Liverpool FC Team Talk, Gossip, Rumours 2024/25

No width today. First game we’ve probably missed Robbo. Gomez is not going to provide any from LB. And Tsimikas was even worse off the bench.

Even though Harvey should have done a lot better for the Luton goal. He got another assist off the bench today.

Looking at Nunez's miss you would have to wonder why he didn't stab at the ball rather than the power side foot attempt.

Salah way off it today, Szob as well. Who wasn't really, barring VVD and Ali.

Nunez, barring that miss, wasn't bad but a bit greedy at times, just seemed very rushed. Its a shocking miss and happens way too often.

It's nowhere near as bad.

Did they show lines for the miss to see if it was on or off in the post-match stuff? Looking at freezeframes without lines it looks like Mo's a hair offside alright, leaning past the defender - the lines would help though.

For me I'm surprised we haven't had one or two more of these types of performances already this season. We've changed the way we play compared to even last season and are bedding in a new midfield so I was expecting a bit of a disjointed team and set of performances up to the new year. Top 4 was the goal for me and a good crack at the EL.

I don't see how you say that. How many goals does Salah score with his head? It wasn't a routine header. When it comes across to Nunez though, that's a sitter for any top class striker. He's exciting to watch, has to really well this season but those misses are far too regular and they're far more costly in tight games like today.

I still think Mac Allister being shoehorned into the number 6 role really doesn't work, particularly in a game like today where they've sat back and we've dominated possession. Has to be addressed in the January window.

I think there's an element of deflection here tbh

Comparing an over the top missed header to a sitter on an open goal he could see coming a mile away.

If you wanna get technical, Salah at least kept the ball alive as well.

I've not seen a tap in miss that bad in a long time.

He'd lots of longer shots today, and you don't begrudge that, but I do think we are missing something in our buildup play when he's on the ball.

Why is McAllister still playing there?

1) Has Endo just been that bad?

2) Whats up with Bajcetic? He was fantastic when he came in for ye last year.

With McAllister on a booking, I would’ve brought Endo on with 15 to go. McAllister knew he couldn’t foul in the Luton break for the goal. Still not quite the right fit for DM.

Bajcetic is injured. Growing pains.

100%

Beginning of the season was all about Champions League qualification and we are in a good place for that.

Challenging for the league is all good and well but as exciting as the new 'Liverpool 2' (or whatever it is called) is these things take a bit of time.

Win a trophy and qualify for the CL and I'll be happy with the season.

We were out for dinner and a few drinks with the kids so it was only ever one eye on the match, seemed to me there were plenty off the boil.

It's what Klopp has done with almost every defensive player he's brought in really... Mac Allister was a few months ahead of Endo in the door, so not too surprising that he prefers him in the role for the moment since so much of it is a 'systems' position.

Would like to start seeing Endo come in before too long alright though, has looked really good in the games he's played so far, particularly the more recent ones.

True, I forgot that. Don't think Sky did a line across either.

Came in to say this as well.

All the attention will go on that Nunez miss, because he is the easy target, but Salah also missed that chance and was a lot worse overall today. One of his worst games at the club.

That Nunez miss was a shocker though, there's no getting away from it. Up to Klopp now to restore his confidence again. He started the game in flying spirits but ended it quiet.

I'm not making excuses for Nunez because the miss was awful but I don't think the ball should be going to him from where Salah was.

Honestly I don't think it'll affect his confidence at all, just after the miss he had an excellent shot from a tough take and drew a good save.

Mo was very poor. Played 95 minutes midweek in a storm in the Caraboa as well so I'm not sure if that was for the best really. As fit as Mo is he's still 31 and needs his minutes managed.

Probably Szobo's worst game for Liverpool as well and he played most of the game midweek also.

Performance was poor today. I thought we lacked width, and the middle 3 were poor overall-Grav was OK in the first half, but Szlob and particularly Mac were off the pace. I've been disappointed with Mac overall, I understand he's playing a bit deeper than his best position but he turns over possession a lot, and sometimes in bad positions. We were slow to move the ball and players like him and Szlob ought to be able to up the tempo to a speed that the likes of Luton should be struggling with.

That said, we still created several good chances (yes, I'm looking at you Darwin) and should have won.

Is it fair to say that today is the first bad result of the season?

Draws away at Chelsea / Brighton are somewhat ok given their own aspirations. Loss to Spurs is, well, you know.

The rest of the games have been wins.

Gravenberch has gone straight into the team though,I think maybe he feels endo isn't quite up there,he was talking him up last week " five years left at top level" etc,he will get cup time etc,more hopeful we will see some of bajcetic.

I'd say so. Disappointing to drop points to a team in the bottom three, but really as other posters said, CL football is the aim and we are well on target for that. Anything after that is bonus territory.

Szoboszlai tends to operate in those wider right areas now though. Overlapping Salah.