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

michael999999

Our ****in defence should be ashamed!

martyos121

Soft Falling Rain wrote: »

Great finish from Ronaldo but I don't think it's unfair to say that all 3 goals were caused by the usual dicking about at the back. So frustrating.

No, the first was just world class, we couldn't have done much more to prevent it.

shamrock55

Balo needs to be replaced at half time

Harry Palmr

Hmmm, easy to blame the keeper for a couple of them so I will! :pac: The third was just terrible, beyond the joke.

No coming back from this, Real will be able to knock the ball around in the spaces left by Liverpool going forward.

mightyreds

Hopefully ludo get 2 draws or 1 win out of the 2 games but unless we get through and unload the cheque book in Jan again we are going nowhere fast.

Soft Falling Rain

Soft Falling Rain wrote: »

Great finish from Ronaldo but I don't think it's unfair to say that all 3 goals were caused by the usual dicking about at the back. So frustrating.

2nd goal was quality, 1st and third were Skrtel afraid to touch the ball.

theoneeyedman

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Rodgers needs to bite the bullet and hire a proper defencive coach and admit he doesn't know how to coach defenders.

This.

Liverpool goals against count over the last 2 years is a serious black mark against BR, and worse it's getting.

Gbear

A few cock ups led to the goals but we played well for most the half.

They just turned it on and we backed off for 15 minutes in the middle.

There's just a huge gulf in class in every single position on the pitch. They're in a different league. If they turn up against us there's really not much we can do about it.

murpho999

Getting to stage now that I think that this team would still be struggling for form even Sturridge and Suarez were still playing in the side.

Our defence is a major problem and no team can be successful wiith a dodgy backline like that.

Rodgers does not seem to be even acknowledging the issue let alone do something about it.

shamrock55

We need a defensive coach asap, we need to replace skrtle, lovren, mignolet asap, and we need to boot balo as far from anfield as possible

Pyjamarama

Lads Roma aren't sh*t cause they got tonked by Bayern. We're not sh*t cause we got tonked by Real. However Mignolet needs to go. Any movement on Valdes? He's lost all confidence. The team have none in him... its too far gone at this stage. Mario having a very good game imo but you can see that he needs that 2nd striker. I honestly think he'll be a good signing for us but we should have brought in another top level striker.

Gbear

mightyreds wrote: »

Hopefully ludo get 2 draws or 1 win out of the 2 games but unless we get through and unload the cheque book in Jan again we are going nowhere fast.

Unless you mean unload to the tune of a billion quid, we're not going to be competing with Real Madrid.

Francie Barrett

Francie Barrett wrote: »

Match thread is an utter cesspit. Our performance isn't much better. Hard to be too critical though, this Madrid team would spank nearly every other team on the planet.

Nothing like Monday night no?

LuckyLloyd

Gutless. ****ing gutless.

I don't accept this. Under Houllier and Benitez we played with pride. The manager and players should be utterly ashamed of themselves. A disgrace to the history of this club.

Gbear

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

Gutless. ****ing gutless.

I don't accept this. Under Houllier and Benitez we played with pride. The manager and players should be utterly ashamed of themselves. A disgrace to the history of this club.

There weren't clubs like this Real Madrid side back then.

Harry Palmr

We need a defensive coach asap, we need to replace skrtle, lovren, mignolet asap, and we need to boot balo as far from anfield as possible

Well that's not going to happen is it? A defence coach is much cheaper.

Pyjamarama

shamrock55 wrote: »

Balo needs to be replaced at half time

Seriously?? He's the least of our worries out there. He's been our best player imo.

kevohmsford

It is disappointing but not many teams could live with this Madrid team. They are just too damm good. Our defence is a major problem and has been since the start of the season.
Sick of hearing excuses from Rodgers.

Soft Falling Rain

martyos121 wrote: »

No, the first was just world class, we couldn't have done much more to prevent it.

They stepped off and failed to shut down Rodriguez. Lovren scuffed his clearance attempt. Ball simply should never have gotten near Ronaldo's feet.

