Liverpool (a) pre-match thread

[Blue Hefner]

Ed
Walker Stones Laporte Danilo
Fern
D.Silva B.Silva
Sterling Aguero Sane

 

[conormcfc]

Has to be a 3-5-2 if Mendy is fit surely.

Ederson
Kompany Otamendi LaPorte
Walker Fernandinho Mendy
B.Silva D. Silva
Sterling Aguero

Same team as this but Stones in for Kompany. Kompany can't consistently break the lines with his passing like the other 3 which is vital when trying to beat their press.

You know how Brighton played at the Etihad, I think that's how we should play at Klanfield, people may laugh but we would get a result, because on the break we have more quality than Brighton.

Seen multiple people say this now. No Pep team has ever surrendered the control of a football match, it's not gonna happen. Our squad is suited to front-foot football and it's proven to work.

We need to stop coughing the ball up to their press in key areas - and stop the long balls down the channel to their front 3 which always immediately follow - and we win the game. 3-5-2 will solve the second issue somewhat.

 

[B\connellblue]

Fkn hell you'd think we were going into some kind of post apocalyptic hell. No gifts and we'll beat these scouse ****s. As for team selection, any 11 that doesn't include gundogan will do.

 

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

Has to be a 3-5-2 if Mendy is fit surely.



Same team as this but Stones in for Kompany. Kompany can't consistently break the lines with his passing like the other 3 which is vital when trying to beat their press.



Seen multiple people say this now. No Pep team has ever surrendered the control of a football match, it's not gonna happen. Our squad is suited to front-foot football and it's proven to work.

We need to stop coughing the ball up to their press in key areas - and stop the long balls down the channel to their front 3 which always immediately follow - and we win the game. 3-5-2 will solve the second issue somewhat.

No just No! Firmino would be ecstatic seeing Stones in that position, just no, hell no!

 

[blue b4 the moon]

We're due one even against the 15 we'll be up against.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

We will struggle to outdo the Dippers if it comes to nicking things...

Ooooh you are awful

 

[conormcfc]

No just No! Firmino would be ecstatic seeing Stones in that position, just no, hell no!

In a 3-5-2 Liverpool won't have as much freedom to play those long balls down the channels into their front 3 like they did last season, as I said.

Also there's less chance of us losing possession trying to play our way out with Stones than there is with Kompany.

 

[Blue Til Death]

Really hoping we can get a result at their stink hole for once, it wont shut their deluded gobs but it will set City up for the rest of the season...!

 

[conormcfc]

I do worry that this is one of those games where it's gonna be obvious we needed a Jorginho in there to deal with their press. Our midfield (Fernandinho especially) always get caught in possession in these high intensity sort of games.

Chelsea dealt with it pretty comfortably last week.

 

[shemnel]

Bernardo plays, a must.

Ederson
Walker - Stones - Laporte - fit LB
Fernandinho
Silva - Silva
Sterling - Sane
Aguero