25.1.17 - EFL Semi Final 2nd Leg - Liverpool (0) v Southampton (1) KO 8pm Sky

TitianGerm

M!Ck^ wrote: »

It was straight at him tbf
I thought it was a poor shot, should have placed it in the corner
Southampton may rue the chances missed but to their credit deserve the lead
Is this Liverpools best defensive partnership available at current?

Yup missing Matip. Sakho in the dog house.

Vicxas

M!Ck^ wrote: »

It was straight at him tbf
I thought it was a poor shot, should have placed it in the corner
Southampton may rue the chances missed but to their credit deserve the lead
Is this Liverpools best defensive partnership available at current?

Until Matip is back. Yes.

niallo27

M!Ck^ wrote: »

It was straight at him tbf
I thought it was a poor shot, should have placed it in the corner
Southampton may rue the chances missed but to their credit deserve the lead
Is this Liverpools best defensive partnership available at current?

No matip would slip in there

5starpool

niallo27 wrote: »

No matip would slip in there

He's not available though, is he? He may be for Sunday (I haven't heard he will though), but not at the moment.

jayo26

Is Matip going to be out for long more?

BorneTobyWilde

Have to be willing to let play break down, play those killer passes into feet or space. If it breaks down we go again, all this pass pass pass is going no where. You create chances by continuously playing balls in to killer areas and letting it play out.

emmetkenny

emmetkenny wrote: »

Yup missing Matip. Sakho in the dog house.

Injured?

kingshankly

I do not get emre can
What does he bring

Osmosis Jones

Really prefer Lallana when he's not in the front three, keep him in midfield and he's a much better player.

Sugarlumps

Great save? He performed a basic save, then punches it back in play.

DDC1990

We're extremely poor in the final third.

We look really lethargic.

Despitw a huge amount of posessuon we are lucky to be only 1 down.

Southampton playing this masterfully. Hitting us on thw break and defending extremely well.

Unless Coutinho has some magic when he comes on I can see us with a 1 or 2 goal deficit going to Anfield.

rob316

kingshankly wrote: »

I do not get emre can
What does he bring

sloppy passing and no end product. massively overrated

5starpool

kingshankly wrote: »

I do not get emre can
What does he bring

He has been very underwhelming this season when fit.

Vicxas

kingshankly wrote: »

I do not get emre can
What does he bring

Brings me a fcuking migraine

TitianGerm

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Injured?

Yup, not sure if he's back for Sunday either.

When he plays our back four looks much better. He brings a calmness that we lack when he's out.

He hasn't played much but he reminds me of Hyypia

niallo27

5starpool wrote: »

He's not available though, is he? He may be for Sunday (I haven't heard he will though), but not at the moment.

I don't know did he mean the best available now or in general. Hopefully they got their mistakes out of the way tonight.

emmetkenny

emmetkenny wrote: »

Yup, not sure if he's back for Sunday either.

When he plays our back four looks much better. He brings a calmness that we lack when he's out.

He hasn't played much but he reminds me of Hyypia

Well that's great news
Because this current defense looks dreadful

jayo26

DDC1990 wrote: »

We're extremely poor in the final third .

We look really lethargic.

Despitw a huge amount of posessuon we are lucky to be only 1 down.

Southampton playing this masterfully. Hitting us on thw break and defending extremely well.

Unless Coutinho has some magic when he comes on I can see us with a 1 or 2 goal deficit going to Anfield.

Ye don't look much better in the first and second thirds either. Need to pick it up in second half or will have a mountain to climb to get back in it.

Players look tired.

BorneTobyWilde

Can has played a lot recently.
Would expect him to be tired
Played against City
Look tired against Sunderland
Then he was played in FA Cup
And again today
Crazy

niallo27

We have been here before and more often than not Klopp sorts it out.

Agent Coulson

Start by replacing Daniel with Origi.

Vicxas

niallo27 wrote: »

We have been here before and more often than not Klopp sorts it out.

Haven't you heard. We're meant to be invincible.

BorneTobyWilde

I'm sure Klopp is questioning the Cuuntspazticated Fuuckknobbery he saw in first half
We usually see a reaction.

