Liverpool (H) - Carabao Cup 4th Round - Thu 22nd Dec, 20:00 | Pre-Match Thread

[urban genie]

ortega
walker
stones
laporte
ake
rodri
kev
foden
berny
haaland
grealish

if all available

 

[Bluesince1979]

I mean, we all know Jack's got a poor attitude. We turn a willing blind eye because he's ours.

For me, anything that keeps him off the pitch is a blessing in disguise at this point, to be honest. We'd all like him to come good but in the meantime I'd rather play Palmer or Mahrez or someone with a bit of output.

What a pillock

 

[urban genie]

I mean, we all know Jack's got a poor attitude. We turn a willing blind eye because he's ours.

For me, anything that keeps him off the pitch is a blessing in disguise at this point, to be honest. We'd all like him to come good but in the meantime I'd rather play Palmer or Mahrez or someone with a bit of output.

been one of our best players this season.

every clip of him seems like he is a great person to be around the club and dressing room and has put un a shift on the pitch.

mahrez has looked lethargic and palmer not to jacks standards yet.

 

[Blu3m00n91]

Ortega; Lewis Dias Ake Gomez; Gundo Kev Palmer; Mahrez Haaland Grealish

 

[blue b4 the moon]

If you are in SS1 remember to wear a hat last thing I want is a coin on my bonce or a phlegm shampoo.

 

[Crooked_rain]

I don’t see why Grealish, for example shouldn’t be playing on Thursday
He’s had a relaxing few weeks in a warm weather training camp and about 30 minutes of action
Should be busting a gut to get back on the pitch and nailing down a spot in this team.
Even Foden has played a lot less minutes the last 5 weeks than he would have normally at this time of year.
Not many of them should be that tired.

I assume they’ve been instructed by the club and management to take a little break for a few days, get their heads straight and then come back ready to go.

I doubt players have just gone on holiday without being told to.

If you’ve been in Qatar, locked away in an England camp with all the emotions of a would cup involved, you probably need a few days break to reset and then get back to the club. There’s still a good 5-6 months of football ahead.

 

[Jesus H Gabz]

I assume they’ve been instructed by the club and management to take a little break for a few days, get their heads straight and then come back ready to go.

I doubt players have just gone on holiday without being told to.

If you’ve been in Qatar, locked away in an England camp with all the emotions of a would cup involved, you probably need a few days break to reset and then get back to the club. There’s still a good 5-6 months of football ahead.

Absolutely, all this is pre-planned by Pep and his team with a lot of thought gone in to it, it’s a very unique situation, but there’s no better mid to long term planner than Pep, look at the way he turned an ageing squad & back line into a force of nature the following season, he’s never got the credit (outside the club) he deserves for what he achieved. It’s not so much a World Cup hangover, but a shift in mindset, the players will be asked to go away for a refresh, then return a blank slate ready to be re-programmed into Pep-ball, all talk of the World Cup (barring Alvarez’s return) will be processed & the players can focus on the job in hand

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Man management of the first team squad is something we're really good at, nobody has fucked off without club consent.

 

[eastmanc]

ortega
walker
stones
laporte
ake
rodri
kev
foden
berny
haaland
grealish

if all available

Hope so.

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

Man management of the first team squad is something we're really good at, nobody has fucked off without club consent.

Probably why we are better to let Pep organise the football bit, rather than leave it to the experts on this forum.