Author Topic: Half time: Brighton 0-0 Liverpool (Read 5341 times)

TheShanklyGates · « **on:** January 12, 2019, 03:46:06 pm »

Just not doing enough against the parked bus really. Lots of sterile possession, not much in the way of penetration. Need to up the tempo in the second half or we'll be relying on a set piece or lucky break to get through.

Hope Trent is okay.

Reese · « **Reply #1 on:** January 12, 2019, 03:46:37 pm »

Keita please.

Upinsmoke · « **Reply #2 on:** January 12, 2019, 03:46:40 pm »

Can we play Virgil in midfield. Shows more bollocks on the ball

Caligula? · « **Reply #3 on:** January 12, 2019, 03:46:46 pm »

Not good enough I'm afraid. We need to find at least another gear or two.

ScubaSteve · « **Reply #4 on:** January 12, 2019, 03:46:47 pm »

Garbage from Brighton, all men behind the ball

Snail · « **Reply #5 on:** January 12, 2019, 03:46:52 pm »

Agent99 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 12, 2019, 03:46:53 pm »

deFacto please, you bastards · « **Reply #7 on:** January 12, 2019, 03:46:56 pm »

Move the ball quicker make better decisions in the attacking third and stay patient

stevieG786 · « **Reply #8 on:** January 12, 2019, 03:47:07 pm »

80% of our possession was by our back 4, Hendo and Wijnaldum only looking to pass sideways and backwards.

We need t do a lot better 2nd half

DelTrotter · « **Reply #9 on:** January 12, 2019, 03:47:10 pm »

Not great so far but games last 90mins, sometimes takes a while to breakthrough (or equalise) like we saw at Watford and Burnley. Would like Naby on for Hendo though.

Mini Soda Scousephile · « **Reply #10 on:** January 12, 2019, 03:47:14 pm »

Quiet and uneventful first half.
We need to get some goals in soon, though.

vallapureddy · « **Reply #11 on:** January 12, 2019, 03:47:21 pm »

With Hendo at 6 we are not able make transitions very fast. He is taking way too many touches. He is good as 8 but not a 6 really. Need to up the tempo. Get Keita in who can move the ball well with close control.

jckliew · « **Reply #12 on:** January 12, 2019, 03:47:28 pm »

Moan's bus turned up

Scottymuser · « **Reply #13 on:** January 12, 2019, 03:47:29 pm »

absolutely ok. but nothing more. need keita or someone with balls in mid. not milner though please.

Zoomers · « **Reply #14 on:** January 12, 2019, 03:47:36 pm »

Midfield need to do better, Keita is a good option I think.

jillcwhomever · « **Reply #15 on:** January 12, 2019, 03:47:36 pm »

Second half to go yet, no need to panic. Keita will come on at some stage, can't see Brighton lasting the pace for ninety minutes. At times they can't get out of their half.

Simplexity · « **Reply #16 on:** January 12, 2019, 03:47:37 pm »

Playing at the pace of a friendly in Florida in July, hopefully we elevate our level by orders of magnitude or we are not scoring or winning this.

tubby · « **Reply #17 on:** January 12, 2019, 03:47:39 pm »

Can't progress through midfield, Shaqiri is doing his best to drop into the space but we're not finding him at all. Too conservative on the ball from both the centre mids, but expect things to open up a bit in the second half.

Chakan · « **Reply #18 on:** January 12, 2019, 03:47:41 pm »

Just missing that final pass.

Salah has been anonymous, don’t think I’ve seen him touch the ball more than 3 times. Henderson hasn’t made a forward pass yet and we’re just not capitalizing on our good positions.

Everything else has been decent though.

Gray Hamster · « **Reply #19 on:** January 12, 2019, 03:47:43 pm »

Keita. He takes chances, that's what we need second half

ScouserAtHeart · « **Reply #20 on:** January 12, 2019, 03:47:44 pm »

Well that was frustrating. Don't have too many attacking options from the bench either

Damian V · « **Reply #21 on:** January 12, 2019, 03:47:50 pm »

Alisson to Fabinho to Van Dijk to Henderson to Wijnaldum to Fabinho to Van Dijk to Fabinho to Alisson.

Bit passive and too many long balls, but have created a few chances. Shame the Firmino one was missed by an inch or two by him. Not too many worries defensively (so far)

J-Mc- · « **Reply #22 on:** January 12, 2019, 03:48:04 pm »

Need to get Trent and Henderson off.

Trent is struggling with what happened in the warm up and Henderson just isn’t offering anything in midfield at all, free men infront of him and he keeps going back to Fabinho.

