Topic: Arsenal 1 Liverpool 1 - Half time thread

[B0151?]

Not starting Nunez was a mistake I think. Need his pace against this Arsenal backline.
Other than that - I think we will start overpowering them as the second half progresses.

3-1 win for us. Second before the 60-minute mark and the third at around 85.

Nunez had a knock

Right decision being able to finish with him imo

[disgraced cake]

I can see their heads dropping after that. Reeks of Jota slicing one in against the run of play now, this team just hangs in there. Thiago might actually be the change to make things a bit more unpredictable. If Diaz can get involved a bit more as he did there even more promising.

[In the Name of Klopp]

Get Nunez in asap! I won't judge Grave until he had one season with us, but he needs to do better...

[cdav]

Pretty woeful performance but boy that changes the feel of the half going in level.

So frustratingly slow building at the back, not much movement and so much sloppy play. We need to go longer in behind their fullbacks, Nunez will be so important

[Nick110581]

Jones and Mac have been good. Grav and Gakpo haven’t been.

Gomez being inverted full back is weird.

[alonsoisared]

Mac Allister a shining light in terms of bravery on the ball. Jones and Gravenbergh just not getting into the game in comparison. Lack of pace a problem because going over the top hasn't looked at all dangerous in those times they've got our midfield in a vice.

We've had plenty of worse halves than that and found a way in the second half. Comical equaliser a massive boost, now we have to start playing. Gakpo for Nunez please. Might as well just throw thiago on for Grav as well.

[stockdam]

Not sure how we are level. We would have got a penalty if the ball hadn’t gone in.

We need to be stronger. Diaz has been pushed off the ball too easily (but when we do the same the Arsenal players hit the ground and roll around).

I’d maybe replace Gravenberch with Thiago as he hasn’t contributed enough.

Nunez to come on and score the winner. Nunez on the right will be fun.

[Sheer Magnetism]

Completely outplayed but hey, I'll take 1-1 at half time. The crowd has been silenced too.

[TipTopKop]

I'll definitely take this, so far, but changes are needed.

[Peabee]

Anyone know if we got a shot on target in that half, lads? Wish the comms would've mentioned it.

Not sure if we've so obviously second best in any other game this season. Absolute pure and utter shite. Nunez for Gakpo ASAP please and anyone for Gravenberch, just absolute anonymity from him.

Yeah, I found it hilarious they had to keep making a disclaimer when mentioning the scoreline.

[DiggerJohn]

I enjoyed the gutted sound in nevilles voice. Made up for a poor first half by us

[Shankly998]

Arsenal will have used up a lot of energy in that first half keep it the same scoreline until we get our subs on I think we're winning this, a lot of power and energy to be unleashed from our bench

[TheShanklyGates]

I normally start writing the half time thread when the stoppage time board goes up. Had to do a quick rewrite today

[Mister Flip Flop]

Arteta's over the top celebration suggests that to me too. It's not like Arsenal to get all worked up early either...

He has his players playing like this is their cup final and ran them into the ground. Doubt they can keep that up for another 50 minutes or so. Tactically he's not very clever.

[Tonyh8su]

If we take the obvious Bitters, Red Mancs and Human Rights abusing cheats out of it, I'm not sure I hate another club as much as these.

Absolute try hard fucking losers. From their Mull of Kintyre sounding awfulness trying to be their YNWA at the start, shamelessly singing Allez Allez Allez at us, the Norweigan basketball player "hyping" up their fans with his wavy arms, their lego headed, captain scarlet manager and, of course, they're utter throwing in the towel when the going gets tough. Biggest try-hard football club on earth.

[Samie]

Arsenal ran themselves into the ground that half. We win this 3 or 4-2 when the chaos comes on. 

Mate, are you crazy? They aren't Chelsea here. 

[Bobinhood]

Great time to score.

Roll on. alcantartam and nunez and robertson still to come.

[Caligula?]

Gabriel channeling his inner Djimi Traore there

[jillcwhomever]

Wasn't he a doubt for this due to injury? There's no way he gets left out for tactical reasons, no way.

