Liverpool (N) - Community Shield - Sat 30th July, 17:00 | Pre-Match Thread

[SWPISHOME]

I'd play it like a meaningless friendly and get the missing lads started (if fit). Plus more time for Ortega, Phillips and Alvarez to bed in before points are at stake. And more time for Palmer.

................... Ortega ...................
Walker Stones Laporte Cancelo
............... Rodri Phillips ..............
Palmer ..... Gundogan .... Foden
................... Alvarez ...................

The season starts now fella. The dippers won't be treating this as a friendly against us. We had a fair few out in the FA Cup Semi last season against them that team looked more of a Community Shield team and the dippers celebrated like they had done the Quadruple afterwards.

Personally I'd go with the team that's going to start against West Ham or really close to it.

 

[Gingers Dad]

I’d leave out Ederson and Haaland.

I worry for Grealish in this game. I fear he’ll get the shit kicked out of him by the likes of Fabinho and Henderson.

Grealish gets the shit kicked out of him every game. Protection from the refs is minimal. If he doesn't play against the Dippers he will get kicked about by Wet Sham instead. You can't protect Grealish

 

[TonyM]

Grealish gets the shit kicked out of him every game. Protection from the refs is minimal. If he doesn't play against the Dippers he will get kicked about by Wet Sham instead. You can't protect Grealish

He needs a "WHY ALWAYS ME?" t-shirt.

 

[vmsuhail]

It’s a friendly, who gives a toss what team we put out. West Ham away is all that matters at the moment.

There is no "friendly" against Liverpool.

 

[Mancity1980]

Probably lost £40m

Maybe, but somehow I don’t think Bayern would have paid that much more. They seemed to be focused on driving the price down by unsettling the player, pretty dirty tactics from the Germans.

 

[Mancity1980]

The season starts now fella. The dippers won't be treating this as a friendly against us. We had a fair few out in the FA Cup Semi last season against them that team looked more of a Community Shield team and the dippers celebrated like they had done the Quadruple afterwards.

Personally I'd go with the team that's going to start against West Ham or really close to it.

I agree with this, don’t let them get any sort of psychological advance. However I don’t think Pep thinks like this, I reckon he will pick a strongish team but not the strongest and try to win with that. Klopp will go full strength.

 

[manimanc]

I wonder how many fake tickets the feral cunts will whip up for the match on Saturday?
Let's hope there aren't any PSG fans trying to jib in.

 

[shevtheblue]

I thought it was just something that was going on because Alvarez was playing in the first game, but i noticed the same thing with the Bayern game...KDB is def playing much closer to goal (sometimes even in front of Haaland!). Bernardo played more deeper last season and i think its a conscious effort in order to get KDB closer to the dangerous areas of the pitch. It also makes more sense for why we bought Phillips, we saw it towards the end of that Bayern game and it did actually allow more space for KDB.

For this game i can't see Haaland starting, think they will take him slowly so Alvarez will probably start. I thought Ake looked superb in preseason, can see it starting with him and Dias, the other 2 will need to work their way back in.

 

[birchwoodgingerste]

There is no "friendly" against Liverpool.

This we should go out to wipe the floor with them in every game we play against them show them we are the best team again.

 

[Turner92]

Ortega Walker Dias Ake Cancelo Rodri Bernardo KDB Grealish Mahrez Haaland