Liverpool FC Team Talk, Gossip, Rumours 2024/25

Utopia Parkway

Szobo has had a great 2nd half.

Fitz*

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121000475#Comment_121000475

Wouldn't think that Liverpool are playing a man down in the middle of the park with the way he is playing.

noodler

I don't wanna jinx it but we've been really impressive since going a man down.

facehugger99

Playing very well with 10 men in fairness.

machiavellianme

Keep it simple today Joe, we're 2 up and would like it to stay that way!

mormank

Gomez looks confused already just coming onto the pitch...🙄

mormank

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121000450#Comment_121000450

I think if you show video replay of, let's say, 100 similar or worse tackles in the last 12 months in the same competition all given as yellows or no free kick at all should be enough to make a case.

Pepp1989

Hard to know what the point of VAR is. Same awful decisions just with more frustration as you wonder how in gods name they haven't given something or overturned it having replays

gameoverdude

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121000443#Comment_121000443

Love the autocorrect on weak.

Pepp1989

Also Nunez appears to be nicely down the pecking order? Disappointing from such a big signing

noodler

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121000514#Comment_121000514

I think though, you need to say it wasn't high, or studs weren't out etc.

They can also hide behind ref and var officials thought it was ok. See mIke Dean already saying it was a red.

noodler

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121000527#Comment_121000527

You feel Klopp is losing faith a little. Was similar for final stretch of games last season IIRC.

You wouldn't be playing him over any of the other four tbf.

TitianGerm

Paul Tierney is on VAR today so no surprise it wasn't downgraded to yellow.

Now they've stuck to red, fair enough but now we need to see this type of challenge consistently red carded.

Widdensushi

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121000527#Comment_121000527

He would have been on in most situations,see how it goes if we have a dm

Osmosis Jones

Nunez would be on if we didn't have a player sent off I'm sure, why bring on more forwards in this position

machiavellianme

Becker really is the best

noodler

Robbo is turning Trent like in his defending.

Thank god for Ali

Osmosis Jones

Diaz can't seem to stay fit for long

TitianGerm

Elliott a bit sloppy since he came on. Himself and Szoboszlai not linking very well.

noodler

Great work by Nunez there.

Elliott is sooo windy in the tackle

Osmosis Jones

Surprised that's not a red for Endo

Vicxas

Hope they appeal the red card, was incredibly harsh

noodler

Cheeky smart Endo foul there. Hopefully first. of many

Pepp1989

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121000537#Comment_121000537

Salah went up top instead of bringing him on. He has been abysmal. Nunez only given a few mins in the role.

McDermotX

Ali again

Osmosis Jones

Reminder this was a yellow six days ago

TitianGerm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121000561#Comment_121000561

I like the way he's fouled three of four guys around the half way line to stop breaks. Something we've not done in a long time.

You can tell he's only on Merseyside 24 hours or so. Hasn't the foggiest of where our runners are going or where they take up space and has to take that extra touch or two to look up before passing.

corcaigh07

Harsh to judge Endo this early but he looks so slow

machiavellianme

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121000590#Comment_121000590

Still quicker than Fabinho was last season

McDermotX

Smart from Endo. Good body position, knew what was happening around him

Damien360

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121000590#Comment_121000590

He arrived last night and has been dropped into a underperforming team. Way too early for judgement.

theoneeyedman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121000590#Comment_121000590

Ah, he's struggling, but B it's been a big week for him, lots going on and I'd say the last thing he'd have expected was to be thrown in so early.

Result is all that matters. Appeal the red now, we can't afford 3 more games without Alexis.

martyos121

Pity Endo didn’t work out. Hope we can find him a new club by the end of the month.

mormank

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121000529#Comment_121000529

I don't mind it being given as a red if it given as a red in every other, or even most, similar incident but we all already know it won't be.

Osmosis Jones

Endo arrived in the country 24 hours ago and had to come on while we were down to 10 men.

I honestly think taking anything away from his performance is pointless.

mormank

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121000580#Comment_121000580

Not to mention Enzo's head butt on Jota...and yet Mac gets a red. That's nonsense.

Dcully

Never a pen Mac Alister.

Konate still poor, wild challenges most he missed and positional sense is terrible.

Midfield looks electric Szobi was simply outstanding.

We havent had a midfielder with such running power and gifted on the ball since Gerrard.

BorneTobyWilde

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121000616#Comment_121000616

Does that really make you unable to sprint though. looks 38 out there, not 30.

Fitz*

Good to get the win, especially after going 1-0 down and playing so badly for the first 15/20 mins.

Attacking play was very good and the sheer amount of chances created gives good hope for the season.

Szlobozai very good and carried the midfield after the red card. Diaz is looking more Mane-like with his directness towards goal.

Utopia Parkway

Szobo was great.

Allison was great.

Diaz was great.

I actually think Virgil has looked better than last season in the first 2 games. Small sample size granted.

McAllister to miss Newcastle away next week now. Balls.

martyos121

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121000639#Comment_121000639

Virgil was good today but I thought he was poor against Chelsea. He couldn’t even clear a ball properly last week, looked very shaky overall.

noodler

Neil Lennon of people thinks it was a red.

Yes to the above on Diaz directness.

Very harsh to pick one run from Endo out to label him as slow.

Be him, Sobo and who for Newcastle

Enzokk

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121000629#Comment_121000629

Looked like Keita and Fabinho in going back, but I hope we didn't buy him for his pace but other attributes. There was a reason why Fabinho committed so many tactical fouls, to disguise his lack of pace if the other team broke. You don't have to be quick to break up play ahead of the back 4, but it does leave you exposed on the counter. Then again how many fast DM's do you have? Surely you are pushed higher up the pitch of you have a little pace.

Ikozma

Enjoyable game,surely that red will be overturned,its a yellow at worst.

Slobs is class btw and endo did well too

I think klopp has finally realised nunez isn't good enough,it took him long enough though

Alot of very sloppy play from us but strangly enjoyable all the same

SlickRic

We could talk about a lot, but i'll choose Virgil Van Dijk.

I feel it needs to be said.

He is still elite.

While the world laughs that he dropped off from a 2 year level that I've never seen any CB reach - where he was able to play a high line, perfect one-on-one defending, distribute like Alonso and score a few goals - all I see is a guy who has regressed to merely being an excellent CB.

The proof - today.

We went down to 10, moved back 10 yards, and stuck a DM on. He proceeded to own anything that went near him. We forget that the defending he's asked to do when we drop off as a team is largely child's play.

Ikozma

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121000629#Comment_121000629

Stupid statement,you didn't see him nip infront of bournmouth players twice to nick the ball then no?

He did very well when he came on

cmac2009

Newcastle could find a lot of joy next week against our defense, it's porous at times, with some very basic mistakes which leads to mass panic.

Ken Tucky

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121000684#Comment_121000684

Not the game we needed. Our start is very tough. You think the powers would acknowledge that by having the players in place before we started.

Our defensive structure is all over the shank. Even today we struggled with Ali saving us from a nervous last few minutes. We'll get nothing playing like that next week

hadepsx

Two hard 50/50 tackles so far in the spurs game, both looked worse than Mac's. Guess what, no cards, nothing. The red today wasn't one. Premier league refs are the most inconsistent fools.

TitianGerm

Bournemouths manager said in his interview that it didn't look like a red card in real life. An opposition manager would usually brush off the question when asked if they didn't think it was red.

Hopefully the club appeal and it's overturned.