Liverpool FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2014 - Mod Warning in OP, 10/12

Pilsbury Doughboy · 04-11-2014 09:47PM

We done well tonight, some good performances from the lads, Toure,Moreno,Can in particular.

Edit: Marcelo has been excellent going forward in both games for them.

mosstin · 04-11-2014 09:48PM

Slattsy wrote: »

Toure and Lucas the standouts.
Shout of for Borini too. Ran his ballocks off.

Can was excellent.

Kerrigooney · 04-11-2014 09:48PM

I defend Allen a fair bit but he was very poor tonight.

super_furry · 04-11-2014 09:50PM

Same back four for Chelsea please. Toure has to start ahead of Lovren after that display. Would love to think Can would get a chance too but doubt it.

noodler · 04-11-2014 09:50PM

Wasn't as enthused about Lucas than others.

Tours was excellent though. Think he had plenty of good games for us last season though, think the Fulham og and WBA pass are always in people's minds.

klose · 04-11-2014 09:50PM

Utv lads were saying if we win our next 2 games and beat basel by more than one we are trough?

Milkers · 04-11-2014 09:50PM

Lucas still plays the DM role better than Gerrard. There I said it.

Augmerson · 04-11-2014 09:52PM

klose wrote: »

Utv lads were saying if we win our next 2 games and beat basel by more than one we are trough?

Assuming Madrid win all theirs.

mada999 · 04-11-2014 09:52PM

klose wrote: »

Utv lads were saying if we win our next 2 games and beat basel by more than one we are trough?

can see Ancelotti, fielding a weak team against Basel tbh...

if they get a point and we win 2 do we still go through ?

Harry Palmr · 04-11-2014 09:53PM

mada999 wrote: »

can see Ancelotti, fielding a weak team against Basel tbh... if they get a point and we win 2 do we still go through ?

The final game is at home so Madrid will be on their best behaviour I think.

p38 · 04-11-2014 09:53PM

Good performance from the lads can only keep improving. Don't like to pick on any one player But we are carrying Allen he is Sh*t and should be offloaded to the first championship side that come in for him totally out of his depth.

murpho999 · 04-11-2014 09:53PM

Shows how our season has gone when viewing this as a more positive defeat than others recently.

Agent Coulson · 04-11-2014 09:53PM

This would be my team to play Chelsea.

Mignolet

--Manquillo-- Toure-- Lovren--Moreno--

Lucas

Can

Henderson

Sterling

Borini--- Balotelli

darced · 04-11-2014 09:54PM

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LuckyLloyd · 04-11-2014 09:56PM

That performance in terms of effort was the minimum I expect. I don't want to pick on players who worked hard but some names who cost a lot of money are very technically limited.

I think that game made a mockery of the fatalistic 'Real will stuff us' white flag brigade in here. They're not invincible by any stretch. Wonder what Gerrard / Sterling could have offered if they were on for longer...

04-11-2014 09:56PM

In your hands with 2 games to play is fair enough with me

04-11-2014 09:59PM

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

That performance in terms of effort was the minimum I expect. I don't want to pick on players who worked hard but some names who cost a lot of money are very technically limited.

I think that game made a mockery of the fatalistic 'Real will stuff us' white flag brigade in here. They're not invincible by any stretch. Wonder what Gerrard / Sterling could have offered if they were on for longer...

Hard one to know because I ran out of times I counted Lucas making vital tackles. Would Gerrard have been in those areas to make the tackles? Who knows.

For me, I want to see the same effort and more v Chelsea. This time get a result

LuckyLloyd · 04-11-2014 10:00PM

rarnes1 wrote: »

Hard one to know because I ran out of times I counted Lucas making vital tackles. Would Gerrard have been in those areas to make the tackles? Who knows.

For me, I want to see the same effort and more v Chelsea. This time get a result

Can / Lucas / Gerrard / Hendo

Allen should be behind them in the pecking order imo

klose · 04-11-2014 10:00PM

Gerrard should have come on to play off the striker, pinging long balls up to lallana/borini/sterling is pissing against the wind.

Varane is an animal.

Harry Palmr · 04-11-2014 10:00PM

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

That performance in terms of effort was the minimum I expect. I don't want to pick on players who worked hard but some names who cost a lot of money are very technically limited.

I think that game made a mockery of the fatalistic 'Real will stuff us' white flag brigade in here. They're not invincible by any stretch. Wonder what Gerrard / Sterling could have offered if they were on for longer...

More balls for Varane to mop up most likely. Lucas keeps it short, plays like a proper DM. Sterling maybe something if he were played centrally rather than on the right. 4-4-2 diamond is regardless of personnel the formation to use.

Utopia Parkway · 04-11-2014 10:00PM

Mignolet had a good game in fairness. Probably because he didn't have to deal with many crosses. Just shots. And he can be a good shot stopper when he wants to be.

Francie Barrett · 04-11-2014 10:01PM

Really don't get the Borini love-in. Yes he works hard, but his goal scoring rate for us is appalling.

04-11-2014 10:01PM

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

Can / Lucas / Gerrard / Hendo

Allen should be behind them in the pecking order imo

He probably is tbh. I don't mind him as a squad player though.

I've slated Toure so many times and he was excellent tonight. Guy is a warrior

Ulysses Gaze · 04-11-2014 10:02PM

klose wrote: »

Gerrard should have come on to play off the striker, pinging long balls up to lallana/borini/sterling is pissing against the wind.

Varane is an animal.

An excellent player and I still cannot fathom how that lump Pepe gets in the team ahead of him.

MD1990 · 04-11-2014 10:02PM

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

That performance in terms of effort was the minimum I expect. I don't want to pick on players who worked hard but some names who cost a lot of money are very technically limited.

I think that game made a mockery of the fatalistic 'Real will stuff us' white flag brigade in here. They're not invincible by any stretch. Wonder what Gerrard / Sterling could have offered if they were on for longer...

Apart from the final third I thought technically we were decent, We passed the ball well & had a very young team out.

04-11-2014 10:03PM

Francie Barrett wrote: »

Really don't get the Borini love-in. Yes he works hard, but his goal scoring rate for us is appalling.

Surely you can see the workrate he puts in. If he had the likes of Sturridge up there with him it'd be a lot better. He has started 2 games this season and has impressed me in both.

Kerrigooney · 04-11-2014 10:04PM

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

Can / Lucas / Gerrard / Hendo

Allen should be behind them in the pecking order imo

Whenever Lucas and Gerrard are on the pitch together it doesn't work.

Charlie19 · 04-11-2014 10:04PM

This is the team I'd like to see against Chelsea.

Mignolet

--Manquillo--Skrtel--Toure--Moreno--

Gerrard

Can

Henderson

Couthinio

Borini--- Sterling

noodler · 04-11-2014 10:04PM

rarnes1 wrote: »

In your hands with 2 games to play is fair enough with me

I am with friedal. Expected to be in second place by now.

Obviously delighted to still be in with a shout after losing three games in a row but it's not quite the same thing.

LuckyLloyd · 04-11-2014 10:05PM

MD1990 wrote: »

Apart from the final third I thought technically we were decent, We passed the ball well & had a very young team out.

Markovic / Lallana / Borini / Allen struggled with basics tonight. We struggled to make throw ins in their half ever produce possession for us in the second half for example.

Borini tries very hard but is very poor in terms of end product.

Liverpool FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2014 - Mod Warning in OP, 10/12

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