2025/26 Season

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I'd really like to see us get at teams particularly at home from the first minute, try and put games to bed early, or at least not offer teams encouragement. Historically most teams come to Anfield and try to get through the first 20-30mins and build from there. We aren't giving them anything to worry about so that gives them plenty encouragement

[Sus]

The most frustrating thing for me is that we know that we are crap from 70mins onwards for whatever reason, that being the case you would feel we need to start games strong and hopefully get ourselves a couple of goals up by the time that point comes around. Problem is we are also typically ****e for the first 30 mins of any game as well, reality is we only play reasonably well for about 30mins in any given game.

Exactly. Lots of chat about how good we were in the second half on Sunday - only really for about 30 minutes, until we scored the goal. Similar in some ways to Newcastle before that

It's clearly a plan to minmise risk, but it just wastes the first half at Anfield - the crowd is desperate to find soemthing to get behind, and at the moment we give them very little.

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The most frustrating thing for me is that we know that we are crap from 70mins onwards for whatever reason, that being the case you would feel we need to start games strong and hopefully get ourselves a couple of goals up by the time that point comes around. Problem is we are also typically ****e for the first 30 mins of any game as well, reality is we only play reasonably well for about 30mins in any given game.

[frank the tank]

Some of it defo is that, though think some of it is players switching off on a regular basis and not busting a gut late in games when we are under pressure.

Think there is a lack of on pitch leadership at times late in games. Having two or three players vocally keeping others moving might make the world of difference.

Good point about on pitch leadership.

I also think it is pretty easy to get through our midfield in general this season. I love Gravenberch and MacAllister as players (although I think Mac in general has had a bad year) but neither of them have been good at killing the game. Maybe that kind of player is critical to the evolution of this team??

Also, what is the point of Endo?? I know he did reasonably well under Klopp but if Arne isn't going to play him at all, then what is the point?? In hindsight we would have been better off not signing him and keeping Milner as the guy who comes on for 10 minutes at the end of the game to help the team keep a cool head.

[Harv]

The answer is very obvious

[Slinky Skills]

Makes for a grim read.

Late goals are destroying Liverpool's season and the answers aren't obvious

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c5y4de19xlwo

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Just been through results and we have gained 6 points (early games) and lost 13 in added time which is nuts

[Doc_Piptorious]

Was just about to post that.

What a stat. That’s lack of management from the bench imo.

Some of it defo is that, though think some of it is players switching off on a regular basis and not busting a gut late in games when we are under pressure.

Think there is a lack of on pitch leadership at times late in games. Having two or three players vocally keeping others moving might make the world of difference.

[Buzzo]

Was just about to post that.

What a stat. That’s lack of management from the bench imo.

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[peterbread]

Liverpool have managed only one win in their last seven Premier League matches.

Next two games in the league are away to Sunderland and Forest.

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4 - Liverpool have conceded four 90th- minute winners in league matches this season; already the joint-most by a team in a single Premier League campaign, after Watford in 2017-18, West Ham in 2021-22, Watford in 2021-22, and Southampton in
2024-25. Collapse.

The 90th minute is much longer now though

[danperkins]

Yeah we are so weak mentally and physically

[peterbread]

4 - Liverpool have conceded four 90th- minute winners in league matches this season; already the joint-most by a team in a single Premier League campaign, after Watford in 2017-18, West Ham in 2021-22, Watford in 2021-22, and Southampton in
2024-25. Collapse.

[Buzzo]

Yeah it’s easy to get caught up in the swing of football and completely forget this as a fan. There’s absolutely no chance Jotas death isn’t still affecting the core of the team massively.

Really good that Kelleher has the emotional intelligence to be able to speak up on behalf of his former team mates. It won’t make a difference for the masses online but it’s an important and compassionate point to raise.