You can really hear that famous Anfield crowd roaring them on can't you..

 

Speak up! I can't hear you over that fabulous atmosphere

Just saw the goal, superb.

Call me pessimistic but just feel we still won't win, hope I'm wrong mind.

 

must be delightful supporting the club with all that optimism bobby ;)

Yeah in terms of the top players Africa does produce, there seem to be more attackers relative to the number of defenders. It's certainly not unthinkable though, there are many, many individual cases (although a lot of them seem to get poached by the European international sides).

Off the top of my head I would argue that it's down to the standard of coaching. You can develop pretty amazing 'natural' attacking skills playing street football, but it's far harder to do that as a defender, I think it requires a lot more coaching, tactical understanding and team-building.

I would say that Africa has more notably failed to produce many top-level goalkeepers.

Hazard's been cleaned out again!

Well there you go, the defensive side of the game is less developed in Africa historically.

Maybe we'll see that change but I still stand by what I said.

Genuinely Completely forgot Willian was playing

I would say that Africa has more notably failed to produce many top-level goalkeepers.

 

Desailly was trained in France, just saying.

Speak up! I can't hear you over that fabulous atmosphere

It's so intimidating.

Michael Oliver is always sh*t when he's ref for our games, the ball clearly hit Fabregas in the chest.

lol matic. 

Someone please wake Willian up. Literally hasn't broken sweat. Poor attitude.

Traore could show a bit more here - he's not looking 1st eleven quality tonight

Traore 

lol matic.

Too many brain fart moments for my liking

Off topic but Sunderland are clobbering Everton (shock) 3-0. Newcastle and Norwich down this evening it seems and Martinez out soon?

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Traore has lost the ball alot tonight.

Pedro is sh*t

anyway, just started watching the game. Mikel at CB? why am i not surprised. what's his excuse this time? "to give Liverpool a good sparring partner toward Europa final"? bet against Leicester he will start the "strongest lineup" "to respect the champion"

Well there you go, the defensive side of the game is less developed in Africa historically.

Maybe we'll see that change but I still stand by what I said.

 

That doesn't mean an African defender is inherently a bad one though!

Done alright traore. Good confidence on the ball. Playing up front alone is hard. Lay off him.

Willian/pedro might as well not have turned up tonight

Off topic but Sunderland are clobbering Everton (shock) 3-0. Newcastle and Norwich down this evening it seems and Martinez out soon?

Moyes would probably have had to have sold Stones last summer.

Martinez has been given a lot more freedom to build his squad but he's taken them backwards.

I reckon he's gone come the end of the season.

Speak up! I can't hear you over that fabulous atmosphere

'Theatre of Dreams' cos the home fans are asleep.

That doesn't mean an African defender is inherently a bad one though!

No but the odds are clearly stacked against them.

anyway, just started watching the game. Mikel at CB? why am i not surprised. what's his excuse this time? "to give Liverpool a good sparring partner toward Europa final"? bet against Leicester he will start the "strongest lineup" "to respect the champion"

 

We are winning you know...

Kenedy coming on

Hazard looks a different player lately!

Hazard different league to anyone on the pitch here.