Huddersfield (A) Tue 8pm (BT Sport)

[Shaggy]

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[Buzzo]

There was a period after half time, where we must have literally had the ball for 15 minutes with only one or 2 Huddersfield touches. It was ridiculous.

[danperkins]

I seem to be one of the only ones that thought Matip had a good game. Much quicker passing and always positive... anyone noticed the way every single pass he bypassed Gomez or pushed forward. Definitely instructed to he more progressive. All of our back line were sharper and quicker with their passing.. None of this slow side to side bull ****.

FWIW Matip has 161 successful passes... more than any Liverpool player this season.

[Shaggy]

I seem to be one of the only ones that thought Matip had a good game. Much quicker passing and always positive... anyone noticed the way every single pass he bypassed Gomez or pushed forward. Definitely instructed to he more progressive. All of our back line were sharper and quicker with their passing.. None of this slow side to side bull ****.

FWIW Matip has 161 successful passes... more than any Liverpool player this season.

I agree. Strode into midfield a few times too and broke lines. He's not perfect, we all know he's too casual sometimes and maybe a bit weak, but he's got a higher ceiling than the other two and the best partner for Voovde imo.

[Fredo]

96% pass completion rate by Matip tonight.

[danperkins]

I agree. Strode into midfield a few times too and broke lines. He's not perfect, we all know he's too casual sometimes and maybe a bit weak, but he's got a higher ceiling than the other two and the best partner for Voovde imo.

[labourRed]

My only concern with Matip is he is sometimes too casual and seems to be pulled into RB positions too often.

I don't know how Klopp will play with two ball playing CBs but I don't really care either.

[Maxiedge]

Things were going well at 3-0 but it boils my piss how we start to get complacent with a lead.

I’m not trying to nit pick here, it’s a mind-set we need to get out of and remain focused for the full 90+ mins. Get rid of bad habits.

[Fosterbloke]

He pissed me off with his reluctance to just boot it out. Around the 80th when he was under pressure, he lost the ball on the by line and they had a chance. Just concede a ****ing throw in or corner!

[Shaggy]

Remember when Hodgson shouted at Daniel Agger "Just fackin launch it!!!"

[Fredo]

I thought it was Mike Kelly who was attributed with this. Mike fackin Kelly.

[Buzzo]

Agger ****ing hated Hodgson. He was one of the few, if not the only one, who visibly detested the old duffers tactics.

[Shaggy]

I thought it was Mike Kelly who was attributed with this. Mike fackin Kelly.

Mike fackin Kelly. Those were the days.

It was Hodgson.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/apr/20/roy-hodgson-west-brom-liverpool

The style was encapsulated one afternoon when Daniel Agger tried to play his way out of defence. "Just ****ing launch it!" came the rebuke from the technical area.

[Buzzo]

We've come a long way.

In came Raul Meireles, mainly played out of position until Dalglish took over, Joe Cole, Christian Poulsen, Paul Konchesky, Brad Jones and Milan Jovanovic

[Kenneth]

I agree. Strode into midfield a few times too and broke lines. He's not perfect, we all know he's too casual sometimes and maybe a bit weak, but he's got a higher ceiling than the other two and the best partner for Voovde imo.

I disagree, running out from the back into acres of space against a side sitting so deep is fair enough, it was what was needed, but he looks shaky as ****. He's a streak of piss when it comes to battling with strikers and had couple of wobbles tonight in a game with no threat. He's like Rio Ferdinand if Rio Ferdinand had the physical prowess of Vladimir Smicer. I think we know by now that our CBs defending is more important than them passing the ball around accurately and he looks the weakest of the four this season imo. VVD can give us the cultured outlet from the back and Matip would solely be my back up for him.