Pretty sure Klopp said it was tactical.

[rscanderlech]

Bring on Nunez for Gakpo, rearrange the front three.
Bring on Robertson if fit enough, get Gomez the RB, taking off Gravenberch and moving TAA into that mdifield position.

[Libertine]

Actually the hand of God!

The Angel Gabriel....

[mullyred94]

Mac Allister a shining light in terms of bravery on the ball. Jones and Gravenbergh just not getting into the game in comparison. Lack of pace a problem because going over the top hasn't looked at all dangerous in those times they've got our midfield in a vice.

We've had plenty of worse halves than that and found a way in the second half. Comical equaliser a massive boost, now we have to start playing. Gakpo for Nunez please. Might as well just throw thiago on for Grav as well.

I thought Jones was one of our better players, kept the ball really well when pressed.

[jepovic]

Why does Ben White take about 1 minute for every throw? It wasn't as if he was time wasting, its right from the start, every time?

Dunno, but he did get a yellow

[Brian Blessed]

Love a hand of god goal.

[Funky_Gibbons]

I like Gakpo but he doesn;t scare anyone. Get Darwin on ASAP for fucks sakes.

The problem is he doesn’t have an outstanding attribute really, no frightening pace, not an amazing dribbler, not fantastic in the air. He’s a good player and chips in with the goals but he’s too easy to defend against.

[Working Class Hen-Pecked Hero]

Absolutely no right to be back in this game. Their goal was really well taken

[duvva 💅]

I normally start writing the half time thread when the stoppage time board goes up. Had to do a quick rewrite today

🤣

[Buster Gonad]

This is the very reason the word Arf was invented.

[Judge Red]

Midfield has to be less static when we have it in defence. There’s no options when playing out. Baldy doing his best to disrupt play as per.

[Sir Capon of Debaser]

Same as the other week. They start ok like an the Comms go overboard. Well come strong 2nd half most likely like the FA Cup game and win this

The way they go on aboot Martinelli an Saka is bizarre. Apart from that break by Martinelli he hasnt really done anything

[smutchin]

More like 15mins, they've done fuck all since the goal.

Yeah, they should have done a lot more to capitalise on their dominance.

Confident we’ll turn this around in the second.

[JackWard33]

Jurgen had a shocker pre match .. okay it’s hard to have Mo and Darwin out / with a knock .. but you know what’s coming away at Arsenal .. how do we pick Gravy who struggles defensively and not have an 8 sit with Mac … over and over first 25 Mac was isolated facing a press or our back line were getting rushed with no outlet

We’re still in it, that’s the main thing - get Elliot on at half time and Nunez if he can do a half

[Funky_Gibbons]

Arsenal have played like a team who have to win today, hopefully we will make some adjustments early in the second half as we need better balance.

The way their players keep trying to work the crowd up suggests this too.

[Caligula?]

Pretty sure Klopp said it was tactical.

Oh I must have missed that. Very, very, strange if so.

[Jean Girard]

Palpitations. Nausea. Sweats. Anger. Despair.

The twice weekly reminder you are alive. 

1-1

[DelTrotter]

For all the talk of luck it's a stonewall pen if that doesn't go in, though whether Coote gives it is another matter

[Bend It Like Aurelio]

Think our tactic to try and absorb the pressure in the beginning didn’t work too well, especially when they outnumbered us in so many instances in the back. But not the first time we’ve seen this tactic before from Klopp.

Think he will get them to step on the gas a bit more in the second half with the crowd dejected. Robertson and Thiago will probably come on around the 60 mark.

[TALBERT]

This is a Darwin Nunez game


Ariel and physical

[smicer07]

I've not watched the first half but I thought I'd just come on to say Gary Neville is a c*nt.

[Knight]

I thought Jones was one of our better players, kept the ball really well when pressed.

Jones dropped deeper and moved central and we began to keep the ball. Why we didn't do that from the start, I have no idea.