Aston Villa v Liverpool (FA Cup Match Thread)

[RedNoodle]

Aston Villa

Onodi, Bridge, Revan, Walker, Rowe, Chrisene, Barry, Kesler, Sylla, Raikhy, Bogarde.

Subs: Zych, Jay-Hart, Sohna, Tait, Rowe, Young, Swinkels, Ealing, Lindley.

Liverpool

Kelleher, N Williams, R Williams, Fabinho, Milner, Wijnaldum, Jones, Mane, Minamino, Salah.

Subs: Alisson, Thiago, Firmino, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Origi, Shaqiri, Robertson, Phillips, Alexander-Arnold.

Referee

Craig Pawson.

[Nineteenx]

Kelleher

Williams Williams Fabinho Milner

Jones Henderson Wijnaldum

Salah Minamino Mane

Come on come on come ON Liverpool, come the fucking fuck on Liverpool, let's have a performance tonight and get the win

[stevie harkness]

My prediction: Villa 1-3 Liverpool

Either we go 3-0 up and take our foot off the gas or Villa get an early goal and we labour to turn it around.

[southernboy]

Anything but a convincing win will be embarrassing. Not sure what to expect to be honest.

[LEGS]

Anything but a convincing win will be embarrassing. Not sure what to expect to be honest.

A win with no injuries is all that matters.

[Nineteenx]

Here we go Come on come on come ON Liverpool, come the fucking fuck on Liverpool, bum these

[RedNoodle]

Please don't pick up any injuries Red men! <fingers crossed - touch wood - touches head>

[RedNoodle]

Get in sadio. Nice header.

However he's now limping.

[Nineteenx]

Boooooooooooooom get the fucking FUCK in 1-0 Maneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Come on come on come ON Liverpool, come the fucking fuck on Liverpool, absolutely fucking destroy these

[southernboy]

We’re gonna wIn the cup, we’re gonna wIn the cup!

[Kev0909]

Good game game over

wonder how many we'll get

easily going to win this game, depends on how many.. please no injurys ffs

[eggy81]

Took a bang in the lower back.

[justme]

that didnt take long

[Artisan]

Let's fill our boots...

[3underpar]

Nice header, looks ok after the knock

[RedNoodle]

What some also haven't taken into account is that the Villa youngsters could be a bit too 'enthusiastic' and could end up doing damage to our players.

As I say that Milner goes down.

One day people will listen to me.

[Balinkay]

Manè through the mniddle btw! Been wanting this for a while.

[eggy81]

Why wasn’t the game postponed after?

[Kev0909]

What some also haven't taken into account is that the Villa youngsters could be a bit too 'enthusiastic' and could end up doing damage to our players.

As I say that Milner goes down.

One day people will listen to me.

Seems pointless playing this strong of a squad we're against mostly 16-18 year olds lol!

[RedNoodle]

Manè through the mniddle btw! Been wanting this for a while.

Your forward line if he's played through the middle?

[skyebo]

Getting into double figures shouldn't be beyond us, given the two line ups, or am i being greedy and unrealistic ?

[eggy81]

Getting into double figures shouldn't be beyond us, given the two line ups, or am i being greedy and unrealistic ?

I’d take 3-0 and no injuries

[Nineteenx]

Bloody heel Gini, should have buried that lad

[skyebo]

I’d take 3-0 and no injuries

Indeed Eggy.

[RedNoodle]

WTF was that Wijnaldum?!?!?

Ahhh yes. Away from home.

[eggy81]

I’d have finished that. Just let it run across your body and tuck it away on the weaker foot. No excuse for that shite of an attempt from an international player like him.

[Balinkay]

Your forward line if he's played through the middle?

Jota + Salah ideally. I understand that's not really an option when the former is injured, as I don't fancy Bobby on the wing and am not really a huge fan of Taki.

[RedNoodle]

I’d have finished that. Just let it run across your body and tuck it away on the weaker foot. No excuse for that shite of an attempt from an international player like him.

I'd have finished that, even with my usual 'issues' plus a sprained ankle.

[LEGS]

This must be how it feels supporting Bayern just chilling knowing your going to win.

[Balinkay]

Neco trying to be Messi there again.

[RedNoodle]

Fabinho and Mane are denied by the keeper.

[RedNoodle]

Fabinho then puts a free header well over, summing up our recent performances.

[Nineteenx]

Come on Fab lad, should have scored 2 already

Come on come on come ON Liverpool, come the fucking fuck on Liverpool, pick this up for fucks sake, should be creating more opportunities here

[Crimson Dynasty]

This must be how it feels supporting Bayern just chilling knowing your going to win.


Are we?

I don't know how confident I feel these days with us having a 1-0 lead and 90% possession in games.
It seems pretty well set up for a sucker-punch 84th minute, against-the-run-of-play equalizer and disaster in the (inevitable) lottery of penalty kicks.

[Artisan]

Hendo bloody shoot man...

[LEGS]

Are we?

I don't know how confident I feel these days with us having a 1-0 lead and 90% possession in games.
It seems pretty well set up for a sucker-punch 84th minute, against-the-run-of-play equalizer and disaster in the (inevitable) lottery of penalty kicks.

We are 100% going to win just chill.

[teesred]

Are we?

I don't know how confident I feel these days with us having a 1-0 lead and 90% possession in games.
It seems pretty well set up for a sucker-punch 84th minute, against-the-run-of-play equalizer and disaster in the (inevitable) lottery of penalty kicks.

Yep. Already some sloppy moments and struggling to create clear chances.
As a midfielder why on earth isn't Henderson put his laces through that chance.

[Crimson Dynasty]

We are 100% going to win just chill.

Now I feel even worse that you've said that.

Let's just hope you haven't jinxed us.

