Liverpool (a) - CL Quarter Final pre-match thread

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Sane against Alexander Arnold will be a key area for us to exploit. Does anyone know why Can did not player for Liverpool against Palace?

 

[Rammy Blue]

Same team as yesterday with two changes:

Bernard for Sterling and Delph for Laporte

We can't afford Sterling suffering with stage fright again like he did in the League, it was like playing with ten men at times so take the pressure away from him and put Bernard in.

Like others have stated having Silva and Kompany available this time around will hopefully make a huge difference on our League display, away goals are vital.

Leaving Raz on the bench also takes away one aspect of what helps lift their crowd, they can’t boo him if he’s not on the pitch.

Edit.....haha, caught up on thread and now realised this was being said, lol.

 

[Rammy Blue]

I think (hope) Raz was taken off early yesterday due to this rumour of him being a bit under the weather.

 

[Danamy]

Leaving Raz on the bench also takes away one aspect of what helps lift their crowd, they can’t boo him if he’s not on the pitch.

Edit.....haha, caught up on thread and now realised this was being said, lol.

Do we put it down to too much drink last night or too much chocolate this morning?

 

[hammocity]

Sane against Alexander Arnold will be a key area for us to exploit. Does anyone know why Can did not player for Liverpool against Palace?

Injured

 

[inbetween]

They are going to rely on that front 3 grabbing chances because their attacking options and midfield are shocking, we will control the game but we need to be wary of their pace and work rate. For me Danilo has to play either way to pen back Salah with Otta and Kompany at the back and Walkers pace will also pen Mane back. We then just need to keep the ball and exploit their crap central midfield. It will probably be Henderson and Milner in there and they will struggle for wide options with Lalana injured too.

The only way they can win is to dominate the ball and stop us playing which does sometimes happen against them so we need to be careful.

We just need to do what we did against Everton yesterday and it should be comfortable to be honest. If we can keep the ball for 65%+ of the game like yesterday then the chances will come because they can't defend for peanuts and their goalkeepers are liabilities too. When we played them at their place we lost our heads for 10 minutes, had we not done that then we would of won comfortably.

 

[kippax4ever]

——————-Jesus

Sane——Dave—KDB—-Silva

————-——Fern

Delph—Nico—VK—Walker

—————Ederson

This team all day,Delph got the engine & a couple off tough tackles on salad,then see if he goes missing...1-3...1-4

 

[Roachy]

Using your expected results then a goalless draw at Anfield would see us through just fine.

Can't have my expected results and a goalless draw at Anfield as well.

 

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I think we will play:
Ederson
Walker
Otamendi
Kompany
Danilo
Fernandinho
Gungongan
Silva
Kdb
Sane
Bernardo

 

[uwe rosler 28]

Ederson

Walker
Otamendi
Vinny
Danilo

Fernandinho
Kdb
Silva

Bernardo
Jesus
Sane