Liverpool away

[Fox92]

1 hour ago, moore_94 said:

Goalkeeper injuries?

“We’re assessing every day with Mads. Jakub is back and is fit and is available. We’ll make decisions.”
 

Justin?

“He’s a great professional with good qualities. He’s played some excellent games. I’m not worried about him. We all go through different spells of form, where the crowd starts to react towards you. It’s our job to deal with it with performances.”
 

 Good grief.

[SkidsFox]

Surprisingly I'm a bit more optimistic about this game than I was for Wolves. Yes, we'll probably still lose, but surely RvN can't make the same selection mistakes? 

[fox_favourite]

Just now, SkidsFox said:

Surprisingly I'm a bit more optimistic about this game than I was for Wolves. Yes, we'll probably still lose, but surely RvN can't make the same selection mistakes? 

I genuinely thought he wouldn't select Ward or make the same selection mistakes that Pooper made. Alas I was wrong. 

[Spudulike]

1 hour ago, RowlattsFox said:

Jakub is going to play. In a weird way he's going to be under a bit of pressure now. 

He won't get a tougher match to make his return. Can only hope the inevitable avalanche of goals doesn't damage his confidence. Don't know what sort of character he is. 

[StanSP]

I'd rest Vardy and have him fresh for Sunday against a shaky Man City. 

[lcfcsnow]

If Jakub is fit and available on the 24th then he was on the 22nd, but didn't make the squad.

[Ian S]

If we disregard the individual errors it was a decent performance!

My god that statement is seriously worrying.

[CrazyKopCorner]

35 minutes ago, fox_favourite said:

I genuinely thought he wouldn't select Ward or make the same selection mistakes that Pooper made. Alas I was wrong. 

Yes, I don't know now why I was surprised too 

 

For some reason I thought he had a lot more about him. 

 

I'm extremely disillusioned with him because that was some shitshow 

[Noahfence]

In some sadistic way it would probably be funnier to just start Ward anyway. Let him concede 9 in a game we’re going to lose heavily either way. 
 

Plus by 8pm Boxing Day everyone will be too pissed and full of cheese to care 

[jv1]

2 hours ago, Steve Earle said:

Speaks really well. Imagine a Cooper press conference in the same circumstances!

You reckon - I thought nearly every answer in that was absolute nonsense waffle - that interview worries me as much as post match one did on Sunday - I don’t even know where to start with that 

[jv1]

46 minutes ago, Ian S said:

If we disregard the individual errors it was a decent performance!

My god that statement is seriously worrying.

Insane - the more he talks the less I like him - I thought after West Ham he was talking sensibly about the performance- then we watch that absolute abomination Sunday and he comes out with that garbage - deary me 

[murphy]

What managers say in public does not necessarily correspond to their private thoughts and what is said behind closed doors.

[Filbert Fireworks]

2 hours ago, Steve Earle said:

Speaks really well. Imagine a Cooper press conference in the same circumstances!

"the back line had one of their best games."

 

Sorry but that was truly shocking defensive performance. Pure incompetence at this level. 

 

Idf he thinks that was a good performance minus the mistakes he's utterly deluded. 

[The Doctor]

2 minutes ago, Filbert Fireworks said:

"the back line had one of their best games."

 

Sorry but that was truly shocking defensive performance. Pure incompetence at this level. 

 

Idf he thinks that was a good performance minus the mistakes he's utterly deluded. 

It was one of their best games this season. Now, lets be clear, that is like saying that Che Adams is the best striker Scotland have to offer (it's more a damning indictment of the alternatives), but it was one of their best games.

[KFS]

Oof I really was behind this guy but wtf is that press conference. Prime Rodgers

[steveb]

This is our first real test of the season,,,, merry christmas everybody

[Sunbury Fox]

Think we need 3 in CM for this, plus CBs that can run. Given availability, I’d go for:

 

Jakub

 

Hamza

Faes

Okoli

VK (as Thomas is even worse)

 

Skipp (as there is nobody else)

Winks

Soumaré

 

Facundo

Daka (save Vards for games where we have a chance)

BEK

Edited 24 December 2024 by Sunbury Fox

[adam]

Just rest the key players. It's gonna be a disaster whoever we play so may as well give some a game off.

 

I'd also play ward as it would he harsh picking Jakub and chucking him into this game. Could absolutely destroy his confidence.

[don_danbury]

i swear we get the toughest fixtures at crimbo. even in the championship we seemed to have a tough fixture a christmas

[Ian Nacho]

The decision alone to play Ward would deserve us getting pumped for 10. 

[Ryy]

 

[Steve Earle]

2 hours ago, Filbert Fireworks said:

"the back line had one of their best games."

 

Sorry but that was truly shocking defensive performance. Pure incompetence at this level. 

 

Idf he thinks that was a good performance minus the mistakes he's utterly deluded. 

Statistically he’s right: fewest shots conceded so far. Score first in that game and anything could’ve happened.

Littered, I grant you, with horrendous individual mistakes.

[Steve Earle]

2 hours ago, jv1 said:

You reckon - I thought nearly every answer in that was absolute nonsense waffle - that interview worries me as much as post match one did on Sunday - I don’t even know where to start with that 

So four games and out for you? 
 

I’m giving him the benefit of the doubt for now. He has a poor squad with not a single Premier League defender (leaving Mads to one side) to rely on, and missing two crucial players in Ricardo & Fatawu.

 

I’m not sure a Tuchel-Slot-Guardiola coaching team could do that much with this shower. Recruitment has been one of the main issues since we won the FA Cup, arguably longer than that.

 

[robski]

It’s possible we sneak an early freak goal in the first 5 minutes and then we just park the bus and defend for our lives and hope that Liverpool have a really off day which can happen on these Boxing Day fixtures after spending the day with the family and in-laws.

Or we get truly batterred and it’s 7-0 scorline.

As for RVN……I’m not remotely impressed with him or his ability to manage at this level and think Pearson would do a better job so bring back Nige I say ?

 

 

[lcfcdamo]

5 hours ago, Sly said:

I think he’ll go with the following:

 

Ward

Kristiansen

Faes

Coady

Justin

Soumare

Skipp

Choudhury

Reid

Ayew

McAteer

 

That makes my eyes bleed