[RedNoodle]

Salah hits a tame shot that the keeper easily saves.

He then hits another straight into the ground.

[Crimson Dynasty]

Yep. Already some sloppy moments and struggling to create clear chances.
As a midfielder why on earth isn't Henderson put his laces through that chance.

Let's not forget what this same team did to our youngsters last year when we were forced to put a team of teenagers and Under-23's in the Carabao cup because of the World club championship.
There was none of that "mercy" stuff.

Some of the same youngsters who are playing today.

[Nineteenx]

All too slow, too much overplaying, too obvious, too predictable, no mixing it up, not good enough so far, we're making an u18's side look Premier League quality

[3underpar]

Mo is incapable of wanting to pass a square ball to an open runner

[RedNoodle]

Milner hits a shot well over.

[Crimson Dynasty]

How does someone who is normally so lethal suddenly get so toothless and blunt in attack and incapable of finding the net all over a sudden like Mo' has been these past couple of games?

[LEGS]

We'll score at least 5.

[Artisan]

Mo is incapable of wanting to pass a square ball to an open runner

Love his hunger.

[RedNoodle]

Stevie Wonder would get more shots on target at a fairground shooting gallery owned by an 'even more dodgy than usual' individual, than we currently are.

[Crimson Dynasty]

I'm loving Minamino's industry and grafting.
Tracking back to win the ball back; his persistent pressing...

But we need more end-product.

Make a case for yourself, son.
This is the game to do it.

[jr81]

All too slow, too much overplaying, too obvious, too predictable, no mixing it up, not good enough so far, we're making an u18's side look Premier League quality

Yep, this is a poor showing. Too slow and ponderous and air of arrogance out there. This is how we are in the league at the moment. No pace in our game.

[Balinkay]

Good for the lads! Must be the night of their lives!

[eggy81]

1-1 we are in serious trouble lads

[RedNoodle]

1-1.

What were you saying LEGS? :rolleyes: + :o

[Crimson Dynasty]

We'll score at least 5.

You were saying?

The time to know you should have shut up is the time you went way overboard with the overconfidence and jinxing us.

[LFC-DPG]

Fucking embarrassing

[LEGS]

1-1.

What were you saying LEGS? :rolleyes: + :o

I never said we'd keep a clean sheet.

We will win still.

[3underpar]

And there ya go. Sad state of affairs.

[Artisan]

Good goal. Least the neutrals will be having a field day...Thats nice.

[LEGS]

You were saying?

The time to know you should have shut up is the time you went way overboard with the overconfidence and jinxing us.

Second half to play yet.

End of the day im relaxed mate im bothered about injuries.

[RedNoodle]

Just the confidence boost we need before the game against the Mancs.

Jones gets booked.

[Kev0909]

Christ i'm glad we played a strong team

[jr81]

I never said we'd keep a clean sheet.

We will win still.

We will, but this is poor. No urgency in our game. Disappointing to see

[3underpar]

Poor from Jones

[eggy81]

I wish we had some central creativity. It’s the same pattern over and over and over again.

[Crimson Dynasty]

It gets said every single time.
Every single time.

These 70,80 or 90% possession games with no end-product to show for it simply just play into the opposition's hands.

All those neat pretty little passes from left flank to right and back again and several passes back to the CB's and the goalie, but then having no ideas or teeth upfront, just give them a chance to catch a breath and then catch us on the break with our high line.

Wash.
Rinse.
Fucking Repeat.

[skyebo]

Time to bring the small guns on. I'd say big guns, but most are already there.

[southernboy]

What the fuck is up with us? We seem so bereft of confidence in every department. I really don’t know what to think.

[Kev0909]

we can't even break down a bunch of kids

come on thiago pal we need you lool

[RedNoodle]

Christ i'm glad we played a strong team

If we hadn't, another mauling by Villa would have been on the cards. It still may be.

[Balinkay]

This goalie ain't half bad! Fair play.

[RedNoodle]

Jones has a shot saved by the keeper.

HT 1-1

Embarrassing. :o

[Nineteenx]

This is just lazy and sloppy, too many easy passes not finding their targets

Boooooooooooooooooooooom that'll fucking teach them 1-1

We've been absolute fucking rubbish, whoever decided to throw all the things that won us 4 trophies out of the window and try to play like UAE FC used to only much more laboured and without the technical ball players to try and play through teams wants fucking shooting, it's been a fucking disaster, even UAE FC have abandoned their overpassing and have played a lot more direct stuff this season and they were a fuck sight better at it that we'll ever be, we don't have the players to try to play through teams and how we did play worked really well at the start of this season

Absolute fucking shite

Over to Jurgen to send the lads out second half and play another half arsed lame attempt at playing through a piss poor team

[Kev0909]

If we hadn't, another mauling by Villa would have been on the cards. It still may be.

Not really the squad players /kids would probably do better.

Players that actually want to play and make a point you know?

[LFC-DPG]

Wow 1-1 against the mighty villa (under 11’s)

[stevie harkness]

Men against boys

[Crimson Dynasty]

If we hadn't, another mauling by Villa would have been on the cards. It still may be.

By a team of youngsters.

LOL!

For shame.

[LEGS]

We will, but this is poor. No urgency in our game. Disappointing to see

I agree we are not sharp at all.

Salah being greedy not helped should have played others in.

[miller0863]

Not seen it (thankfully) what happened for their goal?

[TheDOC1979]

A load of bullshit. It’s getting ridiculous

[RedNoodle]

we can't even break down a bunch of kids

come on thiago pal we need you lool

It's okay. Origi will come off that quality stuffed bench of ours and will destroy this top quality Villa side all on his own.

[3underpar]

An U19 team is playing us to a draw right now. Even kids can stymie us these days.

