Liverpool FC Team Talk, Gossip, Rumours 2020/2021

duffman13

Madalynn Dazzling Gurney wrote: »

Think Klopp is trying to play some first teamers back into form is the only reason I can fathom why he's picked that side.

Could make that argument for any of the front players really but Fabinho, Henderson and Wijnaldum is probably a bit mad

Fromvert

A year ago when we where cruising in the league and playing a strong Everton team he played this

Adrian

Williams Gomez Philips Milner

Lallana Chiveralla Jones

Elliot Origi Minamino

That's how much of a **** he has given the FA Cup previously. This team is head scratching, I hope he's asked why he's doing it.

JPA

giveitholly wrote: »

I know that but what does it matter to him/her what team klopp picks,why the need to come in here all faux outraged

I'm not outraged. It's a discussion forum. I'm interested in a lot of happenings in football.
I just think Klopp will have no credibility if complains about congestion and injuries for the rest of the season.

Fromvert

giveitholly wrote: »

I know that but what does it matter to him/her what team klopp picks,why the need to come in here all faux outraged

I think you're seeing outrage where there is none. He's poking fun at what was posted earlier about Villa players celebrating against kids and confused like the rest of us with this line up

Potential Underachiever

Jota trending on Twitter I was hoping for some positive injury news or something but nope it's just people lamenting the fact he got injured in a match he wasn't needed in, after the seeing the team news tonight obv.

TitianGerm

JPA wrote: »

I'm not outraged. It's a discussion forum. I'm interested in a lot of happenings in football.
I just think Klopp will have no credibility if complains about congestion and injuries for the rest of the season.

Liverpool aren't playing again until Sunday. If they didn't play today then it'd be nearly two weeks without a game for some players.

I'd assume that most of the senior lads will be taken off at half time/early in the second half.

AndyBoBandy

What channel(s) are the game on this evening?

.G.

Bt sport 1

Plasandrunt

for years Klopp gets criticized for not taking the FA cup seriously and when he does put out a strong team it's considered 'classless'

niallo27

Villa 48/1. Biggest price I have ever seen.

martyos121

On paper it really should be comfortable for us, but I wouldn’t take a thing for granted in football.

If it does turn out to be a hammering at Villa’s expense, I hope the lads go completely over the top celebrating each goal.

Agent Coulson

They have 8 days off after this and I would assume Klopp is speaking with the medical teams and the players starting aren't anywhere near the Red Zone.

I'd still prefer not to see Fab playing he is the one player we can't afford to pick up a knock.

.G.

Plasandrunt wrote: »

for years Klopp gets criticized for not taking the FA cup seriously and when he does put out a strong team it's considered 'classless'

It's a very weird shout that. Villa's players celebrated like they won the cup everytime they scored against our under 18s in the Carabao. That would seem to be classless. Hope we don't see any of our lads do that tonight.

Fromvert

Agent Coulson wrote: »

They have 8 days off after this and I would assume Klopp is speaking with the medical teams and the players starting aren't anywhere near the Red Zone.

I'd still prefer not to see Fab playing he is the one player we can't afford to pick up a knock.

This won't even be a game though. Getting the 23's in Kirkby to play the first team would give you the same results, with less chance of a wild tackle flying in, much more able to manage the players minutes etc.

.G.

Agent Coulson wrote: »

They have 8 days off after this and I would assume Klopp is speaking with the medical teams and the players starting aren't anywhere near the Red Zone.

I'd still prefer not to see Fab playing he is the one player we can't afford to pick up a knock.

I'd have given them a week off but the risk isn't really loading, as you say thats all monitored, the risk is freak injuries of which we've had plenty. You can get them in training of course but we need to mitigate the risk as much as possible.

Potential Underachiever

So we're all on celebration-watch tonight, fun times ahead.

Fitz*

Opening goal (or winner) is allowed to be celebrated and that's it! :pac:

A rest for Robbo is actually a great thing. And Trent being rested/dropped too. Fairly small positives in a sea of negativity around the line up!

Enzokk

Cannot win, pick a weak team and we lose against United and then we should have played our starters. Pick a strong team and you see the reaction you see now. Klopp isn't infallible, he will make mistakes but he will always make the decision he thinks is right for the team and the players.

The only solution? Keep winning, tonight and then next Sunday as well and nobody will care.

Richard Hillman

Klopp cannot complain about his players being burned out or injuries again.

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It's a foolish lineup if true and there is no justification for it.

Enzokk

Richard Hillman wrote: »

Klopp cannot complain about his players being burned out or injuries again.

