Greenlizard0 PL & Championship Football Thread ** spoilers ** [1st - 4th Jan 2021]

[manic111]

This team is arguably stronger than the one that thrashed Crystal Palace 7-0 so it can't all be about the lack of defenders.

Well no, it's also that Saints are a much better team than Palace, and we were lucky not to go in at half time against Palace having conceded a couple of goals

 

[adam cool dude]

Well no, it's also that Saints are a much better team than Palace, and we were lucky not to go in at half time against Palace having conceded a couple of goals

It looks to me like Klopp took the risk of playing Tiago and Ox who are just not up to speed yet. Best just to put Williams on and put Hendo back in midfield.

 

[Mark1989]

Well I can't see how we can be any worse this half but let's see

 

[manic111]

It looks to me like Klopp took the risk of playing Tiago and Ox who are just not up to speed yet. Best just to put Williams on and put Hendo back in midfield.

I completely agree, Williams is no worse than Hendo at CB, and Hendo is a heck of a lot better than Ox in midfield

 

[adam cool dude]

Well I can't see how we can be any worse this half but let's see

Oh it can get worse. Villa next week in the cup. Grealish is on fire at the moment.

 

[manic111]

That said he's swapped Ox and Gini and we're looking better already. Our right hand side with Ox and Trent looked awful first half

 

[Tombstone]

Trent definitely doesnt seem to have his crossing boots on today

 

[Rotty]

They've been giving them all season

 

[Ayahuasca]

Trent definitely doesnt seem to have his crossing boots on today

Don’t think I’ve ever seen him over hit so many crosses.

Ridiculous pressure from Liverpool so far this half, need to capitalise on it though.

 

[manic111]

Trent definitely doesnt seem to have his crossing boots on today

Barely looks like he's got his boots on today

 

[omnomnom]

How have they not given that? I give up with these officials now.

 

[Kenai]

This has a familiar feeling of failing to put a struggling team to the sword when we could and now we're going to have the battering rams at the gate for 45mins

 

[Ayahuasca]

How have they not given that? I give up with these officials now.

The arm it hit was fairly tucked in and there was little distance between the strike and it hitting his arm? They haven’t been giving them like they did at the beginning of the season for a while now.

 

[adam cool dude]

Why are Southampton trying to defend a 1-0 lead. Total madness considering the makeshift back 4. Can see Liverpool winning this in the last 15.

 

[manic111]

Why are Southampton trying to defend a 1-0 lead. Total madness considering the makeshift back 4. Can see Liverpool winning this in the last 15.

Not sure they are, we're just playing a lot better

 

[Pigeon_Killer]

55 minute change?

 

[Ayahuasca]

Why are Southampton trying to defend a 1-0 lead. Total madness considering the makeshift back 4. Can see Liverpool winning this in the last 15.

Southampton could easily get goals on the counter.

Thiago is one late challenge from a red.

 

[Pigeon_Killer]

We're pushing them back in to their own box yet somehow only have two players in the box waiting for a cross.

 

[IronSpider]

Just giving the league some false hope before two goals in the last 10 minutes.

 

[omnomnom]

United got that pen the other day. We just want consistency.

 

[Ayahuasca]

That was a foul on Mane, in or outside of the box.

United got a pen for Pogba brushing a players leg, Walker-Peters trips Mane there.