Liverpool (A) - Match Thread

[Iran]

7 minutes ago, CaliFOXnia said:

Questions, again, already: 

 

Bounanotte on the bench, Ayew starts..? 
 

Faes not even in the squad. 
 

Coady and Vestegaard at centre half again. You’d have assumed at least one of Faes/Okoli starts after the Wolves debacle, surely? 

How you don't change that backline after that performance against Wolves is beyond me! Even more so... opting to play a back 4 against the best team in the Premier League!

[StanSP]

We'll make Nunez look world class no doubt. 

[Matt]

Just now, Pliskin said:

It’s the fact he isn’t trying anything else……. Why not try a back three and change to a more counter attack based game? We’ve seen countless times that midfield fail to cut out the passing lanes and expose the back four……. Surely we pack out the middle of the pitch to make us a bit harder to break down. 

Oooh, changing things.

 

Not in the modern game. Just do it better.

 

That's how it goes right?

[goose2010]

11 minutes ago, Pliskin said:

****ing hell…….. it just gets worse and worse and worse. What is the actual deal with Buonanotte? Someone give me a logical answer. 

Obviously going back to Brighton in January 

[Cropwellfox]

Just now, don_danbury said:

16m on okoli, skipp 25 and both on the bench

Couldn’t make up how inept our football operation is from top to bottom. 

[Nalis]

If Buonanotte is being sold in January by Brighton wtf does that matter? Play him if we are allowed to. If RVN is trying to plan for half a season without him then why have him on the bench at all? Either start him or don't have him in the squad, logic of having him only as a sub really doesn't add up. 

[jayfox26]

2 minutes ago, Gazza M said:

Does the Ruud out thread appear after tonight? 

Is there not one already? Going down the pan this forum, people are clearly becoming too patient

[plinchiestincture]

"Good line up, Ruud. 

S.Cooper 

[Pliskin]

1 minute ago, StanSP said:

Of course the day I transfer in Diaz and Szoboslai into my FPL draft squads they're on the bench

 

 

 

 

Why has the ***** stated a line up that strong?

[foxfan92]

5 minutes ago, Lesterlad said:

Can the kids play at anfield?

Lol. My 2 oldest are girls. Not that I'm against girls playing football, but I don't think they'd be eligible to play in the men's league. My youngest is a boy. Only just turned 2, but if Ward was playing I was prepared to drive him to Anfield and offer him as an alternative keeper.

[JimJams]

Vardy being saved for Pep.

[fox_favourite]

Let's face it, we're down and out. This is a mainly championship squad that was badly invested in by Pooper recommended players and trusted by a clown as DoF and board members. Need a clear out, but it's far too late. 

 

7-0

[Pliskin]

1 minute ago, Matt said:

Oooh, changing things.

 

Not in the modern game. Just do it better.

 

That's how it goes right?

Apparently so…… **** me this is going to be painful. 

[Tommy G]

His XIs are worse than Coopers somehow. 

[RedSoxUK]

Just going to throw it out there, I think Buonenotte not playing is as tactical as Cooper not playing Ricardo. 

 

Think he wants a more creative player in the 10 in Al Khannouss, and a more defensive RW in Ayew / McAteer to account for Justin playing further up.

 

Not saying I agree... Just that its one of the possibilities and imo ahead of 'Ruud doesn't know his best players'.

[Big Blue Maff]

[Pliskin]

If this lot couldn’t even get out of bed for Newcastle, we are genuinely ****ing doomed.

[Sly]

4 minutes ago, Wasyls Pec Deck said:

Ward is an odd one because he looks decent in cup games against lower league sides and sometimes better side. The fact he has no bottle or loses his shit so much against bigger sides has clearly gone under the radar until he’s got that big PL contract (and didn’t he get a contract renewed here as well?). I’d be interested to know how close we’ve got to shifting him - I suspect not very close at all. 
 

I remember raising an eye brow when we paid so much for him as a backup. Turns out we we’re all bang on the money.

He will leave on a free in the summer when his contract expires. 

[J. James]

If FB is leaving in January then why not play him every minute of every game!!

 

It's not like we have even one other creative  player ffs.

 

Thete is no question over Van Nistelrooy in my mind, he's out of his depth by miles.

 

 

 

[DezFox]

If bounotte is going back why the fvck is he still not starting. If he goes back tomorrow should still be starting. Joke

[HybridFox]

Bingo on when we see Justin smiling after making another mistake. At least we have Stolarcyk back 

[Swarles Barkley]

13 minutes ago, Ted Maul said:

Jesus wept. 

 

Time to power through the hangover, see how many beers I can get down me before kick off to numb what is bound to be an absolute pasting.

I’ve agreed to a shot for every goal scored. Hopefully the royal infirmary is quiet around 9ish

[Fear Of The Fox]

Ward wasn't dropped. He was with the squad when the bus arrived at Anfield and he got lost in the fog after Mavididi threw a water bottle for him to catch. 

[DezFox]

1 minute ago, J. James said:

If FB is leaving in January then why not play him every minute of every game!!

 

It's not like we have even one other creative  player ffs.

 

Thete is no question over Van Nistelrooy in my mind, he's out of his depth by miles.

 

 

 

Completely agree 

[HesNotGudjonsonn2]

A lot of people seem unhappy with that defence, and I agree it isn’t good, but who do they expect to play? We simply don’t have the defenders at the moment and need some in when the transfer window opens. From all our defensive options available, I don’t think RVN can do much. It isn’t his fault that this is the level of defenders at the club.