Author Topic: Half time: Liverpool 2-1 Stoke City (Read 5620 times)

007.lankyguy · « **Reply #40 on:** December 27, 2016, 06:08:32 pm »

Massive lack of intelligence in our play for a while there. Template and profile of our midfield backfires on us at times and means we fail to assert control from the pitch in difficult moments. Definitely something we need to improve on.

Much the better team at the end of the half though. Stoke just don't know how to control space. All you need to do is keep the ball moving, keep the pressure up and they'll give you the space to create chances. Best way to take Crouch out of the game as well.

Glad Glen Johnson plays for them.

chromed · « **Reply #41 on:** December 27, 2016, 06:08:39 pm »

I think we need to keep attacking, don't take our foot off the pedal at all. Stoke look dangerous every time they get forward, we need to well and truly kill them off.

I think Bobby really needed that goal, surely he's got a weight off his shoulders now and can play with a bit of
Freedom now.

Come on reds! 6-1

elsewhere · « **Reply #42 on:** December 27, 2016, 06:08:59 pm »

Quote from: Pyro on December 27, 2016, 06:05:02 pm

We're in the drivers seat thanks to Firmino

i can drink to that!

UntouchableLuis · « **Reply #43 on:** December 27, 2016, 06:09:15 pm »

More goals in this for us if we keep playing like this. Don't fuck up at the back.

Redsnappa · « **Reply #44 on:** December 27, 2016, 06:09:25 pm »

Loving Origi's complete switching of play.

We clicked all of a sudden from being a shambles. Quite amazing turnaround.

stockdam · « **Reply #45 on:** December 27, 2016, 06:09:27 pm »

Pathetic commentary by Sky. They made Stoke sound like World beaters even when they were just about having an even 10 mins.

First goal was very poor. Both Clyne and Mane should have pressurised the ball, Lovren was poor and Simon was very poorly positioned.

Simon did make a great save later

We had most of the ball and it was only a matter of time. Lovely goal by Lallana.

Brilliant goal by Bobby.

We need to tighten up and concentrate. We should win this but we need to keep it tight.

zip · « **Reply #46 on:** December 27, 2016, 06:09:34 pm »

Fucking hate it how commentators immediately jump on Mignolet. Thought that was a difficult save to make, it was at close range and a powerful header. I'd blame Lovren who fell asleep marking Walters

campioni · « **Reply #47 on:** December 27, 2016, 06:09:37 pm »

Those Stoke lads will never have been so glad to hear the half time whistle, they were blowing out their arse the last 10 minutes of the half. They've been trying to match our intensity and pressing, not a chance they can do that for anywhere near 90 minutes.

Keep playing our game and we'll win this comfortably. I hope we batter these twats in the second half.

Butcher Knife Roberto · « **Reply #48 on:** December 27, 2016, 06:09:37 pm »

Quote from: dogeibbor on December 27, 2016, 06:08:21 pm

Was Crouch ever this good for us?

No, and it's really fucking annoying. Does my head in that teams always seem to be able to raise it against us and be utter donkey for the rest of the season.

HeartAndSoul · « **Reply #49 on:** December 27, 2016, 06:09:49 pm »

This game is far from over. Our defence looked all over the place in the first 20-25 mins. Hope we get get an early goal and kill off the game early second half

Floydy · « **Reply #50 on:** December 27, 2016, 06:10:02 pm »

tighten up at the back and turn the screw in midfield and attack.

Zeb · « **Reply #51 on:** December 27, 2016, 06:10:09 pm »

Love how this team clicks into gear. Would like it to happen before giving the opposition a headstart but so it goes. When we start moving the ball around we're as good as anyone at the moment. More goals in this for us if we keep this up, and you'd think a couple of goals would be a better cushion against something spawny from Stoke than thinking job done now.

Romeo Sensini · « **Reply #52 on:** December 27, 2016, 06:10:14 pm »

No composure for 30 minutes. Good end to the half with those nice goals. Allen was a monster and hopefully he runs out of gas.

jooneyisdagod · « **Reply #53 on:** December 27, 2016, 06:10:15 pm »

Origi's pace seems to be coming back with that run in the first team. He looks really rapid now. He's been excellent in the first half and after a slow start so have some others. Hendo's passing has been on and off at times. He's been great sometimes and at others he's been surprisingly poor by playing poor passes when under pressure. Klopp had a word with him and Mane about something. Since that time, we've been quite good. Wonder what was said.

na fir dearg · « **Reply #54 on:** December 27, 2016, 06:10:22 pm »

Mignolet, Lovren and Henderson finding it really difficult to deal with Stoke pushing up on them, thought Stoke deserved their goal and could easily have been 2-0...we got into it more as the half went on but need another to secure this

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LovelyCushionedHeader · « **Reply #55 on:** December 27, 2016, 06:10:22 pm »

Crouch dominated our centre backs for the first half an hour and the problems came from that. Lovren really gets tatted when he is coming off second best.

Mignolet should do better for the goal but I feel very sorry for him. The marking let him down massively.

Started well and finished well. More of that and we will be fine. We always seem to find a way to stamp our style of play on a game which is encouraging.

Redman78 · « **Reply #56 on:** December 27, 2016, 06:10:26 pm »

Wow, what a half! I said stoke were coming for 1 point but I was wrong, that was a worrying period up until the end equaliser.
After the goal there was 1 team in it and I'm really happy with the character shown to come back to take the lead, well needed goal for Bobby which will give him some much needed confidence.

