SOUTHAMPTON vs LIVERPOOL (1 - 2)
The first half an hour I thought Southampton were the better team. Better passing, movement and some great corners being whipped in causing a bit of panic in the voices of the travelling Kop.
I don't know what's happened with Matip, but the form he showed in the second half of last season seems to have done a runner. A few miss-placed passed here, losing a runner there...it left me sighing deeply...
He wasn't the only one though. Trent seemed a bit lightweight to me at times, also letting a few passes go astray here and there and being second best in a challenge more times than not. Saying that, both popped up with some dangerous forward passes so it's not all bad.
Adrian popped up again with some vital stops in the first half. One on 8 minutes when Adams slipped in between our center backs trying to get a little toe poke beyond our Super Cup hero. Adrian stayed big and got a hand to the ball. Then on 20 minutes a dangerous corner was whipped in which Yoshida headed strongly, luckily for us it was straight at Adrian but the Spaniard reacted well to flap it out of the danger zone.
Notable positives for me in the first half were Bobby's audition for the next Karate Mid movie with some acrobatic kicks to retain possession on multiple occasions, I freakin' LOVE that effort! Then of course Mané smashing one in the top corner from the edge of the box, taking us in with a valuable lead at half time.
That late goal in the first half, along with whatever Kloppo shouted at the boys saw the tables turned early in the second half. Everything was better from the reds. Passing, movement, pressing, and tackling.
Just as I was typing about being gutted about Bobby not tucking his chance away on 65 mins, he goes and slots one in from the edge of the box on 70 minutes after a bit of a fail from Southampton to give possession away to Mané in a dangerous left side position. 0 v 2 to the reds 👍
I don't want to talk about what happened on 83 minutes, so will sum it up with this:
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PLAYER RATINGS...
SOCIAL MEDIA REACTIONS...
Chamberlain at CM? Game over for Southampton. pic.twitter.com/9Dym5aziMb— ‘ (@VintageFirmino) August 17, 2019
Sadio Mane’s stoppage time goal and whatever Jurgen Klopp told the team during halftime has sparked Liverpool to life here. #SOULIV— ‘The’ Martin the Mercenary (@cloneposter) August 17, 2019
— unbearable stephen harris (@stephen_6times) August 17, 2019
Adrian (albeit made a silly error) but did keep us in it at times – the point blank save and preventing a Matip own goal.— Ben Webb (@BenWebbLFC) August 17, 2019
COMING UP...
YNWA
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