[Crimson Dynasty]

This goalie ain't half bad! Fair play.

We say that about every single opposition goalie we meet nowadays.

Maybe it's not them, but just us.
(.....who are piss poor)

[RedNoodle]

Not seen it (thankfully) what happened for their goal?

Keeper Akos Onodi plays the ball out to Callum Rowe, who carries the ball forward and then plays a sensational through-ball to Louie Barry.

The former Barcelona youngster runs 50 yards with the ball, holding off the Liverpool defence, before slotting past the keeper.

[Kev0909]

I think they're getting tired to be fair, expect us to score a few in the 2nd half....

Williams got done again

#bringbacklovren sos

[justincredible]

I'm predicting a 5-1 victory.... but hopefully we'll score one in the second half.... so maybe 5-2.....

[teesred]

Wow.
Another absolute "turn up and we've won" show which let's be honest is par for the course now.
We are lazy and there's no getting away from it.
Early goal,feet up.
Henderson should try passing it sideways a few more times, he might get the fa Cup record for most in a game. Jones, fuck off mate. Some of us spoke far too soon on him.
Williams burnt for pace again. What's he going to be like in his late 20s? Fucks sake he'll turn like an elephant.

[Kev0909]

Wow.
Another absolute "turn up and we've won" show which let's be honest is par for the course now.
We are lazy and there's no getting away from it.
Early goal,feet up.
Henderson should try passing it sideways a few more times, he might get the fa Cup record for most in a game. Jones, fuck off mate. Some of us spoke far too soon on him.
Williams burnt for par again. What's he going yo be like in his late 20s? Fucks sake he'll turn like an elephant.

LMAO

Get Sotirios Kyrgiakos out of retirement, he'll probably be quicker.

Yep all henderson fucking does lately, useless we're against kids ffs

TO THE SIDE TO THE SIDE, AND BACK YOOOO

fuck sake

[RedNoodle]

Wow.
Another absolute "turn up and we've won" show which let's be honest is par for the course now.
We are lazy and there's no getting away from it.
Early goal,feet up.
Henderson should try passing it sideways a few more times, he might get the fa Cup record for most in a game. Jones, fuck off mate. Some of us spoke far too soon on him.
Williams burnt for pace again. What's he going to be like in his late 20s? Fucks sake he'll turn like an elephant.

Henderson has gone back into 'that' mode again. As for Curtis, far too many people were praising him to the rafters far too much, and far too soon.

[Kev0909]

Fuck arsenal TV we need a liverpool version

[Artisan]

Someone's taken the fun and excitement out of their play...we so repetitive and lethargic...Get Mane back on the left, Gini off for Thiago and my gran in the middle upfront.

[Crimson Dynasty]

Wow.
Another absolute "turn up and we've won" show which let's be honest is par for the course now.
We are lazy and there's no getting away from it.
Early goal,feet up.
Henderson should try passing it sideways a few more times, he might get the fa Cup record for most in a game. Jones, fuck off mate. Some of us spoke far too soon on him.
Williams burnt for pace again. What's he going to be like in his late 20s? Fucks sake he'll turn like an elephant.

Don't forget that Jones was also in the team that this same Villa team walloped 5-1 last year in the Carabao Cup (along with Neco Williams).

If anyone would or should be angry coming into this game with a chip on his shoulder and a point to prove, it should be him.

[RedNoodle]

Fuck arsenal TV we need a liverpool version

Well me and you are 'shoe-ins'. Who else can we recruit?

[justme]

R Williams got to close to their attacker and got turned.. You cant play like that..you need to leave a little space between yourself and the forward. otherwise one movement and your caught. Apart from that we dominated for entire half. but thats how teams set up.. wait for us to make an error. otherwise shove their entire team behind the ball.

[jr81]

I think they're getting tired to be fair, expect us to score a few in the 2nd half....

Williams got done again

#bringbacklovren sos
He did, maybe that's Hendo played there in the last game. He isn't trusted fully yet.
There is no pace between him and Fabinho.

[faridtoxteth]

their keeper, (who looks a lot like Jim Carrey btw) is having a great game.
We have the old problem of a high line with centre backs with no pace.
I think Fabinho is really good at cb, but needs someone quick alongside him.

[Nineteenx]

Absolute fucking shite

[worldpanel]

Wow.

Williams burnt for pace again. What's he going to be like in his late 20s? Fucks sake he'll turn like an elephant.

You know, saw Williams one game striding forward and I thought 'wow, he's nimble and fast'
Slow as fuck for a young centre half, it's a no from me.

[LEGS]

Fuck arsenal TV we need a liverpool version

Exactly what we need a TV channel making the club look like morons.

It worked out well for all the experts on that get rid of Wenger they've really kicked on since INIT Robbie.

[teesred]

R Williams got to close to their attacker and got turned.. You cant play like that..you need to leave a little space between yourself and the forward. otherwise one movement and your caught. Apart from that we dominated for entire half. but thats how teams set up.. wait for us to make an error. otherwise shove their entire team behind the ball.

We created one clear chance which we scored from. Their keeper has made some good saves mainly from range efforts. Dominating us what we do, creating and being clinical is what we don't do lately.

[Crimson Dynasty]

On the positive side, at least it's comforting to know that Klopp doesn't feel like we'll need to go into the transfer market this window for any reason at all.

Any reason AT....ALL.

So that's great to know.

[justme]

Exactly what we need a TV channel making the club look like morons.

It worked out well for all the experts on that get rid of Wenger they've really kicked on since INIT Robbie.

Theres several morons on here that would be hex on us! so best keep it to here.

[jr81]

On the positive side, at least it's comforting to know that Klopp doesn't feel like we'll need to go into the transfer market this window for any reason at all.

