Liverpool 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion: In game and Post Match discussion

Sh*te performance on the whole again but the important thing is we got the win and who’d have thought at the start of the season we’d have hit 40 points before City have hit 30.

Graeme Poll -
“If the attacking team are fouled then it is they who hold the advantage.

With a free-kick around the penalty area, we always ask the players whether they want it quick or slow.

This is their window of opportunity to surprise the defence. If they want it quick, then they have given up the right to re-take it, no matter if it hits a defender who's three yards away.

The same goes if they kick it over the bar. They only get one chance.”


As long as the ball is stationary, the team with the free kick can do what they want. Just as we did with the corner vs Barca.

Well that's just ridiculous mate. According to your reasoning and that quoted, they could demand to take the free kick whilst Adrian was running onto the field.

The comparison with our goal vs Barcelona is nonsense. Absolute nonsense. That was a quick corner. A team is entitled to take a quick corner. Just like a quick throw. You are not however entitled to take a direct free kick at goal at whim.

In the end we got the points at a time where Citeh dropped to increase our lead at the top and now wait to see if Leicester City can match us tomorrow.

Personally, I only care about City. I feel they are very dangerous and could start a 20-game-winning streak at any moment. Leiceister on the other hand is not that good, they will drop points eventually.

I was enjoying a nice afternoon away from it all with the missus but at 2-1 I had no choice but to watch the game via a chinese feed.

We won and that counts for everything, but F**k me we really didnt make that easy for ourselves.

Injuries, suspensions and knocks starting to get to us, but we just have to keep grinding them out for now.

11 point lead over City now, with 2 rivals dropping points. Over the Leicester for now.

One game surely

And it won't be enforced for the Everton match, something about 7 days. Adrian will play at Bournemouth next weekend.

It’s embarrassing having a goal like that scored against us but there’s nothing wrong it, just as there would have been nothing wrong if we done it....but nobody likes it done against their own team.

It was our own fault, we had no awareness at all and we could easily have had a player go and stand over the ball to prevent it being taken quickly whilst we set up the wall, but we didn’t.
Not to mention that Adrian, IMO could have gotten down to it or at least made an effort to, but he didn’t, he just ran to the middle of the goal and then watched it roll into the bottom corner. It was hardly hit with a great deal of pace.

No I disagree, Atkinson saw that Adrian was out of position and waited until then to blow the whistle, it was terrible officiating. There was no way the players knew that Adrian was out of position so they' couldn't have intervened. If this is the rule going forwards then GK's can't set up a wall in future for fear of the referee blowing the whistle at any random time.
The rule should be tightened so that the referee gets a nod form the kicker and GK to proceed, problem solved.

Was it taken quickly?

Only if you count 5 minutes as quick so what's Poll on about?

Well that's just ridiculous mate. According to your reasoning and that quoted, they could demand to take the free kick whilst Adrian was running onto the field.

What whilst our players are crowding around and it’s impossible for the game to restart, yeah you thought that out well didn’t you... there’s going to be a point the line is drawn at but obviously you are unable to consider the realistic side of it. Of course the ref isn’t going to let it be taken whilst the keeper is running on the pitch. Adrian was in his goal so fair game. If we do it at any point I expect to see you kicking up the same fuss.

Clown.

I know it’s been said countless times on this forum, but god we need the front three to really start clicking again like the “old days”.

Jürgen has shifted his philosophy. Remember when we played games like 4-3 or 2-3. Ain't happen anymore, because Jürgen emphsizes the defense more and that cost our offense. We don't play Hurray-Football anymore. At least that's my theory.

I've seen teams take those free kicks and get booked for not waiting for a whistle. All depends I guess if the referee said wait for the whistle to them or not.

Hardly fair though to not allow the keeper to sort out his wall, but there we go.

Adrian nearly gave me a heart attack at 2-1 but hopefully he performs until Alisson gets back again.

Of the 2 keepers form it is our number 1s that can improve the most.

A bit of perspective the best team in the world with the best manager in the world are now 11 points behind us. Maybe we are to quick too quick to pick games apart when so many team would kill to be in our position . Just enjoy it

What whilst our players are crowding around and it’s impossible for the game to restart, yeah you thought that out well didn’t you...

It was not a quick free kick, how can you even argue that point??

It was not a quick free kick, how can you even argue that point??

They took it quickly whilst we were getting ready did they not?
It was their free kick, they had the advantage to say when they wanted to take it.

Here’s a question for you. Would you be kicking up a fuss and arguing it’s unfair if we had done it?

11 points clear 😁 am getting drunk

Did Atkinson let Brighton take the free kick as Adrian was setting the wall.

Think of the name of the ref and then think of the most likely answer to your question haha.

He does something major every game he refs against us the c**t.

Keeper just on, first thing he has to do is defend a free kick and the tw*t doesn't even let him set his wall

They took it quickly whilst we were getting ready did they not?

He also knew the goalie had just come on and should have allowed him time to settle in

Not arsed how we win as long as we win, I'd even argue to say I prefer finishes like that. Better atmosphere & it feels much more rewarding when you finally get over the line as opposed to spending the last 15 minutes going through the motions of a routine victory. Can't imagine Brighton would have scored if it weren't for Alisson's moment of madness & the bizarre free kick after it. Could have really been 4 or 5 up as their keeper seemed to make a few great stops in the first half. Another 2 points gained this weekend so absolutely no complaints for me!

Up the reds!

The ref blew his whistle and it was a clever free kick. Adrian spent too much time trying to organise his defence. As for the second half, I think that at half time,  the the boss told them to take it easy, because of  the  game on Wednesday.

A bit of perspective the best team in the world with the best manager in the world are now 11 points behind us. Maybe we are to quick too quick to pick games apart when so many team would kill to be in our position . Just enjoy it

You are of course right, the points and league position is fantastic but we are not controlling games like we used to, its always scrappy nervy wins, it has to change or we will start to draw and lose games.

Also I am so against this hoofing the ball up the pitch and defending for our lives tactic, we are better than that, even with 10 men we should be able to control the last 15 minutes of a match against Brighton better than we did. We had throw ins which went straight to them on several occasions, wtf is that about?? Can we not learn to waste time a bit better please.

They took it quickly whilst we were getting ready did they not?
It was their free kick, they had the advantage to say when they wanted to take it.

Here’s a question for you. Would you be kicking up a fuss and arguing it’s unfair if we had done it?

There is usually a cut off point though between when they can take a free kick and then if they opt not too they have to wait for the keeper to set up his wall.

They took it quickly whilst we were getting ready did they not?
It was their free kick, they had the advantage to say when they wanted to take it.

Here’s a question for you. Would you be kicking up a fuss and arguing it’s unfair if we had done it?

Yes I would because its unfair and its biased refereeing, Atkinson saw that Adrian was still setting up so he could have given him a warning or something to hurry up.

He also new the goalie had just come on and should have allowed him time to settle in

Your back again then.

Come on, if a player comes off the bench and loses a 50-50 with his first involvements it’s not given back to him because he wasn’t quite ready. We could easily have had someone stand over the ball and make sure wasn’t taken quickly.

Yes I would because its unfair and its biased refereeing, Atkinson saw that Adrian was still setting up so he could have given him a warning or something to hurry up.

That’s complete bollocks and you know it.