I think if you were to ask the fans and managers of Liverpool, Bayern, Madrid, PSG etc even the likes of Lyon and Liepzig, they would be able to tell you their best/strongest XI pretty consistently.
Us, I think we would have various combinations and I suppose that is the beauty of having a really strong squad and one of the reasons why over a space of two years we got 198 points in the PL.
But Liverpool in that same time span have won the PL and CL and finished runners up in both by virtually playing the same XI week in week out.
We go on about how crap our defence is after spending £325m on it but how many times have they all played as a back unit of 5 on a consistent basis? With Pep one game you could have a different CB partner, a midfielder next game, the next a different full back and then you could not play yourself the next game.
Tonight then through up another new challenge, with a different formation.
Is it not time to cement our best XI, play them in the biggest games, have the same formation and style of play and let the game be decided on individual player performances? If we cannot dictate the outcome of the game after all the money we have spent, when will we ever?
Based on what we got now and what is potentially to come, the best XI imo would be.
Ederson
Walker
New CB
Laporte
Ake
KDB
Rodri
Foden
Mahrez
Aguero
Sterling
If any of them are injured, need resting or out of form then the following replace them.
Stefan
Cancelo
Garcia
Stones
Mendy
Bernardo
Gundogan
New CM
Torres
Jesus
Braaf
Maybe it’s a simple way of looking at it but you know that if Liverpool need to win and everyone is available the you know what the team will be.
Us, I think we would have various combinations and I suppose that is the beauty of having a really strong squad and one of the reasons why over a space of two years we got 198 points in the PL.
But Liverpool in that same time span have won the PL and CL and finished runners up in both by virtually playing the same XI week in week out.
We go on about how crap our defence is after spending £325m on it but how many times have they all played as a back unit of 5 on a consistent basis? With Pep one game you could have a different CB partner, a midfielder next game, the next a different full back and then you could not play yourself the next game.
Tonight then through up another new challenge, with a different formation.
Is it not time to cement our best XI, play them in the biggest games, have the same formation and style of play and let the game be decided on individual player performances? If we cannot dictate the outcome of the game after all the money we have spent, when will we ever?
Based on what we got now and what is potentially to come, the best XI imo would be.
Ederson
Walker
New CB
Laporte
Ake
KDB
Rodri
Foden
Mahrez
Aguero
Sterling
If any of them are injured, need resting or out of form then the following replace them.
Stefan
Cancelo
Garcia
Stones
Mendy
Bernardo
Gundogan
New CM
Torres
Jesus
Braaf
Maybe it’s a simple way of looking at it but you know that if Liverpool need to win and everyone is available the you know what the team will be.