19 Mar 2026 12:50:41
Not gonna get too carried away by that performance. We all know it was better, which wasn’t difficult, and it shows that the players are more than capable of putting in a shift if the coaching is correct.
19 Mar 2026 13:11:21
Yer, it was a performance that raised a lot of questions. A fantastic result though, and onto the next round. I just hope Slot swallows his pride and lets the lads keep playing like that.
It was great to see that sort of intensity back in the team.
The only blemish on the night was having to see the Galatasaray player stretchered off after cutting his thumb. I know some people get a bit spooky about seeing blood, but even for a footballer that was embarrassing.
19 Mar 2026 13:11:31
It has to be followed up now for the remainder of the season.
I want to see that urgency every game. And, defensively, we were in good positions, too. A balanced performance, with everything done at a good pace.
If it's not followed up now, and we revert to the type we've shown this season, then it could not be more clear that Arne Slot is not getting remotely close to this team's potential.
Galatasaray were not great, but it was clear Liverpool upped their performance an absolute tonne.
Honestly, I will say this, too. Looking forward to the game at the weekend. That's a buzz I haven't felt in a while.
19 Mar 2026 13:31:13
Agree completely, Davey.
19 Mar 2026 13:34:07
@AAR91, In fairness, I read he severed his finger/thumb, so it was nearly cut off. Pretty serious injury, and they are going to have to have it put back on.
19 Mar 2026 13:35:16
AAR91, I read that his thumb got partially severed. It was a freak injury, and you could see that he was in immense pain. I won't blame him for not wanting to walk at that time.
19 Mar 2026 13:44:15
Wow, he cut his thumb n got a stretcher to get carried off in, and people are agreeing with it. What a bunch of 'insert word'.
19 Mar 2026 13:47:32
The key is we outran the opposition. Probably done that less than 5 times this season. I know it's "only Galatasaray", but you still have to put effort in to run further than them, which we did.
For it to be a turning point, we have to do it again at the weekend.
And then again the following game. And so forth until the end of the season. We go back to slow, safe and plodding and we'll be right back where we were.
19 Mar 2026 13:52:36
Davey, the sad thing here is how many times our bubbles have been burst whenever we have a performance like this in the CL (which has been the case for the most part).
I think people are just cautious and allowing themselves to not get overly giddy about a movie they have seen before.
I don't know if things will change moving forward or not. But I don't begrudge anyone being cautious in their approach.
You can't un-see what you have already seen multiple times in the past.
19 Mar 2026 14:35:07
The team we have, we should be playing like that, week in, week out.
Definitely not a time to get carried away, especially with a manager who doesn't understand how to play in the Premier League.
Gladly, we won't have to put up with that much longer.
19 Mar 2026 14:41:59
Very well put, OliRed, we've seen these performances throughout the season, albeit few and far between, hopefully this is a sign of things to come.
But, in the words of George W.
Bush, fool me once, shame on - shame on you. Fool me - you can't get fooled again.
And as for the poorly thumb, howay, lads, toughen up, he didn't step on a bloody landmine haha.
19 Mar 2026 14:58:44
Watching parts of the game back, the spacing of the players was just so much better. When we lost the ball, they were closer together, and everybody knew when they should step up to try and crowd the player in possession and win the ball back. When we had the ball, Grav didn't have a huge patch to try and cover or figure out how to pass into. He could just release it to somebody close by in space.
When we had our two forwards high up the field, too, they were always trying to run in behind, and the long ball over the top was always a dangerous option for us, just like it was for large parts of last year, when we were so incredibly good at winning second balls high up the field or pressing the opposition even when they managed to win balls in the air.
Our midfielders aren't the type to play killer through balls threading the needle, so why not try and use that to get up the field and into dangerous positions.
Mo tucking in meant that he and Frimpong weren't getting in each other's way like they usually do, and Mo was just concentrating on coming short to create for others, or attacking the space in behind rather than having to beat defenders off the dribble to get in the box. Wirtz and Dom, floating around as two advanced midfielders to link the play, always gave us overloads in good areas. The shape just worked.
19 Mar 2026 14:58:46
It was a good result and performance against a poor side on the night, but let's not get carried away with ourselves. Glad to be in the next round, yet I'm not overly optimistic that we will get through. We will more than likely take 2 steps back again on Saturday.
Anything but a win, and we lose further ground at the weekend. I can still see it being curtains.
For now, tho, I'm going to enjoy being one of only 2 English sides in the next round.
19 Mar 2026 15:21:13
Thefields, I do not think we'll go through either. PSG will probably batter us over two legs, and this will be yet another false dawn. You can almost guarantee Dom will be back at RB, and Gakpo will be back at CF vs Brighton. I'm not getting carried away because I really don't think we'll play like that again this season. But, if we do make that the norm now, we'll probably still win something, because there is not a team in Europe, in my opinion, with a better team than us man for man, other than perhaps PSG. The tactics have 100% been the issue all season. I've said it before, and I'll say it again, had Klopp been backed as much as Slot has been, we'd have won the treble during his tenure.
I do disagree with you on one point though, as I think Galatasaray were poor because we made them look poor. The intensity of our pressing all over the park didn't give them a moment on the ball to settle, and the aggression from us in 50/50's made them all go into their shell. None of the Gala players could cope with the physicality on the night, and we have to give Slot and the players credit when it's due, no matter how bad Slot's tactics have been for most of the season. I look forward to a tepid 2-1 loss on Saturday at Brighton, to bring us all back down to earth.
19 Mar 2026 15:41:58
I am not sure it was a very good performance. It was better than most of the season, and we were pressing better. But Gala were piss poor to be honest. They were not even as good as the bottom 2 teams in the league, and on top of that played into our hands by not parking the bus.
Salah was poor in my opinion even though his goal was good. Wirtz is still getting back from his injury. Ekitike's finishing could cost us against PSG.
Ed, Do you think we could have Isak back by the time we play PSG?
{Ed025's Note - i would imagine so RRH..
19 Mar 2026 16:31:39
That poor fella passed out, cause his thumb was hanging off. He had to have gas and air. I say poor fella, cause he was taken to Whiston Ozzy. He'll come out with sepsis and a broken leg.
{Ed025's Note - love it Robby..
19 Mar 2026 16:46:40
If I had to guess, I'd say we don't see much until PSG at Anfield. I honestly think it's all or nothing on Europe.
19 Mar 2026 16:53:46
Brighton away will be a more difficult match than Galatasaray lastnite. Especially after Osimhen basically just walked around after 10 mins. Hopefully we can keep that performance going and get the 3 points.
19 Mar 2026 17:01:12
MKS, hence why I sided with a poor side on the night. They could have played better than they did, as you say, tho not a lot of teams can cope with us when we play with that kind of intensity.
19 Mar 2026 17:14:29
I've said exactly the same, LFC8. Hope we're both wrong.
19 Mar 2026 17:27:52
If we continue to play like we did last night for the final 8 league games and CL & FA Cup, we will certainly finish the season strong and could possibly pick up some silverware.
It's a big if, though.