West Ham Utd v Liverpool, Sat Sept 20th, KO@17:30, SS1.

jesus_thats_gre

jesus_thats_gre wrote: »

They are closing us down very effectively in fairness..

Easiest way to beat us tbf

Guy:Incognito

Billy86 wrote: »

So that's not a penalty, but the one against Ludogrets was?

Yep, I cant believe the very same ref made 2 different calls for the exact same thing.......

Last_Minute

Peist2007 wrote: »

I also think it should be made compulsory that every club provides a birthday cake (with full set of candles) on the birthday of any of its players earning over £99k a week. Common sense

Good idea but its open to abuse. Players will demand more then 99k a week just to get the cake.

FernandoTorres

Relying on Lucas to play the killer ball from midfield is not a great policy.

dirkmeister

"Technically" it's a free kick says Niall



So that makes it a free then?

jesus_thats_gre

Jaysus, forgot Borini was playing.

double GG

Sideshow Mark wrote: »

A bang on the head should result in an automatic substitution which doesn't count towards the total subs made by a team.

Perfect. Start with any old player, get him to 'clash heads accidentally' with the opposition star player. Easy.

Guy:Incognito

Sideshow Mark wrote: »

A bang on the head should result in an automatic substitution which doesn't count towards the total subs made by a team.

Not all bangs on the head are anything more than a cut.

Plus therd be a fair few tactical knocks being taken when a team has no subs left but wants to get a striker on when winning or defender when losing.

Sideshow Mark

Peist2007 wrote: »

I also think it should be made compulsory that every club provides a birthday cake (with full set of candles) on the birthday of any of its players earning over £99k a week. Common sense

Good thinking, we can call it the "Yaya rule."

jesus_thats_gre

jesus_thats_gre wrote: »

I Jaysus, forgot Borini was playing.

He might as well be in the dressing room

Mushy

rarnes1 wrote: »

Looking concussed and being concussed are two different things.

Nobody here's knows for sure

I know that, but it is clear that he was dazed to an extent. With that in mind, I wouldn't fancy having a player on the pitch who looked that way.

citytillidie

Poor ref

Peist2007

Last_Minute wrote: »

Good idea but its open to abuse. Players will demand more then 99k a week just to get the cake.

Hmm i wonder whether teams with older squads (and therefore more likely to be bloated in wages) can be given some sort of FFP write-off due to extra expense on candles? It's a hornets nest but something that needs to be dealt with now.

NukaCola

The ref is ****ing brutal

Aubrey loves Joe

Dejan like a young Bobby Moore with the ball at his feet

~Rebel~

Sideshow Mark wrote: »

A bang on the head should result in an automatic substitution which doesn't count towards the total subs made by a team.

Where's the line? What you suggest would result in one or two subs at every 50/50 header. Players clash heads all the time - usually rub it for a sec and play on. Where do you draw the line on what constitutes a serious enough clash?

There HAS to be discretion by the ref and medical professionals, the people who are actually there, and can see the situation. People right now are just assuming Lovren isn't alright. If he comes out for the second half, it was obviously fine.

mightyreds

Moreno made a great run up the line but instead of giving him the ball its passed back to sakho and eventually lovren l, now we are under pressure instead of attacking

Peist2007

Sideshow Mark wrote: »

Good thinking, we can call it the "Yaya rule."

I would prefer the "Martins rule" named after the 17 year old striker aged 25 who scored in a Champions League Semi-Final for Inter. But nothing is set in stone.

Sugarlumps

Entertaining first half. Pool defense looks easily breached. They've not been able to string too many passes together. As for West Ham, best I've seen them play in a long time. Plenty of goals still in this game.

I am pie

rarnes1 wrote: »

He might as well be in the dressing room

he'd be more of a threat in there. Passenger.:mad:

jesus_thats_gre

Mignolet is ****ing useless. Have lost virtually all trust in him.

