RB Leipzig v Liverpool (CL Match Thread)

**Insidious** · 16th February 2021, 11:56 PM

Originally Posted by skyebo

I know substitutes are brought on to change a teams fortunes, but it's hard for anyone to come on so late in a game and make an immediate impact, especially with how quick the game is played these days. Sometimes it works, alot of the time it won't. Games will just pass them by in the 15-20 minutes time they get.

Oh for sure - it's definitely difficult for them to join a match and add much.

Won't deny that I find myself subscribing more and more to the idea that "the best ability is availability" and that I would like to wean out a couple of our more injury-prone players mind. Those two are definitely high on that list at the moment.

**vin** · 16th February 2021, 11:56 PM

Originally Posted by RedNoodle

Yes we were 'decent', but we weren't great. That combined with Leipzig being poor is why we've come away with a good result. Make no mistake, if Leipzig hadn't kept giving the ball away and had offered up any kind of reasonable threat up front, I think we'd be going into the second leg in a much less favourable position.

Come on! We've been a shit run of form and all you can say is that if the opposition had played better they might have won?

**RedNoodle** · 17th February 2021, 12:00 AM

Originally Posted by vin

Come on! We've been a shit run of form and all you can say is that if the opposition had played better they might have won?

I'm just offering up an alternative appraisal of the game to balance out those that in my opinion are getting a tad carried away.

**Insidious** · 17th February 2021, 12:02 AM

Just a little additional side-thought tonight.

That demolition job that Barca were subjected to might just provide an extra percentage or so in the "reasons to stay" list for Gini

**justme** · 17th February 2021, 12:19 AM

I've tended to be a bit jovial of late...We have bee shit.. But once we get a settled back line and have VVD back in there and back to his best. Fabinho and Henderson+another back in midfield. we will get our solidarity back.
Then we need to get start being more patient and win games the sensible way. Right now we are back to front to quickly.
We need to add to the front line. Another centre forward and a wide man.. Then hopefully things will look brighter.
Not gonna win the league this season. which is obvious, hopefully man-city will get 88/90 points . Knowing that will ease the disappointment for me..It was unlikely we were going to match that points tally again this season anyway.

**skyebo** · 17th February 2021, 12:23 AM

Originally Posted by justme

I've tended to be a bit jovial of late...We have bee shit.. But once we get a settled back line and have VVD back in there and back to his best. Fabinho and Henderson+another back in midfield. we will get our solidarity back.
Then we need to get start being more patient and win games the sensible way. Right now we are back to front to quickly.
We need to add to the front line. Another centre forward and a wide man.. Then hopefully things will look brighter.
Not gonna win the league this season. which is obvious, hopefully man-city will get 88/90 points . Knowing that will ease the disappointment for me..It was unlikely we were going to match that points tally again this season anyway.

The same name keeps cropping up regarding a winger, though i can't remember who it is, or who he plays for. It's on the BBC gossip column regularly.

**Kev0909** · 17th February 2021, 12:27 AM

Originally Posted by skyebo

The same name keeps cropping up regarding a winger, though i can't remember who it is, or who he plays for. It's on the BBC gossip column regularly.

raphina?

**skyebo** · 17th February 2021, 12:34 AM

Originally Posted by Kev0909

raphina?

I don't think so Kev, i think the one i mean plays in a different league.

**justme** · 17th February 2021, 12:35 AM

Yes i think thats his name.. been others mentioned as well. Its very hard to know what player will be good enough and who won't. Glad its not down to me to chose