Topic: Half time: Liverpool 1-0 Arsenal

[Chip Evans]

Angry Sadio is the best one. Manager spat jolted a bit of life into the ground. Deserved lead.

Good to see Fab and Thiago reunited too. Slower but more control

[12C]

Great header from Mane for the goal, needless booking though.

Lots of tactical fouls from Arsenal when we break through midfield, someone needs to be in the ref's ear about it.

He’s a Pep wannabe.

[jillcwhomever]

Felt like a normal performance after the international break with everyone finding their feet again. Last 10 minutes have been great though. That 'bust up' with Arteta has really fired everyone up.

Jota through the middle is fine in most games but can't seem to find his feet tonight. Not involved enough for my liking and not dangerous enough when he's on the ball

Have Jota, Mane and Salah played together much? It just feels as though they are finding their feet in that partnership, only one way to improve and give them more time.

[Son of Spion]

I found it

Excellent. 

[RedSamba]

lets pummel those fuckers in the second

[El Lobo]

Could do without that shit gobshite keeper being made out like he’s had an amazing game, when he’s fucked up a few times and should go better with the goal. Never seen such a shit keeper having such luck!!

[killer-heels]

More of a 18-19/19-20 performance that one. Controlled game and upped the tempo when we needed to.

[Butcher Knife Roberto]

Ox needs to release the ball that bit earlier.Like hes always wanting the shot

Was literally about to type that. He's holding it far too long at times, has missed some decent movement ahead of him. If he releases the ball quicker he can continue his runs into the box. Seems like he's trying too hard. Half time should sort that though.

[Ghost Town]

Tsimikas doing well.

Thiago's ball contol is sensational. He can make that round thing do whatever he wants. Gets caught in possession now and then or lets off a loose pass but otherwise good stuff from him

[Tobelius]

Lego heads antics gave us the impetus

Almost instantly yeah,hope we take the fool and his team down a peg or three now

[RyanBabel19]

Fucking feisty half

We dominated from the off but we've grown into it in terms of creating. Loveddddd seeing Mane wipe the smile off Ramsdales face.

Not quite sure where this hard man act is coming from with their players, ref needs to get his card out a bit more though. They've been fouling us over and over, sometimes in the same passage of play

Ox, fucking brilliant, looks a man possessed and has taken up this kind of box to box playstyle recently. Going unnoticed but he's been great dropping back making challenges and blocks recently.

Thiago is just so so classy, makes the game look easy. Fabs been class too. Trents delivery wont get spoken about enough

Jota will be an absolute monster if he can be more influential IMO

[Sir Capon of Debaser]

Arteta got his hair from the leather shop in town

[jillcwhomever]

I found it

Quality. 

[smutchin]

Jota through the middle is fine in most games but can't seem to find his feet tonight. Not involved enough for my liking and not dangerous enough when he's on the ball

Feels to me that's a consequence of Arsenal playing very tight and narrow, rather than Jota doing anything wrong. Thiago is finding the ball through the middle, but he's Thiago, that's what he does.

We need to get it out wide to Tsimikas more - he's looking well up for it.

[Redman78]

Arteta's antics gave us exactly what we needed, we were playing with a lack of tempo up to that point. Only concerns are that Jota is giving the ball away at every opportunity, if he keeps that up then I think we should give Taki a go.

[stockdam]

Good header for Mane for the goal.

[Mighty_Red]

Great goal, probably first shot that hasn't been straight at the keeper.

Final ball has been lacking at times, some bad decisions on the ball by Ox but Thiago is looking good.

Now to step it up and grab a second goal.

[MBL?]

I found it

Hahaha

[12C]

It's close but we've edged it and been the team trying to be on the front foot. They'll try to get Mane sent off now. Didn't do himself any favours with the booking

Their bench are out waving cards every time we make a challenge.
Shithouses

[wemmick]

Arteta gave us a nice spark. I think we’ll win soundly if we stop giving the ball away in midfield. Done that a few times too many.

[Macphisto80]

The arrogance of Arsenal and Arteta here. Playing a high line, and then trying to play it from the back when you're away to the best side on the planet at pressing the ball. He must fancy this Arsenal side as being something they aren't.

[Red Beret]

Heart in my mouth on Tepid's last post in the match thread.

[12C]

Interesting to see that Lego man's answer to Arsenal being perennially soft as shite is to turn them into a Poundland Atletico Madrid. Odious prick.

Said this the other week after watching them. Loads of snide

[slotmachine]

Jota needs to get involved a lot more in the build up phase and when he has been his decision making and passing as been way off. He has too many games like this but then he ussually pops up with a goal and all is forgotten. I think we win 2-1 this is a more mentally tougher Arsenal

[Funky_Gibbons]

Thank you Arteta for winding the crowd up.

[Andy82lfc]

Loved how soon as Arteta had his tantrum behind about ten people pretending to be held back, everyone cleared, ref arrived, Klopp strolls up and face to face now gives him some words, Arteta shits his pants, head down and walks off. Coward.

[Son of Spion]

Thank you Arteta for winding the crowd up.

Blue and White Shite... 

[12C]

Captain Scarlet can do one.    Mind you, his actions helped get our blood running hot. 

Lots of niggly holding and pushing by Arsenal.

He’s not Capt Scarlet. That’s Hansen,

He’s Capt Black. The baddy

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http://www.spectrum-headquarters.com/captain_black.html

[naYoRHa2b]

Their bench are out waving cards every time we make a challenge.
Shithouses

Yeah it's definitely from the school of pep

[OkieRedman]

Thought Mana was crap besides the goal. He was Arsenal's best attacker with all his give aways. Has become a very frustrating player to watch. Can be incredible and disasters in the same match.

[Andy82lfc]

He learned the trade from a banned drug cheat so we shouldn’t expect anything less.

[Son of Spion]

He’s not Capt Scarlet. That’s Hansen,

He’s Capt Black. The baddy

Of course.

Captain Black can do one. 

I used to be an avid Captain Scarlet fan as a kid too.

[Samie]

He learned the trade from a banned drug cheat so we shouldn’t expect anything less.

Lance Armstrong?

[StevoHimself]

Ramsdale smiling was always going to come back to bite him in the arse wasn't it. Should have been screaming at his team for conceding chance after chance that he had to save, not loving being the hero.

Arteta being a dickhead seemed to wake up our lads, fans in Anfield were baying for blood after that.

Yeah, clearly enjoying the hype. Maybe with the exception of the one where Mane was on the ground, none of those are "great saves."

[MJD-L4]

Haven't seen much of Ramsdale other than when he's played against us but he seems like an absolute bellend.

[surfer. Fuck you generator.]

We were better when we choked them really,  pressed right up,  forced a number of turnovers in their own half that just lacked the final pass.  They had a couple of moments of risking a lot deep to break at our defensive line. After the goal,  once we dropped off a bit you could see their threat in attack.  We need to push up imo and get the second,  rather than look for the counter,  as Arsenal look happy to lose the ball in dangerous areas when we press rather than play the 2nd ball.  Use it against them.

[LovelyCushionedHeader]

Haven't seen much of Ramsdale other than when he's played against us but he seems like an absolute bellend.

He's Pickford-lite. Slightly better; slightly less of a knob head.

[smutchin]

He's Pickford-lite. Slightly better; slightly less of a knob head.

Spot on.

[MJD-L4]

He's Pickford-lite. Slightly better; slightly less of a knob head.

Strikes me as one of them blokes who thinks it's funny to dip his cock in your pint when you've gone for a piss. Knobhead.

[WhereAngelsPlay]

Arteta is hard as nails