West Brom V Liverpool - Saturday 18th August 3:00pm

livinginkorea

Come on lads, still a long way to go and we have created more chances and looked better than them. Give it time.

asdfgh86

If we lose this we're in serious trouble, next 4 fixtures:

Liverpool v Man City
Liverpool v Arsenal
Sunderland v Liverpool
Liverpool v Man Utd

Phoenix Park

Is that true, that Steve Clarke was sacked via "a phone call from a girl in human resources"? Commentator on Setanta mentioned something,thought it was Clarke he was referring to.

Yakult

How many nutmegs has Suarez done so far? Anyone counting?

livinginkorea

Definite yellow card there.

Shankly Gates

The Dalglish chants have started

citytillidie

How was that not a yellow card for Ollsen

machiavellianme

Where was Borini's positioning on the goal>

BorneTobyWilde

stupid booking, Well done ref, Big man,,,,,,

Yakult

citytillidie wrote: »

How was that not a yellow card for Ollsen

And yellow for Suarez..

livinginkorea

Yakult wrote: »

How many nutmegs has Suarez done so far? Anyone counting?

Don't know but I am liking it!

Francie Barrett

How are we not wining this? We are by far the better team.

mike65

Downing/Kelly right flank is not likely to pull up many trees, Gerrard is a bit off the pace, Allen moderate, Borini likewise - both will need time to get used to their team mates and Rodgers will need time himself.

The chances are there, its mainly a case of not dropping the shoulders.

Luckycharms_74

asdfgh86 wrote: »

If we lose this we're in serious trouble, next 4 fixtures:

Liverpool v Man City
Liverpool v Arsenal
Sunderland v Liverpool
Liverpool v Man Utd

WTF its only 45mins into the new season. I mean some people overreact. Please FFS:mad:

BorneTobyWilde

They#'l get a good Rodgering at half time,

Kess73

The goal was a gut punch, but just one of those things.


Plenty of encouraging things about how the team played in the first half, and would be confident of coming back strongly in this game.

el dude

el dude wrote: »

Suarez has been great again, but he really needs to be more clinical for us this season. He should be aiming for 30 league goals and already today he should have a couple.

The impression I get from Suarez is that if you give him space he's lost. Give him a chance to turn you or trick you or squeeze a shot through and he could well do it, give him an open shot and he panics.

murpho999

kevohmsford wrote: »

No one was standing outside the box. Was a great goal but could have defended a bit better.

I find this viewpoint frustrating.

With every goal now on every game, people always say that the defenders could have done better.

Sometimes a good goal is just a good goal.

recylingbin

Same story as last year? Dominate games for 80 mins and lose to a super goal on the break.

kingshankly

How lost is boring lads contributing nothing

MD1990

really impressed with Allen

tibor

Not a terrible half from Liverpool, but several players really not at the races. Stevie G is having a very bad day at the office, poor pass selection and worse execution - he did put one lovely ball in for Borini when he ran into the back of Ridgewell, so there is hope.
Huge second half considering the run of fixtures coming up!!

BorneTobyWilde

Kess73 wrote: »

The goal was a gut punch, but just one of those things.


Plenty of encouraging things about how the team played in the first half, and would be confident of coming back strongly in this game.

Results results results,,,,,,, We played great last season more often than not,

ASOT

Why can we never take chances

murpho999

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Results results results,,,,,,, We played great last season more often than not,

This is not a result yet.

murpho999

murpho999 wrote: »

I find this viewpoint frustrating.

With every goal now on every game, people always say that the defenders could have done better.

Sometimes a good goal is just a good goal.

If everyone did everything right I doubt many people would watch football.

Anyone

kevohmsford wrote: »

No one was standing outside the box. Was a great goal but could have defended a bit better.

Was a clearing header, it fell to Gera, chest and hit....not sure what anyone could of done, was just a great hit.

Seen enough in the first half to suggest we will score here. Good match anyway, both sides playing well.

BorneTobyWilde

MD1990 wrote: »

really impressed with Allen

Sarcasm,? Ghost,,,,,,,,
You must be focused on him only,
Gave it away more than once,

Jayob10

Superb strike, defending wasn't that bad in fairness.

Borini has been poor so far, hopefully picks it up in the second half.

In relation to playing possession football, its all well and good stroking it about but there must be some purpose to it, rather than passing for the sake of passing. Possession football devoid of any penetration is pointless. Its like letting a feather fisted boxer outpoint you for 6 rounds when you know full well you can end it with power of your own once you are arsed.

