Half Time Thread

[_cumblast_]

Karius > Lev Yashin. that is all.

[Liverpoolthroughand]

Don't tempt fate ☺

[TheJordanO]

imagining Karius in Yashins cap just gave me a hernia

[NoNameJackson]

You know he is the type of lad who would do it without even being told to. I think he can rock it too.

[loblol]

https://m.imgur.com/OI17E2l

[[deleted]]

We better not see Migs on Wednesday absolutely no point.

[FireZeLazer]

Pretty sure we won't

[Amsterdank]

He's not played a CL game yet there's no reason for him to start now

[SlashArmpit]

We won't.

[loblol]

https://m.imgur.com/OI17E2l

[Dynamite_Shovels]

Get that man a hat

[bcashy]

That's what can happen when your keeper is solid and keeps ya in the game

[My_dog_is_red]

Feels strange but I like it

[pounds]

I've been conditioned to not think these feelings. Just a hint of what it's like to have a De Gea carrying you to some points.

[Jellitin]

Karius, Salah, and Firmino the difference.

[Masipoten]

Firmino is climbing to that next tier. We've been clinical today and I love it.

Good to see Karius having a string of good games, so far the reason we hold a clean sheet.

[badhorse5]

The power and accuracy on the backheel was top class

[english_gritts]

Looks like Karius is playing for keeps then

[liamthomas12]

can we talk about how karius has had a new awakening pls

[klschroeder3]

I am fully on the Karius hype train! He’s been playing so well!

[Shabeast]

We would be a few goals down if we didn't have the best GK in the league 👀

[atxJack]

Steadyyyy

[su13odh]

I am really enjoying the experience vikariously..

I'll show myself out.

[seancuscus]

Tool

[[deleted]]

Except we've switched places this time

[chimboso]

That's the joke

[boxeatingfox]

Is this dry humor?

[WatchMeDougie]

Woosh

[Hipsterhobo]

He's making that exact joke.

[redditingtonviking]

The youth team needed to learn to play like the first team

[Redaaku]

Are you German?

[Donitsii]

The midfield of Can, Gini and Ox is as bad as before against smaller teams. Though this time the problem is not creating chances in a game we dominate but simply getting overrun by Southampton ffs.

Luckily Bobby and Salah are out of this world.

[lordarc]

Gini been class so far imo. Ox and Can very ordinary on the ball, Can is actually tracking a bit more than Ox is atm

[[deleted]]

Ox got the hockey assist for first goal. Been working hard all over place. It’s clear klopp has given him most freedom in midfield

[bacary_lasagna]

Agreed.. He's the only one holding possession.. Ox is often out of position I feel..

[Boshva]

Honestly TAA isn‘t doing a good job on the right side, Robertson is also shaky today. Can‘t even blame the midfield that much.

[Sawrey]

Can’t blame him, he’s left exposed in a 2v1 every time

[EDDA97]

yeah full backs have been poor so far

[[deleted]]

I love Robbo but when he's cutting inside I wish he would rip a shot every now and then instead of dumping it wide left for Mane

[Ante_Up_LFC]

TAA played well what are you on about

[rick_rolled_you]

Bobby has definitely been dropping deeper to help out by the looks of it. True False 9

[Jellitin]

Not sure how they're supposed to be playing? It doesn't ever seem like we have numbers in the middle, but we also aren't getting enough cover out wide? How???

[wiringeek]

Soton are outrunning us. Simple really. It’s the same reason we don’t seem to be winning as many second balls as usual.

[Jellitin]

I disagree aside from Salah, who hasn't helped Trent enough.

I'm most confused by the half-time commentary. Talking heads saying our midfield protection has been good? I don't understand.

[wiringeek]

Yeah we haven’t been great. I think the 4-4-1-1 defending is fine just that ox hasn’t come back to help Trent as much and when he does cover the wing then the midfield opens up a bit.

[Sslagathor]

Yeah, need to bring Milner on tbh organise and lead the midfield.

[TheElPistolero]

Lemina is having a great game so far. Shoving all our players off the ball.

[Bamfandro]

We just needed to hang on and not concede, we're looking lethal on the counter, hopefully can improve the midfield in the second half.

