Liverpool vs Real Madrid away (CL group match thread)

[RichC]

Lucas is still a complete liability and 1 heavy touch or missed timed tackle from giving away a goal

Hard work in this environment and atmosphere to not make mistakes

[danperkins]

Yeah I hear ya, you're right, I shouldn't grumble too much. Your other posts have been spot on too.

Makes a change for me I'm usually whinging

[Marina]

At work and therefore unable to watch a game--I use a crappy PC and wouldn't dare streaming on this thing. Far too much of a minnow in the workplace! Really encouraged by some of the comments though.

Getting completely out played & unlike last few games where the attack has been lacking and we've moaned, expectations are significantly lower to forgive zero attacking threat.

Really, it's a bit embarrassing considering last season we had a team that could have given them a game. Shows how far we've dropped. But we're not the team we were and we've had to change it up.

All things considered it's a good backs to the wall display. But we have been lucky. It could have been more.

You could argue that Real Madrid is even more clinical and destructive this season than they were in the last... having Suarez in the side obviously introduces a veritable wild card but without him there's no guarantee our team from last year would be doing much better than 1-0 down at halftime at the Bernabeu? I dunno. I'm not watching so I can't really judge whether we've been outplayed or not but by the sounds of it people are relatively pleased on the whole...

[Muddled]

2 or 3 times we would have been in if the final ball was better or the pass spotted.

Overall that is the best we have played for a long time without really creating a chance of having a shot

Decent half that, we are just lacking the bit of top quality upfront to get a goal. But we've got options on the bench. Kinda feels like we either get a draw here or they'll knock in a few more late on though, no inbetween.

Reminds me a little of Chelsea under Mourinho defend deep and try and break on the counter obviously our attacking options are nowhere near there's at present

Spot on.

[alonso14]

On Markovic, I have that down as his best display yet. Performing much stronger on the ball than usual. In many ways he's on a hiding to nothing. Runs forward into blind alleys for the most part, difficult to hold it up when you have 2/3 on you and you can't pass it back as the receiver will be under too much pressure. Same for Borini and Lallana.

Markovic doesn't look anything like a winger to me. I'm trying to figure out what his best position is.

[Rich]

Lucas is still a complete liability and 1 heavy touch or missed timed tackle from giving away a goal

he has been our best player tonight, how about giving him a break?

[Norbs]

Can has been our best player by a country mile, to me he should be playing every week

Markovic has looked a little brighter but he lacks a bit of confidence

Lallana is slow in possession but he does an awful lot of work in terms of pressing

Lallana is playing like he wants to grab the headlines when attacking but his defensive work clearly shows him to be a team player. He lacks a bit of vision

[Buzzo]

The cold hard facts.

"RM v LFC HT stats: Score 1-0, Shots 13-0, shots on target 6-0, corners 4-0, poss 61%-39%.

I've never watched us just not be arsed about winning. Doesn't feel right.

[SB]

I think Can will be a big player for us for a long time. Especially when we get 2 up front to aim at.

[Chazza]

Spot on.

The top 3 know nothing posters on this site

[Lecter]

Markovic doesn't look anything like a winger to me. I'm trying to figure out what his best position is.

At the tip of the diamond alongwith Coutinho, Sterling & Lallana

[BobTheCharmer]

Markovic doesn't look anything like a winger to me. I'm trying to figure out what his best position is.

Kit boy?

[calvoboy]

I've never watched us just not be arsed about winning. Doesn't feel right.

Neither have I, and I haven't tonight either.

[BobTheCharmer]

he has been our best player tonight, how about giving him a break?

He really hasn't.

[DannyMan2006]

Our issue tonight was we had to be perfect.

Look at Chelsea. Mourinho hates playing Schurrle because he often goes to sleep as he's a pure attacking player. We don't have enough tactically aware players to be solid all game and that's why we've conceded. But whilst we have players like that on the pitch, they have to offer more going forward if they're to be worth the risk.

IMO Sterling is the best modern attacking player we have, because he's tactically so aware. Reads the game so well, knows when to go forward and hardly ever goes to sleep when the opposition attack. Remember when he first came in the side and had the odd game at RB. Brilliant.

We don't have enough players like Raheem.