Martin Kelly is also extremely limited as a full back, I hope he blossoms into a good central defender. He won't flourish as a full back in this system I think, where he will be expected to make an impact higher up the field.

Super-Rush

How did Olsson not get a yellow card?

They're running right through the midfield every time the get the ball.

grohlisagod

This has a familiar ring to it. We look dangerous at times though and Allen has looked pretty assured.

Kess73

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Results results results,,,,,,, We played great last season more often than not,

The time to whinge about a result is when it actually is a result. It is only half time in the first league game of the season.


As for playing "great" last season more often than not, well I guess it depends on how easily one throws out the word great.

asdfgh86

Luckycharms_74 wrote: »

WTF its only 45mins into the new season. I mean some people overreact. Please FFS:mad:

I'm not overreacting. I'm just saying that with the ridiculously tough run of fixtures we have coming up, losing this would make them even more daunting.

Also I think we're playing pretty well but it's the same old same old. On past evidence we won't get anything from this game. Really hope I'm wrong.

markie29

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Sarcasm,? Ghost,,,,,,,,
You must be focused on him only,
Gave it away more than once,

Thought Allen has been very good with his passing ...by far our best midfielder in the first half

BorneTobyWilde

Super-Rush wrote: »

How did Olsson not get a yellow card?

They're running right through the midfield every time the get the ball.

Because it was Suarez he fouled????
Same reason Suarez got a yellow,
For nothing, Put hand in the air, Come on
Phil Dowd,

Ref who was there for the non hand shake,,,,,,,,,,

Ref who see's Suarez as the aggressor

noodler

Fox's Half-Time show is epic.

They've managed to get four sponsor segments in during the 45 seconds of analysis.

Sponsored by T-Mobile
Gatorade Analysis

And eh...two others I am forgetting!

MD1990

97% - Joe Allen completed 97% of his passes (34/35) for Liverpool in the first half vs WBA. Precise

MD1990

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Sarcasm,? Ghost,,,,,,,,
You must be focused on him only,
Gave it away more than once,

97% - Joe Allen completed 97% of his passes (34/35) for Liverpool in the first half vs WBA.
stfu

BorneTobyWilde

markie29 wrote: »

Thought Allen has been very good with his passing ...by far our best midfielder in the first half

oK,
But says lil for rest of our midfield, Line up is a bit unbalanced

Grayditch

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Super-Rush wrote: »

How did Olsson not get a yellow card?

They're running right through the midfield every time the get the ball.

Because it was Suarez he fouled????
Same reason Suarez got a yellow,
For nothing, Put hand in the air, Come on
Phil Dowd,

Ref who was there for the non hand shake,,,,,,,,,,

Ref who see's Suarez as the aggressor

To be fair, he didn't send Suarez off for kicking Walker (?) up the hole last season.

skydish79

From the corner it looked as though we are back to zonal marking>

Chardee MacDennis

That Rafa ad was creepy...

murpho999

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Sarcasm,? Ghost,,,,,,,,
You must be focused on him only,
Gave it away more than once,

MD1990 wrote: »

97% - Joe Allen completed 97% of his passes (34/35) for Liverpool in the first half vs WBA.
stfu

`
Ok so who's right and who's wrong here?

hefferboi

kingshankly wrote: »

How lost is boring lads contributing nothing

he's making very good runs. Wouldn't call him lost its his first game in the league for us he needs time to settle. He looks like a lad that can have a bad game and pop up with a goal in the last 10 minutes.

MD1990

Borini reminds me of Hernandez
isnt doing much from general play
but looks dangerous around the box with the positions he takes up

Kess73

hefferboi wrote: »

he's making very good runs. Wouldn't call him lost its his first game in the league for us he needs time to settle. He looks like a lad that can have a bad game and pop up with a goal in the last 10 minutes.

Exactly.

telekon

kingshankly wrote: »

How lost is boring lads contributing nothing

It took me a good 20 seconds to figure out this post. That's 20 seconds I'll never get back.

livinginkorea

Bring on the second half....bring it on!

Francie Barrett

Downing has been puke.

Turtyturd

MD1990 wrote: »

Borini reminds me of Hernandez
isnt doing much from general play
but looks dangerous around the box with the positions he takes up

He can contribute a lot more than Hernandez I reckon....also has a grasp of the offside rule.