Topic: Half time: Liverpool (1) 1-0 (3) Atalanta

[Avens]

We seem so disconnected in attack. Like we're always looking for an extra pass, but nobody is on anybody else's wavelength. It's so strange to see us lacking any decisiveness in the final third, but it's been a couple of weeks of this.

[Son of Spion]

He hasn't been booked.

He was booked for waving an imaginary card, I think. When their man should have had a red card.

[Motty]

Annoying the Salah miss but we need to just keep plugging away, deffo should have been a red card for the handball

[MJD-L4]

Much better than last week but a similar story regarding finishing.

I'm sure we'll see Jota & Darwin soon.

[killer-heels]

We have kept a clean sheet and generally defended well. The scoreline is fine, keep it like this until 75 minutes and we can get the two goals we need.

[TALBERT]

Who wants it!!!

I felt Gini that night was pissed that he didn’t start…


On form he should have started that night…

For me Elliott should be on the pitch probably before Sobz and probably before Jones…

[RedBlakey]

Our finishing.......or lack of, absolutely boils my piss.

[Samie]

We have no player bar Diaz on occasions who want to take on their man 1 on 1.

[StevoHimself]

Lack of killer instinct in front of goal proving costly again. Really poor miss Salah.

Besides that? We're doing OK. Think everyone would have taken this at the start of the night, but we need to be better than OK.

[PaleBlueDot]

Surprised no one has pointed out that we as a team are really bad at playing out of a press with passing and movement. We couldn't build up through the midfield at all in that half. Alisson just stood there for ages looking for options, then he had to go long. People are trying to pin the problem to this player or that player but the real problem is the whole team and their coaching.

This is a larger issue because we prefer to go direct rather than play through. It's not going to change with so few games to go so we have to do what we can.

Hope it's highlighted at half time to slow it down somewhat.

[cipher]

Their closing down is unbelievable….i don’t think I’ve ever seen a team not give us a second on the ball.

They did the same in the first game.  They man mark and hang off the player and then press once the pass is sent.  That turn by Salah near the end is exactly what our players should be doing.  Use their pressing pace to take them out of the play.  Unfortunately, too many of our players are not playing quickly enough and are getting caught once the pass is received.  Jones has been guilty of this more than most.  Need quicker minds and feet in the second half, looking forward to Jota in the second half as he's great at these sort of plays.

Speaking of Salah, he has to score that chance.  The goalie has committed himself and is in no-mans land, making it easy for Salah to pop it over him.  Unfortunately, he hit it wrong and ended up missing the net.

[Johnny Aldridge]

WTF did Diaz get a yellow for!!

[killer-heels]

We have no player bar Diaz on occasions who want to take on their man 1 on 1.

Its without doubt a quality lacking in this squad.

[wemmick]

Just don't have the pace to consistently beat their man-making at the back. I hope Nunez is on soon. Need someone to run those channels. Robbo and Trent will find him. They are playing very well tonight.

[Ma Vie en Rouge]

Surprised no one has pointed out that we as a team are really bad at playing out of a press with passing and movement. We couldn't build up through the midfield at all in that half. Alisson just stood there for ages looking for options, then he had to go long. People are trying to pin the problem to this player or that player but the real problem is the whole team and their coaching.

 

I really don't know how Klopp flukes so many wins, you're right. You really don't seem to rate our legendary manager much, judging from your recent posts.

[NarutoReds]

WTF did Diaz get a yellow for!!

I'm wondering that too!! The fuck yellow for Diaz???!!!! Fucking hell!!!

[OkieRedman]

Er no, he'll come good. It's amazing how people are so unforgiving of a player who is top scorer season is, season out.

He will score again for sure, but the question is if someone else would score more at this point? His decision making and execution has fallen off a cliff. Everything ends at some point.

[Nick110581]

WTF did Diaz get a yellow for!!

Asking for the player to be booked / sent off

[JRed]

WTF did Diaz get a yellow for!!