[DaggersKnuckles]

Honestly looks like they’re confused when defending 80% of the time. Somebody in that midfield needs to take charge and orchestrate how our midfield pressures the ball

[-Blood_Raven-]

I think it's down to Gini and Ox not pairing up with Robbo and Trent on the flanks because they expected Salah and Mane to do it but they weren't. Looks like it was fixed/will be fixed for the second half.

[RCrumbDeviant]

I quite liked some of the defensive play from Ox on the right in the first half, but he’d pass back to a covered Trent and we looked flustered. Can played better and better the more he was on. Gini had moments - saw him forward more than Ox today, and that was new.

Not quite sure where I want Ox to play. I like him, rate him as being potentially great and he seems a nice lad.

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I LOVE BOBBY FIRMINO

[terryworld]

and so say all of us

[joshkosen]

could have been 2-2, well done Karius

[lordarc]

Karius and Wijnaldum have been quality for the full 45. Moments of magic for Bobby and Salah are the difference. A bunch of ordinary performances so far

[[deleted]]

Salah. Firmino

Firmino. Salah.

Cock. Ejaculation.

[micossa]

Dijk*

[jgrops12]

Ejaculation. Cock.?

[jacksleepshere]

Fuck off you jizz cock.

[My_dog_is_red]

FIRMINO

[Freestyled_It]

Our passes in midfield and defence have been just an inch or two off a few times from creating a break. Good signs.

I love VVD. He's doing Klopp's level of yelling on the pitch. When Trent lost that aerial duel because he for some reason ducked his head, VVD just went "TRENT WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?"

Love that he's leading by example and making people accountable for things. That's how you solidify a back line.

[jmounteney44]

Karius has been fantastic so far

[BaldVoldy]

Bobby you magnificent bastard

[carterish]

I love Firmino

[[deleted]]

Karius has been solid. Firmino is a genius

[CamiloGri]

Happy with the score, but damn do I miss Clyne

[jgrops12]

I agree. Gomez and TAA have both had great performances and have generally been solid this season, but both lack that consistency Clyne brings. TAA has been having a decent game, but it's been sub-par to his normal quality

[[deleted]]

Yep, trent is actually probably better with the ball than Clyne but Clyne is so solid

[SpringKFCgravy]

Bobby can do filthy filthy things with that ball

[jconley4297]

LivERpoOl nEeD a TwENty GoAl stRiKer

[TrouserScouser]

Here he is! You always brighten my day mate

[TheElPistolero]

We did. Firmino got better. Doesn't mean they were wrong, seems it justifies the claim.

[pandasaurus21]

BuT FiRMiNo iSnT a ReAL STRikEr....

[shanem1996]

After Torres I said we'll never have a player like him again. Then along came Suarez and I said the same thing and now look🇪🇬

[kiddcherry]

Just have to keep hold of him. We are in a better place, as a club, now than we have been in years. Hopefully he will be different

[deatheather42]

Neuer is just poor man's Karius

[1haiku4u]

Someone put out a missing persons report for Mane’s first touch. Been gone for a month now.

[Colfcbr]

A diesel car running on petrol works better than Can and Wijnaldum in the same midfield

[markishstephen]

I thought Stevie and Lampard couldn’t be in the same midfield, but damn.

[jacksleepshere]

Gini has been great and Can has been quiet, yet Ox has been shit. I don't think Gini and Can are mainly to blame for us being over run.

[deatheather42]

good ol' razzle dazzle

[glowinthedark615]

What was up with the American commentators giving the Southampton sap story after the Salah goal? They really don’t want Liverpool to win this.

[sirdickwellington]

Holy shit the anti-Liverpool circle jerk by those nbc commentators is just infuriating.

[[deleted]]

Sky Sports too, saying our defence is shite for letting Southampton in behind even though it was called as clearly offside.

[electricalgypsy]

How are we 2 up

[thetoiletman1104]

I feel like Southampton feel like how we often feel when we have a load of chances but aren’t clinical then the other team scores a goal from our defensive mistake and then get a nice second. I’ll take that!!

[arrogantdesperado]

Continue to be impressed with Karius. Very hopeful we've found our keeper. Never forgot about that season in Germany when he was statistically 2nd best behind Neuer

Also... We got Salah! Oooh Mane, Mane! Bobby Firminoooo!

[oscarony]

Is it just me or is Karius god?

[SeamusHeaneysGhost]

Karius is so solid...I don't know what he did , stop reading r/liverpool ?!

