Topic: Half-time: Liverpool 0-1 Atalanta

[Clint Eastwood]

Horrific front 3. They just don't work at all. Wing-backs have been poor too.

[killer-heels]

Not too worried. They are playing an absolutely mad system and they will get battered second half. 3-1 to us.

[jillcwhomever]

We look so toothless at the moment which enables the opposition to grow in confidence as the half goes on, as Atalanta did there. There is just no energy in the team all of a sudden.

[robertobaggio37]

Again we've put in an attacking display woefully short on quality and again we've conceded a soft goal against the run of play. It's simply not good enough in any department and our season is in real danger of fizzling out.

They could and should have scored 2 in the first 5 minutes to be honest.

[Tonyh8su]

Absolutely pathetic. How many times do I have to watch this exact match? We look like a team completely devoid of ideas. Tip-tap football all over the pitch, terrified to enter the final third, breaking down every promising attack we have by going backwards and slowing down. And every time we do pick the perfect pass we're looking for every, single time we have the worst finishing skills in professional football.

Tsimikas off immediately.

[Gods_Left_Boot]

Need more quality and composure on the ball in midfield, and ideally Kostas not to give the ball away every fucking time. Endo really struggling with the speed of the game. They're a tricky side to face, like a better version of Bielsa's Leeds, but if we play anywhere near our level we can go through them at will.

[88_RED]

Our season is collapsing. These players are letting Klopp down.

Steady..

[jepovic]

Cant remember ever seeing Liverpool pass so poorly at Anfield.
Every single player has been shit. Mac has his worst half since he came. Endo poor. Harvey and Jones are dreadful, Kostas too...

[Samie]

Worst I've seen us play this season, Klopp will sort it for the second half no doubt.

Is that you Shady? What the fuck is it with the name change? 

[Ma Vie en Rouge]

I hear Liverpool are playing later?

There's some bunch of tired amateurs out there right now, going through the motions. Rarely seen us this poor.

[Caligula?]

We'll not play worse. Get the big guns on second half and let's put this tie to bed.

You honestly think we'll put the tie to bed in the second half after what we saw in the first? Even if we come back to win it'll probably be far from over for the second leg.

[RedDeadRejection]

Our season is collapsing. These players are letting Klopp down.

Christ calm down

[LiverBirdKop]

Embarrassing how bad that was.   

[Bread]

Tsimikas the worst player on the pitch. Get Robbo on. Or if you're feeling bold, get Trent on and move Gomez to LB.

[Gnurglan]

Jesus. We have been poor playing the ball forward. Can't remember when we have given away so many balls. Great saves from Kelleher is what keeps us at just 0-1. Unlucky for Elliott. Nunez should have scored his one on one. Need to improve a level in the second half.

[CS111]

Started like a practice match and has continued like it
Darwin horrific miss
Disgraceful performance in a quarter final home game 

[jepovic]

Need more quality and composure on the ball in midfield, and ideally Kostas not to give the ball away every fucking time. Endo really struggling with the speed of the game. They're a tricky side to face, like a better version of Bielsa's Leeds, but if we play anywhere near our level we can go through them at will.

My stream seemed frozen

[Schmidt]

Seems like we've picked a line up too lacking in either the physical strength or the technical ability to get through this press of theirs, with most of the capable players sat on the bench.

[Dree]

Very slow. Tsimikas always plays poorly coming in after a while.
Shame about Kelleher for the goal because he has made some outstanding saves and some great footwork.

Darwin doesn’t help himself!

[Father Ted]

Not great. At least we have a strong bench to turn to. Klopp’s gonna be dishing out some bollocking’s you’d imagine.

[Racer]

Absolute garbage, we are paying  for taking them too lightly with that line up. Kosta and Gomez offer nothing going forward. Need to make some changes.

