Liverpool vs FC Midtjylland - Champions League Group D (20/21 - Game 2)

[Venton]

Half time and we look very pedestrian against a workhorse side. It's not the first time in a while either.

[Tribute]

So putting it out there. Is it the case that our system is so well honed and drilled that when we make a few changes in personnel the whole thing becomes a bit discordant and otherwise good players look worse than they are because it's all a bit disjointed? Or is our second string a bit bobbins?

Disrupted by Fab injury... a bit like when we gift teams an early goal. We seem to get rattled very quickly with any upset and then it takes us an age to get back to playing at a decent level... goes for first and second string

[Kenneth]

Playing like a second string so far, bizarrely.

[Venton]

Disrupted by Fab injury... a bit like when we gift teams an early goal. We seem to get rattled very quickly with any upset and then it takes us an age to get back to playing at a decent level... goes for first and second string

We did go downhil a bit after that but we weren't hitting any heights before he went off either. Their best chance was early on.

You're right - it's not just the players out there, we've seen it in the full side this year as well.

[BobTheCharmer]

Without crowds the games are soulless. Especially noticeable on a European night.

[Irishnev]

I don't see the point in Origi.

He just isn’t at the standard we need

This game smacks of a scrappy 1-0 and run for the hills. Fab’s hammy so looking at min 4 weeks ffs

[Zapater]

He just isn’t at the standard we need

This game smacks of a scrappy 1-0 and run for the hills. Fab’s hammy so looking at min 4 weeks ffs

Whilst there is a point to that, he plays once a month, maybe twice if he's lucky. Plays on the left where he clearly isn't his best. His goals to minute ratio is pretty impressive considering. If I were a defender, I definitely wouldn't want to play against him. Maybe we could do better but what do people expect from him?

[Venton]

Lallana needs to get his mum to buy him some new kecks, he grew out of those a few years ago.

[Zapater]

Lallana needs to get his mum to buy him some new kecks, he grew out of those a few years ago.

Looks like a major ponce overall.

[Exiled_red]

Wijnaldum has been out warming up so looks like he might be about to come on.

[BobTheCharmer]

Whilst there is a point to that, he plays once a month, maybe twice if he's lucky. Plays on the left where he clearly isn't his best. His goals to minute ratio is pretty impressive considering. If I were a defender, I definitely wouldn't want to play against him. Maybe we could do better but what do people expect from him?

He's ****ing lazy mate. So weak as well. I agree he should play through the middle and he would benefit from a run in the team but that's not happening. Seriously in that first half he made Balotelli look energetic.

[McDermotX]

Henderson off for Gini

[Exiled_red]

Henderson off Wijnaldum on

[spud_gun]

Hoping the legs fall off this lot around the 60th minute

5 subs though makes that a trickier proposition

[Venton]

Imagine if you'd paid to watch this at the ground. Has to be one of the very few benefits of covid.