Topic: Half time: Nottingham Forest 0-0 Liverpool

[TheShanklyGates]

Very scrappy game so far with not much quality on display. We've dominated possession but they've had the best chance with Kelleher pulling off another top class save to keep the game level.

Hopefully the returning senior players are good for at least half an hour because I suspect we're going to need them.

[JP!]

I think insipid would be the word. Flashes of something but not much.  Trouble with having 'firepower on the bench' is you waste an awful lot of time before using it.

We've been better 2nd halves, so hopefully we'll up it again.

[DelTrotter]

Looks exactly what it is so far, a strong defence and a reserve team everywhere else. Confident we'll find a way though, I'd get Darwin on now if possible.

[Nick110581]

Tierney can't be trusted. He has given them so many chap fouls and throw ins.

We are doing alright but need to be quicker.

[Nin]

Darwin for Gakpo, anonymous yet again.

[jckliew]

Dominated but no control over game. Midfield is obviously weak.

[Schmidt]

Their fans would make Evertonians cringe.

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Would be nice if the ref booked Yates for constant fouling

[Samie]

We've played decent but we really need to be ruthless and take our chances here.

[MdArshad]

Gakpo has been awful and has not stepped up like Diaz with the lost of our other strikers. Danns should be ahead of him in the pecking order.

[Gerry83]

Feeling like a game too far this one with the injuries and players missing. Waiting on a moment instead of any sort of applied pressure. Good news is its still 0-0

[Cesar]

Given how much this lot hate us you would think the crowd would be up for it. Don't hear a peep from them unless they're whinging about a non-freekick.

Anyway, second half liverpool to get the job done 0-2.

[rafathegaffa83]

Finishing aside, I think we've been pretty good. Much better than they have. That Dominguez is a diving little shit. Forest's game plan just seems to be about defending and breaking up our rhythm by feigning injury

[koptommy93]

Cody giving us nothing sadly

[Wabaloolah]

Looks exactly what it is so far, a strong defence and a reserve team everywhere else. Confident we'll find a way though, I'd get Darwin on now if possible.

reckon he'll be kept until about the hour mark

[Crosby Nick]

Don’t think anyone was expecting anything too free flowing here. Concentration high, keep it tight and chances will come. And options off the bench. Plenty of time.

[clinical]

Injuries are definitely impacting us in this game. Gomez in midfield!

[Funky_Gibbons]

Need more movement up front. Danns or Nunez please.

[WhereAngelsPlay]

Darwin for Gakpo, anonymous yet again.

Tired, we've been flogging him because he's been our only option.

We'll smash them in the 2nd.

[Gnurglan]

Meh. Not much happening so far. We have had a couple of balls in behind their defence but I think it's an even game. Best chance of the game for Elanga and a great save by Kelleher. Might have heen offside though. Expect a couple of early changes in the second half.

[art03]

Great save and I thought our movements especially on the right was good. A couple of cut backs would have been finished off if it was more of the first team playing. Forest is has willing runners and that is what we need to be wary of.

[disgraced cake]

We don't take enough shots in the first half of games. Been the same all season and in various previous ones. We're like a kid who always does his homework the day before it's due.

Calling for Szoboszlai pretty imminently IMO. Get more shots on goal in the 2nd half than they do and we'll probably win.

[MdArshad]

Their fans would make Evertonians cringe.

Amazing, like playing at Goodison park. Every single decision there is a moan.

[us_col]

There's some fatigue in there.

[Zimagic]

Darwin for Gakpo, anonymous yet again.

Yeah, feels like he's not getting into games & taking the wrong options the few chances that do come his way.

That said, he'll probably score a worldie now.

[JovaJova]

Their fans would make Evertonians cringe.

Yeah the ref basically gave them everything but they scream when one or two rightfully go our way.

Tough game but we are coping pretty well. Forest created absolutely nothing. Second half subs will be key for us.

[duvva 💅]

Been scrappy on the whole, always seems congested on this pitch.

We’ve made a few opening but nothing really clear cut, options in the bench and we often find improvement in the second half so still hopeful

Clark has played well. Need a bit more from Gakpo and try to get Mac Allister on the ball more

[medley]

Sort of the type of performance I suspected. Some moments of good play but very flat and not many players looking to go in behind too often or not often enough for my liking

Gakpo really needs to get involved more

[Nick110581]

Gakpo is so deep.

He is literally dropping into midfield.

[Draex]

Trying his hardest but fuck me Gomez is not a 6, we have no options in midfield for linking play and he's always a yard behind on defense, lucky not to have a yellow.

I worry about Gakpo, just doesn't appear to have a strikers instinct to get into the box, that Diaz cross Gakpo was 5 yards outside on his heels.

Nunez and Endo and we should do this easily.

[TALBERT]

Missing so much out there


Salah and Trent would improve this game so much


Hopefully Darwin and Sobz get a good amount of minutes

[vicar]

Forest tactics as expected, sit very deep and use pace on break aways, which nearly worked for them. Great save Kelleher.

We are struggling to break them down, missing Endo's ability to turn in the middle and get us on the front foot. Gomez hasn't done that enough, started too later in the first half.
Darwin and Dom needed to inject some energy would help too.
Important to stay patient and not concede then snatch a couple of late goals and wonder what all the fuss was about!

[OkieRedman]

Gakpo is so bizarrely low on confidence.
   
Oh, and McManaman is a right dickhead.

[Bincey]

Was the Kelleher save offside anyway?

[wemmick]

Good enough first half. Will need to find a slightly higher gear second half.

[RedSince86]

Amazing that a team in a relegation battle with points deduction looming would still park a Bus.

Nuno really is a 1 trick Pony.

Get the Subs on and we can win this, just need that quality in the final 3rd.

[Simonm1982]

What is wrong with Gakpo. He offers nothing, he seems to be always in a bad position

[jillcwhomever]

Feeling like a game too far this one with the injuries and players missing. Waiting on a moment instead of any sort of applied pressure. Good news is its still 0-0

There is another half yet and we've mostly been better in the second half.

[sminp]

Gakpo has been a problem for us so far. Nunez needed as soon as possible.

[gerrardisgod]

Gakpo getting frustrated, dropping too deep and leaving nothing to play off.

Clark been bright again, neat and tidy and a few moments in and around their box.