Liverpool FC Team Talk, Gossip, Rumours 2019/2020

54and56 · 17-09-2019 12:08pm

rob316 wrote: »

He's 34 he doesn't have the legs for that position anymore, they brought in Rhodri to replace him. He's 5ft nothing too so the notion he can play CB is far fetched

Fernandinho is 1.76m (5ft 8") which is the same height as one of the greatest CB's of all time Franco Baresi and 1cm taller than B'allon D'or winning CB Fabio Cannavaro.

With Fernandinho's skills and experience I'd say he'd do just fine in the role and give either Stones or Otamendi some calm experience beside them which they both seem to need and receive from Laporte this year before his injury and from Kompany in years gone by.

17-09-2019 1:44pm

Umaro wrote: »

Found on twitter:

Good sample size for the Stones-Otamendi pairing as well. That injury to Laporte is going to cost them over the next few months. I'm not sure if we'll be able to pull away from them, but it'll stay competitive anyways.

Stones looks like the problem child

RugbyLover123 · 17-09-2019 1:48pm

How do people see us lining out later? I know some might disagree with me, but I would be willing to sacrifice dropped points tonight with a rotated team, if it meant having a fresh team for Sunday. Probably won’t be rotated much though by Klopp.

Start either Gomez/Lovren for Taa/Matip
Don’t risk Robertson so start Milner/Gomez
Start Lallana for Gini
Bring in Shaq for Salah or Mane
Ideally give Fab a rest but can’t see him doing it

Boom_Bap · 17-09-2019 1:50pm

rob316 wrote: »

He's 34 he doesn't have the legs for that position anymore, they brought in Rhodri to replace him. He's 5ft nothing too so the notion he can play CB is far fetched

I wasn't thinking about CB for him, although he played there before and done grand.
I think that he would be better sitting in front of Stones and Otto that Rodri is from a defensive perspective and breaking things up.

Fitz* · 17-09-2019 1:51pm

I think we could see something like

Adrian
Milner Matip VVD Gomez
Hendo Fabinho Gini
Salah Firmino Mane

Sofa Spud · 17-09-2019 1:52pm

Klopp and Hendo's presser for tonight - Klopp in great form, can't wait, feels like it could be a good marker of progress a year on from the shambles last time they played there....

TitianGerm · 17-09-2019 1:54pm

RugbyLover123 wrote: »

How do people see us lining out later? I know some might disagree with me, but I would be willing to sacrifice dropped points tonight with a rotated team, if it meant having a fresh team for Sunday. Probably won’t be rotated much though by Klopp.

Start either Gomez/Lovren for Taa/Matip
Don’t risk Robertson so start Milner/Gomez
Start Lallana for Gini
Bring in Shaq for Salah or Mane
Ideally give Fab a rest but can’t see him doing it

I think it'll be

Adrian
TAA, Matip, VVD, Robbo
Henderson, Fabinho, Milner
Salah, Bobby, Mane

If Robbo is a doubt then Milner or Gomez in for him. If it's Milner then Ox on the middle.

BorneTobyWilde · 17-09-2019 1:56pm

If we play our usual formation and team then we take the defeat and move on, seems silly. Napoli don't lose games at home. Should crowd midfield, play for the 0-0

chicorytip · 17-09-2019 2:00pm

54and56 wrote: »

rob316 wrote: »

He's 34 he doesn't have the legs for that position anymore, they brought in Rhodri to replace him. He's 5ft nothing too so the notion he can play CB is far fetched

Fernandinho is 1.76m (5ft 8") which is the same height as one of the greatest CB's of all time Franco Baresi and 1cm taller than B'allon D'or winning CB Fabio Cannavaro.

With Fernandinho's skills and experience I'd say he'd do just fine in the role and give either Stones or Otamendi some calm experience beside them which they both seem to need and receive from Laporte this year before his injury and from Kompany in years gone by.

Sure it doesn't matter who they replace him with, if anybody.. They are still favourites to win the title and could remain unbeaten for the rest of the season even conceding an average of 1.5 goals per match. They can simply outscore any team. The Norwich result was an aberration like Liverpool at Watford last year. It's a two horse race. The rest are nowhere.

Speak Now · 17-09-2019 2:14pm

chicorytip wrote: »

Sure it doesn't matter who they replace him with, if anybody.. They are still favourites to win the title and could remain unbeaten for the rest of the season even conceding an average of 1.5 goals per match. They can simply outscore any team. The Norwich result was an aberration like Liverpool at Watford last year. It's a two horse race. The rest are nowhere.

Watford last year?

Osmosis Jones · 17-09-2019 2:27pm

I don't think tonight's result really affects our chances of qualifying for the knockouts but it'd be really nice to qualify as early as possible so we don't have to worry about those winter games.

