Sunderland V Liverpool Match Thread 10/01/15 12.45 BT sports

Turtyturd

Wrong decision from Henderson...Chandsome was the option.

5starpool

On target that was in from Coutinho.

Why is Can out wide now?

Hopefully Balotelli can get a goal.

efb

Why always Mario?

darced

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Sir Gallagher

Borini going off in a sulk..

breghall

that's poor from coutinho, he should at least hit the target..... v poor

murpho999

Borini off after another amazing contribution.
Sunderland will offer £20m in the player's lounge after the game.

larrymiller

Lovern gives me the scour

monkey9

I'm a Liverpool fan and want Liverpool to win. But the main thing that stands out here (and the final result doesn't matter) is how bad Sunderland are.

This is a very very worrying Sunderland performance. I don't give them much notice and just assume Poyet is doing ok there, but what is he doing here? We have Borini up forward. They are standing off and playing like we're Barcelona.

Turtyturd

rarnes1 wrote: »

Can is a beast

Best player in the league after Coutinho.

Turtyturd

F*ck off Balotelli.

Utopia Parkway

Nice turn by Mario there.

kingshankly

Balloteli must have the lowest shots to conversion rate in football

5starpool

Turtyturd wrote: »

F*ck off Balotelli.

Invoking the spirit of Sturridge?

Does Ballotelli have a good record with 40 yard frees or something

darced

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niallo27

Love to see the stats. Lucas must have intercepted about 478 balls at this stage. Very underrated.

Dirty Steve

Thought Borini did alright. Constant movement, looked for space, harassed defenders.

He's no world beater, but he did a job.

DaveSuarez

Why do we keep letting Balotelli hit free kicks from 40 yards!?

Sir Gallagher

Dirty Steve wrote: »

Thought Borini did alright. Constant movement, looked for space, harassed defenders.

He's no world beater, but he did a job.

Jesus. The lad is no use and that's it.

5starpool

Wind foxed Skrtel there who recovered well.

Utopia Parkway

Jaysus Skrtel.

Super-Rush

Lucas is boss.

monkey9

Sir Gallagher wrote: »

Jesus. The lad is no use and that's it.

He's sh!t. Nothing else needs to be said.

Utopia Parkway

Dirty Steve wrote: »

Thought Borini did alright. Constant movement, looked for space, harassed defenders.

He's no world beater, but he did a job.

He was Borini. Never looks like he's going to score for all his running.

5starpool

We won't see this game out with a clean sheet.

All out attack when a goal up

Unless there's a bonus point for another goal shut up shop

Turtyturd

5starpool wrote: »

Invoking the spirit of Sturridge?

More on the genuine spirit this time.

murpho999

Dirty Steve wrote: »

Thought Borini did alright. Constant movement, looked for space, harassed defenders.

He's no world beater, but he did a job.

I thought a striker's job was to score goals and harass goalkeepers?

Paully D

monkey9 wrote: »

I'm a Liverpool fan and want Liverpool to win. But the main thing that stands out here (and the final result doesn't matter) is how bad Sunderland are.

This is a very very worrying Sunderland performance. I don't give them mug notice and just assume Poyet is doing ok there, but what is he doing here? We have Borini up forward. They are standing off and playing like we're Barcelona.

I'm really annoyed at the performance, but just for some perspective here's a few reasons that may outline why we have been so poor:

1) Our best player by a comfortable distance, the one who dictates everything in the middle for us, is out injured.

2) Fletcher is out, which means Wickham plays up top. Now that's not a bad thing in itself, but it leads to point 3.

3) With Wickham playing up top, he is taken from out wide where he had been playing quite well this season. Giaccherini has always been poor defensively and this is a key reason why he hasn't played anywhere near the amount of games he should have, but he plays today as a result of the positional changes.

4) Giaccherini's poor defensive ability coupled with van Aanholt's poor defensive ability and love of going forward have ensured that Liverpool basically have free reign down our left hand side, where Markovic has had so much joy in the first half.

An awful performance though, of that there is no doubt. We're tough to beat for the most part (hence the 11 draws in 20) but we lack creativity to create chances and have done for some time.

PhiloCypher

The more I see Can Markovic and Lallana(granted he's not playing today) the more I wonder why did it take till the turn of the year for them to get a run in the team , were they that awful in training !?!?

whatawaster

rarnes1 wrote: »

All out attack when a goal up

Unless there's a bonus point for another goal shut up shop

That only works if you defend well under pressure. Would not work for us

monkey9

rarnes1 wrote: »

Does Ballotelli have a good record with 40 yard frees or something

He did whack one in once for Inter. Therefore he thinks he can do it all the time.

kingshankly

Someone needs to tell coutinho it's between the white sticks

Utopia Parkway

Coutinho pulls about 80% of his shots. Like a golfer who constantly pulls his tee shot.

Osmosis Jones

Still feel all these wasted opportunities will ruin us here.

whatawaster

I'm sitting in the same chair in the same pub as I was when Jagielka scored that screamer against us

Agent Coulson

Lucas & Sakho get back into the team over the last few games and we look so much better at the back.

Not perfect but a lot better.


Cue fcuk up now.

5starpool

rarnes1 wrote: »

All out attack when a goal up

Unless there's a bonus point for another goal shut up shop

Are you mad?

whatawaster

whatawaster wrote: »

I'm sitting in the same chair in the same pub as I was when Jagielka scored that screamer against us

Get out of it asap!!!

livinginkorea

whatawaster wrote: »

I'm sitting in the same chair in the same pub as I was when Jagielka scored that screamer against us

Get out!

niallo27

That not a yellow.

whatawaster

rarnes1 wrote: »

Get out of it asap!!!

I'll start pacing back and forth

RayCon

whatawaster wrote: »

I'm sitting in the same chair in the same pub as I was when Jagielka scored that screamer against us

Move .... now

livinginkorea

Decent chance from Hendo...at least Mario doesn't have to take it all the time

5starpool

5starpool wrote: »

Are you mad?

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Headshot

lol

that is brilliant

monkey9

Paully D wrote: »

I'm really annoyed at the performance, but just for some perspective here's a few reasons that may outline why we have been so poor:

1) Our best player by a comfortable distance, the one who dictates everything in the middle for us, is out injured.

2) Fletcher is out, which means Wickham plays up top. Now that's not a bad thing in itself, but it leads to point 3.

3) With Wickham playing up top, he is taken from out wide where he had been playing quite well this season. Giaccherini has always been poor defensively and this is a key reason why he hasn't played anywhere near the amount of games he should have, but he plays today as a result of the positional changes.

4) Giaccherini's poor defensive ability coupled with van Aanholt's poor defensive ability and love of going forward have ensured that Liverpool basically have free reign down our left hand side, where Markovic has had so much joy in the first half.

An awful performance though, of that there is no doubt. We're tough to beat for the most part (hence the 11 draws in 20) but we lack creativity to create chances and have done for some time.

A detailed description and one I won't argue with as you know more about Sunderland. But this performance is about attitude as well and I feel that's down to Poyet.

Sunderland have not tested our defence at all or even try to pressurise us once. Even now, there's nothing from Sunderland.

At least give the fans something to shout about and get behind and then kick on from there.

Sir Gallagher

That *very silly man* is forever slipping. Get new boots ffs.

That'll be a gif in about 5 mins :pac: