Liverpool v Manchester United, k/o 14.05 Jan 17th

J. Marston

Peist2007 wrote: »

Who is better?

Gerrard.

8-10

Peist2007 wrote: »

Who is better?

Mignolet. Not giving them a sniff

FutureGuy

Half time review.

Yawn.

martyos121

Peist2007 wrote: »

Who is better?

Most of the Liverpool team. We've been bad but ye have been atrocious.

How can you say a forward is the best player on the pitch if he isn't even threatening our defence?

SeanJ09

Peist2007 wrote: »

Who is better?

I'm sure hes going to claim Jordan Henderson or Roberto Firmino.

Skylinehead

Why weren't Liverpool this average against Arsenal ffs, save the good stuff for the hated rivals!

SlickRic

Any of those people who think Sakho is some version of Djimi Traore...show them this half of football.

Dominant in the air.
Great covering when needed.
Composure under the ball in the air.
Accurate forward passes.

He's first choice for us. End of.

Peist2007

8-10 wrote: »

Mignolet. Not giving them a sniff

Ha i was leaving keepers out of my statement as they arent really comparable. De Gea would probably nick it if i did.

Liam O

loudnoises89 wrote: »

Rooney is invisible take him off put Martial up top and stick Depay out the wing ffs.

Yeah it's his fault Schneiderlin and Herrera are totally incapable of passing.

noodler

We are absolutely throwing away really promising opportunities.

Lalanna head the fcuking thing with some conviction, milner control a perfect pass, firminho cut inside or shoot first time.

Can't see us having it this good again second half and nothing to show for it.

B17G

A couple of attempts by Liverpool. No shots on target by Utd. Overall....

Berserker

loudnoises89 wrote: »

Rooney is invisible take him off put Martial up top and stick Depay out the wing ffs.

He is stuck up front on his own, being marked by two CBs, to be fair to him. Hope things pick up in the second half. Is Benteke injured?

Sugarlumps

Zilch entertainment in the 1st half. This fixture is a dead duck.

Peist2007

martyos121 wrote: »

Most of the Liverpool team. We've been bad but ye have been atrocious.

How can you say a forward is the best player on the pitch if he isn't even threatening our defence?

I didnt say Martial is the best player on the pitch today. But he is clearly the best player on the pitch. Which is what is said.

blueser

FutureGuy wrote: »

Half time review.

Yawn.

They'll have a job finding enough highlights to flesh out 15 minutes!

If United don't win today they'll have 1 win in 9, I wonder what's the highest a team has ever finished after a run like that.

Super-Rush

SlickRic wrote: »

Any of those people who think Sakho is some version of Djimi Traore...show them this half of football.

Dominant in the air.
Great covering when needed.
Composure under the ball in the air.
Accurate forward passes.

He's first choice for us. End of.

I'd agree with this, but, he does tend to stray a bit and leaves gaps for midfielders to run into.

Pyjamarama

SlickRic wrote: »

Any of those people who think Sakho is some version of Djimi Traore...show them this half of football.

Dominant in the air.
Great covering when needed.
Composure under the ball in the air.
Accurate forward passes.

He's first choice for us. End of.

NAh he can't pass the ball... :rolleyes:

noodler

Peist2007 wrote: »

Martial is the best player on the pitch by a distance

Behind firminho and half a dozen others.

MightyMandarin

SeanJ09 wrote: »

I'm sure hes going to claim Jordan Henderson or Roberto Firmino.

At least the latter has looked like scoring. Martial's best moment was stopping Firmino from scoring, which isn't really his job anyway. United haven't had a sniff of a goal.

SlickRic

Lallana just looks frightened.

Grid.

United dragged all over the pitch, awful performance!

martyos121

Peist2007 wrote: »

I didnt say Martial is the best player on the pitch today. But he is clearly the best player on the pitch. Which is what is said.

And you're still wrong.

Andersonisgod

This Man Utd side is so lacking in dynamism, fluidity, and any kind of punch. Everything is just so one paced. The contrast between that and the lightning quick, clever attacks and intricate moves of Liverpool has only highlighted Man Utd's shortcomings even more. This is occurring all over the pitch, Liverpool's midfield have far more running power, are linking with the attacking players more effectively than their Man Utd counterparts. The Liverpool attack floats about, combing with runners from deep, the only thing lacking is a goal. Martial the only bright spark in a very dull Man Utd side.

Peist2007

noodler wrote: »

Behind firminho and half a dozen others.

Firminho a better player than Martial :pac:

Vicxas

Did someone say Martial is best on the pitch.... Oh dear

ERG89

SlickRic wrote: »

Any of those people who think Sakho is some version of Djimi Traore...show them this half of football.

Dominant in the air.
Great covering when needed.
Composure under the ball in the air.
Accurate forward passes.

He's first choice for us. End of.

Man Utd were awful first half if he defends against a team playing well boast. Poor game with little quality from either side. Scary how much work both need to do

martyos121

Peist2007 wrote: »

Firminho a better player than Martial :pac:

Glad you'll finally admit it. Thought you were serious for a minute there.

MightyMandarin

Peist2007 wrote: »

Firminho a better player than Martial :pac:

Martial a better player than Firmino :pac:




See what I did there?

Peist2007

martyos121 wrote: »

And you're still wrong.

Nope, you are. You'll have to grudgingly come round eventually.

S. Goodspeed

Liverpool dominating but very blunt up front, lack of a real striker really is limiting them. Even though Martial and Rooney have done very very little they still seem more dangerous when the ball comes near them

8-10

Peist2007 wrote: »

Ha i was leaving keepers out of my statement as they arent really comparable. De Gea would probably nick it if i did.

Nah in fairness Martial has been solid and his defensive tackle on Firmino was excellent (though Roberto was weak). For Liverpool the only players of note have been Lucas and Sakho who have both broken up play well. Schneiderlin doing similar well for United bit I haven't been impressed with Herrera or Rooney at all to be honest. Lingard is struggling to get involved. Hendo is snatching at stuff and so is Can. Moreno solid, Damien poor on the left but will be much better on the right.

My 2cents. Not much to shout about for either fans really

monkey9

SeanJ09 wrote: »

I'm sure hes going to claim Jordan Henderson or Roberto Firmino.

Ooh interesting. How come you chose to pick those two players out of thin air?

Canadel

Whatever happens in the 2nd half, that this is what Van Gaal is serving up after a year and a half in charge, having built his own team, and spent 200m on transfers, is utterly devastating for Utd fans and the club. And depressing for a lot of football fans tbh.

ParkRunner

Has there been a shot on target?

5starpool

See? A stamp, or at best deliberately stood on his foot.

tim_holsters

Turgid stuff so far, thank fcuk for the Bournemouth's and Stoke's of this league although to be fair at least Liverpool have flattered to deceive at times. As for Man U I'm enjoying their continued flat performances as much as any non fan so more of the same in the second half will do fine I suppose but some of their football borderline hurts the eyes.

MightyMandarin

Peist2007 wrote: »

Nope, you are. You'll have to grudgingly come round eventually.

Apparently he's the new Henry or something?:rolleyes: Still waiting for him to even look remotely like a player worthy of their price tag...

SlickRic

It looks like LVG just thought he could overload the left like earlier in the season - i.e. put Fellaini out there, take it down, go from there.

No plan B seemingly.

eigrod

5starpool wrote: »

See? A stamp, or at best deliberately stood on his foot.

Definite stamp on Lucas' right foot.

monkey9

Peist2007 wrote: »

I didnt say Martial is the best player on the pitch today. But he is clearly the best player on the pitch. Which is what is said.

This is one of the worst backtracks i've seen on Boards. :pac:

BorneTobyWilde

Can't help but think that who ever scores first will take the lead.

J. Marston

5starpool wrote: »

See? A stamp, or at best deliberately stood on his foot.

And?

8-10

ParkRunner wrote: »

Has there been a shot on target?

Lallana's header that deGea saved on the edge of the box near the start that Firmino followed up was classified as a shot on target. Rightly so as de Gea had to make the save.

Andersonisgod

S. Goodspeed wrote: »

Liverpool dominating but very blunt up front, lack of a real striker really is limiting them. Even though Martial and Rooney have done very very little they still seem more dangerous when the ball comes near them

Liverpool's fluid attacking 3, incorporating deep midfield runners always produces a more varied and effective Liverpool attack than sticking Benteke up front where his lack of movement makes the attack far more predictable. When chasing a goal.in the last 15-20 minutes he's a useful option, other than that he's a hindrance to how Liverpool play.

Peist2007

MightyMandarin wrote: »

Apparently he's the new Henry or something?:rolleyes: Still waiting for him to even look remotely like a player worthy of their price tag...

Havent heard anything about that. He's the real deal. Look back on this game in 5 years and see where half of the numpties are from both sides. Martial will be right at the top, whether that is United or elsewhere. Apologies if that opinion has blown a little sand into your vagina, purely unintentional.

martyos121

Peist2007 wrote: »

Nope, you are. You'll have to grudgingly come round eventually.

Haha this is properly funny tbh.

Heartwarming to find a United fan with a sense of humour.

blueser

"Rooney must be pulling his hair out"; a career on stage awaits you Mr Souness!

StringerBell

Well

The first half was a big pile of ****e, can't wait to get another bowlful of it in the second half

Dirty Dingus McGee

Canadel wrote: »

Whatever happens in the 2nd half, that this is what Van Gaal is serving up after a year and a half in charge, having built his own team, and spent 200m on transfers, is utterly devastating for Utd fans and the club. And depressing for a lot of football fans tbh.

I have a feeling that people who don't support Man Utd couldn't really give a fiddlers about how they play.