Topic: Half time: Liverpool 1-0 Southampton

[TheShanklyGates]

Bit of mixed bag with some good moves to go with some loose passing and a general lack of control - that said, it's another game that we'd have won already if we could finish more consistently.

The half turned in two crucial moments within the space of a minute where Alisson twice bailed us out from some awful defending before we went straight up the other end and actually managed to finish a chance!

As ever this season, you feel we'll need to score at least one more to get the win. 

[Andy @ Allerton!]

Minute by minute breakdown

Kickoff!

02 Axa backgrounds look nice and clean. Probably given a good wash by the staff.
04 The grass is pretty green. After a long season, the green-ness is nice
07 The grass isn’t just pretty and green, it’s kind of in green squares
08 PENALTY!! No sorry, that was a bird flying over and burping. Easy mistake to make
17 Thunk! Bonk! Clunk! All sounds that the ball made when kicked by various boots
19 Hello to Evertonians everywhere!! WHAT a season you’re all having #jealous. All those cups!
22 Some people running up and down. How exciting!
29 Couple of smart saves from the lad. Pow! Pow! Pow!! Pow!!! Gerrin
30 MANE! Pow! Pow!! Pew!! pew! Pew!! Bazinga. And indeed... Pow!
31 Probably the best beer in the World? I think we’ll have to agree to disagree.
32 How Green is Your Valley was actually a film produced by the Boom Town Rats going back in time in a 2CV
33 No dives. If only we had a Richarlson to hit the deck and then roll 132 times and end up in Widnes
34 Kevin Friend is a knobhead. Nothing he’s done in this game, he’s just a knobhead
34 ‘Fuck off Ref’ - is the cry and you can see why. Liverpool players grabbed all over and ignored. He’s a massive tit
35 No chance for top four and not really arsed. Only disappointing that we can’t end up Everton and gib Europe next season
35 A flurry of shots from the Reds. Pow! Pow! Pow! But thwarted! Gadzooks!
36 That Forrester lad was always a good option in ‘Championship Manager’
37 It’s a little known fact that ants can’t play the banjo. Their legs are too small and they have no hands. Obvious really.
38 Bullshit decision is no surprise, I’m amazed that Friend is competant enough to put his referee kit on before games
39 .. Probably gets his mum to do it before licking a hankie and wiping shit off his head
40 Manchester City. Ha ha ha
41 Consider the Lily.. Friend is such a genuine gobshite. I’d like it if someone did a Walcott -> Milner on Walcott. Be nice.
42 Friends will be Friends. Unless they are Friend. Then they aren’t.
43 Never pay a cat to look after a fish. For he will play cards with it and steal all its biscuits.
44 Sonneborn? What’s that then when it’s at home? Allison - the man from Del Monte! He saves! Boss the saves! The saves!
45 Carlsberg - Cheers to the Best fans in the world! Cheers Carlsberg
46 Carrots can be dangerous when cornered.
47 Peep peep peep! Bo is off his head on Stella and Absinthe.

[Caligula?]

Should be 2 or 3-0 up here at least. If we don't put this game to bed in the opening 15-20 mins of the second half this is only ending one way. We have not defended well.

[kennedy81]

more goals plz

[gerrardisgod]

Feels like we’ve played this exact game all season long.

[JRed]

I’m sure I’ve seen this game before. I hope they give it a different ending tho!

[JackWard33]

Should be 2 or 3-0 up here at least. If we don't put this game to bed in the opening 15-20 mins of the second half this is only ending one way. We have not defended well.

Really? They’ve had several really good chances
We’re playing 3 dms against one of the leagues worst attacks and we’re still really vulnerable ... it’s grim

[DelTrotter]

Defo need another here which you'd hope we'll get. Alisson is the goat.

[Gerry Attrick]

More like we saw in Klopp's first couple of seasons. Helter skelter where we look threatening but sub standard operators at the back mean we could concede any number. More enjoyable to watch than most games though.

[Thepooloflife]

See what I mean about Friend - said it in the pre-match. Least we got a goal.

[swoopy]

We're winning a game.
We're winning a gammmeeeeee.
How shit must you be.
We're winning a game.

[TepidT2O]

Chances of us scoring a second?  Very low (own goal maybe)……

This has got another 1-1 written large

[Phineus]

That elusive 2nd goal...

Also seen on Twitter it’s Salah’s first assist for Mane this season... in our 34th league game. Mad that.

