Post Match CL Atletico Madrid (H) 3-2 17th Sept 20:00

[zoboroboz]

BTW, enjoyed another Gravenberch Momo-esque telescopic leg ball-win today. He's going to add that to the spicy turns in his game routine now.

 

[moron]

We cannot keep going like this, the goals we are conceding are so fucking strange.

 

[zoboroboz]

Sometimes I think back to the dark old days before we had VVD and wonder how the hell we all got this far.

I just look forward to him signing 2-year extensions every other year ahead until he decides to hang his boots up.

 

[mom]

5 games 5 wins.

Wirtz improving (watch the perfect pass to Salah when he hits the post), Isak to gel and the squad to fully knit yet.

With the level of rebuild we have had to do, I’d have been happy with half the points we have.

Amazing start, which can only get better as this teams really starts to gel and get to know each other

 

[Farkmaster]

Some very encouraging signs. If this team clicks properly we will be ejaculating on a regular basis.

It was a much more open game where football occured though.

The pass he played to Isak for his first shot looked off, however it was perfect for a turn and shot. Which happened.

Maybe I'm willing Wirtz to be a massive success and bending my mind to see positives.

You don't have to bend your mind to see positives or negatives with him. He's clearly a gifted player. He just needs to do everything faster without that causing him to fuck up. He is also shit housing out of stuff rather than get crunched and when the likes of Everton see that they'll just try to break his legs.

 

[FreshRed]

Still looking at Wirtz and wondering when, or if, it'll really click. His first touch and control is great, he just seems off with his passing. I don't know if that's fitness, time with the players and system, confidence or what. As I said earlier, he might just need a bit of luck.

I thought Wirtz was brilliant. He was very unlucky not to have 2-3 assists. He finally seemed to be on same wavelength with others much of the time (or them with him).

 

[moron]

Sorryif its been said, but today all the goals came from our veterans, I really hope the youngsters they have to play with pick up their shit !!!!

 

[jan]

I think that was the best we've played so far this season. Goals conceded were strange though and what's the deal with that gormless beady eyed mong's golf club celebration?

 

[Stevesquash]

Really good to see us much more able to unlock a low block, although we didn't quite get our just rewards tonight. Attack started to connect, although whilst i remain a cody fan, hes starting to really annoy, and whilst Salah did a few very good bits, he's so wasteful with the ball its infuriating.

 

[Cerberus]

We have to find a way of reversing Virgils aging and brainwashing him into playing for us forever. Oh and replacing his bones, joints and ligaments with adamantium so he never breaks.

 

[Woland]

Tonight was the first time you could see how it's gonna be when they're all on the same wavelength. It's gonna be brutal when it clicks.

 

[KopRed]

That period between 30-40 mins I thought I was watching prime Fabinho. Gravenberch was literally winning everything back as soon as they got possession, in the air, on the floor. We should have put a few away in that period.

Gravenberch was superb today.

 

[FreshRed]

Ekitike missed a sitter, but only Salah matched Nunez's ability to hit a post!

 

[Gerry_A_Trick]

I thought Wirtz was brilliant. He was very unlucky not to have 2-3 assists. He finally seemed to be on same wavelength with others much of the time (or them with him).

I think brilliant is going too far. He was good, and verging on being very good. Just needs to get some end product to be in the brilliant bracket. That's what we bought him for, making goals happen, and it was other players that did that tonight, Salah, Virgil and Szobo.

 

[MomoWASright]

Dunno, a drubbing is not to be sniffed at.

Hopefully starting on Saturday.

Great game, got the 3 points in the end.
Should have killed off the game sooner. Would have allowed Slot to bring on Endo and close the game.

Already signs of Slot overusing both Gravy and Szobo.

Still doesn't trust Endo so Gravy has to play. Jones also out injured.

They won’t play next Wednesday and have a few days off.

 

[MomoWASright]

I think brilliant is going too far. He was good, and verging on being very good. Just needs to get some end product to be in the brilliant bracket. That's what we bought him for, making goals happen, and it was other players that did that tonight, Salah, Virgil and Szobo.

