Liverpool vs Spurs

[stringvest]

Coutinho is a great player on occasion, but tonight isn't one of them.

[Ne Moe Imya]

The problem is, we're playing a good team, who are playing us at our own high pressing game.  We're ok when teams sit off us.  Our results against teams above us have not been great.

 

But it's not their press that's causing problems.  We're playing through it pretty comfortably, maybe losing the ball once or twice but when we do break through it's set up to feed Sturridge or Markovic one-on-one with Lloris.  The problem is that the final ball/finish hasn't been there.

 

Where they've won the midfield battle is with the 50-50 balls.  Every single one is won by Dembele - he's destroying Gerrard and Henderson and just shoving Coutinho around.

 

Fucking hell, Cou has a bad 45 mins and people are calling him to be hooked. You're fucking cunts

 

He's a genius and capable of producing Magic. He's allowed a bad 45 mins ffs

 

Coutinho has about 2-3 of these games a season.  Just nothing seems to come off for him.  I don't see anything wrong with suggesting he be replaced soon.  It's not saying he's rubbish, it's just saying it's not his day.  He's a great player and will be great for us - he's allowed a bad game, but that doesn't mean we should leave him on the pitch to have it without doing anything.

[Red Phoenix]

Fucking hell, Cou has a bad 45 mins and people are calling him to be hooked. You're fucking cunts

 

He's a genius and capable of producing Magic. He's allowed a bad 45 mins ffs

 

This but without cunts. Maybe douchebags or something.

[Torvald Utne]

At least coutinho is seeing the ball, it'll work for him at some point. Gerrard on the other hand, I know I know it's his last game against spurs, guess he should stay on then.

[JaminKibbler]

Good game so far, Gerrard looked really slow in the first 20 minutes, often leading to Hendo being out of position. 60 minutes should bring on Lallana to have a go where Gerrard is.

 

Other than that I don't think anyone has been particularly poor, I've been impressed with most of Sakho's passes from the back and Emre is so class. Ibe and Markovic work really really well together.

[njackets]

Few tired looking lads on there, questionable whether Brendan's rotating these effectively.

[Bobby Hundreds]

I reckon sakho tries to eat soup with a fork.

 

Gerrard has to come off or at the very least play further forward and conserve what energy he has, he is still capable of magic but the game just looks beyond him. I don't want to see him shoe horned into a side and watch him struggle until the end of the season.

[stringvest]

At least coutinho is seeing the ball, it'll work for him at some point. Gerrard on the other hand, I know I know it's his last game against spurs, guess he should stay on then.

 

neither of them should come back out.  

[Trevorjc]

coutinho got a knock against Eveton so probable not 100%

[an tha]

I don't think it's been that bad, it's open, we are a bit too open but so are they and they have a mistake or two in them as well

[magicrat]

To everyone's credit no one has mentioned Balotelli

[Red Phoenix]

coutinho got a knock against Eveton so probable not 100%

 

Yeah Besic was all over him too, the dirty twat.

[Boss]

Look at Coutinho pressing there, outstanding.

[Anubis]

Note to Rose: If you kick the ball out it's a goal kick.

[billypilgrimnz]

Moreno gets in good positions, but his passing has been shit today.

[Bobby Hundreds]

It's like a Spurs wankathon this commentary. You'd think they were 30 points on top of the league.

[J-V]

Fucking hell Gerrard just stand there watching.

[Jairzinho]

Midfield needs sorting out, they're jogging through us.

[Frankenhooker]

Getting outplayed here. Cutting right through us.

[J-V]

PEN GET IN

[KMD7]

Penalty

[Boss]

Yes

[Frankenhooker]

Played Lino.

[J-V]

Rose should be off now the cunt

[Elite]

Penno. Come on Gerrard do something useful.