ASOT

Sakhos changed the game, it was a joke he was dropped in the first place.

Mushy

Mushy wrote: »

I know that, but it is clear that he was dazed to an extent. With that in mind, I wouldn't fancy having a player on the pitch who looked that way.

Looks fine to me. Might have bloody woken him up tbh

double GG

Liverpool's defence just watching Reid get on the ball there

5starpool

rarnes1 wrote: »

He might as well be in the dressing room

Hard to see how Lambert would be less effective.

kfallon

That first half was a throwback to the Hodgson days

Zico

rarnes1 wrote: »

Looking concussed and being concussed are two different things.

Nobody here's knows for sure

Do you think he's putting it on?

Charlie19

Blessed to get in at HT only one behind.

If we could magically win this, Sam will have some crying head on him.

Super-Rush

The sooner Allen is back to replace Gerrard the better.

ASOT

ASOT wrote: »

Sakhos changed the game, it was a joke he was dropped in the first place.

It was his fault for the first two goals

Sir Gallagher

What is the point in having Lucas on the pitch?

kingshankly

Sterling was shocking that first half constantly giving the ball away

Agent Coulson

Super-Rush wrote: »

The sooner Allen is back to replace Gerrard the better.

As much as I want that to happen Rodgers doesn't have the balls to drop Gerrard.

Richard Hillman

Why on earth did WH take a short corner there and waste time. The clock was up. It was a free chance. They could have even brought the keeper up. I hate this sport sometimes.

ASOT

rarnes1 wrote: »

It was his fault for the first two goals

darced

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Peist2007

5starpool wrote: »

Hard to see how Lambert would be less effective.

Give him a chance

In fairness i assumed these were the games Lambert was bought for. Would be worth bringing on

Borini makes good runs though...

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Francie Barrett

Markovic and Lallana for Borini and Lucas please.

Grayditch

West Ham have more goals in them. Liverpool, I dunno...

jesus_thats_gre

rarnes1 wrote: »

Borini makes good runs though...

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What makes me wonder about this lineup is that it differs quite a bit from the starting lineup last week...

machiavellianme

Surely after such a big outlay on Adam llama for his epic workrate we should be making use of him? Both ex saints on for borini and Lucas.

Charlie19

Super-Rush wrote: »

The sooner Allen is back to replace Gerrard the better.

Lol. We might be lacking some of Joe's qualities but he's not going to replace Gerrard.

NukaCola

As a fan you have to wonder why Lucas Gerrard and Henderson have started in the middle. That midfield is set up to contain and it has failed miserably at that. Borini blowing his chance here aswell.

Liverpool are just a mess at the moment. If I was BR I would go mental at them at HT. No shape or urgency, passing is awful, attacking is non existant, nothing is currently present in this game that made us great last season. Sloppy and clueless. WHU look a constant threat.

Dublin Red Devil

Fair play to West Ham. Only positive from Liverpool so far is I had Sterling on my FF team

Gbear

rarnes1 wrote: »

Borini makes good runs though...

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When the ball is seldom passed in the same postcode as him there's not much he can do.
We could have Jesus Messi Maradonna Pele Christ up front and it wouldn't make a difference.

NukaCola wrote: »

That midfield is set up to contain and it has failed miserably at that.

The only thing that midfield can be set up to do is fail.

Hoki

Dublin Red Devil wrote: »

Fair play to West Ham. Only positive from Liverpool so far is I had Sterling on my FF team

Along with about 1.5m other people

LuckyLloyd

We're in the ****. What are you gonna do about it?

Peist2007

I know this isnt match related but it is half time so:

Paderborn are currently top of the Bundesliga after four games played. Paderborn.

I have watched too much football if anything over the past 25 years and football across the world too. I play way too much Football Manager. And i have never even heard of a club called Paderborn until today. Paderborn :eek:

mosstin

The fact that we persist in pairing Lucas and Gerard when it clearly hasn't worked in years is probably the most worrying thing.