Atalanta 1st leg at home Thursday 8pm

[Venton]

They’re pressing our defence with four players, man for man. You’d think this would leave space in centre mid but for some reason it isn’t so we’re aiming for the wings and strikers. I feel like some calm pass the move through the middle would create overlaps and give Mac Allister a chance to influence the game. At the moment he’s dropping back to drag their CDM forward.

That's true, but I've noticed over the course of the season our keeper and our defenders spend a long time belting it down the wings trying to catch out the opposition. Lots of longs balls from the backs to the opposite corner and Kelleher is constantly launching it.

[DerKrampus]

Much better from us - looks like we're slowly taking some control now.

[Venton]

Nice pass from Gakpo. If Elliott had longer legs he'd have got onto that.

[DerKrampus]

**** pass down the wing from Konate there. Goes out for a throw.

[Kenneth]

That's true, but I've noticed over the course of the season our keeper and our defenders spend a long time belting it down the wings trying to catch out the opposition. Lots of longs balls from the backs to the opposite corner and Kelleher is constantly launching it.

Salah is definitely staying wider and is the target of a lot of those passes, VVD is always looking for that ball too. It definitely looks like a game plan.

[Rafa Justice]

Nice pass from Gakpo. If Elliott had longer legs he'd have got onto that.

Yeah, 15ft longer.

Gakpo not covering himself in glory so far.

[Kenneth]

**** pass down the wing from Konate there. Goes out for a throw.

I think you’re about five mins behind, or a very slow typer

[Kenneth]

Yeah, 15ft longer.

Gakpo not covering himself in glory so far.

He’s been good, relatively.

[Venton]

Yeah, 15ft longer.

Gakpo not covering himself in glory so far.

Really? I thought Gakpo had been doing pretty well up to now.

[BigChief]

Gakpo is such a donkey

[danperkins]

Well us smashing these and getting the job done early ain't gonna happen but sure it's Liverpool and we don't do anything easy. Way too casual.

[Kenneth]

We need to be more prepared to play through the high press. Their tactical approach has been good and smothered ours. Try good so far, but I’m sure we’ll find a way to counter it soon.

[Buzzo]

Endo and Macca compliment each others skillset very well.

[Rich]

Poor from Kelleher

[Venton]

Not sure there's a lack of effort here, they're just not connecting. I'm not sure where the forwards are meant to be playing at the moment. Midfield seems all over the place too.