2nd goal was also caused by stepping off and failing to close. They basically told Kroos to go on sure.

3rd goal was simply embarrassing, you'd swear none of them had to defend a corner in their lives. Bereft of authority or aggressiveness in attacking the ball.

delw

Damage limitation here lads & hope we get no further injuries.
Key stone cops defending

Harry Palmr

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

Gutless. ****ing gutless.

I don't accept this. Under Houllier and Benitez we played with pride. The manager and players should be utterly ashamed of themselves. A disgrace to the history of this club.

Nonsense, Real are a level or three above the side beaten in 2009 while Liverpool without Sturridge and with Mignolet (and Balo!) are hugely disadvantaged.

Pilsbury Doughboy

That 3rd goal really hurt, so fcking soft.

murpho999

shamrock55 wrote: »

We need a defensive coach asap, we need to replace skrtle, lovren, mignolet asap, and we need to boot balo as far from anfield as possible

I wonder if Rodgers would have the nerve to give Steve Clarke a call.

klose

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

Gutless. ****ing gutless.

I don't accept this. Under Houllier and Benitez we played with pride. The manager and players should be utterly ashamed of themselves. A disgrace to the history of this club.

Step away from the keyboard mate

shamrock55

shamrock55 wrote: »

Balo needs to be replaced at half time

Honestly you aren't watching the game he is playing very well.

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

Gutless. ****ing gutless.

I don't accept this. Under Houllier and Benitez we played with pride. The manager and players should be utterly ashamed of themselves. A disgrace to the history of this club.

Here we go with the nonsensical overboard nonsense. Overall we have actually played well just some stupid mistakes. It could very easily be 3-2.

Slattsy

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

Gutless. ****ing gutless.

I don't accept this. Under Houllier and Benitez we played with pride. The manager and players should be utterly ashamed of themselves. A disgrace to the history of this club.

Go to bed you're drunk.

Pyjamarama

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

Gutless. ****ing gutless.

I don't accept this. Under Houllier and Benitez we played with pride. The manager and players should be utterly ashamed of themselves. A disgrace to the history of this club.

What a load of waffle. Do you honestly think that Rodgers doesn't care?!? He got us closer to the league than the two managers you've mentioned. Selective memory and that need to be right in your initial judgement of Rodgers clouding your judgement here.

Its been painful but where you posting this about Rafa at halftime in Istanbul?

martyos121

After watching this half of football, I've lost all hope of us ever winning a league or Champions League title under Rodgers or FSG. Bad tactics, bad transfer policy, squad full of kids and pretenders.
An overhaul is needed, this isn't the Liverpool I grew up watching.

Francie Barrett

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Nothing like Monday night no?

Crawl off to under your rock please.

rossie1977

Gbear wrote: »

There weren't clubs like this Real Madrid side back then.

kevohmsford wrote: »

It is disappointing but not many teams could live with this Madrid team.

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Nonsense, Real are a level or three above the side beaten in 2009 while Liverpool without Sturridge and with Mignolet (and Balo!) are hugely disadvantaged.

the same madrid side that a few weeks ago were losing in bulgaria...

5starpool

This is the kicking I was fearing. Liverpool were competing for the first 20 then sat back and allowed them to have too much of the ball when they stopped pressing as hard. From then on there was only one outcome likely and the gulf in class has shown since. I just hope that it's not an absolute hammering by full time with another one to come in 2 weeks. Hopefully this can be put behind them by Saturday for the league, but I don't think this team remember how to play well.

DrumSteve

Pyjamarama wrote: »

What a load of waffle. Do you honestly think that Rodgers doesn't care?!? He got us closer to the league than the two managers you've mentioned. Selective memory and that need to be right in your initial judgement of Rodgers clouding your judgement here.

Its been painful but where you posting this about Rafa at halftime in Istanbul?

Tbf to Rafa he had us up to 2nd a few years back.

Shocking defending, Mignolet should just **** off already. Dodgy as fook.

