Match Thread Liverpool V Newcastle

[Crimson Dynasty]

Let's not forget to give some love for Kerkez for that pass that opened Hugo up for that second goal.

That was almost downright Gerrard-esque.

[Steveo]

True - that’s the thing. It’s a just a collection of players. If they click - we can beat anyone.,. but also we can lose to anyone

[Nineteenx]

He’s done well to put us ahead in a game we have barely turned up to.

I am aware of this Steveo 😂

That one was the easiest though

Hopefully the players don’t let baldy talk them into reverting to playing how he sent them out at first again

We HAVE to keep playing as we have after their goal

[teesred]

Two quality moments, Newcastle will wonder how the hell they're a goal down.
Wirtz and Hugo will be unreal when we get some pace either side of them.

[Steveo]

HT - Crazy game. All Newcastle until Hugo scores. And then - we could have gone in 3:1

We will surely have the legs on them now. Just need to stay focused.

[Steveo]

Two quality moments, Newcastle will wonder how the hell they're a goal down.
Wirtz and Hugo will be unreal when we get some pace either side of them.

Hugo already is - carrying us

[Nineteenx]

HT Really really poor turgid overpassing shit while they attacked us with pace everyone they won it

Thrn after they scored we sacked off Slot’s plan and just attacked them at pace in kind

2 great goals too

We need to start the second half playing as we did after they scored first half

Variation tempo intensity creativity abd finishing go to goal at speed in as few passes as possible

Get the win

[RedMagic]

True - that’s the thing. It’s a just a collection of players. If they click - we can beat anyone.,. but also we can lose to anyone

A big problem is that we haven't even made it hard for teams to beat us. Losing games happens. What shouldn't happen is opposition teams barely having to break sweat to cause us problems.

[jozza800]

Dogshit for 40mins. Crazy game this Football.

Cant see us keeping them out in the 2nd half. Mac and Grav getting caught too high. Again.

I'm sick of seeing it.

Hugo and Wirtz are our only shining lights at the moment.

[justme]

Not blowing my own trumpet.. But i have said previously. If Wirtz is gonna make it here he needs to play in the false 9 role. You can play Ekitike tucked in off the left and let him roam and get central..If Wirtz can up his goal scoring ratio. which he has to be fair of late. It will work .. You can go back a solid 3 in midfield then. allows the likes of Macca and Dom to get in the box as well. which is what they are good at. as well as sitting in when teams attack.

[Steveo]

Gerrard making the Hugo Fernando comparison

[Nineteenx]

Poor defending for their goal from Kerkez

See how Wirtz linked? Moving into space and the gaps created by there being 3 ahead of him

Second half imminent

Be a lot better throughout second half Liverpool

Score more and get the win

[miller0863]

Ekitike is an absolute effin star.

Two moments of brilliance dug us out of a whole there let’s not kid ourselves.

For 35 minutes we were clinging on, could have been two or three down. As a defensive unit we have more holes than a colander. Newcastle came to attack and deserved more than they got in that first half. We need to be much much better in the second half.

Mo, what can I say… he’s a mere shadow of his former self. Wasted several good positions in the first half, he made Gakpo look decent ffs

[teesred]

Dogshit for 40mins. Crazy game this Football.

Cant see us keeping them out in the 2nd half. Mac and Grav getting caught too high. Again.

I'm sick of seeing it.

Hugo and Wirtz are our only shining lights at the moment.

Agree,both leaving a chasm of space in front of the defence. Obviously a planned happening.

[RedMagic]

Dogshit for 40mins. Crazy game this Football.

Cant see us keeping them out in the 2nd half. Mac and Grav getting caught too high. Again.

I'm sick of seeing it.

Hugo and Wirtz are our only shining lights at the moment.

Gravenberch said earlier in the season that Slot was playing him in a more advanced position than the one he played last season. Given how porous we are in midfield, that decision and reluctance to revert back to playing Gravenberch in a deeper midfield position says all you need to know about Slot and his ability to rectify the issues that we're having.