Why? Are you going to claim that because he doesn't use 3 subs he shouldn't be asking for 5 in the league as well?

citytillidie

Liverpool play a weak team - disrespecting the FA Cup
Liverpool play a strong team - can't complain about players being tired and only having 3 subs

cmac2009

Still some animosity towards Des from their earlier encounter this season!

rob316

Klopp trolling. Mental starting fabinho

citytillidie

rob316 wrote: »

Klopp trolling. Mental starting fabinho

8 days before they play United and players need to get some form

.G.

So his reasoning was they trained all week with that team in mind and it was too late when they heard the villa problems to change the plans based on what happened with them.

Demosthenese

rob316 wrote: »

Klopp trolling. Mental starting fabinho

It should be a literal walk in the park tonight - it'll be a training exercise for Fabinho - or should be! No risk ...

pm1977x

rob316 wrote: »

Klopp trolling. Mental starting fabinho

Completely mad, why not start Phillips or some unknown clogger from the U23s, absolutely bonkers starting Fabinho in this one.

Fromvert

citytillidie wrote: »

Liverpool play a weak team - disrespecting the FA Cup
Liverpool play a strong team - can't complain about players being tired and only having 3 subs

There is a middle ground along to go along with all the variables of this season. Liverpool where handed a gift, a tough game against a team that are in great form that already hammered us replaced with a reserve team and a practice match.

We could basically of had a winter break and get minutes into the squad players and kids while resting the lads that have played nearly every game.

pm1977x

citytillidie wrote: »

8 days before they play United and players need to get some form

Fabinho is in fantastic form, give 90 mins to Phillips in case we need him against Utd at some point, makes zero sense starting Fabinho.

x43r0

Jake on BT just mentioned that some of the villa players were dropped off by their parents this evening

citytillidie

Fromvert wrote: »

There is a middle ground along to go along with all the variables of this season. Liverpool where handed a gift, a tough game against a team that are in great form that already hammered us replaced with a reserve team and a practice match.

We could basically of had a winter break and get minutes into the squad players and kids while resting the lads that have played nearly every game.

Long enough break coming up now between games

Happy with that XI. Onto the next round.

Fromvert

The only reason Fabinho should be starting is if Klopp is going to now give Williams that spot beside him at CB (while Matip is out) and wants them to play as much as they can together.

Fromvert

citytillidie wrote: »

Long enough break coming up now between games

This is a game in name only. No fans, no first team players, no coaches, playing children. A hard training game against our own 23's gives you the same, a training game against the second 11 a better option.

citytillidie

Fromvert wrote: »

This is a game in name only. No fans, no first team players, playing children. A hard training game against out own 23's gives you the same, a training game against the second 11 a better option.

Revenge for what Villa did to Liverpool's youth team last season

martyos121

Looking forward to seeing how Louie Barry gets on against us tonight, very highly rated young striker by all accounts.

Fromvert

citytillidie wrote: »

Revenge for what Villa did to Liverpool's youth team last season

That's idiotic if it came into the thinking and Villa played a lot of squad players that day.

Osmosis Jones

Think our injuries are still pretty telling considering only 3 of these lads started in the 7-2 vs Villa

citytillidie

Fromvert wrote: »

That's idiotic if it came into the thinking and Villa played a lot of squad players that day.

He may have had this team in mind not going to change his plans in a days notice

~Rebel~

Quite irritated by parts of that team to be honest.

One aspect of it I understand is playing Mo and Sadio - we're not scoring goals, so I can totally understand trying to kickstart them in an easier game.

But Gini, Henderson and Fabinho I cannot really understand. There's just no justification for them to be starting this game imo. They're too important, and already hugely over-played as it is. Meanwhile senior players on the bench like Shaqiri and Ox could really do with time on the pitch.

Agent Coulson

Well there we go

We want 10 we want 10

ShamoBuc

Nice cross, nice goal. Glad there wasnt a celebration.

facehugger99

No doubt we'll have an overeager young lad fly into a tackle on one of our players


Absolutely baffling selection.

Cartman78

If Mane and Salah can get their groove back then this will be worthwhile.

Otherwise it's just a glorified training session

Osmosis Jones

I'm happy as long as this spells our intent for the remainder of the cup, I'm not particularly invested in the domestic trophies but it'd be nice to win one.

citytillidie

ShamoBuc wrote: »

Nice cross, nice goal. Glad there wasnt a celebration.

Shown more class than the Villa players did

listermint

citytillidie wrote: »

Shown more class than the Villa players did

Lol.

citytillidie

Shoulder to Shoulder is now a free kick

Agent Coulson

Gini would have scored that for Holland