Match Thread Fulham V Liverpool.

[JockStrap]

It’s happened a lot this season , not the first time , the centre backs and deep lying midfielders don’t close down quick enough , there’s a lethargy that is embedded in the players, they don’t seem desperate to close down dangerous situations

97th minute, 25 yards out. Let him have a go if he wants. 99 times out of 100 it comes to nothing.

[jimmyliver]

97th minute, 25 yards out. Let him have a go if he wants. 99 times out of 100 it comes to nothing.

And the one you don’t , you lose points , I’d rather someone make an effort to close down

[RedMagic]

And the one you don’t , you lose points , I’d rather someone make an effort to close down

Switching off for just a second is a second too long.

[jimmyliver]

Switching off for just a second is a second too long.

Bang on

[JockStrap]

And the one you don’t , you lose points , I’d rather someone make an effort to close down

I'm not disagreeing with that. I think Virgil does start to close down but he's too far away. But even if Virgil gets 2 yards away that strike still goes in the top corner. You literally need someone close enough to get a tackle in.

[Nineteenx]

Yes this is my point, if he’s closed down he doesn’t score , he has an are of ten meters in front of him without one Liverpool player

My point before the sub and the restart and the greater defensive ability of the pressing and counter pressing 433

Pick up 10 on 9 don’t let them have it easy around our area to shoot or put crosses in with no pressure on the ball or player

We NEVER conceded that goal last season or the 9 before

[JockStrap]

My point before the sub and the restart and the greater defensive ability of the pressing and counter pressing 433

Pick up 10 on 9 don’t let them have it easy around our area to shoot or put crosses in with no pressure on the ball or player

We NEVER conceded that goal last season or the 9 before

Right because teams never got a shot against us when Klopp was the manager.

[jimmyliver]

My point before the sub and the restart and the greater defensive ability of the pressing and counter pressing 433

Pick up 10 on 9 don’t let them have it easy around our area to shoot or put crosses in with no pressure on the ball or player

We NEVER conceded that goal last season or the 9 before

I agree with this , literally go man for man don’t let them have a second on the ball , although he shot and scored it would of been more likely he could of pinged it into
The box and we conceded like normal , do t let them have the ball in that position

[redgold]

97th minute, 25 yards out. Let him have a go if he wants. 99 times out of 100 it comes to nothing.

Everyone's waiting for a cross that isn't coming. There are 8 players in the box waiting, and none of them are within 15 yards of Reed. Of course he's either going smack it one, or run in nearer and smack it one. someone should have run out, even if only to narrow the shot angle. The team should be coached to never let that 1 in 100 be there in the first place - especially in the last seconds. That's part on the players, but a lot on the coaches because that run-your-legs-off spirit, energy and identity seems to have died with Slot's approach.

[Nineteenx]

Right because teams never got a shot against us when Klopp was the manager.

It was Slot last season playing the best 11 or Jurgen’s player in Jurgen’s system of playing

[JockStrap]

It was Slot last season playing the best 11 or Jurgen’s player in Jurgen’s system of playing

So why didn't Klopp win the league with that 11 and his system?

[Steveo]

Here is the goal - and the vast amount of space the scorer has at his disposal.

[jimmyliver]

Everyone's waiting for a cross that isn't coming. There are 8 players in the box waiting, and none of them are within 15 yards of Reed. Of course he's either going smack it one, or run in nearer and smack it one. someone should have run out, even if only to narrow the shot angle. The team should be coached to never let that 1 in 100 be there in the first place - especially in the last seconds. That's part on the players, but a lot on the coaches because that run-your-legs-off spirit, energy and identity seems to have died with Slot's approach.

Yea mate that’s it , it’s coached as soon as you start playing , dying seconds like that close down at all costs

[JockStrap]

Everyone's waiting for a cross that isn't coming. There are 8 players in the box waiting, and none of them are within 15 yards of Reed. Of course he's either going smack it one, or run in nearer and smack it one. someone should have run out, even if only to narrow the shot angle. The team should be coached to never let that 1 in 100 be there in the first place - especially in the last seconds. That's part on the players, but a lot on the coaches because that run-your-legs-off spirit, energy and identity seems to have died with Slot's approach.

We didn't do enough to close that shot down. Granted. But it's still 1 in 100 and chances like that will always be there. You can't block every blade of grass.

And it was the 97th minute and we'd just scored. I don't mind the players defending in numbers.

[Nineteenx]

I agree with this , literally go man for man don’t let them have a second on the ball , although he shot and scored it would of been more likely he could of pinged it into
The box and we conceded like normal , do t let them have the ball in that position

Absolutely we did that last season playing Jurgen’s system managed by Slot the players still in all their good habits playing the same way as under Jurgen

My issue with Slot’s idea of playing that will never work is it is destroying so many really good habits built up over so many years and rapidly taking us backwards