Match Day Burnley v Liverpool, Monday 1st January 15:00

[SALTIRE]

Match chat.

 

[JimJams]

No Mo, no go?
2 goals from Coutinho!

 

[snortingfrogs]

Nice shot by Al.

 

[mistermagic]

No Mo and no Coutinho (who is apparently a Barca player according to Nike) equal a pretty bland Liverpool attack so far.

 

[Pagnell]

No Mo and no Coutinho (who is apparently a Barca player according to Nike) equal a pretty bland Liverpool attack so far.

We have one win in our last four games against this lot. We struggle regardless with them.

First half didn't amount to much with no real surprises, namely Liverpool playing like the home team and Burnley defending in numbers and looking for the long ball break. The fact the highlight was Lallana's tackle tells you a lot.

 

[Pagnell]

Needed that, cracking strike by Mane. Not played great this season but still pops up with fantastic strikes like that.

0-1

Now. Don't sit deep and invite pressure like we did with Leicester.

 

[SALTIRE]

Excellent stuff from Mane, he's been pissing me off this season. Hopefully that will kick him on once more.

 

[Pagnell]

Mane off for Firmino instead of Solanke? Klopp's substitutions don't make sense to me half the time.

 

[mistermagic]

Very gritty win if Liverpool can hold on.

 

[Blitzballer]

boom

 

[Blitzballer]

credit to Burnley

 

[mistermagic]

Shame for Liverpool that. Quality goal really. Nice training routine by Dyche there.

 

[Pagnell]

Terrible defending from Gomez. A gift that shows why teams like Burnley play the style of football they do against us. In short, it works.

 

[Pagnell]

Boom!

Fuck yes! Been the better team, deserved.

 

[mistermagic]

Big win that.

 

[Pagnell]

Absolutely massive result.

 

[mistermagic]

City and Spurs coming to Anfield in the next few games. Nice.

 

[Blitzballer]

wow good stuff

 

[SALTIRE]

Pags was ready with the fume button! Job done and Klopp's rotating has worked near flawlessly through this very busy period. Roll on the Ev.

 

[Pagnell]

Pags was ready with the fume button!

Hardly. I'd already commented after they equalised, and was pretty resigned to seeing yet another 2 points dropped as a result of bad defending and missed opportunities. Scoring a winner so late for Liverpool was a massive pleasant novelty.

 

[SALTIRE]

Hardly. I'd already commented after they equalised, and was pretty resigned to seeing yet another 2 points dropped as a result of bad defending and missed opportunities. Scoring a winner so late for Liverpool was a massive pleasant novelty.

Tbf they have shown some unseen grit these last two games. If they can start grinding out results when things aren't going their way, then it's another positive step.

 

[G-Dragon]

Klavadona!

 

[Bilo]

Wonderful match in the end. Proper pub quiz question when we last scored a winner from a set piece in stoppage time. I can't recall a single time off the top of my head. Any takers? Pagnell

 

[Pagnell]

We beat Everton with a Mane stoppage time winner back in December 2016 but it wasn't a set piece I don't think.

 

[Bilo]

We beat Everton with a Mane stoppage time winner back in December 2016 but it wasn't a set piece I don't think.

It was not, 0 points to you sir.

It's not very googleable either. Off to Rawk I am.

 

[Bilo]

Wait I got it. Dortmund in the EL, spring 2015. It wasn't in the league mind, but it certainly hasn't happened since. Towering header from Dejan Lovren, name on the cup moment until we completely fucked it up with the worst 45 minutes of Klopp's time here.

 

[Pagnell]

Didn't think the Dortmund winner was stoppage time, which is why I didn't mention it. Thought it was something like the 88th minute. Obviously wrong though.

 

[SALTIRE]

That's a tough ask, a winner from a set piece in injury time? Thought I heard off Sky the other week as well that Liverpool have more 90+ min winners since the PL began, than anyone else as well. I've drawn a blank on the last one though, especially off a set piece.