Liverpool (H) - Sat 1st April, 12:30 | Pre-Match Thread

[Fordyboy46]

He won’t let us down. He has energy an FOC like me can only dream of

I hope not because Julian is travelling from Argentina at some point today. Saturday early afternoon might be a bit early for him. Just not ideal.

He will be back Thursday afternoon, it doesn't take 2 days to fly back from Argentina

 

[Fordyboy46]

Alvarez didnt play a minute last night so apart from the plane ride he should be good to go

That bumpy air ride in peasant class with no seats on board might well test him, lol

 

[Father Paul]

I like it.

4-1 to us - Erling to come on as sub & bag a couple!

I have reflected upon this long and hard and see a draw. The dippers are not good but we have been very average ourselves. Our players get over involved in their international duties, case in point was Rodrigos absurd claims about Scottish shithousery when he should have just got on his bike and headed south. It was a good month after that joke of a world cup in the desert before they came back to planet earth. We now have two of our best four players most likely out so I go for 2 versus 2.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Re. Julián. It's a long flight but it's not a huge difference in terms of time zones, partly because of the way Mexico swings round towards Europe. If he's on a night flight he'll take first class and be in what is more or less a bed.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Plus he was an unused sub last night was he not :-)

Didn’t know that but pleased to hear it

 

[skillman]

Haaland not in the training pictures unless I’m mistaken? Not looking good.

Wounded but Alvarez’s energy might be tempo setter early on. A bit like Jesus on the wing last season against these lot.

 

[Haaland94]

Haaland not in the training pictures unless I’m mistaken? Not looking good.

Wounded but Alvarez’s energy might be tempo setter early on. A bit like Jesus on the wing last season against these lot.

Could be mind games. Pep would want Liverpool guessing.

Anyway, you all reassured me regarding Julian. I guess it's my no-Haaland anxiety :)

 

[Constantine]

I have reflected upon this long and hard and see a draw. The dippers are not good but we have been very average ourselves. Our players get over involved in their international duties, case in point was Rodrigos absurd claims about Scottish shithousery when he should have just got on his bike and headed south. It was a good month after that joke of a world cup in the desert before they came back to planet earth. We now have two of our best four players most likely out so I go for 2 versus 2.

.. and, of course, you feel superior than those inferior desert inhabitants. Fuck you Father.

 

[Fordyboy46]

Looking like this line up: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Stones, Ake, Rodri, Bernardo, Gundogan, De Bruyne, Grealish, Alvarez

 

[richards30]

Looking like this line up: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Stones, Ake, Rodri, Bernardo, Gundogan, De Bruyne, Grealish, Alvarez

Why? Because Erling isn’t in the pictures?!