Liverpool Football Club Thread

[Gabe]

Fulham have been excellent and 2 or 3 wouldn't flatter them. We've been dreadful, looking timid and exposed all over the pitch.

 

No idea what is going on with out away form this season, but currently it's not looking like we will be making Tottenham pay for dropping points. 

[glb]

That long ball over the top has wasted possession so many times. Once the midfield actually held onto the ball, Fulham retreated much more and allowed Robbo and Trent to move up.

 

Brainless performance for 40 minutes. Play like the last five and should still take something from the game.

[Keiths_Dad]

Dreadful performance. I think the compressed nature of this season is having a real effect, they mentioned before that we've already played 9 more games than Fulham so far, and United and City were both dogshit yesterday. From a neutral's perspective it's a good thing, but as a Liverpool fan it's frustrating watching us be so inconsistent. 

[Azrael]

We're shit and can't see us scoring 

[Adrock]

Fulham have retreated throughout the first half to a very low block, the entire team at least 10 yards from the halfway line. Playing through them would require confidence, quality and speed. The team are lacking all of those right now, they've been very poor.

 

The long ball over is perfectly fine if Firmino is on song and managing to recycle those second balls, if he doesn't then usually the midfield is happy to mop up. So far in this game neither of those are happening and everyone seems to be asleep. Is there an element of the attitude being wrong against teams further down the table?

 

[gospvg]

If taking Matip off why not swap with Nat Philips?

[glb]

Matip injured. See you in January for a few games Joel.

[CheekyLee]

I think makeshift centre-half Henderson is a great call. Don't think Fulham will be doing much attacking from the looks of how this half has started.

[Adrock]

8 minutes ago, gospvg said:

If taking Matip off why not swap with Nat Philips?

 

With the way the game was going in the first half Fulham would end up penned in their own half. Henderson makes sense for that to try and create something and not slow the team down when it goes back.

 

It's definitely a risk though.

[Gabe]

Lots of huffing and puffing without much product so far. Frustrating at the moment. 

[ryodi]

Handball law continues to be ridiculous and Salah very lucky it went in.

[glb]

Very fortunate to be level to be honest.

[Gabe]

It went in, so by default it is a 'good' penalty, but sheesh, that wasn't well directed! Seems appropriate too that it was a rubbish free-kick that led to the penalty.

[Keiths_Dad]

Just now, ryodi said:

Handball law continues to be ridiculous and Salah very lucky it went in.

I think that one was fair enough, he jumps and makes his body bigger by throwing his elbows out. Shot was on target otherwise.

 

Hugely lucky to get back in this, though, we've not deserved it. 

[bradigor]

Handball rule is such bollocks.

[Keiths_Dad]

So close to goal of the season from Jones there. 

[Gabe]

Just now, Pockets said:

That was never a fucking penalty but proves again that you don’t need bullshit of VAR for the random ‘some go for you, some go against you’ nature of football decisions. 

That was as lucky as getting away with giving one away in the first half. 

[glb]

Need a goal, so obviously take our top scorer off and bring on a lad that looks less arsed than an Everton fan would be playing for us.

 

Just a shite day at the office.

[Adrock]

Defender jumped, had his arm out and the ball hit it. Hasn't that always been a penalty?

 

Yes, Liverpool almost certainly do not deserve to be level in the game but that doesn't mean it wasn't a penalty.

[Stig]

Absolute shite performance that

[gospvg]

A point is more than we deserved, Fulham were the better team

[glb]

Need a massive improvement on Wednesday or the home record is going up the spout.

 

Dreadful today, but credit to Fulham. Too often the story is ‘big club plays badly’. They were lively, defended well and looked threatening going forward. More than deserved a point.

[dizogg]

Yeah don’t get the shouts for that not being a clear penalty. That’s always been a penalty, this isn’t some new made up handball rule/VAR bullshit.

[Gabe]

52 minutes ago, glb said:

Need a massive improvement on Wednesday or the home record is going up the spout.

 

Dreadful today, but credit to Fulham. Too often the story is ‘big club plays badly’. They were lively, defended well and looked threatening going forward. More than deserved a point.

I suspect we'll be better on Wednesday but if not then Tottenham's attacking talent will have a field day.

[glb]

3 hours ago, Gabe said:

I suspect we'll be better on Wednesday but if not then Tottenham's attacking talent will have a field day.

Aye. Son or Kane with the kind of space Fulham had first half will make for a very long evening.

 

Missed opportunity this weekend. Hopefully it’s nothing more than that in the long run.

[Stig]

Gerrard Houllier has passed away 

 

Absolutely gutted. That treble season was so great, and without Houllier getting us back into the CL, Istanbul never happens.

 

 

Not a bad haul that ay.

 

 

RIP Gerard 

[Stig]

Danny Murphy on Talksport

 

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"He was a wonderful man and he will be missed."

 

An emotional Danny Murphy has been paying tribute to his former manager, Gerard Houllier, on talkSPORT following his death at the age of 73.

Houllier is best known in England for managing Liverpool between 1998 and 2004, although he also took charge of Aston Villa.

With Liverpool, Houllier won a famous cup treble of FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup in the 2000/01 season.

He was the France national team manager in the early 1990s and also won PSG their first ever French league title in 1986.

Murphy has always made clear his admiration for Houllier, and spoke movingly about what the Frenchman meant to him.

 

"He changed my career. He made me see football differently, the way I looked after myself. He was intelligent, warm characteristic. He couldn’t kick a ball, we’d sometimes have a laugh when he tried in training, but in terms of tactics, of captivating a room and inspiring people, he was fantastic. A great guy. The warmth he always gave me I still feel when I speak about him. I’ve got so much to thank him for. He’d be grateful for the years he’s had since he died the first time, on the operating table. It was a massive heart attack, but they brought him back and it was remarkable what he went through and what he achieved afterwards.

He could barely speak after that operation, but a few weeks later he still called me up when we beat Manchester United and I scored to say well done. That’s the type of guy he was. He put in place what was needed for Liverpool to be where they are now. I can't even put into words the impact he made on my career. I’m the person I am now because of him.”

 

[Gabe]

That treble season was an amazing experience and Houllier brought the club in line with what the likes of Chelsea, Arsenal and Man Utd were doing in terms of fitness and looking after themselves. He was fiercely defensive of the team, too - I still chuckle at his defence of Fowler's drugs celebration  He was the right man at the right time though to see the transition away from the legendary Boot Room and set the club on the road to better things. As you say @Stigweard, without all the work he put in behind the scenes to create a more modern club, Rafa, Istanbul and the rest doesn't happen.

 

His transfer dealings were largely awful though 

 

RIP, Gerard and thank you for the memories.

[glb]

Gutted. That treble season was filled with some highlights I’ll remember all my life.

 

Always came across as a gent, and as others have said, helped modernise the club in a way it had desperately needed.

 

RIP Boss.

[ryodi]

RB Leipzig in the next round of the Champions League. United beat them 5-0 so it shouldn’t be that difficult assuming we still have some fit players in February.