Topic: FT Middlesbrough 0 v Liverpool 3 (Lallana 28' 68' Origi 60)

[Rush 82]

81' - Adam off, Lucas on.

Lallana gets a deserving ovation as he trots off.

[Rush 82]

83' - We're slightly more open than I would have expected given that Lucas has come on. 'Boro with a couple of forays into our box. Milner unable to take Traore out. Corner.

High and to the back - Simon calls for and collects comfortably.

Ejaria about to come on

[Rush 82]

86' - Lucas, finds Firmino, who finds Milner. Ball is worked around and Firmino brought down at the edge of the box. [/size]

FK about to be taken as Ejaria comes on for Gini

Bobby kicks the ball straight into the wall. Second ball also clatters into a defender.

[Rush 82]

88' - Dominic beats Lovren for pace but doesn't outrun Clyne.

YNWA as the clock ticks over to 89.

Origi goes down on the middle line - 3' added on

Klop seems to be asking whether he needs to come off. He does, and TAA comes on to replace him.

[Rush 82]

90+2 - TAA rushes forward towards a ball sent by Lovren into the 'boro box - Chambers shields but hurts himself

FT boys and girls

3-0

[TheShanklyGates]

Where the hell have we been hiding that second half performance these past few weeks?! Absolutely brilliant display and a timely and much needed 3 points. On to the derby!

[Red Raw]

 

[Nick110581]

Brilliant performance second half.

[mersey_paradiso]

Great second half performance with some sexy goals - we have our mojo back !! 

[Barneylfc∗]

Who the fuck are we meant to blame for this 

[God's Left Peg]

Great result. Merry bloody christmas!!!

[Caligula?]

Absolutely brilliant that. Given the players we had out, our last few results, coming up against a team that concedes so few and everything else - that was one of our performances of the season. Bring on Everton.

[edge]

Nice watch that! Clean sheet aswell!

[DefJack]

Tremendous second half, killed the game in 20 minutes, such a big improvement.

Great tactic change by Klopp exploiting the space in behind, so many teams are stopping that central space that we should be exploiting that more.

[El Lobo]

Splendid.

It's almost like we've been playing well, just had a little blip.

[AndyMuller]

Great result! Didn't watch it though, how was Migs?

[Tonyh8su]

Absolutely fantastic performance second half. Middlesbrough not a bad side at all, could have been more even. Really, really impressive, delighted.

Ref was wank,

[The Final Third]

That's how you close games out. Well in lads.

[Nick110581]

Absolutely brilliant that. Given the players we had out, our last few results, coming up against a team that concedes so few and everything else - that was one of our performances of the season. Bring on Everton.

I would say our best.

[Studgotelli]

Tactical change by Klopp was a gem. Ran riot after halftime. Defence was solid too. Well done lads

[gemofabird]

Great stuff.

[Zizou]

Brilliant. Love the way we closed out the game, back to winning ways. 

[Caston]

We were absolutely brilliant that second half.

Mane and Lallana were outstanding.

Origi can't stop scoring.

Fair play to Mignolet, was very solid tonight.

Happy days 

[rocco]

More like it

[LallanaInPyjamas]

Good win. Mane and Lallana are simply magical footballers.

I fear for Boro however, they certainly look like relegation material.

[thekitkatshuffler]

Great result! Didn't watch it though, how was Migs?

Excellent and got a warm send off from the crowd at the end.

I guess it bodes well that we won 3-0 and still have TONNES of room for improvement.

[TepidT2O]

Worried about Origi... looked gutted at the end..


Some lovely team goals today though, lovely lovely build up play, great routines.

[Jack Barrels]

That second half was as brilliant as they come! Adam Lallana, 6 goals 6 assists in 12 starts and 14 PL-apps in total.

[Caligula?]

Oh, and the traveling supporters. Well done. Klopp's smile at the end there says it all.

[telekon]

Fantastic scenes here at the end.

What an amazing second half! Made up!!

[sms1986]

NORMAL SERVICE HAS BEEN RESUMED, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! BROUGHT TO YOU TONIGHT BY THREE GOALS, THREE POINTS AND A CLEAN SHEET!

Where's the bedshitters? Where's the ones acting as if results from seven and fourteen years ago had any fucking bearing on tonight? Where's the doom and gloom merchants now?

What a fantastic result! Also, don't panic about Origi, he sat down on the bench so it can't be anything too serious.

[vagabond]

That second half was spectacular. We're a brilliant team when we can manage to play the game in the opposition half. I think it had something to do with Bob getting on the ball more too.

[-HH-]

I remember reading in one of the biographies of Jurgen that there was a goal Dortmund scored that he described as "the perfect goal" because all the lines of running were spot on - it was basically a goal he had trained them to score. Got the impression that he felt similarly about the second and third tonight.

Average first half but very comfortable in the second and a lot more creative. Well in lads.

[TheShanklyGates]

Great result! Didn't watch it though, how was Migs?

He was excellent, couple of good saves and very confident handling from corners.

[DonkeyWan]

In the midst of all this it would be very easy to forget the true hero of this result... thank you Everton.

[Kennys from heaven]

Fuck all to moan about there!

Normal service is resumed.

 

[Funky_Gibbons]

Dominant display from front to back, they never looked like scoring. Lallana ran the show again.

[wemmick]

Good first half and brilliant second half. Klopp is a genius at halftime. That second goal was sublime.

[Motty]

Half time bedwetters can fucking do one, fully in control throughout today.

[kennedy81]

Great result, found another gear in the second half and they couldn't live with us.

Cracking second goal, just tore through them.