Any reason AT....ALL.

So that's great to know.

Maybe he does but was told he won't be backed?

[teesred]

Play this high line against Utd and its a very dangerous game.

[Artisan]

R Williams got to close to their attacker and got turned.. You cant play like that..you need to leave a little space between yourself and the forward. otherwise one movement and your caught. Apart from that we dominated for entire half. but thats how teams set up.. wait for us to make an error. otherwise shove their entire team behind the ball.

Yup our dominance has become our own undoing...

[southernboy]

All those saying we should bin off the FA Cup might well get their wish granted. What’s this, the fifth came in a row where we’ve been completely lacklustre? No excuses tonight either.

[Nineteenx]

Wow.
Another absolute "turn up and we've won" show which let's be honest is par for the course now.
We are lazy and there's no getting away from it.
Early goal,feet up.
Henderson should try passing it sideways a few more times, he might get the fa Cup record for most in a game. Jones, fuck off mate. Some of us spoke far too soon on him.
Williams burnt for pace again. What's he going to be like in his late 20s? Fucks sake he'll turn like an elephant.

I disagree, not that it's lazy and lame, but we didn't win the trophies we won trying to constantly probe and play tappy tappy through teams, we were very direct, worked the ball into areas, then switch it from there to the opposite side, tried to play through sides, then constantly mixed it up with longer more direct balls and scored a lot of our goals, most of them in fact from those balls or after winning the second ball from them, we're shite because we're trying to play through every team and have stopped mixing it up and doing the things that made us great, it's fucking painful

[justme]

We created one clear chance which we scored from. Their keeper has made some good saves mainly from range efforts. Dominating us what we do, creating and being clinical is what we don't do lately.

Eh we had at least 5.. Wijnaldum should have scored early on. he chipped it over the crossbar. there was 2 in a space of 10 seconds and the end a shot from Jones.

[Crimson Dynasty]

No, but on a more serious note.

On a more positive note at least we've had more than just one shot on target this game.
Massive improvement on the last game with just one short on target the entire game.

Yes, it's depressing as fuck to right a comment like that, but we take wins where we can get them.

Now if only we can actually put just one or more of those shots into the net rather than AT the keeper's gloves.
That would be just great.

[LEGS]

On the positive side, at least it's comforting to know that Klopp doesn't feel like we'll need to go into the transfer market this window for any reason at all.

Any reason AT....ALL.

So that's great to know.

Some say CB is not the problem CD but it totally affects the way we play.

A two out of Gomez Matip VVD with the skillsets they have is why we can push really high and pressure teams.

[Crimson Dynasty]

Maybe he does but was told he won't be backed?

I'm just going by what he said himself.

I have to assume that someone as direct as Klopp himself, if he were told he won't be backed (when he told them we needed to), he then wouldn't turn around and lie to the press and the fans that the reason we're not going is because we don't need to.

I'd rather think that in that situation he just wouldn't speak to it at all.

[CCTV]

Fuck arsenal TV we need a liverpool version

Hehe, when are we doing our first stream Kev:D

[justme]

We miss Fabinho at DM. because our defenders could drop a little off him.. and they mopped up everything he misssed.. Now we have no one covering the top of the defenders. so its straight through to our backline.

[RedNoodle]

So Thiago is coming on.

Great. Another key player who is being unnecessarily risked.

[3underpar]

Fail to put in a second half of quality now against kids will really hurt a team’s already shaken confidence going into next week’s game. These mentality monsters need to wake the fuck up.

[Kev0909]

Exactly what we need a TV channel making the club look like morons.

It worked out well for all the experts on that get rid of Wenger they've really kicked on since INIT Robbie.

Oh come on legs, if you can't have a laugh you'll cry!

[southernboy]

I actually predict another poor second-half. That’s been the pattern during this alarming dip in form.

[Kev0909]

So Thiago is coming on.

Great. Another key player who is being unnecessarily risked.

it's crazy we even need him to break down these kids

unreal

From winning champions league to playing the aston villa kids

hahaha

[Crimson Dynasty]

I actually predict another poor second-half. That’s been the pattern during this alarming dip in form.

Come now. Some on here are predicting we'll score at least 4 goals this half and be laughing our way to the next round.

Don't be so negative.

/s

[Artisan]

We miss Fabinho at DM. because our defenders could drop a little off him.. and they mopped up everything he misssed.. Now we have no one covering the top of the defenders. so its straight through to our backline.

Him not being in the middle has been as instrumental in our crap form as Virgil being injured...Shame he hasn't a twin brother..

[Nineteenx]

Thiago on for Hendo, so we still don't get Gini, Hendo and Thiago in midfield ahead of a week on Sunday when that midfiekd 3 was all over the gaff in the press v Southampton

Come on come on come ON Liverpool, come the fucking fuck on Liverpool, be a lot fucking better, mix it up, get RObbo on, feed Mane and Mo to get at players, please stop trying to constantly and only pass through teams, we're not at all good at it

[Kev0909]

Henderson can stay on the bench

[Crimson Dynasty]

I'm not really sure Hendo was the problem with that midfield that needed sorting.

I'd have taken out others before him.

Let's just hope that this doesn't backfire on Klopp and come back to haunt us.

[eggy81]

Williams moves like a giraffe

[Nineteenx]

Him not being in the middle has been as instrumental in our crap form as Virgil being injured...Shame he hasn't a twin brother..

Our crap form started when he was brought back in last season and we've never been the same since

[Artisan]

Looks like we're looking for quick long diagonals balls, finally...

[LEGS]

Oh come on legs, if you can't have a laugh you'll cry!

I know you are taking the mickey but you are negative about us on team players owners !

