Liverpool 2018-19 ALLEZ ALLEZ ALLEZ!!!

[Jograves 357]

Pretty cool of the Kop to salute Casillas.

[hobbes2702 12771]

I dunno about that call

[Jograves 357]

Very tight call. So close. 

[Jograves 357]

This is what I hate about VAR. Get the game on. 

[hobbes2702 12771]

Henderson has been incredible. Where has this guy been

[Jograves 357]

Geezus. Those 2. Get your shit together Ali and VVd. 

[hobbes2702 12771]

Alisson needs to get out quicker or get out of the way

[Jograves 357]

Just now, hobbes2702 said:

Alisson needs to get out quicker or get out of the way

It's tough because it's so in between. One of them needs to take charge of it though. 

[Jograves 357]

Terrible call. 

[hobbes2702 12771]

That hit him the chest. Fuck off

[Jograves 357]

I'm ok with just passing it around in their half the rest of the match. 

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henderson was scrunched

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2 minutes ago, Jograves said:

I'm ok with just passing it around in their half the rest of the match. 

nooooo..  need at least 2 more, prefer 3 moar.

moar moar moar.

[Cheeseweasel 26437]

I'm liking this 0-0 City result so far. Make them sweat it out.

[Cheeseweasel 26437]

12 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said:

I'm liking this 0-0 City result so far. Make them sweat it out.

Nevermind. Now it's Spurs 1-0.

[Jograves 357]

That's not a penalty. He just fell. 

[Cheeseweasel 26437]

Get control ref. This is bullshit.

[Jograves 357]

This guy always has crazy games. 

[mdmost 42775]

I think we'd want Spurs up 1-0 so it makes Pep have to decide if he wants to rest some guys for the next leg and possibly give us the in we need. 

[Jograves 357]

Sturridge coming on and working hard. Good for him. 

[hobbes2702 12771]

2 minutes ago, mdmost said:

I think we'd want Spurs up 1-0 so it makes Pep have to decide if he wants to rest some guys for the next leg and possibly give us the in we need. 

Agree with this

[Cheeseweasel 26437]

Solid job Reds. 1 away goal certainly clinches it.

[hobbes2702 12771]

Well done fellas. 

[mdmost 42775]

Very nice job all around. On to Chelsea. 

[C-Man 26991]

2 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said:

Solid job Reds. 1 away goal certainly clinches it.

Agreed. 2-0 win at home is basically a perfect result.

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1 minute ago, Cheeseweasel said:

Solid job Reds. 1 away goal certainly clinches it.

don't weauxf the gawdz. 

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.... y el equipo de liverpool, never walks alone.

[Jograves 357]

8 minutes ago, hobbes2702 said:

Agree with this

They slumped a little last year after we knocked them out so I hope something similar happens. 

[Bone3421 716]

Good win....feeling confident about moving on

[Bone3421 716]

As for city...i want them going as far as the reds go so they have to keep putting best line up out there and hopefully drop some points

So Liverpool vs city in CL final with us winning

[JimmyHoffa 1188]

14 hours ago, Bone3421 said:

As for city...i want them going as far as the reds go so they have to keep putting best line up out there and hopefully drop some points

So Liverpool vs city in CL final with us winning

[Firemans4Horn 17792]

Fuck Citeh. 

[pied 252]

Just an observation, not unique.  At the beginning of the season we talked a TON about Alisson.  His saves, his distribution,  and his ball skills.  There have been a couple of odd moments in the last few weeks/~month but he's been pretty quiet which isn't a bad thing for a keeper.  Can't think of many issues or goals he should have saved (outside the Fulham weird deal with VVD) at all.  Overall the defense is just that much better I guess.

[Cheeseweasel 26437]

He blocked two shots yesterday that were clear goals. If either one of them goes in, it's a different match going into Porto. 

Yes, the D is better, but Alisson is miles ahead of Waffles and it shows.

[mdmost 42775]

I don't think pied would disagree with your last line. I took his point more that Alisson is so stable that he's almost never a worry now outside of a few weird plays or miscues. It really says a lot about VvD that he can pair with whomever is there and likely come away with a clean sheet at Anfield. It's everything we needed last year from the keeper and CB position. 

[Jograves 357]

Ali's had a couple of mistakes. At Leicester early in the season was the worst one. At Spurs was a bad one early in the year too. Neither cost us points and I can't think of any cheap goals he's allowed that have cost us points. I suppose you could argue he should've saved Aguero's goal against City, but that's picking nits. I can think of several times that he's either contributed directly to a goal or saved a goal which ultimately saved or won us points.  There's no comparison between him and Migs.

