Liverpool FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2014 - Mod Note in OP, 1/09

DVDM93 · 17-09-2014 03:49PM

rarnes1 wrote: »

Are there highlights anywhere for the game does anyone know?

Highlights from the game last night as well as all the other CL games if anyone is interested

http://www.footballorgin.com/2014/09/champions-league-2014-2015-highlights.html?m=1

Pilsbury Doughboy · 17-09-2014 03:50PM

Here's a doomsday scenario that I pondered, Basel turn us over on their own patch (wouldn't be a mega shock) They then beat Ludo Home & Away while we get humped by Real twice, then the table will be Real 12, Basel 9 Us 3 Ludo 0, or in other words we'd be royally fcked!

mosstin · 17-09-2014 03:52PM

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

On Moreno bombing forward in the 90th minute this is what Rodgers wants based on his time in charge he would view going 2 0 up as killing the game off rather than changing tactics at 1 0 up. Sometimes this works sometimes like last night it doesn't.

Just as bad was the sight of Lucas, the man brought on to plug the hole in the middle, lost on the halfway line as Ludogorets cut through us when Sterling lost the ball. Incredibly naive stuff.

Harry Palmr · 17-09-2014 03:53PM

Or....Sturridge is back everyone is much better integrated and fit Liverpool beat Baal (as I like to call them) at home draw them away beat Ludo away and get thrashed only by Real Madrid. 10 points.

mosstin · 17-09-2014 03:54PM

dogbert27 wrote: »

Just looked at the goal again.

My final conclusion is that if Mignolet stayed on his line the guy wouldn't have scored.

Lovren was edging him further right with Henderson coming in behind covering him.

Mignolet rushing out made it easy for the player to get the shot away early.

I blame the keeper!

It's taken you this long? Mignolet's fault for sure but to allow ourselves to be taken out by two passes when we had the win in sight and the ball in their half was poor.

Fescue · 17-09-2014 03:55PM

mosstin wrote: »

Just as bad was the sight of Lucas, the man brought on to plug the hole in the middle, lost on the halfway line as Ludogorets cut through us when Sterling lost the ball. Incredibly naive stuff.

We are incredibly naiive. We need to develop a bit of cynicism in our play. It's time we learned to park the bus. Or at least park the minibus.

Pilsbury Doughboy · 17-09-2014 03:55PM

In summation lads, it was an all round naive display of Kamikaze defending and tactics from every player to management!

NukaCola · 17-09-2014 04:02PM

mosstin wrote: »

Just as bad was the sight of Lucas, the man brought on to plug the hole in the middle, lost on the halfway line as Ludogorets cut through us when Sterling lost the ball. Incredibly naive stuff.

Moreno went forward, Sakho pushed to LB Lovren CB and Lucas DM went Left side to cover. Ball was played to Ludo mid. Gerrard and Henderson were stuck marking each other while Lucas was stuck between 2 Ludo mids. Sakho had the overlapping forward covered so he was out wider than usual leaving Lovren stretched.

Yes Lucas didn't put pressure on the mid for his excellent pass but he was left with 2 players to cover. However had Mignolet not rushed off his line like a rookie Lovren had the pace and strength to push the Ludo forward out wide.

Mignolet has to seriously up his game.

Super-Rush · 17-09-2014 04:07PM

Mignolet would have been beaten on his near post.

17-09-2014 04:18PM

Rodgers says a chat with Ballotelli was a factor in his goal.

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/rodgers-reveals-how-half-time-chat-7786497

Good man management

googled eyes · 17-09-2014 04:22PM

Mig doesn't trust the CB's. They don't trust him.

Sign a defensive coach and get them working together.
We could also do with a good keeper coach. We haven't had one of note since Rafa's days

17-09-2014 04:32PM

googled eyes wrote: »

Mig doesn't trust the CB's. They don't trust him.

Sign a defensive coach and get them working together.
We could also do with a good keeper coach. We haven't had one of note since Rafa's days

I don't think they trust him tbh

klose · 17-09-2014 04:35PM

Tbh we will never be defensively "solid" while Gerard is our deepest midfielder and we play with offensive fullbacks. Lucas isint the answer either. We basically ask a **** load of our centre backs to do, Lovren had 2 very good dms in front of him last season, now he has Gerard, chalk and cheese. Saying we should bring in a defensive coach too is an incredibly simplistic way of looking at things too.

DVDM93 · 17-09-2014 04:37PM

Cavalieri
Darby Agger Skrtel Insua
Maschcerano Aquilani
Benayoun Gerrard Dossena
Kuyt

Our starting XI the last time we were in the CL and included, a picture of Raheem Sterling around the same time, a 14 year old trainee at QPR. How times have changed.

Nerdlingr · 17-09-2014 04:40PM

dogbert27 wrote: »

Just looked at the goal again.

