FoF MOTM Liverpool v Fulham and post match thread = Iwobi

[Deeping_white]

That performance was incredibly underwhelming and it makes the guff we get from the manager and players about being up for Europe so cringeworthy. I'm not sure what we did in the last 3 weeks to prep for that game but whatever it was fell miles short. Silva seems to not know his best XI, nor what tactics he wants to employ for some of these games and it feels like we're on the cusp of a death march to another Silva season ending where it's all so anticlimactic. I'm not sure what the club & Silva are doing but this really isn't helping both parties, his stock is going down by the day compared to Iraola & Glasner

[ffcthereligion]

I think this thread barely getting a page of responses says it all.

Even kentfulham can barely be arsed to call for silvas head. Everyone is checked out for the season

[FFC007]

Lukic looked like the only one who gave a flying fig this evening.

The rest of them look like they're on the beach dreaming of holiday time.

I think the players know if Silva is staying, and I think this is affecting them big time.

[SerbianLad]

Poor choice in the middle, as I thought when the team were announced. Iwobi is an excellent player, but when he plays in his actual position, as he showed in the second half today. When we play him in the middle (Sunderland at home, plus parts of the Sunderland away game, first half against Spurs away and parts of Spurs at home aside), our midfield looks terrible defensively. His superior forward passing compared to Berge and Lukic doesn't make up for his poor positional awareness, lack of aerial ability or just defending in general. Berge-Lukic should have been the pivot, and the second half only solidified that for me.

Both of our fullbacks had poor games. Castagne was beaten by his man time and time again. Robinson was beaten for pace multiple times, which is unlike him and he kept giving the ball away in dangerous positions.

Andersen was pretty decent. Bassey made a couple of "lazy" passes that ended up causing us some trouble, but was decent overall.

I thought Leno was okay.

Muniz seemed like he lacks confidence, but tbf to him he was feeding off scraps. He actually set up Bobb well in the first half, to his credit. Wilson had some decent moments, like the good effort he had in the first half. Bobb was poor. King had a few bright moments but was largely ineffective.

Lukic was good when he came on, as was Sess. ESR was okay. Raul didn't get any real chances to score but had some nice moments. Chukwueze needed to pick a simpler option a few times he had a chance to go one on one with their defenders. It seemed like he overcomplicated things.

Huge match next week. I hope Marco picks the right 11 and we deliver a good performance and get a win. It's not a must win game, but if we lose, I don't think we'll get Europe. Draw keeps us in it, and a win would be a really good step in the right direction.

[Rodge]

It felt like Liverpool's second eleven against Fulham 's under 16s, we were so lightweight in most departments. I thought Andersen had a good game but what the heck has happened to Robinson, he was shocking?
Marco always says that we prepare well and this is an important game, our performances lately don't really back that up!

[bill taylors apprentice]

Our managers reaction to today's result........

"In my opinion it was decided in that first half, where our approach was not aggressive enough, on and off the ball.

"We gave Liverpool the chance to build up their attack too easily in some moments, not with the right aggressiveness off the ball. That was the reason why they had the chances and they were in command of the game most of the time during the first half.

My thoughts exactly and it's not the first time this season he's said this kind of thing.
So if the manager can see it why has it gone on all season?

[Rambler]

I think this thread barely getting a page of responses says it all.

Even kentfulham can barely be arsed to call for silvas head. Everyone is checked out for the season

Agree entirely. Can't wait for the season to be over. I checked out a couple of weeks ago on our losing run when our players and manager checked out for the summer.
Watching our games has been pretty boring and uninspiring for a while, think this game was the last I'll bother with for the rest of the season

[Grassy Noel]

Man of the match has to be the coach driver who got them to the stadium, he carried the team

Agreed. Especially as he missed the game staying in the coach to keep an eye on his wheels.

[Milo]

I think the idea of playing Bobb, Muniz, and King all together at the same time away at Liverpool when they're either out of form or a little green was the biggest mistake.

On reflection we needed the Lukic/Berge midfield with Iwobi on the left and Wilson on the right, Jiminez upfront.

We are greatly missing Kevin.

[Matt10]

Not sure how anyone can say we're checked out though, we had 19 shots for crying out loud. If we reduced our tendency to try to walk it in, and cross-shoot instead, we could double that number and hopefully get our scoring ratio working.

[KentFulham]

Not sure how anyone can say we're checked out though, we had 19 shots for crying out loud. If we reduced our tendency to try to walk it in, and cross-shoot instead, we could double that number and hopefully get our scoring ratio working.

We barely have a player that can cross

[KentFulham]

I think this thread barely getting a page of responses says it all.

Even kentfulham can barely be arsed to call for silvas head. Everyone is checked out for the season

Been banging that drum for so long, it is true, I am now on the beach for this season

[RaySmith]

Not sure how anyone can say we're checked out though, we had 19 shots for crying out loud. If we reduced our tendency to try to walk it in, and cross-shoot instead, we could double that number and hopefully get our scoring ratio working.

Very frustrating today.
I didn't feel there was too much between us and them, though they dominated  from the start  until we got going, but we kept them out, apart from two worldies, and then we  matched them the rest of the game, and probably created more chances, but just couldn't get the ball in the net.

I thought a draw would have been a fair result in a poor game.

I thought the lads put in a good effort, not looking as if they weren't bothered at all imo, but maybe Raul should have started instead of Muniz, and we looked more  dangerous with the subs, but frustratingly, didn't manage to score the goals our attacking play deserved.
 
They often looked vulnerable  defensively, but  our crossing was often poor, and we missed some great chances. I don't think the result was a fair reflection of the game, they were a bit lucky to get  the win , I feel.

[demeant0r]

Not sure how anyone can say we're checked out though, we had 19 shots for crying out loud. If we reduced our tendency to try to walk it in, and cross-shoot instead, we could double that number and hopefully get our scoring ratio working.

Liverpool stopped playing in the second half as they've already won so obviously that gives us more chances

[Baszab]

Brentford have aggressive fast moving players who dynamically attack

I fear we are due a pasting this time for all the ones we're have got away with against them in recent years

[SP]

I think this thread barely getting a page of responses says it all.

Even kentfulham can barely be arsed to call for silvas head. Everyone is checked out for the season

Very true I'm afraid. We spent the day egg chasing in Twickenham & didn't even bother checking the score having seen the starting eleven.

[bog]

A very flat first half. Deck chair anyone? An improvement second half but Liverpool didn't have to be very good, and they weren't. Berg, Bassey and Lukic showed and Sess should have been brought on much earlier. Berg MOTM for me.   

[hovewhite]

Dross, the game brightened up thanks to the ladies sat at my table.

[SimonDaviesEnjoyer]

Honestly not sure who to vote for. The first half in particular was rubbish. Maybe ESR, who I think should be one of the first names on the team sheet?

[SP]

Didn't see the game & wont be watching the highlights. How did Harry play, Sky seem keen for him to move to a Champions League team?