Chelsea vs Liverpool

citytillidie

Barr wrote: »

And its Eto :eek:

Someone who should be off

GavRedKing

We've created one chance, Eto'o took it, Liverpool had one chance too, fell to Allen when Cech pushed it away, other than that its all about the possession and decent build play.

going to be a good 2nd half.

tigger123

Can't see the problem with swapping shirts at half time, don't all professional players change their shirts during the break anyway? Its going in the bin either way.

super_furry

Liverpool to be lucky just behind by one. Chelsea are absolutely dictating the match - especially in midfield.

~Rebel~

To be honest, I don't think the shirt thing makes a difference. Some player was on before saying its actually very very common, but usually done in the tunnel.

I'd rather not see it done, but I don't think it'll affect the game in any way.

Chelsea playing well, but Christ there's no way Ming should have let that past him!

murpho999

Panic and knee jerking here is incredible.

Wait for the result before making judgements.

Have you never seen games change in the second half?

Andersonisgod

Explosive, dynamic, creative, brave, brilliant, Eden Hazard has been the embodiment of them all in the first half. His big game bottle was called into question before the match, it's been answered emphatically. For me, there is no other player in the league with his potential and raw talent and, under Mourinho, it all seems to be coming together.

Willian, Oscar, Lampard, Luiz, Cahill, Azpilicueta, Terry all excellent and credit to Eto'o, the poachers instinct remains and he takes his goal well.

Chelsea turned it on after the worst start, hopefully they keep that up on the second half, it's been a joy to watch.

noodler

quarryman wrote: »

The tougher league fixtures slowly starting to make the table look a bit more as expected for Liverpool.

Possibly but three away trips to spurs, City and Chelsea are fairly freakish.

This was our first awful performance so far this tough run.

DrumSteve

I reckon sahko knows he's off at half time.

Hopefully Johnson will be taken off too, he looks like he couldn't give a ****.

Vinz Mesrine

whatawaster wrote: »

You really give a sh*t about something so trivial?

Trivial?
I played as a centre half for years, you don't act friendly with the striker you're marking. You kick him up and down the pitch for the 90 minutes and then shake hands afterwards

machiavellianme

Looking at Eto'os tackle at the start again and can't understand why no cards were used? Compared to Glen Johnsons yellow for a soft elbow to the back of the head. Not sure why hazard was holding his face and not the back of his head either?

LiamoSail

Games like this Sturridge is badly missed. Sturridge is a more disciplined CF then Suarez. In games where Liverpool don't dominate, Suarez tends to drop deep to become more involved in the build up, leaving us short up front

Chelsea have wanted it more.

Cantona's Collars

Strange how Chelsea can go from a team who 'park the bus' to a team that's playing Liverpool off the park with their intensity and passing game.I wonder at Jose as to why he doesn't set his team up to play like that in every game,it's not as if he doesn't have the players.

Royal Legend

was someone being sarky putting on the subtitles when carra was explaining the Eto goal?

quarryman

mike65 wrote: »

As you would expect, the league is funny like that. (See Man Utds climb from obscurity during their easy run of games)

Liverpool have definitely took the their opportunity to stack up the points but I think they've really overachieved this season and have hidden the fact that there isn't THAT much improvement there. Suarez is the single reason they aren't firmly mid table again this year.

~Rebel~

Vinz Mesrine wrote: »

Trivial?
I played as a centre half for years, you don't act friendly with the striker you're marking. You kick him up and down the pitch for the 90 minutes and then shake hands afterwards

No offence but I'd rather leave "the way it should be done" to the guys playing at the highest level in the world.

Courtesy Flush

Its easy for Chelsea. They keep Suarez quiet as we dont have any other real quality to hurt them

monkey9

"Something, anything negative about Liverpool"



*waits for BNMC to thank post

messinkiapina

machiavellianme wrote: »

Looking at Eto'os tackle at the start again and can't understand why no cards were used? Compared to Glen Johnsons yellow for a soft elbow to the back of the head. Not sure why hazard was holding his face and not the back of his head either?

If that were mid-way through the 2nd half he might have got a straight red for that. The ref didn't want to know about it just a couple of minutes in.

doc_17

Liverpool have too many passengers and nobody on the bench to replace them.

jesus_thats_gre

murpho999 wrote: »

Panic and knee jerking here is incredible.

Wait for the result before making judgements.

Have you never seen games change in the second half?

Even if we get thumped, I won't be judging too much. Chelsea are a better and considerably more mature team with a more experienced manager.

Losing to Chelsea at home isn't a disaster unless you actually believe we had a genuine shot at winning the league.

We just need to maintain a bit of perspective.

Courtesy Flush

~Rebel~ wrote: »

No offence but I'd rather leave "the way it should be done" to the guys playing at the highest level in the world.

Wonder what Ferguson woukd do to a player swapping shirts with the guy hes marking at half time

Duck Soup

When Chelsea go on the attack, they're an almost unrecognisable team to the usual Jose one with the brakes half on. When the shackles are off, they're fearsome. When asked to hold, track back and tackle, it's almost as if it goes against the will of the team (and resultingly, they're not very good at it). The soul of the team - and certainly the talent nobody doubts is in the team - seems to be a lot freer and more attacking than Jose would like. Luiz, Mata, Hazard, Oscar, this is a team built for attack. How long before Jose gets in some more willing grafters?