[justme]

Look how they throwing themselves into the ball. ohhh wait they are playing LFC explains it

[Kev0909]

Williams moves like a giraffe

he was in the 7th league for a reason hahaha

I bet he can't believe his luck at the moment

[SydneyLFC]

Henderson can stay on the bench

I agree - all the time in the world and still can't pass to his own player.

[Kev0909]

I know you are taking the mickey but you are negative about us on team players owners !

it's hard to be anythign else at the moment tbh!

[Crimson Dynasty]

We can't seem to get our corners past the first defender these days.

[3underpar]

Williams moves like a giraffe

Every team will target him, completely out of his league at this point in his career.

[RedNoodle]

Our midfield is absolutely devoid of goals and creativity, so when they are not at their 'energetic' best, they offer the sum total of f-all.

That combined with a defence that changes almost every week and a misfiring forward line, it's not hard to see why we are having problems.

[Nineteenx]

Another free header for Fab, straight at the keeper this time

[LEGS]

it's hard to be anythign else at the moment tbh!

Is it weve just won the CL and league !

[RedNoodle]

And Fabinho heads a shot straight at the keeper.

Colour me shocked! :rolleyes:

[TheDOC1979]

Is it weve just won the CL and league !

You push on from that!

You don’t come onto the field and think you can win by turning up. Absolutely unacceptable

[eggy81]

Look how they throwing themselves into the ball. ohhh wait they are playing LFC explains it

It’s because we’ve no player to move past anyone central and draw anyone out of position. The way we keep moving the ball in a very basic pattern without any injection of pace or invention means as long as the Oppo stay organised and are willing to work for 90 minutes they’ll be in with a chance of competing. Put a debruyne or Fernandes in there and the gaps would open straight away

[RedNoodle]

Salah puts the ball in the net after a rebound but it's ruled out.

[Kev0909]

You push on from that!

You don’t come onto the field and think you can win by turning up. Absolutely unacceptable

Yep..... or wait another 30 years eitherway

Sorry legs but we've been pathetic as of late and this just sums it up

[Crimson Dynasty]

You just have to laugh sometimes.

[Nineteenx]

Our midfield is absolutely devoid of goals and creativity, so when they are not at their 'energetic' best, they offer the sum total of f-all.

That combined with a defence that changes almost every week and a misfiring forward line, it's not hard to see why we are having problems.

They made us successful by being direct, pressing expertly and winning second balls so we can create from there, stopping doing those things and playing to their strengths and trying to pass through every team when none of them are any good at that was a fucking shit idea

[RedNoodle]

Yep..... or wait another 30 years eitherway

Sorry legs but we've been pathetic as of late and this just sums it up

Well I won't be seeing us win the title again that's for sure.

[Artisan]

Was Salah off-side?

[LFC-DPG]

Was Salah off-side?

He looked it but it was given as the keeper had 2 hands on the ball.

[skyebo]

In other news, Wolves go one up against Palace.

[Nineteenx]

Bobby and Shaq imminent for Minamino and Jones

[Artisan]

He looked it but it was given as the keeper had 2 hands on the ball.

Cool. Saying on my stream goalie never had it under control. Hey ho, are we even surprised.

[Crimson Dynasty]

Was Salah off-side?

I thought it was ruled out because the referee ajudged it to have been kicked out of the goalie's hands.

Replays showed the goalie didn't have complete control of it and if anything it was a 50-50 ball.
They also seemed to show that Mo was onside, so fuck knows why it didn't stand.

And of course, we don't have VAR in this competition (....not that they would have ruled in our favour with our record with them).

[RedNoodle]

Ian Darke just called Shaqiri "Shakira". That's the best thing about this game thus far other than Mane's header.

[Kev0909]

Bobby and Shaq imminent for Minamino and Jones

Phew coming on to save the game!!

30 mins to go to get the winner

Minamino was one I'd of expected to do a lot better tonight...... he's given you a chance mate... against the same figure body wise as you.. still don't perform

he will never be good enough

[Nineteenx]

Booooooooooooom get the fucking FUCK in 2-1 Gini

Come on come on come ON Liverpool, come the fucking fuck on Liverpool, add some more goals here now and play with some fucking pride

[eggy81]

Waney gini makes amends. Nicely worked over and back across and a good low finish.

[southernboy]

We’re gonna wIn the cup, we’re gonna wIn the cup!

Repeated for prosperity.

It’s now just a matter of how many we score

[Kev0909]

yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay

liverpool 2-1kids

[justme]

Save that slime ball. you need to be 15ft tall to get to that

[Artisan]

Booooom.....what a team....never in doubt...Thank feck.

[3underpar]

Wij the Ruthless lol

[skyebo]

Ian Darke just called Shaqiri "Shakira". That's the best thing about this game thus far other than Mane's header.

Maybe that's who Klopp thought we were signing.

[stevie harkness]

Mentality monsters innit

[Kev0909]

kids are fucked but BOOM best in the world

[eggy81]

Save that slime ball. you need to be 15ft tall to get to that

Slimeball? Did he do something wrong against us.

[justme]

Mane now thats 3..

[CCTV]

We're gonna win the league
We're gonna win the league
And now you're gonna believe us




We're gonna win the league

[RedNoodle]

F-me!?!?! Did Wijnaldum just score an away goal?!?!

Excuse me for a second while I go and check to see if there is a unicorn in my garden, if a rocking horse has been able to defecate yet, and if that noise I can hear outside is a squadron of flying pigs.

Mane gets another headed goal.

[LEGS]

Villa were always going to tire

[Nineteenx]

Boooooooooooooom 3-1 Maneeeeeeee Get the fucking FUCK in

Come on come on come ON Liverpool, come the fucking fuck on Liverpool, add another 6 here now

[justme]

Slimeball? Did he do something wrong against us.