Waving imaginary card to ref

[mullyred94]

Its without doubt a quality lacking in this squad.

Gravenberch seems to be able to do it to be fair

[TALBERT]

WTF did Diaz get a yellow for!!

Saying it should have been a red…


And he was fucking right…

100% red card

[Nick110581]

He will score again for sure, but the question is if someone else would score more at this point? His decision making and execution has fallen off a cliff. Everything ends at some point.

Let's not go overboard.

[Gerry83]

Frustrated that we had the chance to score up one end and end up conceding down the other. Thankfully offside saved us. Need a bit of luck in the next 20 minutes to keep them out and take a chance if we create one.

[Legs]

Er no, he'll come good. It's amazing how people are so unforgiving of a player who is top scorer season is, season out.

Crazy as he could have forced a red card and he was inches away from perfect through ball to Diaz as well.

We ain’t taking Salah off no chance

[dirkster]

I'm wondering that too!! The fuck yellow for Diaz???!!!! Fucking hell!!!

It was for waving an imaginary card at the ref to book the player who handballed

[traustibm]

Was feeling very positive… until i checked this thread out. Feel it’s a big improvement in performance since recent games. Helps massively having Trent back fit and firing along with Andy and Alli.

[Mister Flip Flop]

No problem with Diaz getting booked for that card waving shit just annoying we see it all the time from the likes of Fernandes and Silva etc.. in our own league and never cards handed out.

[rushyman]

WTF did Diaz get a yellow for!!

Asking for red

Which it was

[Zimagic]

Rewatching the deliberate hand ball again. That's a red. No idea why VAR didn't intervene.

[crewlove]

Surprised no one has pointed out that we as a team are really bad at playing out of a press with passing and movement. We couldn't build up through the midfield at all in that half. Alisson just stood there for ages looking for options, then he had to go long. People are trying to pin the problem to this player or that player but the real problem is the whole team and their coaching.

I agree. Doesn't change the fact that both midfield and attack separately have their own problems, but whenever somebody presses our defenders while building up, we don't really know what to do. There is something off systematically this season.

We could do this, but need to do better in attack. Salah's miss was pretty bad and we could have been much closer.

[jillcwhomever]

He obviously will do but it won’t be in this match.

You don't know that, it can come anytime and then he's right back on it again. It's not going to happen any quicker if he's sitting on the sub's bench, we need him back and firing. The likes of Jota and Nunez will get their chance as well.

[duvva 💅]

1-0 at half time is a good start. Now need to build on it. Thought their player should have been sent off for the handball/denial of a goal scoring opportunity.

Trent has been spraying some excellent passes about.

Hopefully get another goal by 70, and keep them out and then see what happens

[Fromola]

He was booked for waving an imaginary card, I think. When their man should have had a red card.

Ridiculous rule (that only ever applies to us).

Scream and swear at the ref is less of an offence than appealing for a card that should be given.

[greenone]

WTF did Diaz get a yellow for!!

Waving an imaginary card.

[MBL?]

Get to 2 nil before the subs and we will go through.

[KurtVerbose]

That’s what I said last week………….and they didn’t 

Maybe they'll be more tired than last week?

[PEG2K]

I really don't know how Klopp flukes so many wins, you're right. You really don't seem to rate our legendary manager much, judging from your recent posts.

We rarely get pressed like this mate. The other time I can recall this season was away at Arsenal and it was our worst game this season.

[Pistolero]

These are there for the taking...you can see they're shitting it and the crowd is tense....but fuck me where's our quality?... misplaced/ underhit passes all over the pitch... terrible decision making up front again...
need another early goal to make their arses go even further...but goanner need a change of personnel to make that happen...

[Draex]

This is winnable if our front line stops shitting the bed and refusing to take responsibility, they look so average at the moment, no conviction. If Jota is fit he needs to come on.

[Simonm1982]

Need to get Dom and Jones off ASAP. They can't pass a ball 10ft. Who is this imposter dressed as Salah