Match Thread: Liverpool v Leverkusen

[BOBPAISLEYFAN]

On a more serious note, how good will we be when we can actually put together two good half's in one match…..

First half tonight was very cagey from both sides, but those two quick goals in the second turned the match on its head, from that point on we looked like we could score at will, Nunez caused mayhem but I’m afraid his decision making really is Sunday League level, but hey thats Arne’s problem, if we keep on winning who cares… bloody fantastic result.

I think people are going to have to sit up now and rethink their thoughts on the potential of this team under Arne Slot .. the narrative to date needs to be putvto bed methinks… ����

[justme]

They haven’t scored mate

yes i wasnt thinking!

[CCTV]

Slot so far
Played 14
Won 12
Drawn 1
Lost 1
F 29
A 7
Pts 37 (out of 42)

After 16 games all comps:

LFC
14 wins 1 draw & 1 loss
Scored 37 Conceded 10
+27gd

[Kev0909]

wow thought we'd win today but not like that fantastic.

[Jenson78]

Good point - 18 months since they lost an away game. That’s some record and we did it in real style.

Funny enough I was telling my wifey about Leverkusen good form over a long period of time. We just spanked them.

[retired]

Suggest to Slot, have your half time team talk before the game starts.

[Nineteenx]

Suggest to Slot, have your half time team talk before the game starts.

I think he likes the team to test & feel the other side out first half, see what their tactical plans are & formulates how he wants us to play second half from that, it just seems to be his style, a bit cagey first half

[jozza800]

I was very disappointed with Leverkusen. I was excited to see what all the fuss was about, but they simply just stuck everybody behind the ball.

But we scored some really, really nice goals. We've scored some real belters this season so far.

Whilst obiously Diaz will get all the plaudits for his hattrick, I was really impressed with Curtis Jones (again). He was full of running, pressed well and found himself in pockets space all over the pitch. His pass for Diaz's first was inch perfect.

He's starting to look like the player a few of us thought he might develop into. He just needs to keep going.

[justincredible]

Jones: the new Gerrard....




















(hides behind couch)

[Insidious]

Jones: the new Gerrard....

Just needs to keep doing what he's doing. He is difficult to dispossess, relatively risk-averse in his passing (usually a good thing, scenario-dependent) and makes himself available a lot. Very much a "Wijnaldum" type for me.

Hope he can nail his fitness/availability. So valuable for us.