Liverpool vs Man City - Premier League (18/19 - Game 8)

[danperkins]

I think we are still lacking that creative spark in the midfield and it's having a egative impact on our forwards. For me the link between midfield and attack has been poor.

I also think now is the time for Klopp to make changes to the front 3. He's given them more than enough time to get up to speed but it hasn't happened for them. Now is the time to start using our squad. Players like Shaqiri deserve a run of games to establish themselves in the team.

was having this chat yesterday

[Leyton388]

Fekir in January is a must. We need that creative spark in our midfield.

[Chris]

I think we are still lacking that creative spark in the midfield and it's having a egative impact on our forwards. For me the link between midfield and attack has been poor.

I also think now is the time for Klopp to make changes to the front 3. He's given them more than enough time to get up to speed but it hasn't happened for them. Now is the time to start using our squad. Players like Shaqiri deserve a run of games to establish themselves in the team.

Ox is missed hugely, things like that driving run through the midfield and lay off for Salah to score v Newcastle, that is totally gone from our game now and obviously we all remember the way he destroyed City twice last season. Way too reliant on the front 3 to conjure something up themselves now, often v 6, 7 or 8 opposing players. Hendo, Milner, Gini are all good but it's a pretty terrible mix and Naby is still working his way in. Got to be sorted in January.

[spud_gun]

Fekir in January is a must. We need that creative spark in our midfield.

Ketia is that spark.

[Phoenix07]

Have to agree regarding Oxlade-Chamberlain being missed. His runs forward would've attracted defenders to him, allowing others to exploit the space.

Keita is still an enigma at this stage. I thought the reason why Klopp played him early on, was that he was used to a pressing system in Germany, and so would've been able to adapt quicker to Klopp's tactical requirements. So far, he hasn't shown anywhere near what he can do. He's probably finding his feet, and suddenly, he'll transform into a demi-god, ripping through midfields with ease.

Our front three look as though they've never played with each other before, and I do wish we'd swap our wide players around in-game i.e. Salah on the left, Mane on the right, just to test their full-backs with something different.

Our defence looks sorted, and Alisson and Gomez are Gods.

Special shout-out for Mahrez, and that stunning penalty.

[baitman]

How has Fernandinho not been booked yet?

That arm across manes throat, thats a straight red.

[Chris]

Liverpool FC 0-0 Manchester City
SSC Napoli 1-0 Liverpool FC
Chelsea FC 1-1 Liverpool FC
Liverpool FC 1-2 Chelsea FC
Liverpool FC 3-0 Southampton
Liverpool FC 3-2 Paris St. Germain
Tottenham 1-2 Liverpool FC

Our games since the break. ****ing brutal that. Sort of run you expect in April when you are in CL quarters, FA Cup semi's etc, not September and October but we are through it, right in the mix and now we get to feast on some crap and watch rivals play eachother.

Huddersfield - Liverpool FC
Liverpool FC - FK Crvena Zvezda
Liverpool FC - Cardiff City
Arsenal - Liverpool FC
FK Crvena Zvezda - Liverpool FC
Liverpool FC - Fulham FC

[dom9]

Liverpool FC 0-0 Manchester City
SSC Napoli 1-0 Liverpool FC
Chelsea FC 1-1 Liverpool FC
Liverpool FC 1-2 Chelsea FC
Liverpool FC 3-0 Southampton
Liverpool FC 3-2 Paris St. Germain
Tottenham 1-2 Liverpool FC

Our games since the break. ****ing brutal that. Sort of run you expect in April when you are in CL quarters, FA Cup semi's etc, not September and October but we are through it, right in the mix and now we get to feast on some crap and watch rivals play eachother.

Huddersfield - Liverpool FC
Liverpool FC - FK Crvena Zvezda
Liverpool FC - Cardiff City
Arsenal - Liverpool FC
FK Crvena Zvezda - Liverpool FC
Liverpool FC - Fulham FC

Yep, it's crucial that we don't start chucking the thing away against those teams.

[Leyton388]

Ketia is that spark.

Agreed but we need another option.

[Assassin]

I thought that we missed TAA down the right, he adds a dimension to our play that Gomez at RB doesn't have.

We might have missed his offensive play. But for me it was a good tactical decision to leave him out. Citeh have tried to exploit him in several games with the long diagonal as he stands a little narrow and gives the wide man space to receive the ball. Today Klopp shut out that option and thus this nulified one of Citehs main offensive tactics when they play us. All in all a good decision to play Gonez there

[Fredo]

Some of these games look easy but they aren't.

[Norbs]

Liverpool FC 0-0 Manchester City
SSC Napoli 1-0 Liverpool FC
Chelsea FC 1-1 Liverpool FC
Liverpool FC 1-2 Chelsea FC
Liverpool FC 3-0 Southampton
Liverpool FC 3-2 Paris St. Germain
Tottenham 1-2 Liverpool FC

Our games since the break. ****ing brutal that. Sort of run you expect in April when you are in CL quarters, FA Cup semi's etc, not September and October but we are through it, right in the mix and now we get to feast on some crap and watch rivals play eachother.

Huddersfield - Liverpool FC
Liverpool FC - FK Crvena Zvezda
Liverpool FC - Cardiff City
Arsenal - Liverpool FC
FK Crvena Zvezda - Liverpool FC
Liverpool FC - Fulham FC

Arsenal game will be a big test

[Patricks_Berger]

Imagine being in their dressing room after than pen miss. That could cost them big time and they know it.

Alex Ferguson could’nt have done better with that fixture list and we’re joint top
.

We go again 🔥🔥🔥

[Buzzo]

Liverpool FC 0-0 Manchester City
SSC Napoli 1-0 Liverpool FC
Chelsea FC 1-1 Liverpool FC
Liverpool FC 1-2 Chelsea FC
Liverpool FC 3-0 Southampton
Liverpool FC 3-2 Paris St. Germain
Tottenham 1-2 Liverpool FC

Our games since the break. ****ing brutal that. Sort of run you expect in April when you are in CL quarters, FA Cup semi's etc, not September and October but we are through it, right in the mix and now we get to feast on some crap and watch rivals play eachother.

Huddersfield - Liverpool FC
Liverpool FC - FK Crvena Zvezda
Liverpool FC - Cardiff City
Arsenal - Liverpool FC
FK Crvena Zvezda - Liverpool FC
Liverpool FC - Fulham FC

Yep. We’ve managed to get two decent draws and could very easily have lost both games. Very resilient.

[Exiled_red]

That arm across manes throat, thats a straight red.

That could easily have been a red and there were 3 or 4 others that were yellows but he didn't even get booked