Match Thread | Liverpool vs Man City (10/03/24)

[I'm Blue]

Anxiety through the fucking roof
!!!!!!!!

Come on city

I’m chilled.
Maybe the wife has drugged me : )

 

[MMA]

Feel sorry for alvarez.
Guys an instinct striker.
Always played in midfield, and today on the left.
Imagine if pep played serg like that.
Doesn't deserve the criticism.
Playing bad today again but it's not his position.

 

[KennyG]

Fuck me you’ve had some shite takes tonight.

I know it’s grey outside but don’t class this as tonight. Cheers

 

[Silva Citizen]

Put kovacic on for Alvarez , switch foden & silva on the flanks.

Doku (for his drive) one side. Silva the other and push Foden inside. One more goal then Kovacic for Rodri (yellow card).

 

[CTID1988]

Get real, he has put a shift in.... will be happy for him to come out for second half, he really isn't that bad.

He's given away every ball he has had

 

[Blu1]

Bollocks. He’s been slow to get back and help out every time and when he has, and ended up in possession, he’s given it straight to them.

Agree he’s walking around & constantly out of position, he offers nothing for ake too in support

 

[Keeper!]

Need more control in midfield

we need a midfield

 

[lonestay]

At times I hate football!!! Cmon City let's get this won .

 

[Fordyboy46]

Not doubting Alvarez. Everytime I think he's playing poorly he scores or sets one up.

He seems overawed today

 

[Nour]

We have two mids on the bench to play alongside Rodri but we are playing a striker there . If we had Gundo we wouldn't have been seeing Alvarez in that position

 

[SWPISHOME]

Need more control in midfield

Exactly this.

Time for Rodri and Kovacic double pivot. We can dictate the game from there.

 

[Kamaro011]

The worry is Alvarez. Fish out of water. Hasn’t got the technique to be so deep. Wish Pep would trust Bobb.

Not great idea to put young player like that in big games like this.

 

[jmant10]

Hopefully them attacking more will play into our hands. Gives Kev, Phil and Bernado more space on the ball. A second goal would calm the nerves... not asking for much!

 

[Aba452]

The pressure we're under we've done ok. Do need to be more positive attacking and not so casual at the back. Having said that Eddie ain't been busy.

We're halfway there, another goal and it's a huge win, as Gandalf would say, "they shall NOT pass!"

 

[Nellies left peg]

Disagree about Doku. His ball retention is actually pretty good and he has got a good first touch

it's his end product that is lacking

And tracking back. He tends to jog back when he loses possession

 

[SebastianBlue]

He gives it away far too much

Just wrote about that. I still agree with the reasoning behind playing him but I think the conditions especially have neutralised the benefit Pep was looking for, unfortunately.

 

[imrebanana]

Klopp will makes changes at half time.

 

[christened at st marks]

Pep knows we need to score this half

 

[Beanhead]

Salah Cam back.

 

[youngbob]

Need more from Alvarez and Haaland. It's not sticking to either of them. Kovacic for one of them, hopefully Alvarez, has to happen before 60 mins.