Royal Legend

Allen poor, Lucas out muscled, Hendo injured from that scummy tackle by Eto, Johnson poor again, Sakho looks under constant pressure, set up Hazard for 1st and should have cut out cross for 2nd, Mig poor for second, not a good day so far, we need to improve to be able to get anything out of this.

niallo27

quarryman wrote: »

Liverpool have definitely took the their opportunity to stack up the points but I think they've really overachieved this season and have hidden the fact that there isn't THAT much improvement there. Suarez is the single reason they aren't firmly mid table again this year.

Sure he is a liverpool player isn't he. Where would utd be without Rooney or arsenal without Ramsey or maybe even city without aguero. Really is a stupid point your making.

quarryman

murpho999 wrote: »

Panic and knee jerking here is incredible.

Wait for the result before making judgements.

Have you never seen games change in the second half?

Dead right. Chelsea really should be 5/6 up and fans shouldn't go too hard on them. It could change in the 2nd half and they should judge then.

citytillidie

Courtesy Flush wrote: »

Wonder what Ferguson woukd do to a player swapping shirts with the guy hes marking at half time

Who cares

kingshankly

Strongbow10 wrote: »

Gerrard is probably worse than this lot when we don't have possession, he likes a stroll more than any of the 3 in midfield today

Gerrard is brilliant when you have 70% possession against lesser teams at Anfield

Arsenal away is a primary example

He's priceless at defending set pieces the amount of times he wins a header in our box is unreal plus his set pieces going forward are priceless
We all know Lucas gives you zilch going forward so if he's not protecting the back 4 what's the point in him playing

mada999

GavRedKing wrote: »

I wish Luiz played in CM every game, he can at least build attacks unlike Mikel

agree, I dont see what Mikel offers, Luiz all the way in midfield, dont know how he gets dropped

noodler

Courtesy Flush wrote: »

Its easy for Chelsea. They keep Suarez quiet as we dont have any other real quality to hurt them

Well, sterling has been our most effective attacker so far.

mada999

Deleted User wrote: »

Looked like Sterling could've been going for a slow-ball to Coutinho, couldn't exactly zip ones across given Coutinho's position.

could have played it back to Suarez..

jesus_thats_gre

Royal Legend wrote: »

Hendo injured from that scummy tackle by Eto,

Glad to see this pointed out. The fact that it happened so early in the match and it was from Eto'o makes me wonder. Has taken him completely out of the game anyway.

donfers

GavRedKing wrote: »

We've created one chance, Eto'o took it, Liverpool had one chance too, fell to Allen when Cech pushed it away, other than that its all about the possession and decent build play.

going to be a good 2nd half.

chelsea controlling the game though - liverpool really need to up it second half

seems like there's a soft underbelly there, never confident they'll hold onto a lead

citytillidie

Security guy there trying his best not to smile and laugh

Hangballlouie

fair play to chelsea there with that young fella.

jesus_thats_gre

noodler wrote: »

Well, sterling has been our most effective attacker so far.

He really has. Bit quieter since Cole came on but he can get it back again.

taytothief

I'm outraged in general. It's a disgrace.

Washington Irving

jesus_thats_gre wrote: »

Glad to see this pointed out. The fact that it happened so early in the match and it was from Eto'o makes me wonder. Has taken him completely out of the game anyway.

Certainly wouldn't be beyond Mourinho to instruct players to go out and do that.

LiamoSail

doc_17 wrote: »

Liverpool have too many passengers and nobody on the bench to replace them.

Ashly Cole starting on the bench while Liverpool have a CB at LB illustrates the difference in depth between the squads

GavRedKing

Oh christ Mikel :eek:

livinginkorea

Lampard off?

Barr

Mikel coming on - WTF

BNMC

hangballlouie wrote: »

fair play to chelsea there with that young fella.

Brilliant program. JT comes across really well. He even got a few words from Roman.

quarryman

niallo27 wrote: »

Sure he is a liverpool player isn't he. Where would utd be without Rooney or arsenal without Ramsey or maybe even city without aguero. Really is a stupid point your making.

They would be a lot better off than Liverpool would be without the Premiership top scorer. It's a valid point.

mada999

mada999 wrote: »

agree, I dont see what Mikel offers, Luiz all the way in midfield, dont know how he gets dropped

Mikel on now to play a stormer

GavRedKing

2 subs already isnt helpful TBH.

koppy

Royal Legend wrote: »

Allen poor, Lucas out muscled, Hendo injured from that scummy tackle by Eto, Johnson poor again, Sakho looks under constant pressure, set up Hazard for 1st and should have cut out cross for 2nd, Mig poor for second, not a good day so far, we need to improve to be able to get anything out of this.

Sums it up up perfect.

The_Kew_Tour

Mikel on means Liverpool have a chance here

tigger123

niallo27 wrote: »

Sure he is a liverpool player isn't he. Where would utd be without Rooney or arsenal without Ramsey or maybe even city without aguero. Really is a stupid point your making.

Suarez has had a far greater impact for Liverpool this season than Rooney for Utd or Ramsey for Arsenal. If you took his goals away from Liverpool what would their league position be? He's papering over a lot of cracks for them this season.