Lille vs Reds

[Paulie Dangerously]

I fucking hate channel 5 commentary. this is what we've come to

[bossy]

we seem incapable of passing.

[Hand Shandy]

Well, I'm clearly a glutton for punishment, as I'm forcing myself to watch this.

 

Opening ten minutes are hardly encouraging either...

 

Come on you Reds!

 

PS - Insua getting skinned regularly already.

[Guest davelfc]

They look pretty good. Got our hands full here.

 

Not beaten in their last 16 european games at home apparently

 

Edit: have lost just once in 16 European home matches

[PaulMcC]

Babel playing very very high up the pitch.

[The Dude Abides]

Wish someone would chin Gerrard.

[Mr Nando]

An under 11's side can pass better than us.

[Guest PurpleNose]

 

PS - Insua getting skinned regularly already.

 

Don't understand playing Babel ahead of him, especially when Hazard is their best player.

[Juan Galonso]

Insua is fucking crap. The white kit looks great without the sponsor.

[PaulMcC]

Babel should've got to that.

 

He won't go near any tackles.

[The Dude Abides]

Whole team looks asleep. Slow to react to anything. No pressure at all in the tackle. No intensity. We need a manager that can actually motivate a team.

[Steve Holt]

Insua is fucking crap. The white kit looks great without the sponsor.

 

For anyone just in, this basically condenses the thread into two bitesize pieces.

[Newport]

Hazard already giving Insua massive trouble. Looks a proper winger that lad. Only 19 years old.

[Red Phoenix]

Have we completely forgotten how to pass and keep the ball? It's truly awful.

[redmachine23]

Two things. One, why didn't Babel at least try and go right through the ball and player when he was 8 yards out in front of goal. no, he just jumps out the way for the sliding tackle. Twunt.

Two, what's with the ridiculous multi-camera, quick cut editing bullcrap? Like stting in 18 seats all at once, all over the pitch. Oh a Gerrard looks like he doesn't give a fuck any more, and I don't blame him.

[jackofdk]

Babel is fucking shit. His passes are all over the place and so is his touch.

 

The whole team looks shit, though. It's a fucking hoof fest already.

[Guest davelfc]

Interesting

 

This match is so evenly balanced that the draw looks the most probably outcome but the best betting opportunity lies in the fact that it's been 20 league and European matches since Lille failed to score (in-running punters might be interested to know that ten of Lille's 17 Europa League goals this term have come between the 76th and 90th minute.)

[Guest PurpleNose]

We may be shite but I like the fact the whole team isn't in our own box today.

 

We had at least 4 players in their half a minute ago.

[Hand Shandy]

Wigan all over again so far - none of them look remotely arsed.

 

Even Dirk is strolling around like he hasn't got a care in the world...

[Crazyhorse7778]

Don't think that was all the way out.

[Red Phoenix]

Was about to complain about Agger hoofing but that almost turned out really well. Would still prefer him to pass the ball along the floor to midfield more though.

[PaulMcC]

Unlucky Johnson. That was still in.

 

We've missed him.

[jackofdk]

It wasn't out. Cheers to the extra ref in the box. Dutch cunt.

[Red Mist]

I wish the players would learn to fucking pass. Hardly a radical concept.

[Newport]

Fucking hell. That ball was never over the line! Fucking blind linesman.