Liverpool FC Team Talk, Gossip, Rumours 2024/25

Holy sht that bounce could've gone so badly!

whats going on at the back lads???

The ball over the top is just opening the defence up

That kid Felix looks class.

First time I've watched him. Big price they paid for him

It's so simple and it's doing us everytime!! We need half time badly....

He's playing well in their half - I'm not sure why he's even being put in the position of covering so deep in our own half, he should be the last to be back in that sort of position, after both Hendo and Milner.

they allowing Robertson free all the time...

Have we had a shot at goal since Naby's goal?

Even just swapping Milner for Keita would be huge - Milner's the midfielder staying furthest forward for some crazy reason. Would much rather Keita be that out ball, and Milner be the one covering.

Fab badly missed in the DM role I don't think either of there goals happen if he's on the pitch.

Lets not forget these are the Spanish champions so its going to be a tough game

We were the kings of game management the year we won the league (and the year previous). We'd get a goal and the game was done, we'd slow it down and keep the ball. I'd be shocked if we gave up more than a handful of leads across each of those season but since then we just don't adjust when we get a lead. Just continue as if we need to keep scoring. We need to get back to killing games after getting a lead, just shut it down for 20 minutes.

Madrid are no mugs but that second goal was a gift, think they had 2-3 players in our half versus the 6 or 7 we had but no one got close to either Felix or Griezmann. Alisson keeping us in this half, could easily have been four for Madrid without him.

I always think we play well straight after half time so hopefully same again and Klopp sorts them out. Simone will be sending them out for the win after the last 25 minutes, a draw is a good result, no need to fly forward and leave gaps.

Yeah I think he's on the right and Henderson is playing DM. Obvious more is to move Henderson out there and bring on Fabinho.

I've been wondering that too....what's going on down the right? it's basically 2on1 everytime!!!

He was on the pitch vs Brentford, they scored 3 and could have easily scored more.

Sami Hyppia highlighting VVD not getting close enough to Griezmann on a number of occasions

The problem is tho we don't look near as comfortable defensively as we did that season. VVD barley allow a player get a shot away let alone a goal that season....the reality is we are just giving away way too many chances against decent opposition this season. The best teams we have played Chelsea until they went to 10, City and now Madrid are creating clear cut chances at will. Even Brentford because they decided to have a go unlike some of the drose we played in the PL this season could have had 5 against us... We need to get back to some serious basics defensively if we are to be successful this season!

So poor structurally.

Midfield bypassed at will.

Suarez still to come off the bench 🙈

Sorry mate, but he's been poor. I don't understand why there's always an excuse for him. What use is a midfielder who can't play in his own half? Hendo's the deepest tonight, Milner (who hasn't been spectacular either, btw. I think he's getting too far forward) and Keita are either side. Covering the fullback's forward runs is part of their job, that's the system we use. If they can't do it we have no use of them.

The reality is, as so many times in the past, Keita checked out of the game in the 25th minute and has barely tried a leg since. There was one moment in the first half where he was wandering around marking no one in midfield whilst Firmino was bursting a gut to get back and cover the space on the right flank. And another where he jogged slowly at their right center back when he was looking to clear from near their right corner flag instead of really going after him to force a bad pass or block it down. I really thought that excellent goal he scored would give him some confidence and he'd go on to have a good game, but after he got roasted on the first goal by Lemar he's not done a thing. We mock United relentlessly for, among other things, persisting with Pogba, a player who's potentially world class but doesn't bother most of the time, yet we have our own version of Pogba in Keita, who continues to pull the wool over the eyes of a significant portion of the fanbase.

Now here's hoping he makes me eat my words by tearing Athletico a new one in the second half.

Fab on for Naby

Fab already showing the improvement

Ohh Bollox.....

Some ball watching going on at the back there. They play and 1-2 and nobody tracks the first player.