My final conclusion is that if Mignolet stayed on his line the guy wouldn't have scored.

Lovren was edging him further right with Henderson coming in behind covering him.

Mignolet rushing out made it easy for the player to get the shot away early.

I blame the keeper!

Henderson was in midfield. It was Manquillo who was covering across.

Fescue · 17-09-2014 04:45PM

klose wrote: »

Tbh we will never be defensively "solid" while Gerard is our deepest midfielder and we play with offensive fullbacks. Lucas isint the answer either. We basically ask a **** load of our centre backs to do, Lovren had 2 very good dms in front of him last season, now he has Gerard, chalk and cheese. Saying we should bring in a defensive coach too is an incredibly simplistic way of looking at things too.

I wonder would Joe Allen be the longer term solution there? His first few games for Liverpool were in that role.

Not brilliant defensively but capable and intelligent. Excellent passer of the ball also.

DVDM93 · 17-09-2014 05:54PM

Ludogorets send gratitude to LFC.

http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/170939-ludogorets-send-gratitude-to-lfc

DVDM93 · 17-09-2014 06:04PM

Fescue wrote: »

I wonder would Joe Allen be the longer term solution there? His first few games for Liverpool were in that role.

Not brilliant defensively but capable and intelligent. Excellent passer of the ball also.

Can Can, he's our man, if he can't do it, no one Can.

D'Agger · 17-09-2014 06:26PM

Fescue wrote: »

We are incredibly naiive. We need to develop a bit of cynicism in our play. It's time we learned to park the bus. Or at least park the minibus.

I actually thought we showed it in the first half - we committed some very stupid fouls around midfield in the first half and I felt it was to stop them breaking.

Lallana the most memorable one where his man was getting away and he took him down blatantly

I am pie · 17-09-2014 06:33PM

At 1-0 up in our first champs league game in years, with minutes to go you'd like to think that we'd have the collective intelligence to get 2 banks of 4 behind the bloody ball. The only player who had any busy being further fwd should have been Balotelli.

Basic stuff.

mosstin · 17-09-2014 06:54PM

I am pie wrote: »

At 1-0 up in our first champs league game in years, with minutes to go you'd like to think that we'd have the collective intelligence to get 2 banks of 4 behind the bloody ball. The only player who had any busy being further fwd should have been Balotelli.

Basic stuff.

Particularly in Europe where we will get easily picked off.

djPSB · 17-09-2014 07:20PM

The Steve Gerrard song being belted out at Stamford Bridge.

Always find it strange that fans feel the need to sing about a player or a club that's not related to the game they're at.

klose · 17-09-2014 07:34PM

John henry knows the score

Harry Palmr · 17-09-2014 07:40PM

Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli has shown his kind hearted side after appearing to have made a generous donation to Manchester Dogs’ Home.

The striker is thought to have given a five-figure sum to the home after 60 dogs were killed in a blaze a week ago today.

Staff at the charity suspect the dog-loving Italian is behind the generous handout and have revealed how the star previously volunteered for them during his time at Premier League rivals Manchester City.

Madcap Mario offered his free time walking abandoned dogs for the dogs’ home while his pet pooch was in quarantine in Italy ahead of a move to Manchester.

And an anonymous donation made via the Manchester Evening News’ Justgiving page has now piqued the curiosity of charity bosses, who are now investigating whether the newly-acquired Liverpool striker is the benefactor.

So he might not have!

17-09-2014 07:43PM

djPSB wrote: »

The Steve Gerrard song being belted out at Stamford Bridge.

Always find it strange that fans feel the need to sing about a player or a club that's not related to the game they're at.

Some fans are more imaginative with songs than others

Knex* · 17-09-2014 07:43PM

"Madcap Mario".

Journalism at its finest.

mosstin · 17-09-2014 07:46PM

Harry Palmr wrote: »

So he might not have!

I expect the Mirror to change this into a story where he visited one of the beleaguered dogs, kicked its head clean off and posed for a selfie with his trophy.

5starpool · 17-09-2014 07:55PM

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Or....Sturridge is back everyone is much better integrated and fit Liverpool beat Baal (as I like to call them) at home draw them away beat Ludo away and get thrashed only by Real Madrid. 10 points.

We should get this lad in the team in time to play Baal.

Guy:Incognito · 17-09-2014 08:06PM

DVDM93 wrote: »

Our starting XI the last time we were in the CL and included, a picture of Raheem Sterling around the same time, a 14 year old trainee at QPR. How times have changed.

He looks like he's thinking "wrap this up or I'll be late collecting the kids from School"

gafferino · 17-09-2014 08:07PM

http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/170937-coutinho-retains-brazil-squad-berth

Liverpool FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2014 - Mod Note in OP, 1/09

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