Balo is actually having a decent game so far.

Turtyturd

Francie Barrett wrote: »

Crawl off to under your rock please.

He has a point, just watch when they have a Champions Lea...g..u...e....never mind.

ush

Omnishambles

Francie Barrett

Francie Barrett wrote: »

Crawl off to under your rock please.

I called you out, opposing fans were all over the thread on Monday, and yet your crying about it now when it happens to Liverpool. Come on now

huey1975

Johnson overran the ball in the build up to the second goal and the third was due to piss poor defending.
You could take the view that everything that could go wrong has gone wrong and nothing has gone right. It isn't the worst performance of the season considering the quality of the opposition.
Losses to West ham and Aston villa??

Slattsy

Henderson off. Lallana on.
I'd rather Toure in goalythan that clown mignolet.

shamrock55

Dangelo Stocky Rage wrote: »

Honestly you aren't watching the game he is playing very well.



Here we go with the nonsensical overboard nonsense. Overall we have actually played well just some stupid mistakes.

No no no its his best game maybe, but if you class that as playing well then god help us

Agent Coulson

murpho999 wrote: »

I wonder if Rodgers would have the nerve to give Steve Clarke a call.

He won't hire anyone as then he would have to admit he doesn't have all the answers.. I don't think his ego could handle that.

Slattsy

Balotelli off? Ffs Rodgers. Hasn't a clue.

martyos121

Balotelli off. Rodgers has lost the plot lads.
Bring back Rafa.

Mr Alan

Embarrassing

Pyjamarama

martyos121 wrote: »

After watching this half of football, I've lost all hope of us ever winning a league or Champions League title under Rodgers or FSG. Bad tactics, bad transfer policy, squad full of kids and pretenders.
An overhaul is needed, this isn't the Liverpool I grew up watching.

What was the liverpool team you grew up watching? The one that has won f*ck all in the last 20 years?!? Cause i don't see why the hell you judge Rodgers on this game (or season so far) and not last season when we were superb.

Our defence is just shocking. The hope was Lovern would help us with that and its clearly not working atm. We need to do something about it. A new keeper would be a start.

Taking Mario off here is madness btw.

shamrock55

shamrock55 wrote: »

No no no its his best game maybe, but if you class that as playing well then god help us

No he is playing very well and it's a disgrace he was taken off an absolute disgrace. You haven't a clue about the game you aren't even watching I'd say.

spiritcrusher

Defenders:

Two of the goals could and should have been dealt with easily enough if the defence was any way competent. Probably should have a goal back as well but overall nowhere near as good as Madrid. By a comfortable margin. Lallana on for Balotelli is very strange too. He was doing alright except a few poor final decisions.

Francie Barrett

Steve Clarke is not going to go back to being a defensive coach after managing a team. No point even debating whether Rodgers should be talking to him or not.

Pyjamarama

Mr Alan wrote: »

Embarrassing

You're easily embarrassed. Its tough to watch but not that shocking. Did anyone think Real wouldn't be a class above?!?

martyos121

Pyjamarama wrote: »

What was the liverpool team you grew up watching? The one that has won f*ck all in the last 20 years?!? Cause i don't see why the hell you judge Rodgers on this game (or season so far) and not last season when we were superb.

Our defence is just shocking. The hope was Lovern would help us with that and its clearly not working atm. We need to do something about it. A new keeper would be a start.

Taking Mario off here is madness btw.

I gave Rodgers more than enough credit last season, and yes, we have lost a world class player, but that's no excuse for the level of play we're currently seeing from the lads. If we have little effectiveness going forward, we should at least have a solid defence. At the moment, without Sturridge, we have neither.

Turtyturd

Agent Coulson wrote: »

He won't hire anyone as then he would have to admit he doesn't have all the answers.. I don't think his ego could handle that.

When did it become ok to say this?

Gbear

****ing stupid decision taking Balotelli off.

Just winding him up for the sake of it. Clearly Rodgers has no interest in keeping him around.