Liverpool vs Chelsea Capital One Cup Semi-Final 1st Leg k.o 19:45

Fudge You

Quinn is painful

5starpool

We are really going to struggle to break them down now for sure. It'll take a moment of genius or a mistake I think from Chelsea.

livinginkorea

Good run from Can

mada999

against the better teams, Chelsea are always really set up just to counter attack and wait for teams to make mistakes.. they dont really have the players to go an attack...they always have a big defensive spine and a few flair players imo..

spiritcrusher

Can needed to release that ball to Sterling well before he did.

Turtyturd

5starpool wrote: »

We are really going to struggle to break them down now for sure. It'll take a moment of genius or a mistake I think from Chelsea.

Might as well blow it up...the bus is well and truly parked and we won't break them down.

monkey9

Matic is an absolute beast of a player. So good in that role.

Mr Blobby

"Jamaica... Sounds good."

- Niall Quinn

Kirby

It's the same as the Monreal/Kompany incident. It's a dive. Clearly a dive. But it's a foul and a penalty. They aren't mutually exclusive.

Can fouled him, the dive doesn't change that.

grumpymunster

5starpool wrote: »

We are really going to struggle to break them down now for sure. It'll take a moment of genius or a mistake I think from Chelsea.

Never give up whilst Mikel is on the pitch

Gotta admire Chelseas organisation when defending.

Compare that to our last man back ameteur stuff

the_monkey

Snowing in Liverpool ... :eek:

the_monkey

the_monkey wrote: »

Snowing in Liverpool ... :eek:

It's not that uncommon!

hullaballoo

mada999 wrote: »

against the better teams, Chelsea are always really set up just to counter attack and wait for teams to make mistakes.. they dont really have the players to go an attack...they always have a big defensive spine and a few flair players imo..

Chelsea seriously lacking attacking options all right.

SureYWouldntYa

Kirby wrote: »

It's the same as the Monreal/Kompany incident. It's a dive. Clearly a dive. But it's a foul and a penalty. They aren't mutually exclusive.

Can fouled him, the dive doesn't change that.

I suppose then it's Demba Ba's fault Gerrard slipped ?

Turtyturd

Chandsome should have done the Suarez dance in front of the keeper.

Fromvert

Markovic never expects the ball and ends up being on his heels.

Turtyturd

3 on 1 that's poor from Chelsea.

tayto lover

Chelsea more likely to score than Liverpool.

ERG89

Chelsea haven't even had to play well well but as always this season Liverpool seem compelled to do themselves no favours and give them a lead anyway.
Not a lot happening since tbf.

klose

Sterling getting gobbled up in their midfield here

billymitchell

Liverpool all the ball, chelsea really comfortable. It really is the united game all over again. Chelsea to score a few more here

5starpool

grumpymunster wrote: »

Never give up whilst Mikel is on the pitch

I thought his tackle earlier on was 2 footed with studs up at first. It wasn't, but it looked it at first viewing to me. I think Chelsea are more than capable of scoring on the break though so it's a long road back and ye will be almost impossible to overcome if Liverpool can't at least draw tonight.

Turtyturd

Nasty from Costa.

~Rebel~

tayto lover wrote: »

Chelsea more likely to score than Liverpool.

Alas usually the case when one team has to chase the game while the other can sit back and wait for the right breaks.

We're in and around their box enought hat id kind of like to see Balotelli on there with his physicality.

mada999

hullaballoo wrote: »

Chelsea seriously lacking attacking options all right.

i didnt really say that, i said they are set up to defend and then get a break....

but looking at the team they've 6 full defensive players and then a playmaker in fabregas, then 2 flair players in william and hazard and then a bulldozer up front.. so their onus is really on defensive first and then try to get a break and attack... do you agree?

tayto lover

Petulant from Gerrard. Yellow all day.

niallo27

How the **** is that a yellow.

doc_17

So kicking the ball away is not a yellow card anymore?

Headshot

Niall Quinn Captain obvious

Strumms

Is it just me or is Gerrard looking like he might be carrying a few pounds ?

brevity

Lots of fancy flicks and one touches by Liverpool but no end product.

Turtyturd

Lol...Fabregas.

Osmosis Jones

Far too many passes backwards

Strumms

Strumms wrote: »

Is it just me or is Gerrard looking like he might be carrying a few pounds ?

Dollars

googled eyes

We're getting nothing with mighty mouse trying to get around Chelsea's towering defence

Willian is a workhorse, you can see why Mourinhio likes him. Great energy all over the pitch

Strumms

rarnes1 wrote: »

Dollars

Predictable

klose

Soft booking

Kirby

Tell a ref to f*ck off right to his face. And get away with it.

RESPECT my arse.

Harsh yellow ref. He ran into him

djPSB

Ref has been brutal.

ThunbergsAreGo

Very sneaky by Hazard, drew the yellow very well

niallo27

This ref is taking the piss.

Slattsy

Is Hazard the new Ashley Young?

Obviously with more talent!

Turtyturd

Hazard with a touch of Wilshereitis.

5starpool

I really hate Martin Atkinson. no way was that a yellow for Lucas, despite the look on Hazard's face like he had a knife in his back.

googled eyes

soft yellow. Feels like we'll be down a player by the end

Ulysses Gaze

Chelsea are just far too cute for Liverpool. Mourinho's Catenaccio is going to be extremely difficult to break down.

klose

Felipe louis