Topic: Half time: Liverpool 0-0 Aston Villa

[jillcwhomever]

Given their relative form I’m surprised Mane started and Jota is on the bench.

Jota had a knock from the Wolves game.

[thaddeus]

Did you know there is no rule on how long it takes for a keeper to take a gk. Maybe there should be one.

Not sure if I'm falling into a banter trap but here goes... it's six seconds.

[Sharado]

Shocking half from us. Don’t know why jota is on the bench when he never played during midweek either.

He hasn't trained all.week.


This is exactly what I expected. Wolves game regen. The idea that gerrard would come here and lie down was always complete fantasy.

Villa have put a lot of work and a lot of shithousery into that half. Atwell is horrendous but that's not news.

Get 1, we get more imo. They're nothing special.

[tubby]

Honestly thought Stevie would have instructed his players to show us a bit more respect than this.

They've been diving all over the shop and time wasting since the 20th minute.

Stevie would've instructed his players to do whatever it takes to win, come on.

[has gone odd]

park the bus wankeridge again, its the only way teams can play against us.

We were the far better team anyway.

[Jm55]

Honestly thought Stevie would have instructed his players to show us a bit more respect than this.

They've been diving all over the shop and time wasting since the 20th minute.

That’s massively harsh.

We’ve played pretty well and Villa are lucky to not have conceded at least once. I would say we’re not quite incisive enough in the final third which you need to be when Villa are packing the box the way that they are and going down when someone brushes against them.

[stockdam]

I think Jota will come on soon and he’ll change the game.

[Son of Spion]

Teams know they can shithouse their way to a result against us, as we get absolutely fuck-all from the refs!

It's an ongoing issue in the PL due to the PE teacher level of refereeing. For the supposed best league in the world, the officials overseeing it are absolutely appalling.

[FiSh77]

This is the same referee who gave Welbeck that penalty against us last season while being the VAR official. You look at the foul on Robertson that we didn’t get a penalty for, and wonder where the consistency is.

Atwell was the ref in that game and didn't give it, it was Friend on VAR who decided it was a pen

[Caligula?]

Is it ‘things that didn’t happen’? Oh no wait, ‘things you made up’!

It was discussed to some extent in the pre-match thread. Jesus christ, you're such a bore. You're not even trying anymore.

[Gray Hamster]

Ref’s giving nothing

[Son of Spion]

It's Villa's style.

[jillcwhomever]

I think Jota will come on soon and he’ll change the game.

He will, its a game that calls for his qualities.

[number 168]

Honestly thought Stevie would have instructed his players to show us a bit more respect than this.

They've been diving all over the shop and time wasting since the 20th minute.

Doesn't do Stevie any favours sending out a team that play acts and wastes time. Yes they are inferior but those tactics are not something I expected from him.

[AndyMuller]

There is a whole half of football to go. Its hardly a desperate situation. What if a player gets injured?

Then you bring another sub on?

[Andy82lfc]

This ref clearly has it in for us for whatever reason, not going to get a thing from him so just need to keep playing as we are and hopefully one will come. Maybe get Jota on if nothing happens soon.

[Clint Eastwood]

This is going to be a frustrating evening I think.

[killer-heels]

Honestly thought Stevie would have instructed his players to show us a bit more respect than this.

They've been diving all over the shop and time wasting since the 20th minute.

Ha, his job is to get a result. Not to show us respect.

[Andy82lfc]

This is going to be a frustrating evening I think.

Got the in-laws coming?

[stockdam]

Ref’s giving nothing

Well not to us but to Villa.

[El Lobo]

It was discussed to some extent in the pre-match thread. Jesus christ, you're such a bore. You're not even trying anymore.

It wasn’t though

[killer-heels]

Then you bring another sub on?

With all the half to go. Honestly its hardly panic stations here.

[Gray Hamster]

Given their relative form I’m surprised Mane started and Jota is on the bench.

Wrong outlook, Mane has looked more dangerous and has got in far more dangerous positions than ox

[palimpsest]

OMG the pearl clutching over Gerrard and Villa's tactics. Just fucking get over it, they're trying to get something out of the game, they're not just gonna play into our hands and get trashed.

[Wengerpresser101]

There is a whole half of football to go. Its hardly a desperate situation. What if a player gets injured?

To be honest we can't live life in fear of what ifs. Just gotta take risks to win. Would be horrible if we dropped points because we didn't attack enough. 

I'd bring on Jota for Ox and Keita for a midfielder in the second half. Ox has been pretty pointless.