Topic: Half time: Leicester 0-0 Liverpool

[keano7]

It felt like we were kicking against the wind in the first half. Not sure why Mane didn’t run in on goal when Trent played him in early on.

It’s just breaking down in the final third but we’ve played well. Leicester and Vardy have had the best chances mind.

[Red Sky at Night]

I'm hoping for a repeat of the W Ham 2nd half (Fingers, toes and eyes crossed)....

[smutchin]

This game is there for us to win but the threat of the sucker punch is ever present.

In a nutshell.

Lots of good play, needs some end product.

[Trendisnotdestiny]

Frustratingly comfortable, just again lacking that cutting edge. Sadio and Mo looking sharp up to a point. Thiago again really disappointing since coming on, seems to lack much nouse or awareness of his position (which we know isn’t true but it’s how he’s playing). Lost it at least twice in dangerous positions trying to Cruyff turn in tight spaces, it’s bizarre.

Got lucky at the end there, Hendo fucked up a couple of times to let Steptoe in

The majesty of Anthony Taylor summed up by not booking Ndidi for a cynical foul on Curtis to stop a break but then booking Curtis for cynically stopping a Leicester break.

The ball is behaving oddly too. They said it was a perfect day with no wind but I’m finding it hard to believe, it’s either windy as fuck or they’ve done something with the pitch

Glad someone else noticed this.... in the mist of the season --- seems like so many of the inconsistencies gets lost in the fog.

[jillcwhomever]

What can you say - played really well, deserved to lead... not a single break of the ball or half chance is going our way - just an incredibly unlucky run

By far the better team

I totally agree with that observation. We are just getting nothing happening for us, when you look at how other teams get dodgy knocks of defenders it never seems to run that way for us. We have the biggest negative run of luck going. We are looking brighter though and Sadio is starting to find his feet again.

[Gnurglan]

We're the better side, but lack a bit of sharpness. Leicester with some really good chances and closer to scoring.

[killer-heels]

Fella is on 120k p/w, let tha sink in

Yep. A complete non-entity for us at the moment.

[Gods_Left_Boot]

We played very well in between boxes and  we were excellent in pressing and denying them time on the ball, but our decision-making and finishing around their goal has been poor again.

[MJD-L4]

Thiago really hasn't got going for us has he? Seems to give the ball away far too often and always looks like going to ground in the tackle. He's going to pick up a lot of bookings for us.

[smutchin]

Thiago just hasn't got going at all yet.

Wonder if didn't start because he's not quite 100%. Bit of a sod Milner going off early.

[Funky_Gibbons]

When you think of the control and finish from Salah against West Ham it leaves you scratching your head how he messes up that chance from the Henderson pass.

[Thepooloflife]

These injuries are beyond a joke now.........Milly ffs

[Oskar]

Yep. A complete non-entity for us at the moment.

As you keep saying, give it a rest with the digs at him.

[TepidT2O]

Fella had one of the most serious injuries you will ever see a footballer come back from. 

Some would be struggling to walk properly. 

Astonishing that people throw players under a bus so easily.

[killer-heels]

Wonder if didn't start because he's not quite 100%. Bit of a sod Milner going off early.

As was said in the game at the start, he hasn’t trained and then gets thrown on in a needs must situation.

[Trendisnotdestiny]

No scapegoats today --- final third play is we where need to improve..

[Red Bird]

Goof performances without the goals. Now, where have I heard that one before?

[Fromola]

We’ve had penalties given against us for less.
All that possession and no threat and width of a cross bar from losing at half time

They're regularly given. I don't think it warrants a penalty but it would be given if Vardy goes down at the other end.

[rushyman]

Fella had one of the most serious injuries you will ever see a footballer come back from. 

Some would be struggling to walk properly. 

Astonishing that people throw players under a bus so easily.

And he’s not even playing

[keano7]

When you think of the control and finish from Salah against West Ham it leaves you scratching your head how he messes up that chance from the Henderson pass.

He always makes the harder chances look easy and vice versa. Numerous times he’s miscontrolled balls like that over the years but then does something sublime which makes them easily forgettable.

[lukeb1981]

Glad someone else noticed this.... in the mist of the season --- seems like so many of the inconsistencies gets lost in the fog.

We need the team going fucking nuts at the ref for every decision not going our way . Like just look at Salah's peno appeal , i think he only appealed for it and barely at that.

[Thepooloflife]

Both Trent and Robbo look up for this...both doing well

[TepidT2O]

Mane loos to have the beating of Amartey and Mo has the beating of Perrera...

Just need to make sure we have more options in the box.

Good first half.  Chances for both sides.

[KevLFC]

Salah having a strange game. Its like the ball is bobbling off him or around him.