Yeah he saved shots.

[Kev0909]

I hope you're watching UTD and ole and are scared!!!

Now you gonna fear us now you gonna fear us!

BOOOOOOOOOOM

4

[3underpar]

Well that’s that

[eggy81]

Yeah he saved shots.
😂😂 ahh right. I thought I’d missed something when in the kitchen. 4-1

[Artisan]

More please...Make them pay ;)

[RedNoodle]

Maybe that's who Klopp thought we were signing.

Did his hips lie?

Salah makes it 4-1.

[southernboy]

Legs is having the last laugh.

Does anyone know what the aggregate score is now? We must be catching up a bit.

[justme]

Thats 4.. come on we want 8

[Nineteenx]

Boooooooooooooom get the fucking FUCK in 4-1 Salaaaaaaaaaah

Come on come on come ON Liverpool, come the fucking fuck on Liverpool, add another 7 here now, absolutely destroy them, no let up, no mercy, be absolutely fucking relentless

[RedNoodle]

More please...Make them pay ;)

I hope we save some goals for the next league game.

Knowing us we'll score eight or nine tonight, but fail to get a solitary shot on target against the Red Mancs.

[LEGS]

You were saying?

The time to know you should have shut up is the time you went way overboard with the overconfidence and jinxing us.

One to go mate.

Told you to chill all we need to worry about is injuries.

Id get Phillips on for Fab now

[3underpar]

I hope we save some goals for the next league game.

Knowing us we'll score eight or nine tonight, but fail to get a solitary shot on target against the Red Mancs.

Yep, put 7 by Palace and shit the bed the next four games.

[Kev0909]

I hope we save some goals for the next league game.

Knowing us we'll score eight or nine tonight, but fail to get a solitary shot on target against the Red Mancs.

to be fair we won't be playing a bunch of tired kids

[Nineteenx]

Neco's been very good, the only one playing the switches, I like that a lot, working it in areas, play gets compressed in an area, comes back to Neco and he's played 3 or 4 really nice if not great switches this haf

[Artisan]

I hope we save some goals for the next league game.

Knowing us we'll score eight or nine tonight, but fail to get a solitary shot on target against the Red Mancs.

Oh i know...don't even go there...Until next week ;)

[Crimson Dynasty]

Save some for the Scum.

That's who I really want to beat.

(to be fair, I'll gladly take an ugly 1-0 win against them)

[3underpar]

Klopp please sub Fabinho ASAP

[LFC-DPG]

Shak with 2 assists in 2 mins. #gamechanger.

[LEGS]

Save some for the Scum.

That's who I really want to beat.

(to be fair, I'll gladly take an ugly 1-0 win against them)

We all would mate and im hoping big Joel is fit.

[justme]

Thiago has been good since he came on.. I think a 3 of him,Henderson and Wijnaldum against Gargoyle face and his team

[RedNoodle]

to be fair we won't be playing a bunch of tired kids

No. We'll be playing our tired first teamers.

[CCTV]

Shak with 2 assists in 2 mins. #gamechanger.

Yep and has a great record for us v manu

[Artisan]

We're so much more successful with Mane staying on the left, noticed he'd been slipping into the middle a lot recently to our detriment...Just NO i say.

[Crimson Dynasty]

Neco's been very good, the only one playing the switches, I like that a lot, working it in areas, play gets compressed in an area, comes back to Neco and he's played 3 or 4 really nice if not great switches this haf

He's really improved a lot since his nightmare game.

On this performance I'd hope he gets the start next time out against the Mancs rather than Trent, who should try to recover fully from this COVID after-effects.

[Kev0909]

Shak with 2 assists in 2 mins. #gamechanger.

Shame we ain't got origi on, even he could score here.. maybe

[teesred]

He's really improved a lot since his nightmare game.

On this performance I'd hope he gets the start next time out against the Mancs rather than Trent, who should try to recover fully from this COVID after-effects.

Agree. He looks a lot more solid now. Seems to have got rid of the jitters he had.

[Nineteenx]

We're so much more successful with Mane staying on the left, noticed he'd been slipping into the middle a lot recently to our detriment...Just NO i say.

THANK YOU moving him from there in the first place was another of this season's fucking shit ideas, knocked him right out of his superb early season form

[justme]

gonna watch the rest of the game and the respond later..

[3underpar]

Shame we ain't got origi on, even he could score here.. maybe

Origi says hold my beer

[Nineteenx]

He's really improved a lot since his nightmare game.

On this performance I'd hope he gets the start next time out against the Mancs rather than Trent, who should try to recover fully from this COVID after-effects.

Still a liability defensively for me, Trent fucked up v Southampton, but his defending has got a fuck site better and he's a much better defender than Neco, he was class defensively a few times v Spurs and that played a huge part in our win

[Nineteenx]

Look at these Villa lads all trying to be Grealish, lying around on the floor

[TheDOC1979]

We’re beating a bunch of kids! Get a fucking grip

[Kev0909]

We’re beating a bunch of kids! Get a fucking grip

What do you mean

World class performance from them all!

Looking forward to Rashford V williams

Williams aka usain bolt! (pretty sure he won't start that means pass it sideways hendo at CB I guess?)

[TheDOC1979]

What do you mean

World class performance from them all!

🤣🤣

[RedNoodle]

Thiago hits the crossbar.

[Kev0909]

Thiago changed the game!

