Topic: Half time: Crystal Palace 0-0 Liverpool

[TheShanklyGates]

Well, it's been exactly the slog that most of us expected. Really poor performance so far where we've barely threatened and have an Alisson wonder save and an actually good VAR intervention to thank for not being behind.

Can Klopp tell the lads at half time that we're 1-0 down and it's the 80th minute? Seems to be the only thing that wakes us up these days.

[Fromola]

Would be better for everyone if they just made these 12:30 games a one half match KO 13:30. The first halves are always total coma inducing dross.

Awful from us all the same, like watching those Forest/Bournemouth (12:30) games last season. Conditions probably not helping but everything is so laboured. Attack has been non-existent recently.

[kloppismydad]

Gakpo for Nunez, Elliott for Gravenberch.

[Schmidt]

Another storm we'll need to weather until Palace tire a bit, though not helped by a few players not really taking care of the ball again.

[killer-heels]

Really poor but not unexpected. A bit more impetus and we should win.

[ScouserAtHeart]

Need to be winning this somehow some way

[Simplexity]

Comprehensively outfought in the middle of the park.

Gravenberch has no business being in this game, far too frail.

[koptommy93]

Shite really. Midfield has been fairly dreadful, particularly Endo.

[Nick110581]

Awful performance.

Need a rocket here.

[JRed]

Would it be too radical to suggest kicking the round thing at the net thingy?

[S]

Game has gone exactly how I expected so far. Going to be another slog. No outcome would surprise me from here.

[harryc]

Wow that was shockingly poor.

[DelTrotter]

Got to be one of our worst attacking halves ever under Jurgen, absolutely woeful. Hopefully not a pattern developing of struggling to create v low blocks, there's not much wrong with our goals for column but at the moment it seems a little reliant on set pieces, long rangers or stuff like the blueshite player playing basketball to give us a pen. I guess they all count but would like to see us open teams up more making a goal feel inevitable and not a surprise.

[tray fenny]

to slow to move the ball in midfield, jones for endo, elliot for grav.

[Cruiser]

And that's why Ali is best in the world.

[Draex]

Slow and sloppy, and I'm not talking about the owl.

Alisson really is another level, that save..

The sooner Salah gets 200 the better, plays so within himself when he has a record to pass.

[Seebab]

Is this ref going to start booking the same players fouling Endo time and time again?

[gerrardisgod]

Look zapped of energy, wouldn’t normally want him in against grocks but it’s calling out for another Harvey cameo.

[disgraced cake]

Threatened first ten minutes but since then absolutely terrible to be honest. Attack is poor again.

Superb save from Ali and ref should never have taken that long looking for the foul on Endo.

[Dazzer23]

Well that was a very away at 12.30 on a Saturday type performance

[Cozzymoto]

Struggling against a team that ain’t won in 8. Don’t bottle it out lads.

Also Endo is being opened up here. Need to sign a DM in Jan!

[frag]

This just feels like continuation of not playing great, and I don’t think you can keep playing under par and creeping out results.

[Zaffarious]

slow, poor. can we just take some shots when we do eventually open them up? endo needs to realise he wont get time to chill and shield the ball here and even if he does get fouled its 50/50 if the ref will give it. just recycle the ball quickly.

[RedSamba]

Thank God for Ali. Its like watching the same game over and over again. Need to dig deep and grind out results

[Funky_Gibbons]

Gravenberch has been pretty awful. They’ve clearly targeted Endo and are pressing him every time he receives the ball with his back to goal.

[KurtVerbose]

Quansa growing into the game.
TAA not on the ball enough.
Nunez continuously off side. Why is he always off side?
Endo stinking the place out. He doesn't look like a PL player never mind Liverpool quality. I know he can play better.

When we're attacking you think Palace can't take much more of this, but we attack so infrequently.

Alison subline.

[A-Bomb]

Well that was exciting 

I think right now i'd take a 1 shot on target 1 goal win, then erase the game from my memory.

[tubby]

We're way too ponderous on the ball, Trent is the only one who looks capable of making something happen.  Gravenberch not really justifying getting in ahead of Jones.

Quansah has looked at home.

[Studgotelli]

Think we need Gakpo on here. Nunez not giving anything.

Gravenberch isn’t really giving much either.

Dithering on the ball way too much. They’re targeting Endo because of it. Let’s play with some urgency please.

[StevoHimself]

After a promising first 20 mins or so, we revert to form. Just can't play like this away from home in the Prem.

[medley]

Thought the Alison save and the penalty decision would wake us up but hasn't really. We all knew it would be tough but we've got to create one chance at some point. Painful watch

[Libertine]

Woeful game. The mere presence of Hodgson turns everything to shit.

Spoilt for choice with the outgoing substitutions.

[lgvkarlos]

Same slow predictable football we serve up against the shit team, Palace have been better going firward than us which is ridiculous.

On the plus side we haven't given them a goal start yet.

[crewlove]

I wonder what is with our attack play these last few weeks. Generally no cohesion and it looks like these player never played with each other. Salah and Nunez will sometimes come up with something, but they have their issues as well. Left side I feel is more often a problem, with Diaz looking busy but not really contributing to anything.

Alisson great to see you back. We play like we played last few games unfortunately.

[Chris~]

Our build.up.play has been rubbish. Trent not inverting as much with Szoboszlai and especially Gravenberch not dropping to support is leaving Endo with no real support. Bringing on Jones would go some way to fixing this, which hopefully allow us to pin them in more

[Caston]

Another away game where we allow ourselves to be dragged down to their level and it’s turned scrappy.

We don’t half not help ourselves though, poor passes, poor control and the crowd get up for it.

But still a second half to go, need to up our game.

[Fruity]

Don't seem to be quite clicking in the final 3rd. Been like that for a few games. Maybe we should be trying to get to the byline a bit more. Overall had a lot of the ball and relatively comfortable.

[gemofabird]

Midfield non existent.

2nd half will need a bit of urgency

[RyanBabel19]

Predictably pedestrian

Why do we insist on moving the ball so slowly?

They have FIVE or SIX players in our half when we have possession, 3 passes could get us up the pitch and we just knock it side to side slowly then lose it. Get Elliott on, exactly why I wanted him to start

Also convinced at this point Hughes could pull out an axe and take it to the back of Endos legs and Hughes would still escape a yellow

[meady1981]

Great 1st half performance, more of the same 2nd half please.