Liverpool Match Posts

23 Sep 2026 15:00:31
On a side note. international breaks are awful. especially this long.

Anyway great result for our u21s coming back from 3-1 down with 10 men to win on pens against Rochdale!

Nice to see Will Wright get a couple too, would be ideal to see him kick on.

21 Sep 2026 00:19:48
You can interpret it any which way you like, but at some point Iraola has to realise that with the current midfield players at his disposal he cannot continue to play his preferred formation and expect to win games and or continue to get lucky.

Yesterday, I thought we got lucky, yes Iraola made changes, but like for like; again, after 10 minutes (like Fulham), it was clear the midfield was not functioning, too many times when we tried to play out from the back Mac Allister was left against five Bournemouth players. ridiculous, Scobaszlai off meandering wherever he wanted - simply too open!!

When Bournemouth had possession, a simple long ball through the channels and they were on our back four - again, simply, too easy!

As an aside - Jacquet has been very decent and looks a solid player.

21 Sep 2026 05:45:04
I don't think we got lucky at all. Bournemouth are a decent team that had a very clear game plan that they executed well. They have been unbeaten at home since 4 Jan 2026. I thought we did well to hang on with what they threw at us and deserved our goal too. Both sides created chances and we just about shaded it in the end.

21 Sep 2026 10:27:58
I understand the concern but asking the manager to drop his preferred formation after one month isn't reasonable. We're a work in progress, some players will need more time than others and that might cost us points. The idea is that it's worth it in the long run.

Social media and the constant media coverage trains us to make judgements after every match - "This player should be dropped" "That formation can't be used". They're extreme positions to take after 5 league games under a new manager.

I'm not singling you out, I'm guilty of it too. It's very hard to get away from that line of thinking because it's the culture now. I think we all need to take a step back though.

21 Sep 2026 10:32:30
I'd go along with that Drac.

Any away game in the PL is difficult to win but especially against a team on a run like Bournemouth are.

Just look at what happened to Arsenal and Chelsea this weekend. These are tough, tough games.

We limited them to one real chance that was only really a half chance and we got our goal. Job done.

I'm not saying it was a great performance and we can all pull individual players performances apart but at the end of the day we did enough to win a very difficult away game and kept our 3rd clean sheet in a row.

21 Sep 2026 22:36:56
Richard Hughes (a former centre half himself) got absolutely crucified for some of the signings he made?

But there is no doubt whatsoever that he left Liverpool Football Club with the next Alan Hansen, I'll just put me Jacquet on!

YNWA Andoni.

20 Sep 2026 20:00:15
City game is going to be a test. For me I would go with ALi in goal. a back four of Auarjo, Jacquet, Virgil and Gomez. Best defenders we have. Midfield of Nyoni, Soboz and McAllister. Gakpo, Isak and Munoz up front.

Fresh pace from Barcola and Koumas as subs.

I'm not giving up on Wirtz I just think he is lacking confidence and you can't go into the game against city like that.

20 Sep 2026 22:26:55
Munoz looks like a work horse but he also looks like a headless chicken at times. We can't afford that from the off with city, he's probably more useful off the bench.

What we need is Barcola to step up, and bring more end product and focus to his game. Gakpo has been good so far this season so leave him in.

The midfield starting two of Trey and Macca is getting closer by the game. Szob probably edges the third spot, simply because he's slightly more physical and he has end product.

{Ed666's Note - Munoz is playing out of position as he’s naturally left sided. He’s sacrificing himself for the team playing on the right. Barcola hasn’t had a pre season and hopefully we’ll see his best after the international break.

21 Sep 2026 11:33:51
Yeah stick Gomez in against probably the best team in the league when he has hardly played all season, what could go wrong.

21 Sep 2026 18:19:56
Piffmunda I'd take Gomez with no game time over Kerkez any day.

20 Sep 2026 19:00:54
Evening all

Missed today's match
How did we play?

20 Sep 2026 19:14:11
Not the best mate, few good performances but nothing to write home about.

Isak goal, right place right time and ali, jacket done well.

That's about it. Lol.

20 Sep 2026 18:47:04
Jacquet looks some player so far. 1st time Watching our cb partnership where I feel vvd's partner makes vvd look a better player. Always the other way about.

20 Sep 2026 17:03:32
Regardless of individual performances and what we can do better we have just beat a side who last lost at home in January, we are going into the break unbeaten in 7 and haven't even really played well yet. call me delusional but I'm excited for the season, I believe we will only get better with time and the new system will start to show itself.

Long term there are positions that need addressing and reinforcements required but whilst we have what we have get behind the boys! could always be worse. we could be united :)

20 Sep 2026 17:25:07
Yeah your right lsred 4 wins + 3 draws out of 7 games nothing to be sniffed at. We've 3 clean sheets in a row in league, long time since that happened I would say?
Jacquet class actband araujo big help at rb, his physicality and aerial ability is v important to us.