Dcully · 17-09-2019 2:31pm

54and56 wrote: »

Fernandinho is 1.76m (5ft 8") which is the same height as one of the greatest CB's of all time Franco Baresi and 1cm taller than B'allon D'or winning CB Fabio Cannavaro.

With Fernandinho's skills and experience I'd say he'd do just fine in the role and give either Stones or Otamendi some calm experience beside them which they both seem to need and receive from Laporte this year before his injury and from Kompany in years gone by.

Cant wait to see how his constant persistent fowls work out when he is operating a lot closer to goal.

x43r0 · 17-09-2019 2:34pm

Robertson is available after training this morning

17-09-2019 2:50pm

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

........ Napoli don't lose games at home. Should crowd midfield, play for the 0-0

To be fair they don't play the European champions that often, we have every reason to respect them but every right to hope for the 3 points too.

Harry Palmr · 17-09-2019 3:19pm

First three games

Napoli 2 - 0 Sampdoria
Juventus 4 - 3 Napoli
Fiorentina 3 - 4 Napoli

plenty for the attack to go at, could be a good ding dong but in truth both sides know that if they are sensible (even split the H and A spoils) they'll both qualify.

Vicxas · 17-09-2019 3:33pm

Think a point would be a very good result tonight seeing as how much trouble they caused us last year.

Alonso77 · 17-09-2019 3:35pm

losing 3 away group games last year and still qualifying suggests a draw tonight would be perfectly acceptable

TitianGerm · 17-09-2019 3:44pm

A draw and no injuries would be great.

BorneTobyWilde · 17-09-2019 3:46pm

It would show that we have something different about us, that we could win such a game as this on the break 0-1 while playing for a result.

BullBlackNova · 17-09-2019 3:50pm

Just on the City defender issue...

John Stones is out for the next 4-5 weeks.

Otamendi and Fernandinho it is then.

Fitz* · 17-09-2019 3:53pm

Have City any tough game after a CL game coming up? As in game 3 in a gameweek, as it's the tiredness at the back that could hurt them too, given Fernandinho's age and having to play every game now.

Osmosis Jones · 17-09-2019 4:00pm

Alonso77 wrote: »

losing 3 away group games last year and still qualifying suggests a draw tonight would be perfectly acceptable

Yeah especially now with the luxury of being in Pot 1, not to take Genk and Salzburg too lightly but it should be a relative breeze to qualify from this group

Osmosis Jones · 17-09-2019 4:04pm

FitzShane wrote: »

Have City any tough game after a CL game coming up? As in game 3 in a gameweek, as it's the tiredness at the back that could hurt them too, given Fernandinho's age and having to play every game now.

Away to Ukraine tomorrow night and then playing a Watford team that just showed us they know how to exploit a shaky defence on Saturday.

The Good Ole Boys · 17-09-2019 4:04pm

Hot take: We will batter them. If you are scared of going there and winning, then you are a snivelling coward!

Umaro · 17-09-2019 4:05pm

City fixtures next 5 weeks, league games bolded.

UCL Shakhtar Donetsk (A)
PRL Watford (H)
LEC Preston North End (A)
PRL Everton (A)
UCL Dinamo Zagreb (H)
PRL Wolverhampton (H)
PRL Crystal Palace (A)
UCL Atalanta (H)
PRL Aston Villa (H)

Shame we're not playing them during this run, though it does seem that City are more likely to screw up against "lesser" teams than to those in the Big 6.

If they drop more points during this run then the decision not to replace Kompany is going to seem very foolish.

rob316 · 17-09-2019 4:05pm

BullBlackNova wrote: »

Just on the City defender issue...

John Stones is out for the next 4-5 weeks.

Otamendi and Fernandinho it is then.

Poor Pep I hope he gets 2 new centre backs for Xmas.

Dickerty · 17-09-2019 4:06pm

BullBlackNova wrote: »

Just on the City defender issue...

John Stones is out for the next 4-5 weeks.

I'd say Pep bait the head off him...

Vicxas · 17-09-2019 4:06pm

BullBlackNova wrote: »

Just on the City defender issue...

John Stones is out for the next 4-5 weeks.

Otamendi and Fernandinho it is then.

Massive blow for them. They're very very light in the CB department

The Good Ole Boys · 17-09-2019 4:07pm

Dickerty wrote: »

I'd say Pep bait the head off him...

I heard he claimed him in front of the lads and then started pucking the head off him while Benjamin Mendy wept on his knees.

garra · 17-09-2019 4:10pm

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

It would show that we have something different about us, that we could win such a game as this on the break 0-1 while playing for a result.

The result we will play for is an away win. We don't do passive very well without Alisson so we just go and win games instead, an adaption working well so far.

Fitz* · 17-09-2019 4:17pm

Liverpool had to play 7 or 8 games last January & February with Fabinho, Milner & Henderson all playing in defence. 5 of them were league games. Rafa Camacho & Hoever also played there, and even Firmino for a few mins!