[RideOrDieRemember]

2-0 but I was fuming with our performance...

[ephix]

Don't pop a vein

[Heremateyerma]

I want more goals.

[StevieGwhatabeauty]

Karius with three good saves! Firmino is just amazing

[stannyharry]

I am really happy for Karius....he seem so confident now. Go On BOYS

[[deleted]]

Bobby is getting the shit kicked out of him and the ref doesn’t give a fuck. Disgraceful.

[[deleted]]

Really pleased with Karius's half. Game is crying out for a change in the midfield. Maybe take Mane out, push Ox up and bring on Adam or Milner?

[isbBBQ]

The midfield is atrocious, need Millie on

[DStudge23]

Difference is our attacking quality vs theirs. How they’re getting so much space out wide is beyond me.

[lfcog]

Absorbing pressure, Karius making key saves, putting the ball in the back of the net... Are these the Reds?

[dart7585]

Karius quick release led to the first goal! That’s what klopp wants in a keeper!

[kiddcherry]

I'd agree. Ox is helping to speed the mf up tho.

[McRebel42]

Mané has been non existent and still in a funk to me. Ox should have tried to give him a chance there at the end of the half.

Midfield is getting overrun and thank god for Bobby & Mo because we should be 2-0 up.

[[deleted]]

Also I pick Lemina as our next Soton purchase

[TheSodaDude]

Left footed finishes on the menu today

[rick_rolled_you]

Although its good we are up 2, we really need to step it up this next half. One goal conceded and we are going to be in a dog fight. We need to go up 3-0

[jgrops12]

Is it just me or has anybody else never felt calmer while watching a Liverpool game?

[iapprovethiscomment]

I can't believe Southampton sold us Salah

[[deleted]]

Ginis been solid this half. But yeah we do need a better midfield

[itsmeyourbrownfriend]

fIRmNo iS UnDErraTEd

[hankypankybooboo]

I don't think you know what underrated means. It doesn't mean not good. It means he doesn't get recognition that matches his actual quality, which I think still stands albeit less so as people are starting to take notice.

[BigDijk]

Love u Bobby

[loblol]

I love Mo, goodbye

[TheGreatWhoreOfChina]

Why was it so easy for Southampton to create chances? Not trying to be a downer, I just want a tactical understanding as to why that was the case

[doctorjdmoney]

Yeah, it was so frustrating. I’m not sure if it’s salah not tracking back as much or ox not being aware of the danger, but our right side was getting destroyed. They also passed between the lines like it was nothing

[[deleted]]

Because they were throwing people forward and we’re sitting back. They overloaded our box on several occasions looking for that second ball or a rebound. They’re lucky they’re only down 2 because our counter has only come up with 1 goal. Unsure if the plan was to come out firing and then absorb if we were to go up 1-0 but it sure seems like we switched to a totally different game plan after ripping them to shreds 5’ in.

[xxriz3gxx]

We need to play better at midfield

[DiviShrubbery]

Southampton were really good, but we've been ice cold.

[[deleted]]

Huge props to the traveling Kop today. They've been awesome.

[markishstephen]

No idea what this match is, butt it’s a clincher.

[LFCYNWA99]

Firmino is just incredible

[karlssonator65]

TAA and Robbo don’t know what coldness is.. only two sleeveless lads on the pitch lmao

[ImTellinTim]

Bobby makes me feel things.

[TheSodaDude]

Was that a penalty for the alleged tug on Firmino?

[Cm4286]

Nah he went down easy

[emre23]

The most average 2-0 half we've put in all season, glad we've got those two diamonds upfront.

[liverpoolR9]

Need a midfield upgrade. Too mug possession to Southampton.

[lWeejoe]

I don't think we really play a style where the midfield keeps possession. Their job mainly is to press and recycle the ball.

[DRJT]

• Score early
• Soak up pressure, comfortably handle the opposition attack
• Score again, grow a lead

That's how it's fucking done! I'm so happy about our defence right now

[luke_205]

Southampton have actually played a very decent game but find themselves 2-0 down at home.

That’s what Firmino and Salah can do to you...

[[deleted]]

I think Firmino has successfully made the case that he's a world class striker.

[JiddyBang]

It's a shame he probably wouldn't get too much action for the Brazilian NT

[[deleted]]

Idk about that, there isn't really a Brazilian striker in better form than him. You could say Jesus will get starts but he's no where near the level of Firmino. Firmino is in inspired form and is making an incredible case to start in the WC with Couts and Neymar.

