Liverpool FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours 15/16

Dickerty

Donetsk home to Seville.

Villareal, away first!!

PERFECT!

Luckycharms_74

Liverpool Vs Villareal
Shaktar Vs Seville

Harry Palmr

Villareal, anyone know anything about them?

magma69

Second most preferable team. Main thing was avoiding Sevilla imo. I'm happy. Away first is better too imo.

Dickerty

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Villareal, anyone know anything about them?

I think they are Spanish...

AndyBoBandy

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Villareal, anyone know anything about them?

Ask Everton fans.....


They are about 1 hour north of Valencia on the east coast

Dickerty

magma69 wrote: »

Second most preferable team. Main thing was avoiding Sevilla imo. I'm happy. Away first is better too imo.

They will be sheeting themselves, if they don't go to Anfield with a big advantage they know what they will be up against. That already gives us an advantage.

Knex*

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Villareal, anyone know anything about them?

Really after kicking into some form since Christmas. Bakambu, who they signed after 1 good season in France, has helped inspire that. Has scored a bunch for them in the last two months or so.

Super fast, and he just passes the ball into the net. Plays off Soldado (remember him?) quite well. They beat Real 1-0 there before Christmas, which helped kick them on, and drew 2-2 with Barca recently. Also beat Napoli in this competition over two legs.

They're in good form, essentially.

klose

Ideal draw, not playing holders nor a trip to ukraine and most importantly a home time for the second leg. Villarreal are in good form and that bakambu lad is having a bit of a stormer lately. Can't wait now, only 13 days away

MD1990

I'm sure Bailey will start at CB to try to match Origi. Very good CB & very quick. Bakambu is very dangerous as well. They are a counter attack side. But it is not a bad team to draw considering there small ground.

cj maxx

Is the 2nd leg at home?

LuckyLloyd

Will be very tough but so it should be at this stage.

NabyLadistheman

The Yellow Submarine!

murpho999

magma69 wrote: »

Second most preferable team. Main thing was avoiding Sevilla imo. I'm happy. Away first is better too imo.

Surely it's the best draw possible and home for 2nd leg?

What could be better? Seville tough and a trip to Ukraine avoided.

Dickerty

Stick Lovren on Bakambu. Worked on Aubemayang in Dortmund, he got a lot more joy out of Sakho.

Incidentally, Sakho "style" of defending with Moreno being encouraged to always push up needs to be addressed. One of them needs replacing.

Agent Coulson

Jinx

https://twitter.com/OptaJoe/status/720926825854214144

Dickerty

cjmc wrote: »

Is the 2nd leg at home?

Yep!

OwaynOTT

Suarezistheman wrote: »

The Yellow Submarine!

Let's sink them with a helter skelter performance and put them in the octopus garden and the liver bird can sing then cause tomorrow never knows what will happen in the final but it will be a hard days night to win the cup.

54and56

Just checked Dublin -> Basel for the final with Ryanair. €724 for two return flights going out the day before the final returning the day after

I'm guessing a BBQ and a few beers in my gaff will do the job instead

Harry Palmr

It's a pity Villereal are sat nicely on their own in LA Liga - they won't catch the top three and they look safe from everyone behind them so they are unlikely to feel the need to play their best 11 in the league, they'd be rested for Liverpool.

That said Klopp could take the same approach, guys like Stewart, Smith, Flanno, Ojo, Ibe (?) and Branngan can all do a job.

Boom_Bap

Je_suis_Jean wrote: »

I'm guessing a BBQ and a few beers in my gaff will do the job instead

Grand stuff, do you want me or to bring anything?

Pyjamarama

Don't wanna win it. Who wants champions league football. This cup I'd great Craic!!!

54and56

Boom_Bap wrote: »

Grand stuff, do you want me or to bring anything?

A few Baps for the burgers????

Boom_Bap

Je_suis_Jean wrote: »

A few Baps for the burgers????

Boom, done.

Dickerty

Je_suis_Jean wrote: »

Just checked Dublin -> Basel for the final with Ryanair. €724 for two return flights going out the day before the final returning the day after

I'm guessing a BBQ and a few beers in my gaff will do the job instead

Try flying to Zurich instead? An hours drive to Basel.

Swiss Air, Departing 11:15 on 17th, Returning at 09:10 on 19th - €183 return!

54and56

When will the KO times for the semi's be announced?

kevohmsford

Unbelievable win last night. Will remember that for a long time.