No harm for City super expensive and massive squad to get stretched!

garra · 17-09-2019 4:24pm

The Good Ole Boys wrote: »

I heard he claimed him in front of the lads and then started pucking the head off him while Benjamin Mendy wept on his knees.

Everyone knows if you claim a lad you have to settle it behind the bike shed ffs, oh sorry you didn't go to school in Ireland of course.

The Good Ole Boys · 17-09-2019 4:25pm

garra wrote: »

Everyone knows if you claim a lad you have to settle it behind the bike shed ffs, oh sorry you didn't go to school in Ireland of course.

I didn't. Sorry, I got it wrong lad.

Agent Coulson · 17-09-2019 4:32pm

I have a feeling Napoli will just edge this in a 4 - 3 triller.

chicorytip · 17-09-2019 4:55pm

Speak Now wrote: »

chicorytip wrote: »

Sure it doesn't matter who they replace him with, if anybody.. They are still favourites to win the title and could remain unbeaten for the rest of the season even conceding an average of 1.5 goals per match. They can simply outscore any team. The Norwich result was an aberration like Liverpool at Watford last year. It's a two horse race. The rest are nowhere.

Watford last year?

... or maybe not. I recall a similar capitulation. 2017/18 maybe?

BoardsMember · 17-09-2019 5:48pm

Agent Coulson wrote: »

I have a feeling Napoli will just edge this in a 4 - 3 triller.

Could be alright, Napoli continue to play very exciting attacking football.

Ideally it will be a dull encounter, 3 goals for us in the first half, take the sting out of the game, the lads can sit and not expend too much energy in the 2nd half. Not asking too much, am I?

Turtyturd · 17-09-2019 5:56pm

chicorytip wrote: »

... or maybe not. I recall a similar capitulation. 2017/18 maybe?

Or maybe you’re posting rubbish again. Hope there’s no problem highlighting this.

fyfe79 · 17-09-2019 6:02pm

FitzShane wrote: »

Liverpool had to play 7 or 8 games last January & February with Fabinho, Milner & Henderson all playing in defence. 5 of them were league games. Rafa Camacho & Hoever also played there, and even Firmino for a few mins!

No harm for City super expensive and massive squad to get stretched!

No need to mention that though. Bottle this, bottle that, innit?

Harry Palmr · 17-09-2019 6:47pm

Nearly got it right - Milner not Gini

Liverpool:

Adrian,
Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson,
Fabinho,
Milner, Henderson,
Salah, Firmino Mane,

Subs: Kelleher, Wijnaldum, Lovren, Gomez, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Lallana, Shaqiri.

Bad luck Rhian but good news for Kelleher, he is ahead of Lonergan

TitianGerm · 17-09-2019 6:53pm

TitianGerm wrote: »

I think it'll be

Adrian
TAA, Matip, VVD, Robbo
Henderson, Fabinho, Milner
Salah, Bobby, Mane

If Robbo is a doubt then Milner or Gomez in for him. If it's Milner then Ox on the middle.

Called it.

Agent Coulson · 17-09-2019 6:53pm

Michael Oliver named ref for the Chelsea game.

The Good Ole Boys · 17-09-2019 6:55pm

I am going to the pub for the match tonight. I am going to sit on a big barstool and have the time of my life. Wish me luck.

Harry Palmr · 17-09-2019 7:13pm

Christ, I've switched off RTE two already - listening to the build up on 5live.

marklazarcovic · 17-09-2019 7:14pm

The Good Ole Boys wrote: »

I am going to the pub for the match tonight. I am going to sit on a big barstool and have the time of my life. Wish me luck.

Do ye not play Thursday nights these days?

murpho999 · 17-09-2019 7:15pm

Fancy Liverpool to win tonight and don't get the fear of them by some. Last year's game is irrelevant.

We're going there as European Champions and in form.

The Good Ole Boys · 17-09-2019 7:19pm

marklazarcovic wrote: »

Do ye not play Thursday nights these days?

Wrong thread, bucko! I'm a died in the wool Liverpool man. Now and for always.

ShamoBuc · 17-09-2019 7:26pm

The Good Ole Boys wrote: »

Wrong thread, bucko! I'm a died in the wool Liverpool man. Now and for always.

We believe you.

Honestly.

Turtyturd · 17-09-2019 7:26pm

Going in as European champions probably holds as much significance as last year’s game.

OwaynOTT · 17-09-2019 7:30pm

marklazarcovic wrote: »

Do ye not play Thursday nights these days?

It will be a rare pub that will put on Eastenders or Coronation street

murpho999 · 17-09-2019 7:36pm

Turtyturd wrote: »

Going in as European champions probably holds as much significance as last year’s game.

I think it gives the Liverpool players more confidence.

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