Brondby vs Liverpool - BT Sports 1 KO 5:00

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Match thread In memory of Mike65 :P

Liverpool begin their preseason proceedings away to Danish giants Brondby on Wednesday, travelling to the Brondby Stadion as part of the hosts' 50th anniversary celebrations.

The Reds are looking to engineer widespread improvement on the back of a resurgent 2013-14 campaign that almost saw them crowned Premier League champions.

The midweek fixture in Copenhagen gives Brendan Rodgers a chance to hand playing time to those Liverpool figures both established and otherwise, with a look forward at who to watch out for detailed ahead.

Eight-and-a-half years after leaving the Danish capital to join the Anfield cause, Daniel Agger will return to a familiar setting on Wednesday when he takes on former club Brondby.

The centre-back is set to captain the visitors upon making his comeback and spoke out on Twitter to show just how excited he is for the fixture, as well as reaffirming where his loyalties lie these days:

Agger was a contentious figure in the Liverpool starting XI last season and will be looking to edge out the likes of Mamadou Sakho, Martin Skrtel and Kolo Toure this term.

To do that, however, a confidence-boosting preseason would certainly help his chances, and it couldn't begin in a more accommodating away setting.

Johan Elmander will be the most familiar face among Brondby's ranks, the former Bolton Wanderers and Norwich City striker having made the move back to Denmark in June of this year.

According to Transfermarkt, Elmander has made seven Premier League appearances against the Merseysiders, failing to find the back of the net in any.

Liverpool would be foolish to underestimate the Swede, however, as he looks to give Brondby an experienced edge up front some of the younger specimens among Rodgers' roster will find difficult to contend with.

It's thought that Wednesday's match will be a little too soon for summer acquisitions Adam Lallana and Rickie Lambert to make their Liverpool debuts.

Liverpool Squad :

Jones, Agger, Coutinho, Lucas, Allen, Ilori, Borini, Suso, Ibe, Kelly, Coady, Skrtel, Flanagan, Adorjan, Smith, Phillips, Rossiter, Wisdom, Jones, Ward, Teixeira, Peterson, Stewart.

Paully D

Borini to score and reveal a t-shirt saying "I want to sign permanently for Sunderland."

Washington Irving

#LFC team v Brondby: Brad Jones, Kelly, Ilori, Agger, Smith, Lucas, Rossiter, Coutinho, Suso, Borini, Teixiera

#LFC subs v Brondby: Ward, Allen, Ibe, Coady, Skrtel, Flanagan, Adorjan, Phillips, Wisdom, Lloyd Jones, Peterson, Stewart

Nuri Sahin

Washington Irving wrote: »

#LFC team v Brondby: Brad Jones, Kelly, Ilori, Agger, Smith, Lucas, Rossiter, Coutinho, Suso, Borini, Teixiera

#LFC subs v Brondby: Ward, Allen, Ibe, Coady, Skrtel, Flanagan, Adorjan, Phillips, Wisdom, Lloyd Jones, Peterson, Stewart

Noice.

Stargate

Any Hotties pics with this one ?

googled eyes

WE promised Brondby a friendly as part of the Agger deal and it's only happening now?

googled eyes

Man this BT commentary is bad

googled eyes

Lovely touch from Cout

Charlie19

Pandas are popping up everywhere..

DDC1990

Unreal bit of skill from Coutinho earlier.

Turtyturd

Goal Suarez.

machiavellianme

Turtyturd wrote: »

Goal Suarez.

You're a bad panda!

DDC1990

smileyj1987

Suarez looks annoyed he could bite someone soon .

googled eyes

DDC1990

Washington Irving

smileyj1987 wrote: »

Suarez looks annoyed he could bite someone soon .

Been anonymous tbh. May as well have O'zil on the pitch.


Mad skillz from The Count: https://vine.co/v/MQhpBdIh3Ml

rob316

Washington Irving wrote: »

Been anonymous tbh. May as well have O'zil on the pitch.