Phew

[Nineteenx]

I fucking love Thiago and Mane, Mane's always been relentless, we have to remember Thiago's mentality, he's come from Bayern, Bayern don't do easing off or sitting back on a lead, they go out trying to absolutely dick the opposition, whoever it is, by as many goals as possible every fucking game, and you can definitely see that with Thiago in this last 10, it's Villa's kids, they're out on their feet, and he just wants to bury them by even more, good fucking lad

[Crimson Dynasty]

Still a liability defensively for me, Trent fucked up v Southampton, but his defending has got a fuck site better and he's a much better defender than Neco, he was class defensively a few times v Spurs and that played a huge part in our win

Trent's been poor since the restart.
Even though everyone is chalking up his recent poor run to his COVID after-effects, he's been on a poor run of form going back to long before he got infected (whenever that was).
And I simply don't agree that his defending has gotten any better.
He still comes to close to the middle opening up the wing for opposition defenders and teams still target his flank for attack without fail almost every game - and that's not a coincidence.


The reason everyone's got on his case more recently is because now along with his normally not so great defensive game, his attacking play and forward play has gone down the drain as well.
Sloppy passes and crosses that can't seem to get past the first man and too much walking around seeming like he's not arsed.
And it wasn't just the Southampton game either.

I think some time not getting the start will be better for him overall and allow him to mentally ease back into better form.
Neco is not great, sure, but I think on the basics he's solid.
That's just my opinion.

[CCTV]

Thiago changed the game!

Phew

Shaqiri 2 assists ?

[eggy81]

Thiago is just a beast.

[Nineteenx]

Thiago changed the game!

Phew

He certainly did, we need him in the fucking midfield if we're going to try and pass through teams, because none if the others are good at it and it's fucking stupid trying to play like that without him

[Kev0909]

Shaqiri 2 assists ?

Not just about the stats

It's about the facts.

You get me?

[Balinkay]

The Treble is on lads!!!

[LEGS]

Disgusting to not hit my target of 5 !

Seriously no injuries and win is all that mattered.

[RedNoodle]

Not just about the stats

It's about the facts.

You get me?

You're serious about setting up your/our own version of AFTV aren't you?

All you need is to add in some more "blud's" and "fam's" and you're good to go.

[teesred]

Thiago is just a beast.

Less than 4 full games for us and he's head and shoulders above all of our midfield. Absolutely world class, he just makes it look like he's playing a 5 a side game. His vision is unreal.
Just hope we get plenty out of him. If he's a regular we could be a different animal if our attack can get back into form.

[Balinkay]

Also this:

https://twitter.com/i/status/1347636745068818435

:D

[CCTV]

Not just about the stats

It's about the facts.

You get me?

I couldn't watch the game tonight, we're they 2 lucky/meh assists ?

[RedNoodle]

Disgusting to not hit my target of 5 !

Seriously no injuries and win is all that mattered.

Yeah. What kind of prediction was that of yours?!?!? You'd be rock bottom if you were part of the predictions league. ;)

[LEGS]

Yeah. What kind of prediction was that of yours?!?!? You'd be rock bottom if you were part of the predictions league. ;)

True I would didnt help bringing the walking champion Origi on !

Still its a win nothing to be over the moon with we know how it is this was us last year.

[Nineteenx]

Up the bum job done, much better second half against Villa's kids, i'll never understand the ditching everything that won us 4 trophies and trying to play through every team without Thiago in the side, I still don't agree with it now he's fit, we need to do both, try and play through and the direct stuff too, test teams in every way imaginable

[Kev0909]

I couldn't watch the game tonight, we're they 2 lucky/meh assists ?

tbh the villa players was fucked when he came on, I wouldn't say it was anything special against this team... but he still got the assists I guess

Thiago with a masterclass passing performance, which I'd expect against kids... rest of the midfield was still awful.. even against these

Williams.... err yeah he's not going to make it here (Not neco)

[Nineteenx]

The Treble is on lads!!!

Absolutely, make mine a treble lads

[faridtoxteth]

Thiago. Fucking hell. what can you say.
James milner had a great game tonight.
Also Shaq looks totally well integrated now into our play. Please let him stay fit.

[Nineteenx]

Thiago. Fucking hell. what can you say.
James milner had a great game tonight.
Also Shaq looks totally well integrated now into our play. Please let him stay fit.

Thiago makes that prick Fernandes and the bacon face twat look like Geoff Thomas

[miller0863]

I’d take De Bruyne in a heartbeat, Fernandes too.

[teesred]

Thiago makes that prick Fernandes and the bacon face twat look like Geoff Thomas

He's good but you're just being silly again.

[Kev0909]

You're serious about setting up your/our own version of AFTV aren't you?

All you need is to add in some more "blud's" and "fam's" and you're good to go.

Iniiiit!!

[eggy81]

He's good but you're just being silly again. debruyne would make this team untouchable

[ianlfc]

You gotta love these 90 minute football matches.

[eggy81]

You gotta love these 90 minute football matches.
That first half was poor tbf. More of the same issues as the last few weeks. Still some improving to do before we meet those other shower.

[Kev0909]

You gotta love these 90 minute football matches.

Gotta love it when a bunch of 16-18 yo's tire and some ain't played for months apparently

but yes master class top performance world class

so more confident for the game against utd now, the midfield was amazing, I'm not sure why thiago even had to come on!

[SydneyLFC]

I liked the clever passing of Shaq fits better with Mo and Mane than the normal Hendo right hook at pace. Robertson for Milly, and Matip (hopefully) for Rhys - Shaq, Thiago, Gini, Mane, Salah, Bobby against United.

(Trent on the bench)

[ianlfc]

Gotta love it when a bunch of 16-18 yo's tire and some ain't played for months apparently

but yes master class top performance world class

so more confident for the game against utd now, the midfield was amazing, I'm not sure why thiago even had to come on!

Why are you always so bloody angry !!

[skyebo]

Gotta love it when a bunch of 16-18 yo's tire and some ain't played for months apparently

but yes master class top performance world class

so more confident for the game against utd now, the midfield was amazing, I'm not sure why thiago even had to come on!

