FK Rubin Kazan (H) - Match Thread

[danperkins]

I get the feeling Can is going to be an absolute monster of a player under Klopp.

Hopefully, he's been **** in the first half but was great position for the goal.

[redmike65]

I get the feeling Can is going to be an absolute monster of a player under Klopp.

I think Lallana of all people who seems to have taken to Klopp best, just have to see if he can play under his approach for 95 mins every week.

What prompted that?

Some needlessly crunching/late "tackles"

[danperkins]

I think Lallana of all people who seems to have taken to Klopp best, just have to see if he can play under his approach for 95 mins every week.



Some needlessly crunching/late "tackles"

Lallana has been by far our best player.

[Kenneth]

There's nowhere near enough movement from Origi and Coutinho when they're in and around the box.

[Muddled]

Clyne in the false nine role.

[Tribute]

How not even a hair on Can's head never moves out of place is behind logic...

[Kenneth]

Hopefully, he's been **** in the first half but was great position for the goal.

He really hasn't. He's conceded possession a few times but his tracking back had been very good, and he's done more in an attacking sense than most.

[ChesterDave]

Annoying to have only 1 minute added while we were finishing stronger and beforethey can properly reorganise.

Few times players have gone down and a couple of goals. Was expecting 2 or 3 minutes

[danperkins]

Well, that was unexpected. We were lucky to go in level IMO. Lots of aimless posession but jst look so toothless and aslow going forward. The midfield has been really disappointing, where the pressing and desire?

Does anyone else worry in this narrow formation with the fullbacks playing so high and practically our only width, that it's leaving the two CB's a bit exposed? Surely Lucas has to play as support for the CB's if this is what we are looking to do.

Anyways, the midfield apart from Lallana has been shocking. We should be hammering this ****e. Kazan are appalling.

[Venton]

Half time. Well, I don't think we lack the effort. And our players are not as bad as they look half the time (I hope, although there are quite a few individual errors). But we're a bit like a lobotomised octopus - the arms still work all fine and thrash about full of the strength of nine, but the co-ordination is pretty hopeless, waving back and forth and smacking into each other, which is why we are adding up to less than the sum of our parts at the moment.

[danperkins]

He really hadn't. He's conceded possession a few times but his tracking back had been very good, and he's done more in an attacking sense than most.

He works hard but for the goal he sold himself in the build up & lost his man and they nearly got 2nd only for Mig, a bit too over zealous IMO. I though apart from Lallana, the whole midfield was very disappointing. Can isn't just a work horse, he's good in possession and makes great runs forward, would like to see more of that.

[Rich]

I also think Can has been ok too. Allen and Milner need to improve though. Hopefully we'll see both Benteke and Firmino at some point.

[G]

Just home from work, quick summary of how we are doing anyone?

[Fredo]

The problem is not about being narrow but a lack of penetration and accuracy in the final third. The fullbacks are providing good width.

[redmike65]

Just home from work, quick summary of how we are doing anyone?

Should be 4-0 down and Klopp fired apparently.

Solid but a bit dull, one silly error got Kazan their goal, one silly error allowed Liverpool to score from a free kick. Playing one up top is not the way forward, Ings would love this sort of match...alas.