It was awful game quality wise today but nice to come out with win, good back 4 and keeper can get u wins like that. No real cohesion going forward, wirtz was dreadful.
Think as a team we will only get better as season goes on, nyoni will integrate himself into team I think.

20 Sep 2026 17:43:10
I haven't felt Cold since I put on me Jacquet!

Since Frimpong was dropped, LFC have kept 3 PL clean sheets.

And there is nothing better in any game of football than winning, whether you like it or not?

YNWA Andoni.

20 Sep 2026 18:05:19
I desperately want Wirtz to come good as I think we all know he has the quality, we are a bit of a 'when it clicks' side at the minute but if we can continue keeping clean sheets and getting wins its good enough for the time being.

I am more than aware that the football we are currently playing is not what wins you the title and for a club the size of Liverpool that's always the goal, but with a new manager and a squad that is getting used to how AI wants us to play I'm happy with the results (in general)

its quite funny on paper we have been better than we look on the eye but ultimately its a results business so long may it continue!

20 Sep 2026 16:27:30
Didn't catch the game but a win at Bournemouth with a clean sheet is great news.

20 Sep 2026 16:04:06
Ed666 did Kerkez play good today or is that Rayan that poor because if that's as good as he is hope we go nowhere near him for £100+m.
Think we are starting to look better defensively.
I've always thought Wirtz looked a clever footballer but he seems to be getting worse every game.
Think we might see the best of Barcola after the international break if he plays plenty of minutes in them games.


Thought Trey looked good when he came on think him and Mac Allister might be our best pair Mac Allister was good again today and it said it all what AI thinks of Gravenberch there bringing him on in the 10 position.
We just need to keep scrapping results till January to get some reinforcements in midfield.

{Ed666's Note - I thought it was an abysmal performance all round apart from Jacquet nobody covered themselves with glory. Oh Ali was decent thankfully. I think Rayan and Kerkez cancelled each other out. I don’t think any of the subs did particularly well when they came on. I don’t see the big fuss about Koumas to be honest but maybe he’ll prove me wrong in time. Bradley is way off it at the moment but I’m sure will get better with games as you say. To be fair to him where not playing to his strengths

20 Sep 2026 16:33:31
Jacquet was class. Araujo was good too. I thought Szob was better defensively today and I thought second half Gakpo was really good. Isak had a few good moments, but was also lazy at times.
Happy with the result though and we do look much better defensively with the arrivals of Jacquet and Araujo, this is been a great weekend for Liverpool in terms of results.

20 Sep 2026 16:34:40
Fans see lots of energy and enthusiasm with Koumas, he tries hard. Beyond that there's not a massive amount, but he gives you legs in the last five or ten minutes when others are flagging.

The whole defence were pretty good today, with Jacquet the pick again. The compromises are very stark though when we have no creativity in midfield or attack. Neither Araujo or Kerkez offer anything going forward, that's ok though in theory because there are six players ahead of them who should be able to fashion chances, either for themselves or each other.

You've got to say that's where it's falling down, our attacking four almost whichever permutations are used, are very poor as a unit.

Isak can finish so in that sense he's not poor, but the combination play with the others except Gakpo isn't working. Gakpo seems the pick of the bunch each week.

The others just don't bring anything remotely justifying a place or their price tags. Wirtz was so poor today it looked like he'd thrown in the towel and wants out.

20 Sep 2026 16:41:35
I wouldn't say it looked like Wirtz wants out. To me it looked like he was trying too hard to make things happen and making poor decisions with his choice of pass. I see a player who is struggling with the attention and spotlight on him .he needs to blank that out and grab the bull by the horns, otherwise it will not work out for him.


Hopefully Klopp will give him plenty of hugs and he will come back from the break with some more confidence and self believe.

20 Sep 2026 16:56:02
He does look like a confidence type player Todd agree with that. He's been very poor now for the majority of the time he's been with us, two pre seasons, 43 league matches, and how ever many cup games.

His better games have been few and far between, generally in the champions league. He just doesn't look suited to us or the Premier League. Havertz was like this for a long while, and eventually improved. Maybe he'll be the same but a spell on the bench may be best for him, bring him on for last twenty mins when teams are tiring.

20 Sep 2026 17:16:20
Wirtz didn't play well but he didn't go missing and kept getting in good areas. For the goal he gambled and got in the box and caused confusion in the defence for Isak to slot home. It's easy to pick him out and say he didn't have a good game but as Ed said did anyone apart from Jacquet.

Unbeaten start for the first international break, be positive, it is positive.

20 Sep 2026 21:15:59
When did Havertz improve Starman? I must've blinked and missed that.

20 Sep 2026 15:52:51
3pts lad's 😁.

20 Sep 2026 15:57:52
Positivity, Baz? Down with dat sort o' thing!

20 Sep 2026 15:58:03
That's the only positive I can see from that match Bazza.

20 Sep 2026 15:59:19
We're still waiting for your debut!