Caligula? · « **Reply #23 on:** January 12, 2019, 03:48:10 pm »

Quote from: DelTrotter on January 12, 2019, 03:47:10 pm

Not great so far but games last 90mins, sometimes takes a while to breakthrough (or equalise) like we saw at Watford and Burnley. Would like Naby on for Hendo though.

It's concerning that he can't get a look in at the moment.

Suareznumber7 · « **Reply #24 on:** January 12, 2019, 03:48:15 pm »

Holy boring game.

vallapureddy · « **Reply #25 on:** January 12, 2019, 03:48:23 pm »

Quote from: ScubaSteve on January 12, 2019, 03:46:47 pm

Garbage from Brighton, all men behind the ball

They will be happy with a point. Its our problem to break them and get the goal..Can't complain about them really.

Schmidt · « **Reply #26 on:** January 12, 2019, 03:48:51 pm »

They're defending in numbers and working hard, but should start to tire. These games sometimes just take a while to get going, we've had a few chances still and I can see us overwhelming them eventually.

Maybe Keita would be a good addition in midfield but apart from that we just need to keep going.

JSteve · « **Reply #27 on:** January 12, 2019, 03:49:00 pm »

There is levels of mediocrity and then there is the performance from our midfield today.
Do they know how to pass the ball forward? The two of them managed to pass the ball back from the edge of the opposition box.

By the way, 42nd minute Van Dijk advancing with the ball and our Captain Leader hiding behind two Brighton players waving his arms. We miss Fabinho in the middle. Gini has been pretty bad too.

Zizou · « **Reply #28 on:** January 12, 2019, 03:49:01 pm »

Just have to up the tempo all over the pitch, too easy for Brighton thus far.

thekitkatshuffler · « **Reply #29 on:** January 12, 2019, 03:49:05 pm »

Wiley tactics by The Reds. Preventing Brighton's second choice goalie from having the expected worldie by cunningly giving him fuck all to do.

Street smarts right there.

gerrardisgod · « **Reply #30 on:** January 12, 2019, 03:49:07 pm »

Are we playing at Goodison here?

Funky_Gibbons · « **Reply #31 on:** January 12, 2019, 03:49:22 pm »

Wijnaldum and Henderson don’t do enough in these games.

Father Ted · « **Reply #32 on:** January 12, 2019, 03:49:31 pm »

Far too leisurely from us, Brighton would be delighted with a point we’re the ones who need to win. We’re ‘in control’ but creating very little and Brighton are happy to sit back and watch us pass it from side-to-side 45 yards from their goal.

Gnurglan · « **Reply #33 on:** January 12, 2019, 03:49:31 pm »

Not a good first 45 minutes. We are searching, searching, searching without being much of a threat. Brighton wait for us to misplace a pass, which we tend to do. Need to get Salah, Firmino and Shaqiri more involved.

gamble · « **Reply #34 on:** January 12, 2019, 03:49:31 pm »

helping my buddy with his econometrics dissertation whilst watching the match, finding the maths easier than the match at the mo.

No real spark, no real energy on display. Not sure how we will change it with the personnel today. need these 3 points so a massive 45 now

Sarge · « **Reply #35 on:** January 12, 2019, 03:49:35 pm »

Very laboured, we need to up the tempo and moved the ball a lot quicker. Brighton are a tough nut to crack but we are not pushing at them enough. They will pack the 18 yard box and in and around the area its up to us to unlock the door.

Macphisto80 · « **Reply #36 on:** January 12, 2019, 03:49:39 pm »

No need for both Wijnaldum and Henderson AKA The Crab in the midfield.

OneTouchFooty · « **Reply #37 on:** January 12, 2019, 03:49:40 pm »

So fucking painful to watch.. slow, zombie-like passing around the back and midfield and then just lumping forward for their CBs to nod away. Like the City game, for some reason we are trying to kill the game by tapping it around with absolutely no tempo. Some midfielders eagerness to play it backwards in acres of space and time is doing my head in to.

jooneyisdagod · « **Reply #38 on:** January 12, 2019, 03:49:41 pm »

Total garbage from Henderson. That is simply not an acceptable level for a Liverpool midfielder. Trent on one leg is better on the ball. We are lacking intensity here, which is rare for us. Still think we can win this but we really need to up our intensity level and bring on Keita to add something a bit different to the middle.

Gray Hamster · « **Reply #39 on:** January 12, 2019, 03:49:41 pm »

to be honest I think we've created enough to be a goal up but I'd like to see us taking more chances so Keita on after 55mins