Liverpool FC Team Talk, Gossip, Rumours 2024/25

I know this might be seen as a controversial opinion, but Dom is living off a few good games at the very start of his Liverpool career and aside from a month or so of really good form, he’s shown very little quality since. He works hard, has a good shot on him but his passing and dribbling are overrated IMO. Gives the ball away far too often.

He’s still pretty young and has time to develop into the player we want him to be though. I’m absolutely not writing him off, he just isn’t quite there yet and that’s okay.

Thought we would see more rotation tonight with Palace away early on Saturday. Although I guess Jota, Chiesa and Elliott are all unavailable.

What was the booing and singing over the CL song for? I couldn't make it if it was Liverpool or Bologna fans, but nice spicy atmosphere.

One thing to note with Slot's rotation too is his style of play is more measured than Klopp's so more in-game type resting.

Klopp could have some games that went helter skelter and chasing lots of goals, because it was fun, and also to secure the win through scoring goals. But Slot seems to be a lot more control based after getting the lead.

We're also not conceding first every match and having to chase the game. That'll help put some extra miles on the legs as well.

Edit: almost spoke too soon… phew

Great ball in by salah

Ahh nunez stay onside

Ignore the dour Ronnie Whelan there. It was a very good run by Nunez but the defender did brilliantly and jumped at the exact time that the pass was played, so he moved the line himself and played Nunez off. If VVD did that, it would be in highlights reels!

This could be wrapped up by halftime if we keep playing like this

Obviously finishing needs to improve though.

This playing out from the back is bit of a shambles

Woeful defending from that free kick. Should be 1-1

Blessed not to concede in the last 5 minutes there. Coughing up a lot of possession in bad spots due to Bologna’s pressing.

Liverpool fans have been booing it since after Paris

Both CBs on a yellow with barely a tackle between them

Both centre backs on yellows now

That was awful from the ref to book Konate and the Bologna lad. All he needed to do was tell them to cut it out.

Ah Alisson is very comfortable with his feet too. Maybe not quite as much as Kelleher, but he's still a very good ball playing keeper himself.

Elsewhere, Szobo has gotten some really important interceptions and turnovers.

Grav continuing to look very good across the board too.

In fairness, if you fall having to jump over someones outstretched leg while sprinting, it's still a foul.

A lot of it is down to what Allisson is at on the kick outs. For whatever reason he does not look comfortable at all and has given at least 3 hospital passes out!!

Mo made a run, passed the defender, the defender stuck a late leg out - he didn't hit Mo, but Mo had to jump over the leg, and fell as a result. That is still a foul, as the defender's action is what directly resulted in Mo losing possession.

Liverpool better for the first 25, Bologna the better team for the next 10 and then it was very back and forth for the last 10.

Enjoyable enough game so far but need to tidy up a bit playing out from the back.

Btw how good is Grav, that one where he just knocked it forward ten yards and strolled throigh the entire Bologna midfield to collect it was brilliant.

Got blatantly pulled back too and not even a free, it should have been a stonewall yellow!!

That 15 mins was worrying. Definitely something work on where playing it out from the back. Especially against better teams.

The weird thing is not like its an alien concept as the players can do it, and have done it previously. They used to go long a small bit under Klopp, are they focusing too much on not doing it now?

And the heads went a bit, which is even more worrying! Settled back again eventually though tbf