The Bigfooty Liverpool Thread - Champions of England

[jod23]

Completely toothless there.

I did think going in the lack of Isak and Salah might be an issue.

Wouldnt mind more time being given to Rio honestly. He's always lively.

 

[The Punter]

Rio was fantastic when he came on and it was a really mature performance.

But without Mo or Isak (who was bought with those kind of games in mind), unless Wirtz is really cooking (and it was his worst game in a while), we lack threat. The best we could do was just let Frimpong use his pace (God he is rapid).

But in the second half we just seemed insistent on playing down the left and not the right.

 

[SC_Power]

Is he 6’4, 6’5, 6’6, or 1.98m?

Read through 15 pages of searches and he is all of the above.

 

[Zidane98]

Is he 6’4, 6’5, 6’6, or 1.98m?

Read through 15 pages of searches and he is all of the above.

Thank **** he wasn't 6"7. Have just spent a week away camping at the beach and that's all I've heard from kids.

 

[Zidane98]

Obviously this kid isn't a short term first team solution.

We need another CB who can start.

 

[Lebbo73]

xG of close to 2 says otherwise. Ekitike should have had a penalty too. We had numerous opportunities in the box where we simply stuffed up the final sequence. Moreso in the first half. The second half fits your post better.

Why the **** isn’t that a stonewalled on penalty in the 14th minute for the way Ekitike is wrapped in a bear hug?
It’s borderline (I’m not saying it)!

 

[Lebbo73]

I pay no attention to xG. Another useless stat that means **** all.

Nah, Ekitike had a fairly simple chance in the 34th minute to score. Early on, if Ekitike passes back to Wirth instead of swiping at the ball at the keeper we probably score then as well.

 

[SC_Power]

Why the **** isn’t that a stonewalled on penalty in the 14th minute for the way Ekitike is wrapped in a bear hug?
It’s borderline (I’m not saying it)!

Saw that watching live, commentators did as well.
If he went down, probable penalty and possible red card.
Yet players get criticised for diving, this “foul” is why they have to do it.

 

[foxdog50]

So what's going to happen to Harvey Elliot?

 

[QuietB]

 

[Mr Meow]

Fulham have 16 points from their last 8 PL matches. I'm cravin' a win at their cottage but a point would still have merit.

 

[RossFC]

Lewis Koumas scored for Birmingham.
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[RossFC]

Ekitike out with a minor fitness issue. Gomez returns to make the bench.

 

[peternorth]

So who playing up front

 

[Ocha905]

Fulham have 16 points from their last 8 PL matches. I'm cravin' a win at their cottage but a point would still have merit.

By no means a gimme but I expect a win.

Ekitike out with a minor fitness issue.

That said, ouch.

So who playing up front

Gakpo, Wirtz and Mr. Fit It Szoboszlai?

 

[RossFC]

 

[Mr Meow]

Good run and pass to Gakpo, although the "never looked like scoring" police would say he was always unlikely on his left foot.

 

[Ocha905]

Ugh

 

[Mr Meow]

On top for 17 minutes, concede with Fulham's first chance in the 18th. Have seen that a bit this season.

 

[Mr Meow]

Ugh

I liked your pre-match confidence but this looked like a toughy to me, given Fulham's recent form. You'd rather get Chelsea or Man United at the moment.

 

[Mr Meow]

We put in a lot of lofted crosses for a team that never looks like winning a header in our attacking box.

 

[jod23]

What an awful first half. Think this lands on Slot. With the outs we have you had to change it up. Instead he puts out a team with no pace or width and just packs it with tiny midfielders.

You just had to start Rio and Frimpong in this game and give us some pace and width.

 

[Mr Meow]

Fun half.

Concede a goal off their one shot, with an offside call overturned to reveal he was onside by a millimetre due to Van Dijk's dangling arm.

We don't have players with the brilliance or precision to convert opportunities in the box into goals. It ends up with blocked shots or clearances.

Gakpo has made a few good runs and looked the most likely.

Wirtz's passing in and around the box has been terrible. So poor.

 

[RossFC]

+1 for giving Rio and Frimpong a chance on the wings. We are so stagnant.

 

[Mr Meow]

2 offside goals and a header into the cross bar in the first 12 minutes of the half. Lovely.

This one looks tight.