Sunderland (A) - 3pm, 02/01/17 - Starting the new year on the Wear.

[Adebisi]

Firmino doing his best Borini impression today. He's everywhere but doing nothing 

[stringvest]

Well, that's been an interesting low-energy performance.  Can, Wijnaldum and Firmino the worst of a pretty average bunch.  

[Anubis]

Sloppy first half. Although we could, and perhaps should be ahead.

[skend04]

Just as unprofessional as we were against Bournemouth here. Can is no backup/controlling midfielder and at least shows we need to strengthen that position in one of the next 2 windows.

[stringvest]

I'd like to see Origi on for Firmino.  We need to be offering a threat, pushing them on the back foot.  Can and Wijnaldum need a Klopp rocket.  

[magicrat]

Quite honestly we are lucky to be on terms, Sloppy at the back and wasteful everywhere else on the pitch.  Still warming down from the City game.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Far too many lose passes and lazy performances, Can is a fucking liability in that deep midfield role, jogs around and makes one lazy decision after the other. Nobody bar Mingolet and maybe Sturridge come out of that half with any plus points. Hopefully Klopp can sort their fucking heads out in the interval. 

[aRdja]

Terrible half from us. We barely created anything other than those Sturridge created for himself. Midfield isn't working.. the backline is looking wobbly. I'd take off Firmino and Can for Origi and Lucas at half time.

[Joey8FrogsLegs]

Horrible this. Bad pitch and lack of effort, or is it tired legs, takes us right down to their level.

Can't rely on superior quality in front of goal either, Defoe is of course fully capable of scoring a few more against this kind of opposition.

[Herp McDerp]

Klavan is quite possibly the worst passer of a football I've ever seen, can't even make a simple 10 yard pass into someone's path.

[Sweeney287]

Jurgen needs to give them a boot up the arse and get them playing football.

 

Pass the ball accurately and we'll pick these off with ease and they'll likely be knackered the longer it goes on.

 

If Firmino doesn't pick it up his performance in the first fifteen minutes, he needs to bring Div on.

[niallers]

We've not been good have we. They've pressed us very well and hit us on the break a few times too. Can they keep up this pace and if not,do we have the legs to capitalise.

[PestiRed]

Is Sturridge up front the problem ?

[bizzle10]

jurgen needs to give a few lads the hairdryer treatment its still sunderland were playing not fucking chelsea step it up second half

[magicrat]

Fernandino RC against Burnley . 0-0  at HT , 

[G Richards]

Not a good half. We scored and had a few other good looks, but they have given as good back. And that's not good enough. Sunderland are a poor team and we really should be beating them.

 

Can has been poor for me, Firmino too. Sturridge has been good. He scored and has also worked the goalie 3-4 times.

 

I would probably put Origi on for Firmino as we need something more up front. But then again, we need more composure in the middle, and Can is not giving us that. The central defenders are a bit jittery today too, and Milner looks tired.

 

Hopefully Klopp lays into them and we see them come out and put in a big 45. Just get the three points and then regroup. A rest is just around the corner, but first just make sure we get the three points. Come on!

[Moo]

I've not seen a minute of that first half but based on the commentary on here it sounds like Can and Firmino are carrying on their poor form from the last match. It could have cost us against City and I was baffled that Klopp didn't sub either (preferably both) at half time the other night, please do it today Klopp if what's being said on here is accurate. Honestly I can barely contain my frustration when Can plays, watching him lumbering about genuinely gives me a headache.

[smicer07]

Surely, like every other team we have played, Sunderland will tire second half?

[aRdja]

Is Sturridge up front the problem ?

At this stage it's looking like he's the only answer we have unfortunately.

[jimmycase]

Was nobody looking for the man on that throw in? Where the fuck are we? Milner, Can, Firmino and Mane all look slow in their heads.

 

We got the early goal than can cant deal with a simple pass because he's too slow to turn. From the throw we go to fuck and the ref gives a weak pen. Strange how he missed larsson's tug on clyne in the first 5 or so minutes.

 

Milner needs to stop trying to use his body so much when he's being challenged on the line, pass the fucking thing before you get challenged eh? Lovren did the same thing on the far side of the pitch, played for the foul which luckily we got instead of moving the ball quickly.

 

Either we really are fucked or sunderland are exerting alot of energy to put us under pressure. We need to get sturridge in behind the back line and in front of manone because that's when manone looks shit. He'll save loads on the goal line if we give him the option.

 

Need to fucking wake up.

[joe_fishfish]

With an extra day's rest we'd've fucking bossed this. As it is, we look knackered and the tempo of both our pressing and our attacking movement is far too slow.

 

Can is shit at playing DM as I'm sure everyone else on here has already pointed out. Mignolet has been surprisingly good so far though. Wouldn't have minded seeing Kev Stewart start this one with Lallana coming on at sixty minutes, because he's struggled to get involved here so far.

[Arl arse]

It's stupid the way that we let teams back into the match and in the process lift the supporters and the team, making our job all the more difficult.

[jimmycase]

Is Sturridge up front the problem ?

 

Seriously!?

[Jenson]

We shouldn't need to improve much to beat these but we have to be far far better on the ball. Too many loose passes allowing them to get back and get a foot in.

[lebron]

Can and Milner off, Lucas and Moreno in.