Champions league final match thread

[Athens]

2nd half is going to be fucking mental.

 

[Modo]

I hate it when Matip Heda it back to the opposition....too frequent

 

[KopRed]

Ill take a 0-1 into the half.

 

[Shay_K]

HT

 

[Modo]

Sigh

 

[rurikbird]

1:0 HT

 

[hmmmmm1]

We so need to step it for the second half. We do have a lead to protect

 

[Athens]

Bring the big Div on later

Bring him on for the flabby melt.

 

[Rosco]

Both teams are rusty. Neither playing well.

Not fitting for a CL final

 

[KopRed]

We looked knackered already.

 

[Farkmaster]

It would be nice if we remembered what a midfield is during the half.

 

[Gerry_A_Trick]

Played poorly, 1-0 up, I'll take that.

 

[RedStar]

We need a change at half time, that was poor

 

[rurikbird]

Strange game, but finals are often like this. Poch is good at making adjustments at half-time – they will improve and we will need to as well to win this. I don't care if we play our least pretty game of the season as long as we win.

 

[Y1]

Giving away the ball cheaply and no control. Come on reds.

 

[JurgenKlopp]

Cagey, but I'll take it. Gaps will start to appear the longer it goes on and they have to chase

 

[JurgenKlopp]

45 mins chaps

 

[KopRed]

Spurs are bypassing our mid, long ball straight to the wings then bringing in players into play.

Difficult to defend against.

 

[Tinto]

That 3 week off is showing

 

[MomoWASright]

I think we’ve sat back expecting to hit them on the break but they’ve been too patient.

Firmino is definitely our weak link and can’t see him being on the pitch from 65 minutes.

 

[FreshRed]

I think it's just that a decent amount of our best play comes from winning the ball high.

High energy press in this sort of temperature isnt' going to happen.

Great ball from matip.

Maybe saving press for 2nd half? I hope so!

 

[KopRed]

Lloris should have saved that pen.

I read a report he concedes more goals when the shot is shot straight at him.

 

[Shay_K]

I'd take a boring 1 nil

 

[Modo]

Subbing Firmino at HT would be a mistake imo. He still doing a lot of running. Yes he's rusty but he's working hard. Origi is an option for later.

 

[Frogfish]

We need a change at half time, that was poor

Our passing was off key (those damn violins, or was it cellos, again) but we are the ones with all the attacking intent (8 shots 2 on target to their 2-0). Think we're going to win this 2-0.

 

[Farkmaster]

We've won a lot of ugly games this season, and we've also won games that looked like this against Spurs, but for my sanities sake, let's play better.

 

[MomoWASright]

Subbing Firmino at HT would be a mistake imo. He still doing a lot of running. Yes he's rusty but he's working hard. Origi is an option for later.

I’d leave it till 60-65.

 

[rurikbird]

For us, Mane, Henderson and Robbo have been the stand-out players, Fabinho, Gini and Salah also OK. Bobby needs to find his touch; we need him to string moves together.

 

[darkstarexodus]

It would be nice if we remembered what a midfield is during the half.

What is this midfield you speak of?

 

[FreshRed]

It would be nice if we remembered what a midfield is during the half.

This. I expected us to dominate here, but Gini is quiet, Hendo and Fab are playing ok, but nothing connected. No rhythm and we are mostly bypassing with long hopeful balls to Mani and Salah.

Needs to change. Maybe Milner time?