Liverpool (a) pre-match thread

[St.Pauli support]

Well, no more Ox screamers from the distance, for starters.
No coach attacking this time surely??


Last time at Anfield (CL 3-0):
........................Ed
Walker. ....Ota........Komps.....Laporte
Gündogan...Dinho... .David
.....KDB........Jesus....Sané

Pep tried to strengthen our midfield, leaving 1 winger (Raz) out (came on as only sub).
We scored zero. Cannot be worse I think.

Our midfield normally would be (without KDB and Gündogan): Bernardo - Dinho - David.
Much more creative and attacking compared to Kanté-Jorginho-Kovacic or Milner-Henderson-Wijnaldum.
That's our problem. But would Pep really change the system to 4-2-3-1 adding Stones or Danilo?

I think we need 2 AMs (2 Silvas) for our possesion game. They just have to work more defensive without the ball, our wingers too.

Whatever line-up, we have to defend as a team, full power. Not easy for Sané, David or Bernie.
High intensity in defence, no silly mistakes. Not a single one this time.
Don't get caught on the break. We should do counters, if possible.

Most of all, play and fight as a team.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

If you actually look at the goals we have conceded against them of late, most can be attributed to basic defensive errors or shots from outside the penalty area.

For the 4-3, Delph gives up cheap ball and a shot along the ground beats Ederson.

Gundogan gives Otamendi a hospital back pass and then Mane is in.

Stones needs to be stronger but gets pushed far too easily for another.

Ederson then goes walkabout and ball is returned from 40 yards.

In the Champions League tie, Sane gives the ball away with a stupid ball across the midfield and Walker fails twice to clear the ball and Ederson is weak as fuck with a push out back onto play before Salah accepts the incompetence.

Then it's a screamer from Chamberlain after Gundogan fails to clear and wanks out of a challenge.

At our place, tiredness plays a bit part but Otamendi gets done easily and then Firmino is shown a clear route to goal.

All of the above was easily preventable, nowhere are we being undone.

It is basic pressed errors in possession. The margins are very fine, Otamendi hits the crossbar with a header at 1-1, we are a whistle away from two legitimate goals being allowed and the thud of a post from Bernardo.

 

[Detroit City 21]

City 4 - Liverpool 1

Based in part on how, still evolving Chelsea, outplayed Liverpool last week in both their win and draw.

 

[cjn]

I would go with the regular 4-3-3 with Stones and Laporte at CB and Zinchenko at LB if Mendy doesn't make it. Terrified of Zinchenko in defense but Salah struggled on the weekend when he was forced to defend a little. I feel like we change things up too much against these guys. Just show up, play our game, and let the focus be on staying sharp and moving the ball quickly rather than adapting to a new formation.

 

[Machiavelli]

We’re going to twat these cvnts.

 

[Lancet Fluke]

We’re going to twat these cvnts.

Hopefully. If we can get through the first half hour without shitting our pants and gifting them a goal or two then we should have every chance, in theory.

 

[Harvster]

Any chance we could avoid the usual nonsense, where the game starts okay, we look composed, they score with their first attack (following a rare lapse) on our behalf, then all hell breaks loose for 15 minutes?

0-0 at half time please

 

[shemnel]

Well, no more Ox screamers from the distance, for starters.
No coach attacking this time surely??


Last time at Anfield (CL 3-0):
........................Ed
Walker. ....Ota........Komps.....Laporte
Gündogan...Dinho... .David
.....KDB........Jesus....Sané

Pep tried to strengthen our midfield, leaving 1 winger (Raz) out (came on as only sub).
We scored zero. Cannot be worse I think.

Our midfield normally would be (without KDB and Gündogan): Bernardo - Dinho - David.
Much more creative and attacking compared to Kanté-Jorginho-Kovacic or Milner-Henderson-Wijnaldum.
That's our problem. But would Pep really change the system to 4-2-3-1 adding Stones or Danilo?

I think we need 2 AMs (2 Silvas) for our possesion game. They just have to work more defensive without the ball, our wingers too.

Whatever line-up, we have to defend as a team, full power. Not easy for Sané, David or Bernie.
High intensity in defence, no silly mistakes. Not a single one this time.
Don't get caught on the break. We should do counters, if possible.

Most of all, play and fight as a team.

im hoping he learns from that line up, Laporte back into CB, both Silvas for possession and he'll have aguero fit. shame about kdb. but same formation.

 

[mcfcinprague]

My starting XI:

Ederson
Walker Kompany Stones Laporte Zinchenko
Silva Fernandinho Silva Sane
Aguero

 

[Edwin Edwin]

A starting XI without Kompany or Gundogan would 'help us'.