Liverpool FC Team Talk, Gossip, Rumours 2020/2021

BorneTobyWilde · 17-01-2021 08:03PM

Suarez banging them in , so much so Costa gets his contract terminated. Would love Suarez leading the line today .

kingshankly · 17-01-2021 08:03PM

facehugger99 wrote: »

Disappointing but not disastrous.

If we had Jota playing today, I think we win easily.

Weird season for a number of reasons and still all to play for.

Haven’t scored in 350 minutes in the league it’s currently a horror show

fyfe79 · 17-01-2021 08:03PM

Widdensushi wrote: »

Who are you benching, shaqiri I presume, he played well

Yeah Shaq, who I like, and did play well but is more of an impact sub, imo. Presuming Fab is at CB, then Hendo/Gini/Thiago is our best midfield.

Osmosis Jones · 17-01-2021 08:04PM

Ikozma wrote: »

We've had 10 shots on target in the last 4 games

And that's a large enough sample size to determine that a lad with 111 goals in 177 games, a lad who is currently the top scorer in the Premier League, is no longer good enough and should be sold?

Calvin · 17-01-2021 08:04PM

Cyrus wrote: »

Lads are playing fine as cbs but without them in midfield we are very weak there defensively so don’t win the ball back high up the pitch, I think that’s a big part of the issue with our forward play.

Full backs don’t have the license to roam forward as much as they’d like too with no cover in midfield or the pace of VVD/Gomez to cover at the back.

machiavellianme · 17-01-2021 08:05PM

Cyrus wrote: »

Lads are playing fine as cbs but without them in midfield we are very weak there defensively so don’t win the ball back high up the pitch, I think that’s a big part of the issue with our forward play.

The biggest issue with our forward play is that no one shoots first time anymore

NukaCola · 17-01-2021 08:05PM

Whens Jota back? Walks into the team at this point. Far too passive lately, too much flicks and tricks from Firmino, sometimes you just want him to smash the ball. Still no solution to teams sitting back, it feels like I've watched the same game for the last month on repeat. Frustrating at the moment.

Akabusi · 17-01-2021 08:05PM

Things will click again but I think this season was done when we last both VVD and Gomez. If Matip and Naby can stay fit for more than two games in a row and our regular guys who don't normally succumb to injuries stay fit we'll push City really hard, Utd are not going to be far off either.

.G. · 17-01-2021 08:07PM

Them with their absolute best team couldn't beat us at our lowest ebb. At least we have that! Long way to go but City will most probably be well ahead of us by the time we play them.

There's a strong case for dropping at least two of the front three imo. Give Minamino a run of games, hell even give Divock a few until Jota is back.

Muahahaha · 17-01-2021 08:08PM

Osmosis Jones wrote: »

In 5 games time Man City come to Anfield, who knows how the table will look by then but that game could be massively deciding.

If we dont get out of this rut quick then City could beat us, while they are not scoring loads they are keeping clean sheets. Id also fear the CL games v Leipzig if we are still in this kind of form. After the Palace game Salah was on course to beat his own PL scoring record, now he cant even get a shot away dont mind on target.

Agent Coulson · 17-01-2021 08:09PM

1 goal from 62 shots in the last 4 games is a wow.

https://twitter.com/OptaJoe/status/1350876373204819971?s=20

fyfe79 · 17-01-2021 08:12PM

Ardent wrote: »

Philips against Man U's pacey counter-attacking forwards would have been suicide.

It would've been a worry, yes, but Hendo ain't much quicker than Philips in truth. I just think you have to play with a little risk in order to get your rewards.

I still remember the 0-0 at Goodison two years ago - Klopp played very conservatively and was happy not to lose the game, when ultimately it cost us the title as we lost the league by a point.

Agent Coulson · 17-01-2021 08:12PM

Thiago as well as running the game for Liverpool kept Bruno in his pocket for the whole game.

Utopia Parkway · 17-01-2021 08:12PM

First time since 2005 that Liverpool have gone 3 league games without a goal.

fyfe79 · 17-01-2021 08:13PM

Ardent wrote: »

Philips against Man U's pacey counter-attacking forwards would have been suicide.

It would've been a worry, yes, but Hendo ain't much quicker than Philips in truth (and, in fairness, Hendo had little to do today). I just think you have to play with a little risk in order to get your rewards.

I still remember the 0-0 at Goodison two years ago - Klopp played very conservatively and was happy not to lose the game, when ultimately it cost us the title as we lost the league by a point.

mosstin · 17-01-2021 08:15PM

fyfe79 wrote: »

It would've been a worry, yes, but Hendo ain't much quicker than Philips in truth (and, in fairness, Hendo had little to do today). I just think you have to play with a little risk in order to get your rewards.

I still remember the 0-0 at Goodison two years ago - Klopp played very conservatively and was happy not to lose the game, when ultimately it cost us the title as we lost the league by a point.

Hendo is WAY quicker than Phillips. That and the fact that he can pass out of CB is the reason he played there today.

fyfe79 · 17-01-2021 08:16PM

Cyrus wrote: »

Lads are playing fine as cbs but without them in midfield we are very weak there defensively so don’t win the ball back high up the pitch, I think that’s a big part of the issue with our forward play.

