10 Nov 2023 12:22:34
Ed001, last night, a worrying reminder that Pep Linder's still has some influence over the tactics. It was like watching the team last season, this slow, laboured, aimless build up play with no intensity. Not mentioning the defending.
{Ed001's Note - it was not a good watch at all, but it wasn't a team that had played together a lot, so a fair bit of the problems are probably down to that.}
10 Nov 2023 12:47:49
Anyone heard any injury updates.
We’re potentially going into a game against the most Physically intense team in the league with 4 midfielders injured and 1 suspended which leaves us with Endo, Elliot and Szob.
Potential square pegs in round holes of Gakpo or Trent playing in there if needed.
10 Nov 2023 12:51:22
Good point ed001 but it wasn’t too dissimilar to Sunday mate…Both games zero intensity.
{Ed001's Note - fair point. It is worrying, without intensity any team is open to getting beat.}
10 Nov 2023 13:17:10
I hear what you say, Drogie, but I don't think last night's show was about tactics. We were crass from back to front, especially in defence. I've never rated Tsimikas and he still plays like he's celebrating his penalty against Chelsea. He makes Joey Jones look like Maldini. Its all been said about Matip, and to pair him with Quansah was a mistake waiting to happen. We got what we deserved from the game, but I'm not pointing a finger at Ljinders.
Onto Brentford. They will give us problems, for sure, and if we defend like we did last night we'll get turned over. All said, I still can't wait to take my seat.
10 Nov 2023 13:50:30
Any chance of a simple short review for this match Ed001? Understand if you don't wish to focus on this game again.
{Ed001's Note - I don't really have the time mate. The sites are so busy these days.}
10 Nov 2023 13:56:17
Well, that was terrible. I hear Edà1 on the part about it being a new team so some growing pains would happen. However, it looked so much like Lutton where it seemed the players looked disinterested and the tactics were again like Lutton, terrible.
Our attitude towards such games away from home is something I am actually worried about cos we do not come out flying out the traps anymore vs weaker teams away from home and this since last season. No intensity. Not guile. No sense of urgency and no fight. That's what concerns me along with the tactics that continue to be a menace to us more than the oppo. is. On to Brentford.
10 Nov 2023 17:15:55
Klopp latest comment on Trent quite funny. Journalist ask him whether Trent can be considered as option at midfield and Klopp said yes he can play there. But he added that if Trent do play at midfield, then Liv will lose one of the best RB in the world.
Then again if you look at the way we play right now, Trent is not playing as a regular RB. He is playing as both RB and midfield. So basically Liv already lost the quality of what Klopp said 'one of the best RB in the world' by not playing him as a regular RB.
10 Nov 2023 20:45:22
We can’t keep on pointing at Pep when things don’t look up to scratch.
10 Nov 2023 22:15:51
What happens if we go on and win the league and Europa this season. Does Linders get the plaudits or Klopp?
10 Nov 2023 23:09:15
Pep is nothing without Klopp. If he has the influence he has, is cos Klopp let him so whatever it is that's happening, it's on Klopp.
11 Nov 2023 03:01:54
Ali
Joe - Ibou - VVD - Tsimi
Dom - TAA - Ryan
Mo - Cody - Luis
Think that will be the starting line-up although iId have no problem if Quansah and / or Chambers started.