Pre Match Thread - Chelsea (a) - Sun 13th 16:30

[The normal one]

Good for 35 minutes and then lost control.

 

[My_Blood_Bleeds_Red]

The way we're allowing them to attack our left is a joke. Might as well pack it in boys and give up the game, the way we let them run through us.

 

[ibromurph]

They're getting behind us on our left because James is very high up and Sterling is tucked in. Robbo is left with a conundrum on who to deal with. He needs some help from Gakpo.

 

[keniget]

Good for 35 minutes and then lost control.

We didn’t have control then either, we were just able to counter attack.

Chelsea have looked decent albeit pretty poor at the back. If someone asked me what Liverpool are good at, I’d struggle to answer

 

[Raz]

Still yet to see what Gakpo brings to this side. He may be playing out of position, or is he? Still doesn't impress me.

 

[My_Blood_Bleeds_Red]

I'd take off Gakpoo and Dzobo and bring on Curtis and mad Nunez.

 

[Buddha]

We should switch to a 4231 and gain some solidity for the second half. Gomez for Jota or Gakpo and Trent into midfield in a double pivot alongside Macca.

 

[ibromurph]

I'd hope Klopp would consider taking Jota off after that knock. Bring on Jones for the LCM role. Move Gakpo upfront.

 

[Buddha]

I'd take off Gakpoo and Dzobo and bring on Curtis and mad Nunez.

Is Curtis fit?

 

[Hansern]

Pretty good first half. Good for 30-35 mins and if the 2-0 goal is onside we wrap this up.
Got rattled after 1-1 and have looked disjonted since.
Need to get the shape right during half time.

Big 45 mins to go. Come on Reds!

 

[dee]

I'd take off Gakpoo and Dzobo and bring on Curtis and mad Nunez.

… and so who drops to Midfield?

 

[binomial]

I'd hope Klopp would consider taking Jota off after that knock. Bring on Jones for the LCM role. Move Gakpo upfront.

Agree.

Need extra body in midfield, this line up we started today you can't be starting away at a side like Chelsea....simply asking for trouble.

 

[Dreambeliever]

This games ours for the taking if we can gain some composure, we just need to sort out the LCM position.

Chelsea have looked very good in spells too.

Could go either way.

Id take a draw now.

 

[Dreambeliever]

We didn’t have control then either, we were just able to counter attack.

Chelsea have looked decent albeit pretty poor at the back. If someone asked me what Liverpool are good at, I’d struggle to answer

It’s so clear we are better in tight spaces already compared to last season. So many passes moves that we would have been incapable of last season. The control under pressure and the movement off the ball is light years ahead of last seasons team.

 

[The normal one]

Gakpo completed 9 passes in the first half.

 

[ibromurph]

Szobo is doing a lot of running and pressing, without actually tackling, or slowing down when he meets the opponent. Thus, they're skipping by him.

 

[My_Blood_Bleeds_Red]

… and so who drops to Midfield?

Diaz to drop back into midfield.

 

[Dreambeliever]

Big big second half coming up but a huge benefit that we have really strong players to come off the bench.

Doak would have a great chance to cause havoc here with their backline.

 

[dee]

Subs: Kelleher, Gomez, Nunez, Jones, Elliott, Tsimikas, Matip, Doak, McConnell

 

[Dreambeliever]

That run for our new no8 early doors was sublime btw.

 

[My_Blood_Bleeds_Red]

Szobo is doing a lot of running and pressing, without actually tackling, or slowing down when he meets the opponent. Thus, they're skipping by him.

He's more an AM, and will take time to settle down when we've got an able DM, which we don't have atm.

 

[rubans]

Chilwell is leaving so much space behind. We haven’t made enough use of it and they have got in too much.

 

[binomial]

Gakpo completed 9 passes in the first half.

We had a third of possession, I'd be surprised if anyone completed more than 20 other than Mac.

 

[Buddha]

Big big second half coming up but a huge benefit that we have really strong players to come off the bench.

Doak would have a great chance to cause havoc here with their backline.

He’d force Chilwell back for sure and cause Colwill absolute nightmares

 

[Mystic]

Chelsea have looked very good in spells too.

Could go either way.

Id take a draw now.

They have, but I'm convinced it's due to our LCM situation which they're taking advantage of. Maybe if we had a physical beast at DM we could cope with Gakpos more attack minded approach, but Macallister isn't that, so the LCM needs to put in a shift and track back.

Jota for Jones please, push Gakpo forward, hopefully we can start seeing some more control in the midfield then, as well as more support for Robbo and VVD down that left hand side.

 

[Buddha]

I know in this game he’s not getting much protection, but I still think Robbo is about 70-80% of the player he was in his pomp.

 

[Dreambeliever]

Klopp has been a master in the past of making tactical changes at ht.

Hopefully he gets it right here.

Trent has been off the pace massively too which is a worry. Caught a few times a yard off the pace.

 

[Hansern]

Did they parade Caicedo around the pitch during half time?

 

[The normal one]

No changes.

 

[Buddha]

Did they parade Caicedo around the pitch during half time?

Yes, whilst showering him with 50 pound notes