NukaCola

Not a fan of Can and Lucas in the middle being honest.....

TitianGerm

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Well that's great news
Because this current defense looks dreadful

Feck off you taking joy in our defensive woes :pac:

BorneTobyWilde

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Start by replacing Daniel with Origi.

Wish they'd pass to Sturridge in tight areas
All they do is pass sideways
We need to play passes in feet into dangerous areas
If it breaks down so what , that's football
You create chances, moments though
All we need is moments to score

TitianGerm

jayo26 wrote: »

Ye don't look much better in the first and second thirds either. Need to pick it up in second half or will have a mountain to climb to get back in it.

Players look tired.

Very slow tonight. Lucas and Can slow in the middle. Losing Lalana press and energy in there because he's playing further forward.

Sturridge is going to take root if he doesn't move soon and Firmino is having a really poor run of form (actually started around the time Couthino got injured).

emmetkenny

emmetkenny wrote: »

Feck off you taking joy in our defensive woes :pac:

Why pretend it's anything else tbf
Nothing in this tie anyway, loads of game left to yourselves get back in it
Can't remember if away goals count in the league cup however

Osmosis Jones

Well that's an encouraging start to the half, pass back to Lovren and under no pressure hoof it to Forster.

5starpool

Milner tried to give away a free 3 times there, finally succeeded.

Osmosis Jones

It's like our defence try to spread out as far away from each other as possible, and then telegraph their passes to each other so everyone in the stadium knows where the ball is going.

5starpool

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Why pretend it's anything else tbf
Nothing in this tie anyway, loads of game left to yourselves get back in it
Can't remember if away goals count in the league cup however

Do you only skim these threads? Already answered in here.

Vicxas

Great start to the second half.

TitianGerm

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Why pretend it's anything else tbf
Nothing in this tie anyway, loads of game left to yourselves get back in it
Can't remember if away goals count in the league cup however

Ah we've been poor tonight and lucky to be only one down, no two ways about it. Hopefully we can make it through the tie because I'd like to win the cup.

Away goals count if it's level after extra time in the second leg.

5starpool

5starpool wrote: »

Do you only skim these threads? Already answered in here.

Haven't read the whole thread no, why is it a rule?
Probably more helpful to just post it than the point you are trying to make

NukaCola

Can has been really disappointing.....

Vicxas

NukaCola wrote: »

Can has been really disappointing.....

Been disappointing for a very long time.

machiavellianme

Lallana, Wijnaldum and er Karius look like the only players even trying tonight.
Severe lack of urgency for the rest of them

TitianGerm

5starpool wrote: »

Milner tried to give away a free 3 times there, finally succeeded.

Channeling his inner Moreno

Osmosis Jones

Can has no finesse on the attack, ball just bounces off him.

SlickRic

We've nobody who can beat a player. That's the issue. It's easy to defend against us because none of our players can skin past anyone.

SlickRic

SlickRic wrote: »

We've nobody who can beat a player. That's the issue. It's easy to defend against us because none of our players can skin past anyone.

Lallana surely

5starpool

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Haven't read the whole thread no, why is it a rule?
Probably more helpful to just post it than the point you are trying to make

I'm not in the mood to be helpful for some reason.

The rule hasn't changed in recent years though regarding away goals, and it is a rule particular to this competition.

NukaCola

SlickRic wrote: »

We've nobody who can beat a player. That's the issue. It's easy to defend against us because none of our players can skin past anyone.

Well Lallana, Firmino and Sturridge can but they haven't had much opportunities.....

Osmosis Jones

Why the **** is Can furthest forward, he hasn't a clue what to do when he gets it.

Vicxas

Couldn't open up Plymouth who parked the bus. Can't get passed Southampton who aren't.

Going back and sideways like we're trying to do a match version of the Konami code.

~Rebel~

Ugh Sturridge...easy ball on to the left wing, and he turns inside into 3 players and falls over instead.

Polo_Mint

Even though this is a really bad game to watch, Southampton are making it look easy

~Rebel~

Coutinho an obvious sub second half, but I reckon Woodburn could bring a lot to this game too at wide forward. Just someone willing to run at defenders and create a hole by dragging players to him - the Mane job.

machiavellianme

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