[babraham]

I know there's a CB crisis but strange seeing Stewart Downing at CB next to Henderson.

[Jm55]

Fella had one of the most serious injuries you will ever see a footballer come back from. 

Some would be struggling to walk properly. 

Astonishing that people throw players under a bus so easily.

Are you honest astonished because I’m not in the least.

Knee injury from a shithouse tackle, out for the best part of 4 months, come back into this shitshow of a situation and isn’t instantly good and he’s being thrown under a bus, he’s not even been particularly bad either.

I’ve said this a few times but if you remember when Alonso played for us, wheneve the team played badly he didn’t look great and Thiago reminds me of that hugely. Absolute least of our worries currently.

[killer-heels]

Both Trent and Robbo look up for this...both doing well

Trent looks back to his best and has done so since the Spurs game. Bodes well.

[Coolie High]

Fella had one of the most serious injuries you will ever see a footballer come back from. 

Some would be struggling to walk properly. 

Astonishing that people throw players under a bus so easily.

Plus not like his had the chance to get any rhythm. He’ll play 60 minutes on the left and not play for 7 games.

[Thepooloflife]

We need the team going fucking nuts at the ref for every decision not going our way . Like just look at Salah's peno appeal , i think he only appealed for it and barely at that.

Indeed - did VAR even look at it ? Any other team and they would've.

[Scottymuser]

Hopefully that Manc twat Evans is out for a few games after injuring himself being a dirty twat. Clean shot on for Mane there which you’d fancy him to score from before that eagle headed twat sticks his leg out.

He was 20 yards out, had another CB in front of him, I wouldn't fancy Mane to score from there this season - he is massively under-performing his xG this season - both him and Firmino are in the worst 10 in the league for that stat, both with more than 2.5 fewer goals than an average player would have got given the same chances.  For reference, the other plays who have scored either 2.5 goals fewer or more are Maupay, Dedoncker, Trezeguet, Richarlison, Werner and KDB (and if you include Firminos really good chance that would probablly have been ruled as offside, than Firmino actually goes to 3 goals fewer, wioth only Werner and KDB with more than that)

Salah on the other hand this season has massively been out performing his xG - having scored 4 MORE goals than his xG - the only player on more is Son at Spurs with 5.8, and the other plays on 3 or more are all defenders or midfielders who haven't got a high xG so it's easier to outperform (Ward-Prowse, McTominay, Gundogan, Zouma) other than Zaha

[smutchin]

As was said in the game at the start, he hasn’t trained and then gets thrown on in a needs must situation.

Missed that about him not training. Explains a lot!

[Red Sky at Night]

I totally agree with that observation. We are just getting nothing happening for us, when you look at how other teams get dodgy knocks of defenders it never seems to run that way for us. We have the biggest negative run of luck going. We are looking brighter though and Sadio is starting to find his feet again.

Yep - it seems that of 100 balls that go into the box (shots, corners etc), 95 of them bounce with zero 'luck' to us.  Maybe that's just paranoia, but it seems we're not getting the break at all right now.

Football is won and lost on small margins, and every team needs a bit of luck (or fortune)

[slotmachine]

Thiago is trying to hard. He has lost the ball 4 times dribbling, just keep passing the spaces are there. Salah and Mane both made outrageous dives in that half. That c*nt Taylor wont give us fuck all after Mo dived looking for the penalty.

[Tony19:6]

Clearly the better side, controlling the game etc, but they've have had the better chances.

Cmon Redmen lets do this.

[keano7]

Indeed - did VAR even look at it ? Any other team and they would've.

Zero contact. A bit embarrassing going down like that at times.

[red1977]

We could do with using bobby. give him the ball. We are playing around him, ball goes wide, goes around the back goes wide again. when we play the ball in, he is in the 10 position not 9. His position when we play like this is defunct. give him the ball and let him turn his man and open things up.

[Scottymuser]

Indeed - did VAR even look at it ? Any other team and they would've.

It did - the commentary team confirmed they received confirmation it looked at it, but it was a quick decision as it was not a "clear and obvious" error

[harrylfc]

Glad someone else noticed this.... in the mist of the season --- seems like so many of the inconsistencies gets lost in the fog.

It was shocking wasn’t it,bout 5mins apart aswell...

[Simplexity]

Seems like every game we have played as of late. Dominate without really creating much of anything, with the opponents sitting back on the counter for the eventuality that they will get a goal (which they will get at some point).

[Funky_Gibbons]

We could do with using bobby. give him the ball. We are playing around him, ball goes wide, goes around the back goes wide again. when we play the ball in, he is in the 10 position not 9. His position when we play like this is defunct. give him the ball and let him turn his man and open things up.

We’ve given him the ball, he keeps losing it though.