Villarreal in the semi should be a great game. Only know a few of their players. Bakambu will cause problems.

Dickerty

Boom_Bap wrote: »

Boom, done.

I'll bring the salad.

What's that? BBQ's cancelled? How come??

magma69

Je_suis_Jean wrote: »

Just checked Dublin -> Basel for the final with Ryanair. €724 for two return flights going out the day before the final returning the day after

I'm guessing a BBQ and a few beers in my gaff will do the job instead

If you were willing to spend a little more time travelling I'm sure you could do it relatively cheap.

klose

Je_suis_Jean wrote: »

When will the KO times for the semi's be announced?

I imagine it will be 8:05 like always

recylingbin

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Villareal, anyone know anything about them?

They play the triple , vertical pivot with 1 fulcrum and a false number 11.
Tricky.

Knex*

Won't be able to go myself, but return flights Dublin-Liverpool for the second leg are around 40-50 euro, I believe.

citytillidie

Pyjamarama wrote: »

Don't wanna win it. Who wants champions league football. This cup I'd great Craic!!!

Just do a Sevilla

Vicxas

Very confident about the match against Villareal, Sevilla would have been a tough nut to crack.

54and56

magma69 wrote: »

If you were willing to spend a little more time travelling I'm sure you could do it relatively cheap.

Was thinking of brining the young lad but he has his Junior Cert a couple of weeks later so it would need to be a swift in and out.

Looked at the Villereal match also but it's a pain to get to.

Might just wait for a CL semi or final when he's in TY

Chardee MacDennis

i forgot Sevilla are going for the three-peat. impressive.

J Mysterio

Jesus, none of the broadsheets seen to have covered the game at all. I was expecting for the game to be thr headline on Sky Sports too but its not even mentioned in the main stories, only we drew Villareal. LFC.com barely even cover it due to the JFT96 anniversary.

LuckyLloyd

Sky minimise things they don't have rights for. Can't account for the rest.

Bandana boy

Alot of talk that VillaReal are a better draw than Seville , surely la Liga position would challenge that supposition ?

12 points and a much meaner defense between them

dfx-

Vicxas wrote: »

Very confident about the match against Villareal, Sevilla would have been a tough nut to crack.

Villarreal have a very strong defence, their recent 0-0 draw away to team of the moment and equally dour Atletico was an impressively dull performance and on the back of successive clean sheets.

Knex*

Bandana boy wrote: »

Alot of talk that VillaReal are a better draw than Seville , surely la Liga position would challenge that supposition ?

12 points and a much meaner defense between them

Presumably to do with Sevilla winning this two years in a row, and being a very good cup side in general. They're in the Copa Del Ray final as well.

murpho999

Bandana boy wrote: »

Alot of talk that VillaReal are a better draw than Seville , surely la Liga position would challenge that supposition ?

12 points and a much meaner defense between them

Sevilla have won this competition for the last 2 years so people rate them because of that.

Some teams are harder in cups than others.

I have no idea what Villareal are like but 4th in La Liga cannot be sniffed at.

Vicxas

dfx- wrote: »

Villarreal have a very strong defence, their recent 0-0 draw away to team of the moment and equally dour Atletico was an impressively dull performance and on the back of successive clean sheets.

They're not to be sniffed at for sure, they've won or drawn their last 6 games in all competitions.

J Mysterio

I've watched the extended highlights 5 or 6 times already.

cj maxx

I really am not buying into the agrument about which of the spainish teams are better/ worse. After last night it makes no difference to me.
To win the tournament we have to beat 2 out of the 3 other teams left anyway.
I'm not interested to merely reach a final and not win the competition
Avoding travel to the ukraine and 2nd leg at home were all i hoped for.

Magico Gonzalez

J Mysterio wrote: »

I've watched the extended highlights 5 or 6 times already.

I'll be booking a meeting room in the office and taking this in a few more times today....skype call boss, honest.

mada999

klose wrote: »

Mada999 hit the beer hard by the look of his multiple posts across threads on here last night

just had a few quiet ones

citytillidie

Nice article on the main site

http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/announcements/216302-in-pictures-the-story-of-the-hillsborough-tragedy

Knex*

Was it mada999 who used to multi post here as well?

He went all out last night :pac:

Chardee MacDennis

Oh Sakho

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/liverpool-fan-loses-phone-amid-anfield-celebrations-has-it-returned-with-sakho-and-origi-selfie-on-a6985476.html