Liverpool (H) Match Thread

[LCCFox96]

Happy apart from the lack of an actual striker. Gray isn't bad upfront but I'd rather we went with Iheanacho or Okazaki.

 

Dropping Pereira back and bringing in Albrighton is wise vs Liverpool. Content with Ghezzal starting and pleased with more pitch time for Ndidi and Mendy together.

Edited 1 September 2018 by LCCFox96

[les-tah]

Just now, Sharpe's Fox said:

Sorry but Puel’s obsession with playing Gray as a striker is really weird. 

Just ride it. Puel sees him in training 5 days a week we don’t.

[MPH]

Just now, lcfcsnow said:

He’s useless 9 games out of 10 and if anything his best position is number 10. But the fact we have sold all our strikers and ended up with Gray as our striker is ridiculous.

Oh come on now. No need for a hissy fit.

[whoareyaaa]

Nacho must be melting seeing that, got to start him

[kingfox]

Gray is going to get battered by Van Dijk.

[what?]

Wow guys, just bench my entire fantasy team why don't you 

[Deebhoy]

Must admit to scratching my head with this selection.

[coolhandfox]

Interesting, show's he has little faith in Nacho.

 

 

[foxfanazer]

Can’t wait for Gray to score and make you lot look like fools

[Hanan96]

Wonder why neither soyuncu or benkovic start ahead of morgan in last cup games if morgan had to start this game 

[whoareyaaa]

it's not really surprising as he never keeps the same team ever but no Nacho is a very strange decision 

[Alf Bentley]

Wondered whether Iheanacho would play.

 

He eventually scored v. Fleetwood, but missed several chances before that and seemed shockingly low on confidence.

After missing one chance, it looked like he struggled to make himself stand up, he was beating himself up so much - then, going off at half-time, I noticed Albrighton go over pat him on the back and console him.

Have to trust the manager's judgment on his state of mind & whether it would be a good idea to play him in a big match....might have been a risk of further damaging his self-confidence.

 

But it does show that we're really a striker short in this squad, aren't we? Vardy and Iheanacho being unavailable leaves us experimenting. We should have another specialist striker, really.

 

Still, interesting match ahead - we'll have some pace and trickery, at least.....expecting a few chances, probably missed and a defeat. Anything better will be a bonus - progress of performance matters more than result today.

[RumbleFox]

2 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

For all this talk of Puel being good with youngsters, all I see is a guy destroying the form and confidence of a clearly capable young centre forward that was finishing for fun and highly rated at the best club in the country. 

 

And for what? To play a winger up front that can't hit a barn door? 

Are you purposefully ignoring the fact he has consistently put out one of the youngest teams in the league this season and given chances to our youngsters more than any manager in recent times or do you genuinely think he is not good for youngsters?

[Max Power]

4 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

For all this talk of Puel being good with youngsters, all I see is a guy destroying the form and confidence of a clearly capable young centre forward that was finishing for fun and highly rated at the best club in the country. 

 

And for what? To play a winger up front that can't hit a barn door? 

He literally scored last week 

[RumbleFox]

Gonna say something radical for FT here......

 

I hope we win.

 

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[weller54]

Just now, Hanan96 said:

Wonder why neither soyuncu or benkovic start ahead of morgan in last cup games if morgan had to start this game 

Don't know.. 

But let's just draw a line under it! 

[Koke]

3 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

For all this talk of Puel being good with youngsters, all I see is a guy destroying the form and confidence of a clearly capable young centre forward that was finishing for fun and highly rated at the best club in the country. 

 

And for what? To play a winger up front that can't hit a barn door? 

 

Iheanacho was poor against United. Missed some real chances.  He was anonymous against Southampton. I would rather play with a false 9 rather than a striker that goes missing so often.

[lcfcsnow]

3 minutes ago, MPH said:

Oh come on now. No need for a hissy fit.

Sorry I was talking about Nacho, quite happy he isn’t starting. Just annoyed at our lack of striker options

[ealingfox]

Increasingly convinced Puel doesn't rate Silva.

 

I'd have kept Iheanacho and played Gray instead of Ghezzal.

[Grebfromgrebland]

Not sure why people are surprised that Gray is in for Iheanacho.

 

Iheanacho has been pretty poor so far.

[ozleicester]

I like that Puel plays the tactical game

[The Doctor]

3 minutes ago, Alf Bentley said:

After missing one chance, it looked like he struggled to make himself stand up, 

Stretching for the cross not long after Iborra scored? When he got up he hobbled a bit, thought then he'd over stretched and pulled something, until he came out for the second half.

[Webbo]

When Ihenacho was at Man City he was only any good when he came on as a sub.

[Koke]

The idea is to pack the midfield. And get them on the counter. Iheanacho slows that up.

[Heart-Shaped Fox]

Gray up front and Morgan playing again...