UCL - Madrid v Liverpool

[Jairzinho]

Would have taken that before kick off. Look much better without Balotelli, Lovren, and Gerrard.

[Anubis]

Well, at least we've shown some fight. We may even get a shot off second half.

[Torvald Utne]

I actually don't think Lucas has been that bad.

 

 

That's because he hasn't, he did how ever get dispossessed at one point which gave the usuals their opportunity to have a go.

[Hand Shandy]

Hmm... Better than I expected. We might be losing, but that was much better than I expected.

[J-V]

take off lallana and we may actually have a chance

 

This.  He's offered fuck all other than slowing the game down when a quicker ball was needed.  He also has less upper body strength than my 6 year old Nephew.

[Josef Svejk]

Fair play to Brendan. Got his excuses in early tonight...

[an tha]

We really need some speed of thought when attacking. We take too long to decide what to do or we panic. If we had that in the team I'd fancy us to maybe nick something

[skend04]

Can has played well and Madrid haven't been able to waltz past the midfield as yet. Maybe having some mobility deep isn't such a bad thing

[diamondjoe]

Sterling on at half time. He could get in behind them. 1-2

[Josef Svejk]

This.  He's offered fuck all other than slowing the game down when a quicker ball was needed.

 

I'm confused. To me, Lallana looks like our only technically competent player...

[J-V]

Sterling and Coutinho on for Lazar and Lallana and we'll win 1-2

[Red Phoenix]

markovic would have been clean through there

 

Did my head in when he didn't pass there, Markovic had loads of space.

[Stickman]

Keep making it look like we aren't a threat and then nick one near the end....To be honest can't fault the effort people need to remember we actually playing the best team in the world here on their own patch....

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

We haven't been terrible, but in comparison to the team from last year, we're light years behind. Absolutely a different team with a different mentality. We've gone from being at least as sharp as Madrid to a poor side with little special about them at all. We've gone from a side with Suarez, Sterling, Sturridge, Coutinho all ripping defence to bits, to Borini working hard or Boloteli... not working hard.

[stringvest]

I actually don't think Lucas has been that bad.

Everyone else is getting a foot in here and there, often making up a lot of ground to do so. Hes walking around arriving too late to be of any use at all. I think its incumbent on a player whos not moving to position yhemselves in order to make the odd intervention.

[Brigant Moloch]

defensively the best half we've had this season, Marcelo's cross was just superb tbf. Midfield doing quite well too, lack of Gerrard means there's no need to carry his water and all 3 mfs work like a unit, doing their job instead of covering SG's ass. Think Lucas plays too deep sometimes forcing CBs back. I'd like to see Coutinho on for Lallana, slows the game and offers nothing, other lads doing ok, given our frontmen are often isolated and against 2-3 world class defenders.

[J-V]

I'm confused. To me, Lallana looks like our only technically competent player...

 

You mean all the Cruyff turns when no one is near him when it would be better to put a ball through.

[Anubis]

Markovic merely cementing my initial impression of him. He'll be gone or on loan to some Portuguese side next season.

[Paco]

we can def nick a goal here.

 

markovic is pissing me off when he loses the ball he literally just stops.

 

And he didnt track Marcelo for the goal.

 

allen has had the ball in good positions and done nothing with it.

[ZonkoVille77]

Did my head in when he didn't pass there, Markovic had loads of space.

He didn't see him. Because he's not an excellent player. A world class player picks out markovic in those circumstances.

 

Not that markovic would have scored...

[therevivalist]

Sterling on at half time. He could get in behind them. 1-2

Mario too, take out Markovich and Borini.

[Dr. J]

Watching the game on ESPN Brasil where Sorin, the Argentinian player who played a long time here, was saying about Marcovic that he seems to have none of the pace he had at Benfica and was really surprising.

 

He's a failure, sorry. Him and Lallana off for Sterling and Stevie - we all say we want to see him forward, well now's the time.

 

We're getting no playmaking from either Marcovic or Lallana.

[The Golden Eel]

Can

[Razoray]

There was a moment around 25 minutes where he ran a full 50 yards at full-pelt to bail Manquillo out, then when he took the ball off of Isco he then took it forward at full pace to the edge of the Real box all by himself.

 

Very impressed with him tonight.

I was impressed with that also but he was shattered after it and the goal came from his side a minute later. needs to know when to take breathers.

[Anubis]

How fucking good is Isco? The bastard.