Topic: Half time: Fulham 1-0 Liverpool

[TheShanklyGates]

Can someone tell our lads that the season has started? Fulham are well up for it and look good value for their lead.

Huge early test for us now, we simply can't afford to drop points in games like this.

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Speeeeeeeeeeeeed it up, it's like watching paint dry

[Ghost Town]

Dis gown be baad

[UntouchableLuis]

Way off the pace unfortunately. Darwin on at half time and maybe CRvalho to get some more control.

[Clint Eastwood]

A kick up the bum at half-time.

[Redric1970]

Awful first half, Fulham good value for the lead, bullied us

[DelTrotter]

Absolutely awful so far, you expect the crazy tempo and confidence from a newly promoted team but we've not dealt with it all. Hopefully the wrong starting line up is rectified at half time, not sure why we started our fifth best attacker and this midfield never looks that good.

Hopefully we can avoid some injuries too, every tackle they've made seems to be a slide tackle.

[stevieG786]

We’ve been absolutely battered

Diaz only one up for it


Put on Nunez for Bobby

[Oskar]

We've been awful, that has to be one of the worst halves of football Trent has had for us but everyone has been well off the pace.

Fair play to Fulham, they've been the better side from the start and deserve to be in front. Massive improvement needed from us, haven't seen anything resembling the energy and intent we had against City last week.

[Rahul21]

Midfield poor.

[kennedy81]

Get the finger out lads.

[naYoRHa2b]

Can't win playing at this intensity. Diaz looked bright but incredibly difficult when when most of the team are playing at a snails pace.

[tubby]

Fulham have pressed us all over the pitch and we've struggled to deal with it.  Don't think anyone has played well this half, really poor stuff.

[Nick110581]

Really poor by everyone.

Strange that Nunez didn’t start after that cameo last week.

[El Lobo]

Horrific stuff that

Jurgens gonna absolutely slaughter them, I wouldn’t fancy being in that dressing room right now.

[gemofabird]

Not good. Too many still on the beach

Can only get better I suppose.

[Caps4444]

Fair play to Fulham, they closed us down, won second balls. Need to change it, Carvalho for Henderson.

[buttersstotch]

We look off the pace massively. We just don't look right at all physically and our first touches are all over the place, the highlight being Thiago straight after the kick-off. A lot of work to do in the 2nd half.

[disgraced cake]

Grim that. Compare that to the charity shield last week. The difference is night and day. Nunez on for me.

[Solomon Grundy]

Sort yeah heads out ay Liverpool

[Crosby Nick]

We’ll win 3-1. Nunez with a brace. Save your anger for another day.

[HeartAndSoul]

This is diabolical. Full backs have been horrendous and the less said about the slow midfield the better

[J-Mc-]

2 banks of 4 and we’re struggling to break them down.

The chances we are getting we’re rushing because of how quick they’re closing us down.

Deserved lead for them at the minute.

[Ghost Town]

Speeeeeeeeeeeeed it up, it's like watching paint dry

Yeah agree. Slow and casual. Like a pair of slacks

(no zip)

[Zlen]

Not looking good and the bench is very thin. We’ll need to dig deep to get anything here. Fulham playing really well, full of energy and with a clear plan that is working well.

[mentalgellar]

Absolutely shambolic. No one to blame but ourselves, passing has been so sloppy and it's criminal that we haven't tested their keeper in the first half.

Hope Jurgen puts a rocket up them at HT.

[JackWard33]

Pretty disgraceful first half that's on both players and management... we came out fully prepared for a lovely stroll by the river  and got outworked and out fought
You could sub any of them bar Diaz, Thiago and Matip and be justified

[AndyMuller]

Shite. Firmino off for Nunez asap please. Henderson is the master of looking busy but doing nothing at the same time.

[Chakan]

We've been terrible. Nothing is working to be honest.

Passes going very astray, and just constantly playing ourselves in trouble.

As for the goal, sure we can moan about Henderson foul, but everything after that was amateurish. Pass through, simple cross and Mitrovic wanted it more than Trent

Need a much better second half if we're gonna start the season on a positive note.

[Sudden Death Draft Loser]

Has anyone told the team this isn't a friendly.

Pathetic performance, worst half I've possibly ever seen from a Klopp team.

Everyone has been very poor.

How many subs can we make at half time?

[Agent99]

It was a foul on Henderson but bloody hell we've been sloppy. Robertson especially.

Also, are BT trolling us? Fucking Jenas, “Fletch” and McManaman. Twats.

[S]

I can only see us getting a draw at best from here. Fulham been far more lively and sharp. The only hope is that they tire.

I don’t think it’s a disaster if we do drop points though. Opening day, away to a newly promoted side raring to prove a point…it’s a far trickier game than it looks.

[TipTopKop]

We'll be fine. 45 more mins is an awful long time for Fulham to keep us out.

Just need to play with a bit more pace and stay calm.

[Mighty_Red]

Really tentative first half. Not sure what we were trying to do. Thought we would start to tale control after the offside goal but we let them came back at us.

Lots of work to do now, but Diaz is the key, he is getting into dangerous positions.

[KevLFC]

Trent looks like he cba, got to be stronger on that cross, sloppy passing. Handball just summed the whole half he had. Not the only one mind but frustrating to watch.

[Bend It Like Aurelio]

We’re second best in most departments, but their goal probably wouldn’t have gone in if the foul on Henderson wasn’t called.

[John C]

The commentary team are loving our sluggish start, they're gonna hate it when we roll Fulham over in the 2nd half.

[RedKenWah]

Utter shite that unfortunately. Way too slow in possession and not nearly enough movement when on the ball…
Bobby Firmino needs a rocket and so does Salah…

[King Kenny 7]

The scoreline fairly reflects that half.

Gonna be an interesting half time talk and we have to improve.

[Caston]

We’ve been poor, Fulham played well and have lots of energy about them in midfield compared to us.

Get Nunez on to give their defence something to worry about please