Author Topic: Half time: Liverpool 1-0 Brentford (Read 3532 times)

TheShanklyGates · « **on:** January 16, 2022, 02:50:50 pm »

Good in patches, incredibly sloppy in others. It's good to see our set pieces looking more dangerous today although Brentford's defending has certainly helped us in that regard.

Getting ourselves the goal will hopefully settle us down a bit and allow us to play with more confidence.

The late offside flags are doing my head in.

Simplexity · « **Reply #1 on:** January 16, 2022, 02:51:14 pm »

Look ropey as fuck but we are ahead so cannot really complain.

Ski · « **Reply #2 on:** January 16, 2022, 02:51:15 pm »

Hallelujah!!

jckliew · « **Reply #3 on:** January 16, 2022, 02:51:39 pm »

Toothless attacks.

oojason · « **Reply #4 on:** January 16, 2022, 02:51:39 pm »

Fabinho goal on 44' - https://gfycat.com/dearestneedykingsnake & https://mixture.gg/v/61e4255a079ea & https://juststream.live/TopologyWeathermanDreariest

AndyMuller · « **Reply #5 on:** January 16, 2022, 02:51:42 pm »

Thank god for the goal. Robbo's crossing is still shite.

unknownuser · « **Reply #6 on:** January 16, 2022, 02:51:43 pm »

Matip has been superb yet again. One of these days he's gonna score one.

Funky_Gibbons · « **Reply #7 on:** January 16, 2022, 02:51:47 pm »

AOC playing right wing in 2022

Chip Evans · « **Reply #8 on:** January 16, 2022, 02:51:50 pm »

I was there (my bed with a buffering stream) when a LFC corner beat the first.

RedSamba · « **Reply #9 on:** January 16, 2022, 02:51:54 pm »

Wabaloolah · « **Reply #10 on:** January 16, 2022, 02:51:56 pm »

These games are all about grinding out wins whilst AfCon is on, doesn't matter how we win, just that we do

JackWard33 · « **Reply #11 on:** January 16, 2022, 02:52:05 pm »

Good up to the final third …. Not sure what our idea is in the final third

Coolie High · « **Reply #12 on:** January 16, 2022, 02:52:05 pm »

We see the value of having the likes of Keita or even Elliot in these games, when they’re not there.

Sarge · « **Reply #13 on:** January 16, 2022, 02:52:09 pm »

Good so far just need to be a little tidier at the back and a little more clinical up top.

Samie · « **Reply #14 on:** January 16, 2022, 02:52:10 pm »

We're playing decent, cut out the sloppy occasional errors and we;re good.

jckliew · « **Reply #15 on:** January 16, 2022, 02:52:13 pm »

Quote from: Funky_Gibbons on January 16, 2022, 02:51:47 pm

AOC playing right wing in 2022

So poor.

redalways · « **Reply #16 on:** January 16, 2022, 02:52:14 pm »

Desperately missing Mane and Salah. No stand out performances from any of our players - fairly mediocre

RedKenWah · « **Reply #17 on:** January 16, 2022, 02:52:30 pm »

Still far too slow for our liking and we have very minimal pace upfront which is affecting us massively. It’s good to go in at half time with a lead but it’s been an absolute slog thus far

robertobaggio37 · « **Reply #18 on:** January 16, 2022, 02:52:39 pm »

Quote from: RedSamba on January 16, 2022, 02:51:54 pm

chromed · « **Reply #19 on:** January 16, 2022, 02:52:48 pm »

My stream had been sound all game and then froze just as we won the corner which led to the goal, I refreshed and we had scored, maybe I should just stop watching altogether and we will go on and win this comfortably eh.

It was looking like one of those days again, lets hope we just keep this pressure up and wear them down to concede another goal. Need to stay switched on at the back and not gift them a chance back into this.

Sarge · « **Reply #20 on:** January 16, 2022, 02:52:49 pm »

Quote from: unknownuser on January 16, 2022, 02:51:43 pm

Matip has been superb yet again. One of these days he's gonna score one.

Slalom Joe is so underrated.

lukeb1981 · « **Reply #21 on:** January 16, 2022, 02:52:49 pm »

Quote from: TheShanklyGates on January 16, 2022, 02:50:50 pm

Good in patches, incredibly sloppy in others. It's good to see our set pieces looking more dangerous today although Brentford's defending has certainly helped us in that regard.

Getting ourselves the goal will hopefully settle us down a bit and allow us to play with more confidence.

The late offside flags are doing my head in.