Most of his passes were ahead or behind the play with the best pass he made was screwed up by Salah. I think he got in Slobby’s way on that same break and then didn’t back himself when he should’ve shot instead of passing (poorly) to Ekitike.

 

[FreshRed]

I think brilliant is going too far. He was good, and verging on being very good. Just needs to get some end product to be in the brilliant bracket. That's what we bought him for, making goals happen, and it was other players that did that tonight, Salah, Virgil and Szobo.

Perhaps. He was at least very good and a little unlucky.

 

[SummerOnions]

BTW, enjoyed another Gravenberch Momo-esque telescopic leg ball-win today. He's going to add that to the spicy turns in his game routine now.

Its not just that he gets to the ball its that he somehow gets up faster and runs away with it too, phenomenal

 

[KopRed]

How about Isak? I missed the first 25 mins but he looked like he could have played the entire match. Lively and explosive, looking good.

 

[MomoWASright]

BTW, enjoyed another Gravenberch Momo-esque telescopic leg ball-win today. He's going to add that to the spicy turns in his game routine now.

He’s the love child of Sissoko and Zidane.

 

[Modo]

Hopefully starting on Saturday.

They won’t play next Wednesday and have a few days off.

Yeah, but its around 60 hours until the next game and many of them played a game 3 days before.
It's not ideal, whichever way you look at it.

 

[Gerry_A_Trick]

How about Isak? I missed the first 25 mins but he looked like he could have played the entire match. Lively and explosive, looking good.

It took him about 25 minutes to get into the game. He did look good for the next 30, not a bad debut.

 

[jan]

Who won that defensive header at the end where the player's body shape was all wrong and twisted but it turned out great, was it Kerkez?

 

[MomoWASright]

Yeah, but there's around 60 hours until the next game and many of them played a game 3 days before.
It's not ideal, whichever way you look at it.

I’d be more concerned later in the season, not right now but it can’t continue.

 

[FreshRed]

Most of his passes were ahead or behind the play with the best pass he made was screwed up by Salah. I think he got in Slobby’s way on that same break and then didn’t back himself when he should’ve shot instead of passing (poorly) to Ekitike.

You are missing some of his work further back where his interplay with Gravy and Szobo had us attacking with much more speed. Even with Athletico mostly sitting back, every time they tried to attack, we countered quickly and effectively, creating tons of high-quality chances. His movement in those moments was very good.

 

[mom]

That period between 30-40 mins I thought I was watching prime Fabinho. Gravenberch was literally winning everything back as soon as they got possession, in the air, on the floor. We should have put a few away in that period.

Gravenberch was superb today.

He was world class today. The little pass to Salah for his goal was the icing on an amazing cake. What a player

 

[Woland]

Simeone looks like he's been dipped in honey and then dunked in a bucket of pubes. The fucking pubey pube headed fucking pubey melt.

 

[MomoWASright]

You are missing some of his work further back where his interplay with Gravy and Szobo had us attacking with much more speed. Even with Athletico mostly sitting back, every time they tried to attack, we countered quickly and effectively, creating tons of high-quality chances. His movement in those moments was very good.

I didn’t miss it at all. He was given lots of space. At the same time, he was diabolical for the first 25 minutes. His three involvements were misplaced passes or losing the ball then giving away a foul. As the game stretched he got those spaces and still didn’t make lots of key passes. All of which were not down to not knowing his team mates, they were off where they should be.

 

[Modo]

Slot gets the Rafa "slap-blessing".
Say what you want about Rafa but he's record in Europe is impeccable.
Wouldn't mind if he was consulted about scouting the opposition.


View: https://www.reddit.com/r/LiverpoolFC/comments/1njlbat/arne_rafa_during_meeting/

 

[Stevesquash]

I think brilliant is going too far. He was good, and verging on being very good. Just needs to get some end product to be in the brilliant bracket. That's what we bought him for, making goals happen, and it was other players that did that tonight, Salah, Virgil and Szobo.

You can't blame Wirtz for others failing to finish the chances he created...