Having said that, there's an article in the Echo about how professional Migs has been this entire season. He's started 2 cup matches for us and that's it. For a 31 year old keeper, that's suboptimal, but he's put on a good face, not made any waves and supported the team through this entire season. He should be applauded for that.

[hobbes2702 12771]

Yea Ali has had a couple mistakes but most have been issues of overconfidence. What I think makes him different than Migz or Waffles (other than being just better at every aspect of the position) is that his head never drops. Waffles and Migz are both confidence guys. When one thing went bad it all went bad and stayed bad. Ali is the same guy every play, every week. He’s always going to have confidence in his game and even just that I think makes a huge difference. Especially when VvD seems very similar. The miscommunication between them yesterday is a good example. No yelling at each other or blaming each other. Just ho hum back to work. It’s quite refreshing to be honest.

[pied 252]

This wasn't shot at all.  Just seems like at the beginning of the year we talked about him every game.  Now the back is so stable or we're just used to it, but it seems quiet for the most part.  

[Cheeseweasel 26437]

I like quiet too.

Last year at this time we were out of midfielders & wondering how we could get loan players back. This year we are debating which midfield is best. 

[Firemans4Horn 17792]

I would love us to sign David Neres. Young Brazilian that can play any of the front 3 positions. Pours in the goals and assists for ajax. 

[Cheeseweasel 26437]

4 minutes ago, Firemans4Horn said:

I would love us to sign David Neres. Young Brazilian that can play any of the front 3 positions. Pours in the goals and assists for ajax. 

Isn't he a transfer target of Klopp's?

[Jograves 357]

 

[pied 252]

Reminder the U18s play in the Dallas Cup starting Sunday. Big game at 6:30 Sunday night against Tigres at the Cotton Bowl. Think the DFW LFC supporters group is doing a tailgate. 

 

https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/academy/345284-liverpool-u18s-dallas-cup

[mdmost 42775]

It's going to be oddly cool on Sunday. Hopefully the rain is done by Saturday. Excited to see some soccer in the Cotton Bowl. A sports regret was never watching a World Cup match there. I was in Austin at the time. First summer at UT. 

[406W30th 1111]

7 hours ago, hobbes2702 said:

Yea Ali has had a couple mistakes but most have been issues of overconfidence. What I think makes him different than Migz or Waffles (other than being just better at every aspect of the position) is that his head never drops. Waffles and Migz are both confidence guys. When one thing went bad it all went bad and stayed bad. Ali is the same guy every play, every week. He’s always going to have confidence in his game and even just that I think makes a huge difference. Especially when VvD seems very similar. The miscommunication between them yesterday is a good example. No yelling at each other or blaming each other. Just ho hum back to work. It’s quite refreshing to be honest.

I'm confused. Waffles is Mignolet (he's our keeper, our Belgian keeper), so who's Migz? 

 

[pied 252]

1 hour ago, mdmost said:

It's going to be oddly cool on Sunday. Hopefully the rain is done by Saturday. Excited to see some soccer in the Cotton Bowl. A sports regret was never watching a World Cup match there. I was in Austin at the time. First summer at UT. 

I graduated that summer. Saw South Korea - West Germany and the Brazil - Netherlands QF. Great games. 

Also was an original Dallas Burn season ticket holder. Some crap soccer but soooo good at the same time. 

Edited April 11, 2019 by pied

[hobbes2702 12771]

1 hour ago, 406W30th said:

I'm confused. Waffles is Mignolet (he's our keeper, our Belgian keeper), so who's Migz? 

 

Very dumb of me lol. Meant Karius. Not sure why I typed waffles and Migz lol.

[Cheeseweasel 26437]

8 hours ago, hobbes2702 said:

Very dumb of me lol. Meant Karius. Not sure why I typed waffles and Migz lol.

We knew what you meant. Most of us understand the typing/brain disconnect. 

[406W30th 1111]

9 hours ago, hobbes2702 said:

Very dumb of me lol. Meant Karius. Not sure why I typed waffles and Migz lol.

Ha. I wasn't trying to be a dick, I honestly forgot Karius existed. And then I couldn't for the life of me think of who our 3rd-string keeper was and got very confused.

[Firemans4Horn 17792]

25 minutes ago, 406W30th said:

Ha. I wasn't trying to be a dick, I honestly forgot Karius existed. And then I couldn't for the life of me think of who our 3rd-string keeper was and got very confused.

Bogdan. It will always be bogdan. I think he has a lifetime contract.