Liverpool (A) - 30th Dec- Pre-match thread

[HybridFox]

Playing Albrighton at WB will be self capitulation against these lot. Nailed on to give away a pen

[PhillippaT]

[Metal Lover]

When we were always wanque and got the odd season in the top flight I used to love away games to the top teams.  

 

 

What changed?  Is football not as much fun?

 

We are wanque again so we are moving in the right direction.

 

2-1 Leicester.

[Dan]

Regretfully I see no obvious changes we can make to the back five. Ward will play so barely any point discussing it.

 

I'd probably go for something similar to what we beat them with a year ago. Something I've called for many a time - pack the midfield while our wide options are in such disarray.

 

Ndidi back in at DM. Dewsbury-Hall LCM. Then Tielemans or Soumare RCM - pick your fighter (yikes!).

 

Maddison back in if fit at 10. If not, then a front three of Barnes, Vardy & Iheanacho. DIsgraceful how bad we are going forward while Iheanacho who normally always produces is limited to watching this shitshow from the bench.

 

We're almost certainly going to be soundly beaten though. I've no doubt Nunez who famously can't finish will score at least twice.

[KrefelderFox666]

We'll probably play OK but be completely toothless going forward. Liverpool will get the job done without impressing.

 

Liverpool 2-0 Leicester

 

Let's focus on the games in January, that month is monumental to shaping the remainder of our season.

[Oldblueyes]

Can only see one result. Hope this dosn't start a loosing streak again. The World Cup may have had a major influence on our future league security.

[FosseSpark]

Ward 

Àlbrighton Amartey Faes Castagne

Ndidi 

Maddison KDH Barnes 

Iheanacho Vardy

 

Best we can do right now. 

 

Need major surgery and luck in jan window

 

Rodgers needs to grow a set aswell

 

[st albans fox]

6 hours ago, TK95 said:

Playing Albrighton at WB will be self capitulation against these lot. Nailed on to give away a pen

But it will relieve youri from the heavy stress that the captaincy must be bringing ! 

[Stuntman_Mike]

Win this and we're only 5 points off Liverpool 

[Matt]

They'll be tired bless em'.

[Guest David Oldfields Gate]

As long as my alloys are still on my car at the end I'll be happy.

[Stuntman_Mike]

2 minutes ago, David Oldfields Gate said:

As long as my alloys are still on my car at the end I'll be happy.

Tbf I'm hoping my alloys are nicked so I can't afford the following game.

[whoareyaaa]

Liverpool looked good yesterday so expecting a hammering with the quick turn around of games.

 

I would go with a deep sitting flat back 5.

[BroughtonFox]

Ward 

 

Castagne

Amartey

Faes

Ndidi

Thomas

 

Mendy

KDH

Tielemans

 

Iheanacho

Vardy

[volpeazzurro]

Something completely different?

                     Ward

Castagne Soy Faus Thomas

Soumare Ndidi KDH 

Daka Iheanacho Vardy 

 

1. Don't know what state Soyuncu is in in fairness so may have to be Armarty. He's probably so dispirited and focussed on his next move that it isn't viable. More what could have been if not left languishing on the extreme left of a three where he lost confidence due to inept management. 

2. Ndidi purely protecting the back 4 and breaking up play, no foraging forward and shooting, should never be that far up the pitch, horses for courses.

3. Soumare in front of Ndidi in a role similar to his previous club, its where his best stats were and comparable to someof the best in Europe at his job ie ball progression, he's not a DCM and arguably never been used correctly here.

4. Daka has played successfully on the right of a 3 or a 2 for his previous club.

5. Iheanacho in the middle with Vardy to his left, remember his 12 goals in about half a season when we tried this when Vardy wasn't firing?

 

Barnes on the bench to change things if required. Tielemans where he belongs for me, he's never going to inject any urgency, fight or aggression. 

Edited 27 December 2022 by volpeazzurro

[Solihullfox]

Not looking good for Friday. I’m sure BR has taken note that it’s going to be 10 or 11 degrees on match day and we need to remember how the lads struggled the last time it was tropical conditions !