[MD1990]

Should be 2 or 3-0 up here at least. If we don't put this game to bed in the opening 15-20 mins of the second half this is only ending one way. We have not defended well.

Southampton should have scored a few as well.
We been ok. Defence looking poor

[The Test]

I've seen this match twice before!

[Scottymuser]

Our midfield has been so so bad - Thiago giving the ball away on the edge of the box after they had their best chance says it all - and Fab has been poor by his high standards. 

[Andy82lfc]

I’ve seen this one before, don’t want to spoil it for anyone though who hasn’t.

[CalgarianRed]

Don't see a clean sheet for us. Need to score more or its dropped points and curtains for top4.

[Fromola]

Should be 2 or 3-0 up here at least. If we don't put this game to bed in the opening 15-20 mins of the second half this is only ending one way. We have not defended well.

Southampton should have had a couple themselves.

We're so erratic in our play. Easy to cut open, midfield not really doing anything again, full backs having to babysit the CB's somewhat.

The forwards look sharp but can't finish.

[swoopy]

See what I mean about Friend - said it in the pre-match. Least we got a goal.

Absolute gobshite of a ref. He absolutely hates us. All out games he does the 50/50s and soft decisions go to the other team.

[stockdam]

A bit of a mixed bag. We seem to give away a foul with every tackle.
We look wide open to the ball over the top and I don’t like the way we aren’t closing down or tracking their midfield players.

We need a couple more goals.

[vicar]

Modern football is shite.
When Mane scored I was 50:50 it was going to be called offside or a foul, looked like Mane was too!

Some of the fouls given against us are absolutely ridiculous, the one against Fab where he clearly won the ball, is never a foul. The dive after running into Jota. All they have to do is fall over and scream! I was astonished that we got that free kick at the end of the half.

As ever this season, we should be out of sight but have missed another set of good chances and we really don't get the bounce of the ball. We don't have the control in games that we used to have and that stems from comfort at the back and being able to push up as a team. Defensively we are frail.
Lets hope we can put this to bed early second half.

[Zimagic]

Another week, another slew of wasted opportunities.
Draw or loss wouldn't be a surprise. So frustrating.

[AndyMuller]

Thiago will be boss with Fabinho behind him they said.

[gaztop08]

just a win today please

[Scottymuser]

That elusive 2nd goal...

Also seen on Twitter it’s Salah’s first assist for Mane this season... in our 34th league game. Mad that.

To be fair to Salah, thats as Mane has missed loads of sitters that the whole team, especially Salah, have been creating for him

[Wullie160975]

Did they change the backpass rule, because I'm pretty sure there was an obvious one ignored after about 10 minutes?

[swoopy]

Please score a second. Please.
We should be out of sight here really.

[Bend It Like Aurelio]

I think the enthusiasm of the fan base is well matched by the players on the field. Rhys Williams is still playing like a teenage prospect, he still needs a lot more real life football experience. Alisson though coming up with the goods.

[killer-heels]

We look really vulnerable but the front three and full backs look sharp. Midfield has been poor.

[MD1990]

Thiago defensively is a liability.
Too easily beaten

[Caligula?]

Williams and Phillips... Fuck me. No disrespect to the lads but that's a 15th-20th place CB pairing at best.

[keano7]

We keep surrendering the ball as soon as we win it back. Thiago was brought in for that composure on the ball but he’s been as guilty as any of them.

[Andy82lfc]

That Tella fella knows how to dive doesn’t he?

[swoopy]

That elusive 2nd goal...

Also seen on Twitter it’s Salah’s first assist for Mane this season... in our 34th league game. Mad that.

That's because he's selfish and they hate each other don't you know?

[Geezer08]

To be fair to Salah, thats as Mane has missed loads of sitters that the whole team, especially Salah, have been creating for him

Salah also assisted Sadio at Leeds

[Simplexity]

This just screams another 1-1, everytime they go forward it looks absolutely lethal.

[Fromola]

Really? They’ve had several really good chances
We’re playing 3 dms against one of the leagues worst attacks and we’re still really vulnerable ... it’s grim

We're wide open. Southampton, a poor team having a terrible 2021, able to cut us open with ease.

We'll need more goals.

[Sarge]

Winning and still some like a moan.

See ya all at FT.

[JRed]

That Tella fella knows how to dive doesn’t he?

He certainly does