Match Thread: Liverpool v Atletico Madrid

[jozza800]

At least Wirtz made a couple of chances tonight but still, his finish/ final ball and even general passing was terrible at times.

Had Mo, Frimpong and Hugo had their shooting boots on he'd have had 3 assists last night.

[jozza800]

Slot is going to have to start dropping him if he doesn't start producing soon, because shoe horning him into the side is weakening the midfield. We're getting played through too easily.

Grav getting caught on the edge of the oppo box isn't helping. But It must be by instruction, because even Endo was in the oppo box for one of Bournemouth's goals.

There's squeezing play, then there's just trying to ram everyone into the oppo's penalty area.

[jozza800]

Didn’t see the game as I was feeling crap so just caught up with the highlights on TNT.

Great win in the end.

Did they (VAR) review the first Athletico goal as one of the players looked offside to me and was stood right in front of Allison?

It should have been disallowed and their equaliser took a massive deflection.

[Steveo]

oh and miller you were right about that goal… Griezman is bang interfering with Alisson’s line of sight. I thought I had seen the action in-line but had not.

How VAR doesn’t spot that… ? Suspicious in the extreme. Didn’t trust an Italian Ref choice either.. Simeone has plenty of connections to Italian football. Smells a bit off to me this one.

[jozza800]

oh and miller you were right about that goal… Griezman is bang interfering with Alisson’s line of sight. I thought I had seen the action in-line but had not.

How VAR doesn’t spot that… ? Suspicious in the extreme. Didn’t trust an Italian Ref choice either.. Simeone has plenty of connections to Italian football. Smells a bit off to me this one.

What about the pen that he gave in the first half. Christ knows what he saw with that one!

[Steveo]

What about the pen that he gave in the first half. Christ knows what he saw with that one!

Yep... that was embarrassing...makes you wonder if the guy has ever reffed a football match. He did look pretty clueless.

[justme]

I wonder what was said Diego Simeone by one our faithful's? what ever it was.. it was like lighting a blue touch paper., He went mental.. and he was so uncharacteristic calm for the match.

[CCTV]

It should have been disallowed and their equaliser took a massive deflection.

They might have called the deflection off Konate as an attempt to play the ball voiding the offside. When it was a block.

As I recall this new interpretation was introduced via pfmol/var involving a Harry kane goal and a Lovren attempt to block being categorised as an attempt to play/pass when in reality he was defending and trying to block a ball getting to an offside Kane.

[Kev0909]

was out but 2-0 up first 10 mins and we nearly blew it ?

great stuff

[Kev0909]

Lot's not going to drop his £116m prize asset...
The lad's improving with each game..

Also why do people think we've got super depth?

Yeah drop wirtz, and salah! No worries, top replacements, and a 16 year old kid to take there place......

daft cunts

[Kev0909]

Don't really get the hate?

Ratings have Wirtz as 8 along with salah and VVD top players according to the ratings......

don't be shitcunt fans like UTD not going to help if supporters turn on the lad

[faridtoxteth]

Wirtz showed some great touches. For me, the front four of Szoboslai as a kind of 10, behind Ekitike with Wirtz out left and Salah out right, is the way to go.
On two occasions Wirtz and Szoboslai got in each others way going for the same ball in the box. This shows that they really are a new group of players finding their relative positions.

[jozza800]

They might have called the deflection off Konate as an attempt to play the ball voiding the offside. When it was a block.

As I recall this new interpretation was introduced via pfmol/var involving a Harry kane goal and a Lovren attempt to block being categorised as an attempt to play/pass when in reality he was defending and trying to block a ball getting to an offside Kane.

It's identical to the Lovren situation. And we've been wronged on both instances of the law.

[jozza800]

Wirtz showed some great touches. For me, the front four of Szoboslai as a kind of 10, behind Ekitike with Wirtz out left and Salah out right, is the way to go.
On two occasions Wirtz and Szoboslai got in each others way going for the same ball in the box. This shows that they really are a new group of players finding their relative positions.

Agreed. But I actually think we were better before Mac came on. Szobo has the athleticism to recover as 1 of the 2 mids (and did on more than on occasion).

We are a bit disjointed at the moment, but there are flashes and I'm excited to see what we look like when/if it all clicks.

[eggy81]

Isak was class for 15 minutes in second half before he ran out of steam. The way he received the ball opening up shooting chances in one touch insideva crammed box is very exciting.