Topic: Half time: Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea

[deFacto please, you bastards]

Can hardly blame them when we defend like we did at that corner.

bullshit excuse

[Yanwoo]

I still see nothing to suggest, Coutinho is better in the midfield three. Hazard showing him how its done.

Very different situations; Hazard has much more space to attack when he's picking up the ball whilst Coutinho faces a wall of Chelsea defensive midfielders.

[El Denzel Pepito]

What?

Ha at that OP.

Theyve just said Klopp barely said anything to the players during that first half - no communication really

[El Lobo]

Do none of you need a piss at half time or something? EVERY FUCKING HALF TIME THREAD YOU'RE COMPLAINING.

http://www.cupcake-forum.com

[Golyo]

It would be easier if Coutinho was on his game. He's been poor in my view.

[tommy LFC]

BEIN sports suggesting Klopp is dead.

??

[MarkMcCee]

Surprised people saying that was dull or we are being ripped to shreds. Very good game, Chelsea looking dangerous on the break to be expected with Hazard in form.
Hopefully changes in the second half tilt the game in our favour. Come on lads!

[Caligula?]

You said we were lucky to be 0-0

It's not that far off the mark, is it? We haven't been bad but they've had the better chances from which they will feel they should have scored at least once.

[PhaseOfPlay]

Chelsea playing a very good tactical game - giving the ball, sitting back, hitting on the break. Statistically, any time we've had more than 65% possession of the ball in the league, we've had a tendency to draw or lose. We might want to try giving Chelsea the ball a bit and let them have to build up some attack, and then countering on THEM. But we're doing well enough, and we have Mane, Firmino and Lallana on the bench, so we should be looking to nick this early in the second half. We'll have to get a shot on target first though. Their next shot on target could easily be the breakthrough goal.

[SamAteTheRedAcid]

BEIN sports suggesting Klopp is dead.

Is it like the ‘Paul is dead’ rumours? He’s been replaced by a lookalike?

[Funky_Gibbons]

Cahill is getting too tight on Salah and he's turning him every time. We need to work on that.

[johnj147]

Would love some on here to come to Anfield and sort this atmosphere out, I'm sure you'd all manage it.

i would .but cant sniff a ticket 

[Johnnyboy1973]

Hazzard  ain't playing in a three and he has three workhorses as back up.

But he can actually draw a man and then beat him.

[Barneylfc∗]

Also stop slagging off the crowd. They've sat 11 men behind the ball and we've created very little. The players do need to lift the crowd as much as the crowd needs to lift the players. It's becoming a running them of every match thread to slag off the home support.

It's a 5.30 kick off against a big rival and the crowd have been shite. Even YNWA was quiet. It should be bouncing and vociferous from kick off at least

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Is it like the ‘Paul is dead’ rumours? He’s been replaced by a lookalike?

Gurjen Plokk

[Giono]

Milner been absolutely diabolical

His passes have been gifts to Chelsea.

[lessthanmatt]

RIP Jurgen. Let's go win this in his memory

[TheShanklyGates]

bullshit excuse

Well yeah, it's bullshit but that's why the crowd is anxious. Why they're quiet is a whole different story that we have a 200+ page thread on.

[DrTNT]

??

they are just going on about him not being as vocal as he usually is during a game and his recent visit to the hospital

[John C]

I still see nothing to suggest, Coutinho is better in the midfield three. Hazard showing him how its done.

That's because we're at home and a bit more open, when they lose the ball Chelsea are ridiculously compact leaving little space.

[dangerpuss]

It's not that far off the mark, is it? We haven't been bad but they've had the better chances from which they will feel they should have scored at least once.

They've not had a single clear cut chance so far. Sevilla had two in the first half on Wednesday.

[David Struhme]

Lallana and Mane on soon, hope he doesn't make the change too late

[tommy LFC]

But he can actually draw a man and then beat him.

Hard to beat a Chelsea man in the shape they are holding. You can't isolate anyone.

[Gnurglan]

Seen some video of our defensive game. Not good. Pundits don’t even know what to say, it's so bad. We fail to read and handle their runs in behind our defenders.

[b_joseph]

I think our energy levels have been good...the quality not so and Chelsea are a worry on the break.

Hazard looks like he is close to going on one of those dribbles.

[Rob Dylan]

All a bit pedestrian without Mane and Firmino.

[mechinate]

"Some call him the Muslim Messi" on Salah.

As if Gerry Armstrong actually just said that on the stream I'm watching. How can a commentator even echo that?!

And some people were calling Mane the black Suarez last season. What's the problem?

[plasterered]

Ha at that OP.

Theyve just said Klopp barely said anything to the players during that first half - no communication really

Maybe he is happy with what he saw and the players are doing what he has asked. Media want sideshows on the touchline its their thing

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[Zlen]

Looks like it's a single goal game at best. Hope we score it.

[El Denzel Pepito]

They've not had a single clear cut chance so far. Sevilla had two in the first half on Wednesday.

I'd say Drinkwater through on goal with Mignolet would count as a clear cut chance. Lucky Morata wasn't on the end of that to knick it over him.

[deFacto please, you bastards]

Well yeah, it's bullshit but that's why the crowd is anxious. Why they're quiet is a whole different story that we have a 200+ page thread on.

Weve had worser teams getting more support in the past. Its like everyone is shitting bricks from kick ofr. Just fucking make noise. Its a fucking shame qhen my local side can create a better atmospher3 at the moment than our lot

[Reese]

Always gonna be a tight and tactical game - amazing people would think otherwise.

Conte has them set up well with Hazard on the counter.

Can easily go either way.

[b_joseph]

Hard to beat a Chelsea man in the shape they are holding. You can't isolate anyone.

Pretty much...need to pick them with quick short passing around their box. Hard to do but thats the level we're faced with.

Here we go.

[Giono]

"Some call him the Muslim Messi" on Salah.

As if Gerry Armstrong actually just said that on the stream I'm watching. How can a commentator even echo that?!

Terrible comment

The midfield is criminal. Absolutely no shape at all.

Henderson is running around like a headless chicken, covering ground but also leaving gaps everywhere. Drinkwater making runs unchecked, freely into the box.

Milner is playing like he is wearing 20 pound heavy boots stuck in quicksand. Coutinho is a non factor in midfield right now.

So I would move Ox into midfield and COutiho wide, get Lallana on for Milner.

Good call.

[slotmachine]

Coutinho really struggling in this new role. Been anonymous first half like he was against Seville. Maybe swap him and Ox or throw Gini or Lallana for Phil.

[bird_lfc]

Bit of a boring half of football that.

[eddiedingle]

I despise Richard Keys

[24/7]

I despise Richard Keys

Fantastic way to end the thread