Middlesbrough (A) - 7:45pm, 14/12/16 - The Desolation of Smoggies.

[G Richards]

Unlucky Mane. Would have liked to see Origi closer on the follow up. 

[Captain Turdseye]

Fuck sake.

[Arl arse]

Unlucky Mane.

[Joe Strummer]

Good from Mane, poor from Origi. Firminho can't get into the game.

[Arl arse]

Bobby's been quiet again out left.

[Rick Sanchez C-137]

Traore looks hard to handle. He's a big powerful fucker.

[Jairzinho]

Traore looks hard to handle. He's a big powerful fucker.

 

Thankfully appears to be very dim.

[G Richards]

Is Traore the lad they picked up from Villa who was formerly at Barcelona? Was very raw but always liable to break through and be a good player. His pace is frightening. 

[Caramac]

[LFC 6 Times]

Milner and Firmino absolutely stinking the place out.

[clangers]

So this is a deliberate tactic from Middlesbrough, if you go into a challenge and lose don't forget to throw yourself to the floor?

[Arl arse]

Not playing that well, but winning. I'll settle for that.

[Anubis]

Underwhelming half, but I'm sure Klopp'll put a boot up their arses in the second.

[Red House]

Firmino is wasted out-wide. Would swap him around with Origi.

[jimmycase]

Got our noses in front and its been hard work. Ref seems to have let a lot go. Good strong arm by mignolet on the near post. Goal looked bundled in by lallana but I'll take that. Mane unlucky with that one that hit the post, thought origi could have done with a cool head for the rebound.

 

Dig in deep boys.

 

Edit, seeing the replay, a good header by Lallana!

[Gym Beglin]

Why is Matip out?

Because your flies are undone.

[SlugTrail]

Milner and Firmino absolutely stinking the place out.

henderson not doing much either playing as a 3rd centre back but passing it forward the least.

[stringvest]

Milner and Firmino absolutely stinking the place out.

 

Firmino could do with scoring or dropping.  He's been shite too often lately.  I would argue his best position is in the middle, but no way he should be replacing Lallana, who is much the better player, and it's unfair to drop Origi if he keeps putting the ball in the net. 

 

Henderson's had a mare as well.  Bullied in midfield, and the winger who keeps running past him has his measure as well.  Needs to step it up.

[G Richards]

I'd like to see Firmino play through the middle and Origi run the channel. Firmino is better centrally, as he has vision to link it up, or make it stick, or try a little pass around the corner or whatever. Origi is not as cute, but his pace could be more useful from the flank. 

[jimmycase]

Fucking hell, you wouldnt know we were winning going by some comments.

[Red House]

Rojo escaping red for a two-footed challenge for the second consecutive game the cunt.

[Elite]

Fucking hell, you wouldnt know we were winning going by some comments.

We was winning in the previous two games as well

[Josef Svejk]

Firmino could do with scoring or dropping.  He's been shite too often lately.  I would argue his best position is in the middle, but no way he should be replacing Lallana, who is much the better player, and it's unfair to drop Origi if he keeps putting the ball in the net. 

 

Henderson's had a mare as well.  Bullied in midfield, and the winger who keeps running past him has his measure as well.  Needs to step it up.

 

[jimmycase]

We was winning in the previous two games as well

 

So a little encouragement wouldnt go amiss, no?

[The Golden Eel]

Not a great half, some poor individual performances, Lallana has been excellent and the two centre backs are doing well