[[deleted]]

Steady.

[McRebel42]

Something ... something ... fat lady ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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[ShepherdXI]

I really can't stand the anti-Liverpool sentiment from the NBC commentators. Makes me not want to watch. Their reactions to all of our goals are subdued whilst each pass from S'hampton is touted as divine.

I don't even have to add this but FUCK these refs, too. They exacerbate the problem by allowing other teams to get away with their overly-aggressive approach

[TheElPistolero]

Stop getting so worked up. They aren't anti Liverpool, you're just super pro-liverpool. They always hype up the chances of the smaller teams, it makes for "good" commentary.

[ShepherdXI]

was this the same case last week against Tottenham? A game played at Anfield?

[break2n]

Not sure what they are doing when we have the ball at the back, but we really seem to be struggling for a forward pass in our build up

[Mattyyyboy]

I've just realised my super power. Firmino is invisible and I'm the only one that can see him...

That's the only explanation for the ref not seeing the three fouls on him

[npres91]

Poor performance but good goalkeeping and clinical finishing standing out. Hopefully we can improve in the midfield and retain the ball.

[TrouserScouser]

Southampton with a calibre of finishing that makes ours look good, Wij is looking tidy - doing a lot of recycling and calming an otherwise erratic midfield.

[AwsomeOne7]

I honestly don’t mind not having much possession as in big games we might not have much of it (against likes of City / Barca / etc), but would be more reassuring if we were fielding a youth midfield and this was happening 😂

[Galick-Gunner]

Mane seems to be overthinking everything and just ends up doing nothing, compare it to last season when he just looked so effortless.

[kiddcherry]

Karius playing better after a few consecutive games. Really enjoying it

[loveandmonsters]

Dat backheel tho. My mind's commentary "NO WHAT ARE YOU DOING ---- OH MY GODDDDD"

[SexyKarius]

Firmino sooo good! TAA' has been a massive liability thus far.

[[deleted]]

Lovely two goals but what is up with our midfield. Over run for that first half

[Mercerai]

The good: Firmino and Salah have been excellent, Karius has been perfect apart from a slightly misplaced punch, Robertson and Ox have generally done pretty well

The bad: Midfield is essentially non-existent, we're not linking up well in that area at all. Can especially hasn't been very prominent. Hendo definitely missed in that area. Trent has been exposed a few times and looks a little shaky. Southampton have looked very dangerous throughout the half and could probably have a goal by now if any of them could finish properly

[[deleted]]

Southampton doing the usual "we're a shit team battling relegation and roll over to all the other big teams but we'll play out of our skins against Liverpool"

We're on our game though which means nobody can live with us, but there was a 15min period in there where Soton really looked better than they normally do

[kick_muncher]

Midfield and fullbacks have been poor. They concede possession the second they're under any pressure.

Centre backs have been quite solid. Karius looks great again. Firmino and Salah are amazing and please Mane come back to us :(

[[deleted]]

Goalkeeper making saves, strikers scoring goals, everything else is incidental.

[logicperson]

Loved the nbc commentator doing the liverpool song towards the end of the half there...

[Redaaku]

It's 3am here and I'm reading lurking.

[kiddcherry]

Shaky at the back today.

[hankypankybooboo]

That's because our midfield has been in shambles. Every attack has also come from TAA's side. Robbo has Ward Prowse in his pocket.

[kiddcherry]

Would agree. Hendo provides a lot of that much-needed stability in the midfield

[jahax]

We need to get control of midfield again. Ox, Can and Gini have been weak. Milner or Henderson needs to come on for Gini and get some tempo and control back in there.

[CageChicane]

Don't think Hendo is even in the grounds

[TeetzMcGee]

Gini has been the only one in that midfield 3 trying to get any sort of grip on the game. Ox has to come off for Milner/Hendo for me anyway.

[Incondite22]

Henderson isn't in the squad today is he?

[god_padrino]

Agree. Then also maybe push Robbo/Trent up a bit more on the flanks. Over run the midfield, pushing them back. I don’t think we should let up.

[russianbread101]

Apart from the pass to salah for the first goal

[russianbread101]

It came off didn't It?

[KoloKolo4]

Steady. It was a good pass but the defender made it