[Brain Potter]

That was shit from the anus of a dog

[Caps4444]

That’s why Elliot does better off the bench….yes he could have scored, but nevertheless much better from the bench,

[oojason]

Kelleher great save with his face on 3' - https://v.redd.it/icblf083gwtc1 & https://twitter.com/footballontnt/status/1778502091058688249

Elliott shot hits crossbar and post on 25' - https://twitter.com/footballontnt/status/1778505276913582186 & https://twitter.com/FootballReprt/status/1778505495961100443

Scamacca goal on 38' - https://dubz.link/v/vqnk1w & https://streamin.one/v/3615025c & https://twitter.com/footballontnt/status/1778508777488032027

Kelleher save on 45+1' - https://twitter.com/VMSportIE/status/1778510287680790686

[dirkster]

Arrogant attitude from majority of team.

Konate, Kostas and Jones been so bad.

Elliott isn’t a forward.

Not only arrogant, but complacency setting in too.

[LovelyCushionedHeader]

Our players just need to fucking move when we've got the ball. Every one has seemingly just accepted that they're being man marked.

[rawcusk8]

Everyone been pretty shit apart from Gapko who as atleast tried to inject some urgency in our attacking play. Our defence is woefully bad against let’s face it, an average team. Yet again we give ourselves work to do, what happen to our ability to keep clean sheets?

[Fruity]

ponderous and sloppy passing. Taking far too long on the ball. Tsimikas having a bad day.

Good first 10-15 minutes by Gakpo though.

Honestly thought they would run out of gas and we would get the goal but now they have something to play for. We seem to be making a habit of making games far more difficult then they should be recently.

That feckin Nunez chance was awful as well.

[Fromola]

Midfield was really poor, so slow and laboured without Dom. Outbattled as well by them.

Full backs poor, but then Tsimikas bound to be rusty after being left out for ages.

Diaz/Jota/Salah missing in attack which tells its story. Harvey's goal goes in and it's a different game but we've given them big encouragement now.

Strong bench at least.

[stockdam]

Slow and ponderous. Atalanta are marking us tightly and we cannot cope with it. On the other hand our marking is poor.

Two good saves from Kelleher but I think he should have saved the goal. Elliott was unlucky.

[Felch Aid]

Midfield all over the place, no cohesion in the front 3 not in tune with each other and most players sloppy.

Salah, Diaz and Szolobsai please Jurgen

[RedDeadRejection]

We're starting to unravel a bit. Just get Salah, Diaz and Robbo on immediately. No use in saving them.

Jesus. Based on one half and a draw against United?

[Scottymuser]

Shit performance except for Gakpo and a special mention to the crowd who have been pathetic too.

Gakpo was not good. Can't pass to save his life - had an easy pass to Elliot on the counter and hoofed it 10 yards past him, and when nunez put the cross in, he was randomly standing on the goal line instead of trying to attack the ball.

[DTRed]

Awful half that was unexpected. Kostas having a mare and Joe looks tired. A few changes here and we win it 3-1.

[Samie]

Christ calm down

That's a troll.

[Stockholm Syndrome]

Thoroughly outplayed and lucky to be 1 down.

Darwin epitomises our wastefulbess.

Wouldn't even blame him we've barely managed to get the ball up to him.

[Simplexity]

I do not think anything really worked that half. I do not even know who I would sub.

[Draex]

Elliot and Gomez are so unsuited to what they are being asked to do. Konate is playing right back and he’s unsuited.

[mikey_LFC]

Intensity dropped after a while. Should have been ahead with Nunez and Elliott was unlucky but then we let them back in and never really recovered. Expect changes at half time and a few different ideas. Gakpo and Elliot look our most likely creators at the moment.

[mc_red22]

Tsimikas needs replacing, he’s so fucking slow.

Tsimikas off - useless tonight
Endo off - no idea what his job is but it isn’t protecting the back 4.
Get Elliott in midfield - fingers crossed it might mean we go at more than a snails pace.

These attackers need to start doing something in the final third. Must be the 6th game in a row where the front 3 have looked horrific. WTF are they being paid for?