Mad skillz from The Count: https://vine.co/v/MQhpBdIh3Ml

First bit of Brazilian skill we saw all summer, there was a crowd of imposters at the world cup :pac:

Agent Coulson

Washington Irving wrote: »

Been anonymous tbh. May as well have O'zil on the pitch.


Mad skillz from The Count: https://vine.co/v/MQhpBdIh3Ml

If he could shoot he would have it all.

Nuri Sahin

Getting a chicken sambo for lunch at HT.

googled eyes

Chicken or Steak story

CLASSIC

Washington Irving

Highlight of our season so far.

rob316

Liverpool a poor outfit without Suarez. This is what you look like when you sell world class players. I predict a 7th place finish.

Washington Irving

Ilori gone off with hamstring injury after 22mins. Kevin Stewart on.

googled eyes

God dammit Brad

Nuri Sahin

Strike.

Washington Irving

Here come the Brondby fans...

K-9

rob316 wrote: »

Liverpool a poor outfit without Suarez. This is what you look like when you sell world class players. I predict a 7th place finish.

Same as the season before last with Suarez so.

Utopia Parkway

Washington Irving wrote: »

Ilori gone off with hamstring injury after 22mins. Kevin Stewart on.

Stewart sets up a goal. For Brondby. Although Suso got the last touch. More Suso's bad clearance really.

Utopia Parkway

Poor old Stewart. What an introduction.:D

DDC1990

Fúck off Rodgers.

Gone so far backwards this year.

I knew selling Suarez was a mistake.

Rabble Rabble

Francie Barrett

Nightmare start from Stewart. Suso is having a nightmare as well.

Agent Coulson

Washington Irving wrote: »

Ilori gone off with hamstring injury after 22mins. Kevin Stewart on.

This is the Spurs secert agent.

Pilsbury Doughboy

This comm having a laugh? Coutinha? Susa?

Francie Barrett

Mad seeing all them red shirts in Denmark.

machiavellianme

How is Brad Jones still getting games?
We know he offers nothing and yet...

Nuri Sahin

Decent response. Good double save from their keeper.

Francie Barrett

Coutinho head and shoulders the best player on the pitch. Kids need to step up and shake off the cobwebs here.

barone

i love the count

Agent Coulson

In fairness most of the squad started back on monday after a month of sitting on there ass drinking beer and watching the World Cup.

I know I wouldn't be up to much after that except sitting watching the match on tv and typing about it on the internet.:p with only a day and half of training.

Nuri Sahin

Suarez with a nutmeg.

Francie Barrett

Borini showing some lovely movement out there.

Francie Barrett

Doing a bit better now, Suso and Smith are getting into it.

Stargate

Francie Barrett wrote: »

Borini showing some lovely movement out there.

Nice to see Fabio in a Liverpool shirt again .

Nuri Sahin

This keeper, yo.

Chicken sambo time: Brondby 1-0 Worst Club In The World

Francie Barrett

Lucas and Coutinho both nearly stole a goal there.

Half time now. Stewart looking very shaky, all the attacks coming down his side of the pitch and he is struggling. Suso looking good going forward, but offering no help to Stewart going back.

DDC1990

We're missing that bit of je ne sais quoi up front...

Agent Coulson

Stewart coming on to play for his childhood team is showing the nerves we would show at his age I think.

The rest of the team starting to get a feel for the game as it goes along after having the summer off.

Touches from Coutinho even when not anywhere near match fitnees just shows the natural skill the guy has.

~Rebel~

DDC1990 wrote: »

We're missing that bit of je ne sais quoi up front...

To be honest, reckon Sturridge would have had a few here.

Washington Irving

DDC1990 wrote: »

We're missing that bit of je ne sais quoi up front...

We certainly are.

Iago "Averages 6.37 Goals per Preseason Game" Aspas.

smileyj1987

Woo woo scouse cafu on !!

Osmosis Jones

Ibe, that was beautiful