Liverpool FC Team Talk, Gossip, Rumours 2024/25

Need to remember this isn't the Klopp Farewell Tour, Chelsea have more to lose today, they need this for European Football, and their performance levels will raise today, like they did against Man City. We need to be at it today, to DESERVE to win this.

He scored last week, he scored end of January and he scored the first week of December. I wouldn't really be pinning my hopes on him.

I think we've a good chance today but without Nunez and Salah we'll have very little to change it from the bench if we need to.

Team picks itself

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No game-changers from the bench is a worry

That bench is as thin as it gets, if we're to win this it'll have to be in 90 minutes.

Loving the succession music.

Crazy to be missing so many for a cup final but just have to get on with it.

1st goal for Gomez is written in the stars

It's all well in good having them fit for the City game but that means the 11 picked to start today will be flogged to death by the time the city game comes around. And knowing our luck will have another injury or two picked up because they can't be rested. We could do with them back as soon as possible,to get a few minutes into them and try give the current 11 a bit of a breather

Poch seems to be a good guy

It actually feels great that the pressure is off today. We’re missing close to a full team of players, all of our best forwards and the best goalkeeper in the world included.

I’m not expecting anything given the circumstances, and for once I’m just going to enjoy the match. Whatever happens, happens. Winning it would be incredibly satisfying and one hell of an achievement, but if it doesn’t go our way, so be it.

Really excited to see the likes of O’Connell and Danns coming on in a cup final, it wouldn’t normally happen but it’s going to be such an invaluable experience so early on in their careers. And that goes for Bradley too of course, I’m almost taking him for granted as a first teamer now given his excellent form.

We've gotten a bit lucky with the timing, that the only league game before City on the 10th is the Forest one. We should hopefully be able to do the business there while still preserving the legs a bit. With Southampton in the hunt for promition they're likely to go weak as well, so we might even squeeze through there with a team of kids. Even the Prague game isn't the worst... the travel is annoying, but as long as we don't lose by more than a goal, you'd fancy us to pick up the result at home.

That's a surprise given the stupid fencing they put up around the stadium.

Seems to be an issue with the digital ticket. It originally generated a barcode when it should have been a QR code.

The little mini official mascot;) is that a new thing, I've not noticed it before

Why not play advantage?

Great chance there, bad ball in, VVD AND Konate at back post

Diaz returning the favour, of course it's a free against us when he does it.

I went to Prague and when we landed there was a heat wave... 40+ degrees.... had no 20+ sun cream with me so tried to find a chemist to get better stuff... on the way there some homeless drunk lad was bursting his hole laughing at me...no idea why? Got to the chemist and couldnt find anything, the woman behind the counter gave me something, no english writing on it... got outside and started to put it on... thick as soup.... couldnt rub it off and was totally white...it was babies 50+ factor.... I said fook it i'll wash it off back at hotel....walking past the homeless lad again and he fell off his bench laughing... wtf?

went to an Irish bar with no air con and had a pint of ice water in one hand and a pint in the other hand.... good place prague...

we've started well, the reds

Bradley reminds of Gerrard when he started, thin and lightweight , but strong, of course he's getting more of a build with every game, and stronger, he's so heading for Midfield too, no way he stays at RB

Endo is playing well so far.

Great save.

Bradley has some eye for a pass, every time I watch him he shows off something new. Really special player in the making.