Liverpool v Sheffield United - Match Thread

[Modo]

 

[Modo]

I'm a fan of Wilder

Fair play

High praise, bordering on too high...

 

[lfc.eddie]

Sheffield United has a very good defensive unit and keeper.

 

[binomial]

Quite like listening to Michael Brown

 

[SummerOnions]

 

[moron]

High praise, bordering on too high...

He was very honest - I was so surprised, he basically gave us high praise for getting the basics absolutely right, like fighting for the ball, everyone tracking back when we lose the ball etc.. no need for these fucking academy coaches and their new found tactics etc... it's stuff that he likes and will use to inspire his own team going forward no doubt.

 

[moron]

All of you - did any of you feel really tired and exhausted watching us tonight ? - all that passing from side to side, gave me a fucking massive blistering headache, and I still have it. I feel like this being a supporter, fuck knows who the SHU players feel after that lesson in how to control a game. Fuck me - my eyes are all blurred up after that. Too much passing that. Too much.

 

[MomoWASright]

You’re weird.

 

[moron]

Hah, Chris wilder doing the crouching facepalm, wondering what the fuck you're meant to do.

I really felt sorry for the bloke in that moment, it was a look of hopelessness, given that they have been playing really well - watched a few of their games this season - they can pass it around a bit, so was very surprised how we just controlled that entire game.

 

[ibromurph]

To be fair, I'd much rather it be Son who was injured/out against us.

He's more likely to cause us problems on the counter than Kane.

Mind you, he's less likely to dive and get a penalty than Honest Harry MBE.

 

[Dreambeliever]

Gomez sensational again.

There was a moment in the first half where Gomez’s reading of the game was incredible. Anticipated a ball in behind Trent and outmuscled his opponent. Top class and no coincidence our defence has gone back to looking rock solid with him back there along side Virgil

 

[Dreambeliever]

I think we'll tire again and sheffield could hardly do anything but see more of the ball. When this dominant, we should do a little more. Firmino most to blame. He'll have another 20 mins in this one to make amends, you'd think.

Or we could go on to dominate even more.

I think they were knackered

 

[Dreambeliever]

Front 3 looked disjointed. Not sure why. We used to have them interchanging passes and tear defences apart. Now all of them needs Trent or Robertson to do the work for them.

Up against a well drilled back 5. Very little space for him and his oases.

 

[rurikbird]

Up against a well drilled back 5. Very little space for him and his oases.

Yeah, seems to be not a lot of useful space there.

 

[Dreambeliever]

Wow good save. All from Milner being way way too casual in the middle of the park. He needs to stop Looking for a foul From every challenge

He was still recovering from getting clattered and was in la la land

 

[Dreambeliever]

How different can it look in CB and midfield?

Hoever + Phillips

Jones, Elliot and Lallana

 

[Dreambeliever]

This season is just insane, I almost feel like I need to see us lose to make it real or something, but it just doesn't look like it'll happen. We could actually have this done before we play City in April.

Guard of honour please!!

 

[Modo]

All I have to say is, where was var? (Incidentally in Swedish it's "var var VAR")

 

[Dreambeliever]

Nah, we will need about the same amount of points as we collected last season if not more.

Lol we don’t even need last seasons points total to win it

 

[Dreambeliever]

VVD and Gomez both put in another great display.

Hendo is playing like a man possessed at the moment. Milner and Gini both bring a lot to the table but Hendo is completely dominating.

Thought that despite the goals, the front three were crap. Firmino in particular.

Mane started the season on fire but recently form has dipped. Salah has been good in bursts and Firmino has had the odd spell. All in all however, the front three as a unit haven't looked great very often this season.

It'll be interesting to see how Klopp uses Minamino and whether he'll be trusted to shoulder some of the burden.

Mane still scored the winner against Wolves and the clincher today.

 

[King Binny]

I'm a fan of Wilder

Fair play

 

[Frogfish]

Nah, we will need about the same amount of points as we collected last season if not more.

Yeah because City are getting 97/98 ? Haha oh dear.

 

[Frogfish]

Was going to post about this. This was a "peak Guardiola" kind of performance – death by a thousand passes. Don't think Klopp necessarily planned it this way – it's just Sheffield's shape and style of play was conductive to this type of football. What's impressive is that this team can adapt to almost any situation and execute different styles of play successfully.

I think he most certainly DID plan it this way and TAA's after match comments confirmed it. I thought we were just trying to conserve energy in a period where we have played a match every 3 days or so and with Everton in the FAC just 2 days away.

TAA : "It was something we spoke about - controlling the game more and not being so hectic. We were too open to try and get more goals. We want to keep the ball and tire the opposition out.

EDIT : So I'm only the 4 or 5 pages behind everyone else then *slaps forehead

 

[Frogfish]

Could argue keep.playing them. Momentum

Until they all drop down injured then ? FFS.

 

[Frogfish]

There's no way I'm giving this a Like. It will only rebound on us. Someone has to be responsible for the anti-jinx.

 

[LeTallecWiz]

Milner, who wasn't supposed to start, ran 13.11 kms ... unreal.

 

[LeTallecWiz]

trent had an INSANE pass yesterday - thrown in near our corner flag, and he got the ball back from gini, and he swerved it around the central defense on the ground to Robbo. I have watched it 10 times and I don't know how he did it with such ease and almost nonchalantly.

 

[doctor_mac]

I think he most certainly DID plan it this way and TAA's after match comments confirmed it. I thought we were just trying to conserve energy in a period where we have played a match every 3 days or so and with Everton in the FAC just 2 days away.

TAA : "It was something we spoke about - controlling the game more and not being so hectic. We were too open to try and get more goals. We want to keep the ball and tire the opposition out.

EDIT : So I'm only the 4 or 5 pages behind everyone else then *slaps forehead

Klopp confirmed it too. He said immediately after the game when the interviewer suggested Liverpool "passed them to death", "Yes, that was the idea actually".

 

[moron]

Klopp confirmed it too. He said immediately after the game when the interviewer suggested Liverpool "passed them to death", "Yes, that was the idea actually".

Dont want to read too much into that, but i am hoping this was a thing we used against this team because the situation and circumstances required us to play that style. Otherwise, also reading the TAA interview - it all sounds like we evolving into Pep type team. I hate to think all the excitement we have had with Klopp over the seasons was to finally lead us to be a Pep type team, if so why not play that and adapt to such a style like 2 seasons ago, am sure we had enough talent to do that.

 

[MaBigTip]

trent had an INSANE pass yesterday - thrown in near our corner flag, and he got the ball back from gini, and he swerved it around the central defense on the ground to Robbo. I have watched it 10 times and I don't know how he did it with such ease and almost nonchalantly.

Link?