitch...
Well said
Gab defending Serie A through Inter - Pay attention lol
Stevie is so bias inter out played Liverpool Fabinho n Thiago was lost in the game it’s just that they didn’t take their chances n also klopp is a better coach with d change I think inzagi should have made is changes earlier
@Mr D but all of those stats changed in Liverpool favor when klopp made d changes before was inter 🤗🤗
@@bleacherboy7062 Did you watch the first half? Liverpool should have been up by three, but Salah and Mane weren't their usual selves.
[xG Philosophy] Inter Milan (0.49) 0-2 (1.38) Liverpool
Liverpool fan here and Inter played a decent game last night. The end of the day I truely believe Liverpool’s European experience was the difference. They were able to absorb whatever Inter could throw at them before scoring. Van Dijk and Konate were the 2 best players on the field.
This is what you need to do to go far in the CL. It's a marathon and sometimes you have to get results anyway you can.
Once again you highlight Trent's defending but he is asked to attack and leave the space behind him, it's a calculated risk that Liverpool take. Teams will target the space there.
Sick of saying that exact thing 👍
Perisic skinned him over and over again not on the counter, one to one, so him in general being an attacking fullback doesn't make sense
@@interovic Yeah, even when he's more or less in position he lacks defensive nous and often makes poor plays/decisions.
"I was expecting moar..."
Top delivery!
Thank you Marcotti. You are 100% right. You are the only person who knows what he is talking about. The others are pathetic and arrogant…
Yea for game review and analysis Gab is the best. Especially today, I don't know what game the others watched, apart from Don
I’m with Gab here , maybe I was watching a different game buh I didn’t think It was boring at all . Inter played very well n they were the better side until Liverpool scored. This ideal the a game is boring cos there aren’t any shots on target is absurd to me. Watch the game n stop looking at stats!!!
Inter had hard workers and liv just had better players
When it’s a better team maybe liv will definitely step coz a performance like this won’t win them the ucl ….
If Gab expected Stevie to say the truth then he should come again …he’ll always defend liv no matter what
Imagine saying Liverpool players aren’t hardworking...
@@Nunyabusiness40 don’t twist my words…did I say they don’t work hard?
They didn’t need to else he would’ve never taken out Fabinho
Liverpool different league?! Ok, heard enough
I thought Inter was playing well, they just didn't capitalize on their chances, and Liverpool then took over the last 25 minutes
They didn’t take over but had 2 goals from two shots. I think both of them were a result of a corner or free kick. In open play they just couldn’t create anything meaningful. Inter lack finishers but they were the ones who could’ve scored from open play. The match needed a Hakimi type of player like the way Perisic was playing
Gab with the EXACT assesment of the match. Stevee just cant accept that Liverpool were second best in the midfield.
Nice trophy... Liverpool won
Have to agree with Gab, inter were far more active and asked more questions, the Firmino goal was against the run of play
Asked NIL shot on target.
@@dajag6846 stat merchant
@@dajag6846 they were close
@@davidfanous947 But you didn’t watch the game. 🤣🤣🤣
@@daviesfc8906 They were good but with all the ball they had, nothing really on the final third.
I really enjoyed Dan enjoying the debate😂😂 He was smiling everytime gab was responding 😄😄
Stevie can't be serious. It was a good game. Inter were actually doing well up until the goal. Very frustrating listening to bias Stevie
Which game did Steve watch yesterday
What's with the arrogance? Inter were the better side for a lot of that game just their finishing was poor. Liverpool will probably win at Anfield but I hate how every other league gets disrespected
Italy is the retirement home from top players. The league is a shadow of itself with no sign of progress.
Liverpool beat inter in every metric.
It was a professional win.
@@jamesmichaels4979 um no sign of progress? thats more than a stretch lol compared to 2016 the leauge looks much better idk what your looking at lol, granted its not back to 2010 levels but post covid evrey non pl team got hit hard, give it some time inter played mostly well for the squad they had today
The premier League is far superior to serie a. Don't get mad at pundits for pointing out the obvious.
@@jamesmichaels4979 We shall see in a few years. Gotta remind you though some time ago it was Liverpool drawing against Ludogoretz Razgrad.
Not their finishing. Their final third play was poor. Finishing is not shooting well. Inter didn’t have any shooting chance that should have resulted in a goal. But they had a legit 5-6 chances where a good pass, a dribble, or a good cross would have led to a clear cut chance. However, Inter aren’t a threat in Europe precisely because they don’t have the players that can be difference makers in the final third.
In the first half Liverpool were better, overall. Inter were the better team, only for the first 20 minutes of the second half. Diaz, Hendo and Keita came on to wrestle it back.
"I was expecting more" English are still salty about the Euros lol
Neither are English. Try again.
Sorry I forgot inter are the same as Italy... oh wait they are not, seria A the farmers league
What team did the guy arguing with Nichol play for ?
Serie A is still fairly weak, the Inter with Lukaku might have been a different story.
😐 they didn’t even make it out the group last year WITH HIM
Liverpool would have still won
Inter need scamacca dzeko slow asf
Inter dominated Liverpool but fortunately for Liverpool their 80 mil forwards carried them through
@@KB-lt8xd what your definition of dominate? Because stats say otherwise.
Tough game for Liverpool. Liverpool did not stroll through that game that's nonsense. We found it difficult and that's a fact. The goals shattered Inter
Inter dominated Liverpool but conceded 2 goals from set pieces. I don't know what game Steve Nicol was watching.
How can you say they dominated when they had less possession than Liverpool lol that makes no sense plus they had less shots than Liverpool
@@rdavies6027 Becaue they were more efficient with their possesion while liverpool could barely move the past the midfield
Hardly domination. They had patches which is expected at home but even then LFC had chances with the mane header.
@@GhostJJJ All of Liverpool's chances were set pieces. Created nothing from open play.
@@rdavies6027 All of Liverpool's chances were set pieces.
Literally just another game that shows off the massive weaknesses of Inter. Their old... teams know they love conceding late cuz their team can't handle the long haul. Everyone has picked up on that and that's why you see younger, fitter squads against them, and fast subs coming on. Their 30+ short term team is showing its worn down