Yeah, which is to my point earlier; Philips could've done what Hendo needed to do today - a very basic CB performance. Hendo was needed more in midfield. The front 3 are all misfiring though, which is the biggest worry.

The Jman · 17-01-2021 08:19PM

Solskjaer is just big Sam with talented players, getting a win against them was always gonna be tough for ye. Lacking a bit of creativity but overall a solid performance from Liverpool.

fyfe79 · 17-01-2021 08:19PM

mosstin wrote: »

Hendo is WAY quicker than Phillips. That and the fact that he can pass out of CB is the reason he played there today.

He might be quicker than him, but I don't think he's way quicker, imo. Look, Jordan was perfectly fine at CB today, but he would've been more effective in midfield and I think the advantages of playing him there outweigh the risk of playing Philips at CB. Just my opinion.

awec · 17-01-2021 08:19PM

fyfe79 wrote: »

It would've been a worry, yes, but Hendo ain't much quicker than Philips in truth (and, in fairness, Hendo had little to do today). I just think you have to play with a little risk in order to get your rewards.

I still remember the 0-0 at Goodison two years ago - Klopp played very conservatively and was happy not to lose the game, when ultimately it cost us the title as we lost the league by a point.

This does have some similarities to two seasons ago when we were failing to win games and dropping points, trying to convince ourselves that we'd make it up later in the season with the old "there's a long way to go" thing.

City win their 2 in hand and they're 4 clear, so we'd need a flawless season and for them to fail to win twice.

Meanwhile, we're a team without a centre back that can't score goals.

0gac3yjefb5sv7 · 17-01-2021 08:21PM

The Jman wrote: »

Solskjaer is just big Sam with talented players, getting a win against them was always gonna be tough for ye. Lacking a bit of creativity but overall a solid performance from Liverpool.

Sorry but that's hilarious. We had the best chances, on that basis you should be worrying about Klopp if be can't beat big Sam.

BoardsMember · 17-01-2021 08:21PM

We're definitely missing Hendo and Fab in midfield. But I think the biggest thing we're missing is Bobby form. He's just not near his best. Whenever we have been very good, he's been the heartbeat....whether nicking balls off opposition in a high press, or picking teams apart with passes and movement. We're missing him at his best, more often at the moment he's been meh.

Osmosis Jones · 17-01-2021 08:22PM

awec wrote: »

This does have some similarities to two seasons ago when we were failing to win games and dropping points, trying to convince ourselves that we'd make it up later in the season with the old "there's a long way to go" thing.

City win their 2 in hand and they're 4 clear, so we'd need a flawless season and for them to fail to win twice.

Meanwhile, we're a team without a centre back that can't score goals.

City have failed to win 7 of their 16 games so far this season, no teams are even close to the levels Liverpool and City reached in recent years. this title won't be decided until the final month at the earliest.

ebbsy · 17-01-2021 08:23PM

Now I'm getting pissed off.

1. Why was Jota played in a meaningless match in Denmark.

2. How was Origi only brought on so late for Mr. Invisible.

fyfe79 · 17-01-2021 08:24PM

awec wrote: »

This does have some similarities to two seasons ago when we were failing to win games and dropping points, trying to convince ourselves that we'd make it up later in the season with the old "there's a long way to go" thing.

City win their 2 in hand and they're 4 clear, so we'd need a flawless season and for them to fail to win twice.

Meanwhile, we're a team without a centre back that can't score goals.

Yeah, ultimately this is it. Considering it's City, we have to start taking risks. I feel we played it safe with Hendo at CB today and got our point. Grand. But it really does feel like that point at Goodison when it may as well have been a defeat for all the good it was.

happyoutscan · 17-01-2021 08:24PM

Front 3 are not clicking so do something about it. Firmino could not have any complaints if he was subbed today at halftime. Not one.

Give Minamino a fecking chance, he can't be any worse than Firmino was first half. We were pretty much parked in their half for most of the game anyway, not like we were overly relying on his workrate.

awec · 17-01-2021 08:29PM

Osmosis Jones wrote: »

City have failed to win 7 of their 16 games so far this season, no teams are even close to the levels Liverpool and City reached in recent years. this title won't be decided until the final month at the earliest.

Best form of any team in the league right now.

fyfe79 · 17-01-2021 08:30PM

ebbsy wrote: »

Now I'm getting pissed off.

1. Why was Jota played in a meaningless match in Denmark.

2. How was Origi only brought on so late for Mr. Invisible.

Strangest thing is why Taki hasn't been seen since the Palace game. Should've been on for Bobby after 60 mins, but instead Divock comes on who has shown nada in all his appearances this season.

Pepp1989 · 17-01-2021 08:31PM

Origi over taki is fairly shocking indictment. Is the writing on the wall for Taki?

Also was Bobby always that bad at striking the ball.

ebbsy · 17-01-2021 08:31PM

fyfe79 wrote: »

Strangest thing is why Taki hasn't been seen since the Palace game. Should've been on for Bobby after 60 mins, but instead Divock comes on who has shown nada in all his appearances this season.

Thats a great point.

Liverpool FC Team Talk, Gossip, Rumours 2020/2021

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