What's up with our keepers?

Kashinoda · « **Reply #57 on:** December 27, 2016, 06:10:29 pm »

Quote from: dogeibbor on December 27, 2016, 06:08:21 pm

Was Crouch ever this good for us?

He was great for us, very underrated.

Garnier · « **Reply #58 on:** December 27, 2016, 06:10:40 pm »

Quote from: Pyro on December 27, 2016, 06:05:02 pm

We're in the drivers seat thanks to Firmino

it took me too long to get this one

Arrested Development-esque

peachybum · « **Reply #59 on:** December 27, 2016, 06:10:53 pm »

Still think we need another 2 to get the victory.

BEAST · « **Reply #60 on:** December 27, 2016, 06:11:03 pm »

Stoke is playing well and they have a weird formation when they attack.

I think we've figured them out now though, hopefully we bag a couple more goals

thisyearisouryear · « **Reply #61 on:** December 27, 2016, 06:11:16 pm »

There will be more goals. Need to build up a cushion of 3-4 goals at least

Redman78 · « **Reply #62 on:** December 27, 2016, 06:11:20 pm »

Quote from: Garnier on December 27, 2016, 06:05:51 pm

was joe allen ever this good for us?

Yes

lachesis · « **Reply #63 on:** December 27, 2016, 06:11:30 pm »

Excellent goal from Lallana, and then from Firmino. Absolute quality finishes both of them. Lovren let his man get across him too easy (after looking directly at him), and then Mignolet didn't make a step.

Thought Stoke started well - that Diouf is quality - but we wrestled the game back. Need to keep playing the precise and incisive stuff instead of the hopeful and forced.

Job not done completely, but provided intensity and tempo stay the same, should see this out.

Kwaideng · « **Reply #64 on:** December 27, 2016, 06:11:33 pm »

Quote from: Mercer on December 27, 2016, 06:07:34 pm

Divock has been brilliant.

Couple of outstanding passes, he is deffo learning, just watch that getting caught offside stuff..

Seebab · « **Reply #65 on:** December 27, 2016, 06:11:37 pm »

People have short memories really. Crouch was great for us. Have people forgotten his performances in the champions league with us? Hattrick against Arsenal anyone?

stockdam · « **Reply #66 on:** December 27, 2016, 06:11:38 pm »

Quote from: Garnier on December 27, 2016, 06:05:51 pm

was joe allen ever this good for us?

Yes he had some very good games for us.

He had a good half.

El Lobo · « **Reply #67 on:** December 27, 2016, 06:11:49 pm »

Quote from: King Klopp. on December 27, 2016, 06:07:30 pm

Joe Allen has been the best player on the field

Laughable.

The post also.

Caligula? · « **Reply #68 on:** December 27, 2016, 06:12:04 pm »

Think they rattled us early on and their tactics really gave us something to think about, but we've done brilliantly to come back here. You just can't keep us out.

UntouchableLuis · « **Reply #69 on:** December 27, 2016, 06:12:05 pm »

Need to force Allen into another silly challenge as well - he's capable of them.

TepidT2O · « **Reply #70 on:** December 27, 2016, 06:12:18 pm »

Origi flipping the ball out wide to Mané is a great outball.

Very very dangerous

redalways · « **Reply #71 on:** December 27, 2016, 06:12:29 pm »

You know I dont think Migs was to blame for their goal

El Lobo · « **Reply #72 on:** December 27, 2016, 06:12:38 pm »

Was Glen Johnson ever this good for us?

sikingthegreat1 · « **Reply #73 on:** December 27, 2016, 06:12:44 pm »

great time to draw level and even better time to take the lead, keep it up and we should be fine~~

origi deserves special mention for his lay-off passes and first-time switches to the other side of the pitch, opened up the field quite a few times, which also brought about the first goal. what a talent we have on our hands

Kopenhagen · « **Reply #74 on:** December 27, 2016, 06:12:49 pm »

Think we'll knock in a few more. Centre of defence looks worrying ahead of Saturday.

Macphisto80 · « **Reply #75 on:** December 27, 2016, 06:13:15 pm »

Great response to going a goal down. Bit of a bad goal to concede, with more than one guilty party involved, but it wouldn't be any other way for us so far this season. I think if we score a 3rd within the first 10 minutes of the 2nd, they'll fold. Would prefer if it came in the last 10, though.

gatcliffe · « **Reply #76 on:** December 27, 2016, 06:13:27 pm »

Quote from: Seebab on December 27, 2016, 06:11:37 pm

People have short memories really. Crouch was great for us. Have people forgotten his performances in the champions league with us? Hattrick against Arsenal anyone?

The goal that knocked United out of FA Cup 2006.

BER · « **Reply #77 on:** December 27, 2016, 06:13:32 pm »

That wee Allen fella is a good player.

Baffling the lack of urgency to dangerous situations sometimes when we are usually so switched on with our pressing.

Caligula? · « **Reply #78 on:** December 27, 2016, 06:13:36 pm »

Quote from: peachybum on December 27, 2016, 06:10:53 pm

Still think we need another 2 to get the victory.

Wouldn't mind another 4 to be honest

Zoomers · « **Reply #79 on:** December 27, 2016, 06:13:40 pm »

Quote from: redalways on December 27, 2016, 06:12:29 pm

You know I dont think Migs was to blame for their goal

No idea what Lovren was thinking there...