Match Thread Liverpool v Everton - Sunday 10th December

[overkill]

We're absorbing pressure with literally no outlet. It's a recipe for disaster.

I know it's hard to watch.

Not sure what outlet we have other than sticking Williams up front.
He would have more joy with aerial battles than DCL but it's probably not a good idea

 

[streeky]

everton in anfield bottle shame . copy paste from the last 10 years

 

[Kenshin]

20% possession and 1 shot.

yeah it's game over.

 

[dandydan]

Big Sam out ! I can see what the future will be like playing under him absolutely awful playing style

Got your lucky match watching shin pads on today mate?

 

[rochdaleblue]

We have no outlet at all. We can’t retain possession in midfield and when it’s not knocked long to niasse and DCL, they can’t hold it up. The right tactics to sit deep and not allow them space, but we have zero quality in possession. Get Rooney of siguardsson central at least they retain possession, out wide their influence is curtailed.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Sam has been here 10 days, we haven’t won there in 18 years, and not won an away game in a year...

Yet the anti Sam brigade choose now to use their I told you so’s.

Na

I'm not blaming him

He's got a game plan and in some ways it's worked

Sadly we're woefully outclassed

 

[Groucho]

One shot each on target

 

[trueblue10]

For once in our lives ffs go out and at least have a go.

If they get an early one 2nd half we will capitulate.

 

[Khalekan]

You weren’t honestly watching that thinking ‘these don’t look like scoring’. It’s been a matter of time.
Us on the other hand.

That is a different issue.

But the fact is our goal was barely threatened and never seriously so until that goal.

 

[riddick]

It´s not that mate. We lose because Liverpool have vastly superior players. It´s as simple as that.

If we brought in 11 world class players we´d start winning derbies.

Mate, we don't win when they had the worst team I've ever seen about 6-7 years ago.

 

[brieverton]

As sad as it is, I think Sams thinking for the second half will be to get out alive and avoid a pasting so early in his time here.

We are bringing a paper clip to a gunfight.

 

[daza_1973]

everton in anfield bottle shame . copy paste from the last 10 years

Try 18

 

[Deckard2049]

I would be happy with just actually having a go, instead we're walking round waving white flags all over the gaff.

Spot on. I know Sam's been working on this "master-class" all week and then Klopp's surprised everyone with his line-up, but for christ's sake it's Lovren and Klavan in centre half. Have an actual go.

 

[PeregrineT]

It was clear our entire strategy was to just hoof it up, and Liverpool have gotten wise to it, hence our issues. They are dropping 2 more back the moment they lose possession to double both Niasse and DCL and giving up the middle. They are doing that because even though there is a gaping hole in the middle of the field, they know we arent even looking there.

If we want to break it, we simply need to mix up hoofing the ball up field with some quick passes to a player breaking midway in the middle of the park. Otherwise it will be more of the same.

I dont completely disagree with finally having a counter-attack strategy where we actually try and put 2 relatively quick players up top, even if we know we are going to be dominated in posession. But both Niasse and DCL have been manhandled and havent done anything so far. If we get to the 65th minute mark still 1-0, we might need to replace Niasse with Lookman, and then replace Davies with Vlasic.

 

[Joey66]

This team is the most gutless I've seen in nearly 50 years of being a blue... doesn't matter what manager we have, the squad needs revamping... cowards to a man

It has been revamped that's the worry!
3 no 10s!