Crystal Palace (H) - Mon 15th Aug 2022 (8:00pm)

[Fugitive]

We will win

[DJLJ]

4 minutes ago, Anubis said:

Haven’t seen anyone being hysterical. 

Then you need to look again. Atleast 2 posters have already written off the season after 1 1/2 games. That is hysterical in anyones book. 

[Joey8FrogsLegs]

6 minutes ago, Tony Moanero said:

Just checked the score. Have we gone back to being fucking shite?

No. Even though plenty of people will tell you otherwise.

 

[Creator Supreme]

1 minute ago, Daisy said:

Pretty obvious why Klopp didn't start the season with Nunez in the team. He is fucking dogshit. He's exactly what we didn't need. We needed clinical, we got some long haired cunt who can't fucking hit a ball properly. 

I was concerned about this as soon as we were linked with him. I think Klopp has lost it!

[Daisy]

Just now, gkmacca said:

Obviously. But it's not a game of football. And for anyone who points to their goal as a sign of clinical finishing - we've got loads of players who could score like that if WE packed our defence and relied on a breakaway where the lone striker has loads of time and space. So maybe that's how we should play. The tactical genius of parking the bus.

We would need about ten chances like that to score 

[Funkasy]

4 minutes ago, Creator Supreme said:

Calls for Naby Keita to come on. Ha, if Naby is the answer it's not worth asking the fucking question!

Sometimes your right.

[beerhunter]

1 minute ago, Nelly-Matip said:

Not great, that. 
 

I can’t quite put my finger on what it is, but there’s something that’s not quite right about us. The injuries might have an effect on team fluidity. But, we seem scrappy, the passing is rushed and poor, the touches in and around the box aren’t great. And, whilst Palace’s tactics have contributed to things, we’ve been tediously predictable. Get to near the Palace box and then it’s a poorly delivered cross into the box. And, repeat. 
 

Elliott has been our best player. Núñez will take a bit of time to settle. But, while he’s a good player, I’m starting to wonder if Diaz will ever get the numbers needed to replace the contribution we had from Mané. 
 

A big second half coming up. 

Diaz most times is taking an extra touch, defenders close on him and then he ends up running down a cul de sac, atm nowhere as direct as Sadio, think by the time we sort our shit out the oil cheats will be long gone.

[ZonkoVille77]

3 minutes ago, Daisy said:

Pretty obvious why Klopp didn't start the season with Nunez in the team. He is fucking dogshit. He's exactly what we didn't need. We needed clinical, we got some long haired cunt who can't fucking hit a ball properly. 

 

 

[Red Shift]

5 minutes ago, Creator Supreme said:

Calls for Naby Keita to come on. Ha, if Naby is the answer it's not worth asking the fucking question!

If the manager doesn’t believe in the player, then I’m not sure why the player is at the club.

[Bobby Hundreds]

Just now, gkmacca said:

Obviously. But it's not a game of football. And for anyone who points to their goal as a sign of clinical finishing - we've got loads of players who could score like that if WE packed our defence and relied on a breakaway where the lone striker has loads of time and space. So maybe that's how we should play. The tactical genius of parking the bus.

Personally I'd like us to play a bit deeper.  Stretch the pitch. We should be fluid enough to mix it up. Conceding first  7 times in the last 10 games isn't great.

[Elite]

Daisy going full flowerpot already.

[Carvalho Diablo]

5 minutes ago, Tony Moanero said:

Just checked the score. Have we gone back to being fucking shite?

Our midfield has been teetering on the edge of a cliff for a while now, I think we might just be witnessing it fall head first into an abyss.

 

Our midfield is serviceable, occasionally really good but more often than not, slow as fuck and unimaginative.

 

We cannot rely on kids to pick up that slack.

[waddy78]

4 minutes ago, Daisy said:

Pretty obvious why Klopp didn't start the season with Nunez in the team. He is fucking dogshit. He's exactly what we didn't need. We needed clinical, we got some long haired cunt who can't fucking hit a ball properly. 

Mong !

[Bobby Hundreds]

CMON LIVERPOOL

[Simbo]

My God Daisy is tedious 

[Creator Supreme]

If we're going back to mid table mediocrity full time fine, but I just wish FSG would admit it. Save us being fucking fooled again.

[Johnlj]

3 minutes ago, Section_31 said:

Yeah he's reverted to first season Salah. Out too wide for my liking.

 

Nah it`s tactical. If you look at much our fullbacks actually get inside when the triangle on each side is in effect. Happened a few times in the first half. Clearly one of the break-down things that have been worked on pre season. It`s a switcharoo, sometimes Salah goes inside, deep, outside depending on position of the build up. Same on the other side. 

[The Golden Eel]

Just score twice and don't concede in the second half - pretty simple 

[Joey8FrogsLegs]

6 minutes ago, Nelly-Matip said:

Not great, that. 
 

I can’t quite put my finger on what it is, but there’s something that’s not quite right about us. The injuries might have an effect on team fluidity. But, we seem scrappy, the passing is rushed and poor, the touches in and around the box aren’t great. And, whilst Palace’s tactics have contributed to things, we’ve been tediously predictable. Get to near the Palace box and then it’s a poorly delivered cross into the box. And, repeat. 
 

Elliott has been our best player. Núñez will take a bit of time to settle. But, while he’s a good player, I’m starting to wonder if Diaz will ever get the numbers needed to replace the contribution we had from Mané.  Saying that, it might be tactical, but he’s appeared to have playing far too deep in the first half. 
 

A big second half coming up. 

You have some valid points in that post, but need to remind you that Trent created about five chances in one half of football. A handful of world class passes and crosses from him wasted by his team mates.

[Anubis]

 One on boys. Turn it around. Get two of them sent off. And rack up the goals.

[Rick Sanchez C-137]

11 minutes ago, rubble-rouser said:

Elliott wants 3 touches too many every time 

 

Theres truth in it, but he's also been the best midfield tonight

[rubble-rouser]

5 minutes ago, Section_31 said:

Yeah he's reverted to first season Salah. Out too wide for my liking.

 

And too far forward 

 

we’ve changed the whole attacking set up 

[stringvest]

Another unconvincing half.  Fabinho has been poor - ponderous, hesitant, and negative.  Robertson has to be bin bagged for Tsimikas - once that ball is on his left foot, and he knows he's getting no change out of Clyne, it can only go backwards.  Diaz confirming my lack of confidence in his end product and decisiveness. Elliott looking better, but needs the run of games that Diaz is getting.  Nunez trying too hard, but it's good to see that he knows how to win the ball back and be a menace we he doesn't have it - sort of like Firmino 4 years ago.  

 

Apart from Fabinho, the midfield has done fine.  We just need to calm down a little bit.  

[Strontium]

Maybe we should move Trent into midfield. Kill two birds with one stone. 

[TD_LFC]

Just now, Carvalho Diablo said:

Our midfield is serviceable, occasionally really good but more often than not, slow as fuck and unimaginative.

But that's how it's always been, it's not a suddenly declined from a quick, creative, goal scoring midfield.

 

It's always been lacking in pace and workmanlike and lacking in goals or assists by design.