We where lucky , 2 of them where tight if not onside

Lycan · « **Reply #22 on:** January 16, 2022, 02:52:51 pm »

Don't mean to put a dampener on things, but it's just been confirmed Everton has sacked Rafa.

jckliew · « **Reply #23 on:** January 16, 2022, 02:52:53 pm »

Quote from: JackWard33 on January 16, 2022, 02:52:05 pm

Good up to the final third …. Not sure what our idea is in the final third

Salah And Mane

jonnypb · « **Reply #24 on:** January 16, 2022, 02:52:56 pm »

Plenty of possession and disappointing final third again. But we’re winning so can’t complain

RedSamba · « **Reply #25 on:** January 16, 2022, 02:53:02 pm »

Unfortunately, Ox is done at this level.

Sharado · « **Reply #26 on:** January 16, 2022, 02:53:12 pm »

Quote from: JackWard33 on January 16, 2022, 02:52:05 pm

Good up to the final third …. Not sure what our idea is in the final third

Would quite like to see Gordon given a go second half as a lot of it comes down to pace up there for me, like we're running in treacle at times.

Played like a side that haven't won in a while, Brentford did too though. You'd hope we kick on from here.

Fromola · « **Reply #27 on:** January 16, 2022, 02:53:15 pm »

A corner! Missing our key attackers and struggling to create a scrappy set piece is a key way to break the deadlock. Hence how annoying it was to fail to beat the first man the other night. That's more like it.

I thought we were decent for half an hour without ever looking like creating anything. We've barely got a shot away. Then we got frustrated and gifted them a bunch of chances with sloppy play (as we did at their place).

These are good at waiting for us to make a mistake and pouncing.

Wabaloolah · « **Reply #28 on:** January 16, 2022, 02:53:19 pm »

Quote from: JackWard33 on January 16, 2022, 02:52:05 pm

Good up to the final third …. Not sure what our idea is in the final third

it's almost as if we are missing two prolific players! 🤔

Caligula? · « **Reply #29 on:** January 16, 2022, 02:53:23 pm »

We were well on top and we got that really important goal right before half time. Hopefully it'll demoralize them and we can add one or two more. The more time that elapsed with us huffing and puffing the more if looked to be heading towards a Brentford smash and grab but hopefully that's off the cards now.

Redknight60 · « **Reply #30 on:** January 16, 2022, 02:53:30 pm »

They are a championship side in my opinion, they will only get something if we give it which we've looked like doing a few times. Glad the goal came because we weren't really creating any big chances. Set piece always looked the most likely, they aren't defending them well. We are always a tough watch when we don't play with urgency, how I'd love 11 Joel Matips in that regard.

didi shamone · « **Reply #31 on:** January 16, 2022, 02:53:30 pm »

We're largely playing well but blunt up top. Hopefully we keep the pace up and nick a second.

slotmachine · « **Reply #32 on:** January 16, 2022, 02:53:37 pm »

Excellent performance apart from a mad 5 minutes from 36 to 41. Would be 4-0 up with Mo and Sadio on the park. Set pieces have been excellent which is so important against packed defences. Henderson has been world class in that half. Great passing short and long.

naYoRHa2b · « **Reply #33 on:** January 16, 2022, 02:53:46 pm »

Well at least we scored!

Shows you how reliant we are on Salah and Mane now, even just for Sadio's movement. They make all around them better by stretching teams.

Funky_Gibbons · « **Reply #34 on:** January 16, 2022, 02:54:01 pm »

Quote from: AndyMuller on January 16, 2022, 02:51:42 pm

Thank god for the goal. Robbo's crossing is still shite.

I mean he put one straight onto Firmino’s head in the middle of the goal but ok.

tubby · « **Reply #35 on:** January 16, 2022, 02:54:02 pm »

We've dealt with Toney much better than the previous match, but they still have a little bit of a threat coming forward. Robertson's crossing has been pretty ropey, but Trent's delivery has been excellent all game.

The lack of penetration in the front three is a real concern, just don't see a goal coming from Firmino or Ox.

jckliew · « **Reply #36 on:** January 16, 2022, 02:54:03 pm »

Quote from: Wabaloolah on January 16, 2022, 02:53:19 pm

it's almost as if we are missing two prolific players! 🤔

Who?

Beninger · « **Reply #37 on:** January 16, 2022, 02:54:04 pm »

Nice to see us make good use of one of our many corners.

S · « **Reply #38 on:** January 16, 2022, 02:54:13 pm »

Please just hold on and win. Need to grind these out whilst AFCON is on.

Samie · « **Reply #39 on:** January 16, 2022, 02:54:14 pm »

I say we move Fab to the #9 position. The next great Brazilian forward has been unlocked.