Liverpool v RM match fred

[Le Chef]

Brenno needs to earn his mega bucks salary now - Poor across the park, Always gonna be Modric and Kroos on the ball, why unearth he didn't negate those two is beyond me.

Needs to be bold and different in the second half

[Slinky Skills]

This is why being a pessimist is good. Watching this I'm thinking 'yeah, this is about as expected'. No point getting mad when things pan out as they rightly should.

I feel like this but also when that third went in, it feel like being turned down by a woman, the pain piercing your heart.

We're woefully out of our depth, understandable that the lads heads have dropped.

Madrid look amazing, I don't care whether they're the richest team in the world. The way they're moving and passing is unreal, Ronaldo is on another planet. Love him or loathe him, the boy is incredible.

What worries me is whether Rodgers can learn from it. I know Benitez was defensive but he knew where the teams strengths and weaknesses were and adapted to it. We played incredibly well last year - beautiful to watch but on nights such as tonight, you have to wonder whether a complete change of tactics is required.

It's no shame to be out passed and outgunned by the likes of Madrid but to try and outplay them at their own game is massively disrespectful to Madrid and makes us look like right mugs.

Can see this ending 5-6 nil to be completely honest.

We definitely need a new keeper, new defenders. Defenders that are compact, strong and have a voice and a keeper that commands his area. The rest of the team isn't too bad, they're shell shocked I think.

Ballotelli is actually playing alright which makes a change. Can't help but think had he passed it to Sterling we'd have been one up and this game would have been completely different, so frustrating.

[BobTheCharmer]

I don't see how that's any different to any other game in any league. Hence I was arguing in the rugby thread that rugby fans do have a real point about footballers taking the piss.

No its football full stop. Its never been so dull despite all the goals. So few games are contests these days.

[Slinky Skills]

And it's my birthday tomorrow.

Happy birthday to me.

[Le Chef]

Rather have Brad Jones and Kola at the back at the moment

[cream]

First goal......midfield at fault

Second goal......midfield at fault

Third Goal......midfield at fault




I rest my case.....

Aye, our midfield is a shambles.

[Exiled_red]

I know our defending in recent games has been poor but today we have really been punished for it.

[Le Chef]

And it's my birthday tomorrow.

Happy birthday to me.

Slinks - go and knock one out - Have some fun

[DannyMan2006]

Can we still qualify from this group?

If Ludogorets win we can lose twice to Real, as long as we beat Basel & Ludo.

[alonso14]

Brenno needs to earn his mega bucks salary now - Poor across the park, Always gonna be Modric and Kroos on the ball, why unearth he didn't negate those two is beyond me.

Needs to be bold and different in the second half

I honestly don't think Brendan Rodgers is the tactical messiah he is made out to be. Hes a decent manager but I'm not sure he's as good as we all think he is.

The changes will be interesting.

[McDermotX]

Swapping shirts now......FFS

Hope he was subbed just for that.

[danperkins]

Hopefully we don't see balotelli on again.

[Le Chef]

WTF Balotelli !

[Exiled_red]

Half time sub Balotelli off Lallana on

[Assassin]

TheLlama is on for Balo