Possibly because we were being held to a 1-1 draw by a bunch of kids and he decided to change things, and giving him more minutes may have been another reason.

[Nineteenx]

Need to boss midfield and keep their creators quiet and be bang on it in our press Gini and Hendo are the steak, Thiago's the sizzle, Shaq's always been woefully inconsistent, in the Southampton game our press was woeful, Hendo Gini and Thiago for me, Shaq last 15-20 minutes if we need a goal to ask different questions

[Kev0909]

Why are you always so bloody angry !!

I ain't angry but not going to pretend that was a top peformance or anything

still had the same problems against KIDS for most of the game

[Nineteenx]

Gotta love it when a bunch of 16-18 yo's tire and some ain't played for months apparently

but yes master class top performance world class

so more confident for the game against utd now, the midfield was amazing, I'm not sure why thiago even had to come on!

Pretty simple, our other midfielders can't play through teams, so it's pretty fucking stupid trying to play through teams without him, as we found dropping so many points trying to, it's also pretty fucking stupid trying to play through teams with him and having a non existent press as you're more susceptible to interceptions and transitions trying to play through teams as we found out v Southampton

[justme]

Did we not win the game the 4-1?? something wrong here?? oh yeah its Kev. so moving on

[ianlfc]

I ain't angry but not going to pretend that was a top peformance or anything

still had the same problems against KIDS for most of the game

What scoreline should it off been then ?

[southernboy]

I genuinely believe that we would have been comfortably beaten by Aston Villa‘s first team. We were miles off it again in the first half, and only really improved in the second half as they ran out of energy. We need a massive improvement next Sunday.

[SydneyLFC]

What scoreline should it off been then ?

As you infer, whatever the result LFC were never going to get kudos - 0-17 and it's a bunch of bullies against kids. 1-1 or 1-2 - LFC still lack confidence. Take the win - move on.

[skyebo]

I genuinely believe that we would have been comfortably beaten by Aston Villa‘s first team. We were miles off it again in the first half, and only really improved in the second half as they ran out of energy. We need a massive improvement next Sunday.

I'm sure there'll be one.

[Kev0909]

What scoreline should it off been then ?

Bit better than villas reserves beating are kids 5-0

it's not about the score line, it's the same problems against kids ffs for nearly 60 mins

they had to be literally falling on the floor every 5 seconds with cramp and for thiago to come on, for us to run away with it

[ianlfc]

As you infer, whatever the result LFC were never going to get kudos - 0-17 and it's a bunch of bullies against kids. 1-1 or 1-2 - LFC still lack confidence. Take the win - move on.

we were in a no win situation. As long as we won with no injuries was the main thing. Plus the reason the bigger players played was it would've been 2 weeks of no football until the United game .

[Kev0909]

we were in a no win situation. As long as we won with no injuries was the main thing. Plus the reason the bigger players played was it would've been 2 weeks of no football until the United game .

I don't understand why we started Thiago and Ox together who've both been out for a while against southamtpon from the start, and Wij who can go missing sometimes away

when both should of started today, would of made more sense surely? for match-fitness, same with starting origi shaqiri etc

For me that cost us a result, oh well over with now and noone injured

I just hope we sort something for UTD, and matip is back or something

or we just control 95% of posession

[justme]

Before i sleep. Just thought i'd add. if we are going to beat more teams who defend with 7/8 players deep in their own half. We need to get more players central.. we got some crosses into Mane and we had players just off him to get the second ball..Was more difficult for Villa to deal with. So when Firmino starts next weekend. which he will. he needs to stop dropping off as much.. Man-united will no doubt try and break on us and play very deep..

[Kev0909]

Before i sleep. Just thought i'd add. if we are going to beat more teams who defend with 7/8 players deep in their own half. We need to get more players central.. we got some crosses into Mane and we had players just off him to get the second ball..Was more difficult for Villa to deal with. So when Firmino starts next weekend. which he will. he needs to stop dropping off as much.. Man-united will no doubt try and break on us and play very deep..

Agree

that's what i'm worried about, i really hope we don't lose our home record to these cunts... but they're very much a counter-attacking team, which basically the goals we've conceded have come from that way, we're very slow at the back at the moment, maybe matip will be back??

Tactics wise- it's a perfect game for them..

[teesred]

I genuinely believe that we would have been comfortably beaten by Aston Villa‘s first team. We were miles off it again in the first half, and only really improved in the second half as they ran out of energy. We need a massive improvement next Sunday.

Agree. That first half was abysmal and also typical of us at the moment. How long are these lazy nonchalant first halves are we going to endure?
The lack urgency is staggering and the less said about the midfield 3 the better. They were shit.
We get some kind of response second half but aside from tonight it hasn't been enough.
Villas kids proved again tonight that playing numbers against us nullifies us almost completely.
That game tonight should have been a chance for Fabinho,Mane,Salah and others etc to get a rest but we had to play them to ensure we got a result. Against Villas kids.
I'm not looking forward to next Sunday at all.

[skyebo]

You'll get a response against United, if they can't get up for a derby game, they shouldn't be in the sport.

[Kev0909]

You'll get a response against United, if they can't get up for a derby game, they shouldn't be in the sport.

it feels like we've been saying that for a while in the league

[teesred]

You'll get a response against United, if they can't get up for a derby game, they shouldn't be in the sport.

Hopefully. The few times we've played really well this seasonhas been against the better sides.

[skyebo]

it feels like we've been saying that for a while in the league

As Tees has just said, we have played better against the better teams. Villa was a freak result, and we were poor at Southampton.

[Steveo]

I didn’t see the game - glad we won and are through - but sounds a bit ominous that we needed the flair of both Thiago and Shaq to beat a Villa youth side.