Edited 27 December 2022 by Solihullfox

[Hales]

Its going to be horrendous.  

No Madders?

No Praet?

KDH not in form

Daka devoid of any confidence

Soumare too slow

Vardy cant play 90 minutes and will not have Madders to supply

Youri frustrated

Ward not good enough

Big Dan likely to provide them with a penalty

😞

 

[fox_favourite]

3 minutes ago, Hales said:

Its going to be horrendous.  

No Madders?

No Praet?

KDH not in form

Daka devoid of any confidence

Soumare too slow

Vardy cant play 90 minutes and will not have Madders to supply

Youri frustrated

Ward not good enough

Big Dan likely to provide them with a penalty

😞

 

No plan B or ideas - to add to the list. 

[fuchsntf]

38 minutes ago, Hales said:

Its going to be horrendous.  

No Madders?

No Praet?

KDH not in form

Daka devoid of any confidence

Soumare too slow

Vardy cant play 90 minutes and will not have Madders to supply

Youri frustrated

Ward not good enough

Big Dan likely to provide them with a penalty

😞

 

Well we can scratch some danger areas…drop Amartey for Ndidi.

play Mendy DM..

Nacho for Barnes…

Castagna on the left,Albrighton RB.

Praet for Tielemans

Just to see the manager try something new…SO..

 

                 Ward

Albrighton Ndidi Faes Castagna

                     Mendy

              Praet        KDH

                      Perez**

           Nacho           Daka

 

** Maddison if fit…

 

subs,Barnes,Thomas,Vardy,Soumare,Tielemans,Soyuncu…2x Young Players

 

[cambridgefox]

2 hours ago, David Oldfields Gate said:

As long as my alloys are still on my car at the end I'll be happy.

Don’t.This is my debut.The wife has a brand new car of which we are travelling to friends in Birmingham for new year.Or an F Pace I don’t fancy parking any near the ground.

Might park in the centre and bus it in.

 

Any suggestions anyone?

[CrazyKopCorner]

Assuming no Maddison 

 

Ward 

 

Castagne

Amartey

Faes

Thomas

 

Ndidi

 

KDH

Tielemans

Perez 

 

Barnes 

Vardy

[Matt]

When's the presser for this?

 

I know we've been here before but I wanna see jouno's calling him out, asking tough questions.

 

Again, I know we've been here before that RL have to be abit careful and toe the line but i'm sick of Rodgers saying the same thing time and time again with no follow up questioning. In the latest instance "I thought they lacked aggression".

 

He's been saying this for years, why is he still saying it? What's he going to do about it? Surely it's up him to rectify it, instill it, after it being ongoing for this long it's one of his many failings.

 

He goes on about mentality.

 

Edited 27 December 2022 by Matt

[Sunbury Fox]

It will be the same kind of 541 we saw against Man City. Something like:

 

Ward

 

Castagne  Amartey Faes Soyüncü  Thomas

 

Tielemans Ndidi KDH Barnes

 

Daka

 

Liverpool will have 70%+ possession and 20+ shots whilst Brendan will be happy that we 'stayed in the game' for 60 minutes whilst barely getting within 25 yards of their goal. 

 

Routine 2-0 win for Liverpool; Nunez brace.

Edited 27 December 2022 by Sunbury Fox

[RonnieTodger]

This is going to be grim, no idea why I bought a ticket 

[Guest David Oldfields Gate]

39 minutes ago, cambridgefox said:

Don’t.This is my debut.The wife has a brand new car of which we are travelling to friends in Birmingham for new year.Or an F Pace I don’t fancy parking any near the ground.

Might park in the centre and bus it in.

 

Any suggestions anyone?

You can walk from the centre, it's a brisk stretch but do-able. However city centre car parks are no safer unless it's multi story types. There are loads of options within a mile or so of the ground, but you will have to pay a tenner and get there early. Have a few options lined up ready mate in your sat nav.