Liverpool FC Team Talk, Gossip, Rumours 2024/25

I hate to see it from opposing players, posts like that, , so I don't like Bradley doing it, it's not the Liverpool way.

I'm heading over Wednesday, probably the only game I'll get to this season unless we make the Europa league final, and I'm genuinely hoping the only name I recognise is Adrian.........

He's nuts - he seem to do absolutely everything at full throttle!

Tsimikas celebration

haha touche. 😁

However for me getting Mainz up in that 3rd season after losing out on goal difference the year before and by a point the season before that will never be topped, they'd never been in the Bundesliga before that either right? The mental fortitude it takes to go again after losing out by a point not to mention to go again a 3rd time after missing out on goal difference....And we are talking about an entire year's work here going up in smoke to those tiniest of margins. This was 120 minutes.

But yeah ok let's say i subjectively think what he did at Mainz is the most impressive.

Yeah, still amazing the second time 😁

Watching it with less nerves, it's genuinely insane how little impact the Chelsea subs had. Like, barely-turned-18 year old Danns ended up being far more impactful than 50+ million Nkunku, who barely had a touch and didn't seem all that bothered about forcing his way into the game.

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I also just love that Virg shared that first big trophy lift with Klopp, the pair of them lifting it together.

Rumours that he's price at 16/1 for the national now. Be a great each way bet 👍

Endo left the stadium on crutches with a protective boot. We're running out of players to field.

Team for Wednesday...

...knowing us they'd still somehow find a way to win 🤣

Still lost for words today. This team is utterly ridiculous, I love them so much

Quite a team that's missing 😕

Allison

Trent - Matip - Bajcetic

Endo - Grav - Jones - Szobo

Mo - Darwin - Jota

Bench: Thiago, Doak (and I may have forgotten someone)

Although Szobo and Darwin are hopefully ok, Mo too. Endo may have just been a precaution...?

Endo was crocked by Caicedo in ET, there's a clip going around of Caicedo literally bouncing off him and still failing to stop him as Endo gets his pass off. Absolutely shocking that we got 5 yellows and Chelsea got 2 after kicking our players all game. Caicedo alone injured 2 of our players and persistently fouled all game, yet wasn't booked. A subtle, yet sinister, referreeing performance. Liverpool will not be allowed win this league unfortunately.

Huge performances from Endo, Kelleher, VVD. The whole squad was amazing, in fairness.

Starting the morning after with a clearer head.

It's definitely the most satisfying League cup win I can remember.

It's such a relief knowing that no matter what happens from here on out, Klopp leaves with a trophy.

Chelsea getting as much flak as we are praise this morning.

Edit: A complete aside but can't believe winning the competition only gets you 100k.

Edit 2: Googling Carabao Cup gives you a neat little fireworks display.

Southampton have dropped off form after an excellent run so I'd imagine the FA Cup isn't a priority for them atm either.

This is the kind of game that Minamino and Origi would be perfect for

Liverpool should release a DVD of that VVD performance yesterday!

Up there with one of his best ever, and was getting better and better as the game went on. He was controlling an entire third of the pitch for the last 40 mins of it. Endo had the middle third. And because of this, it allowed the young lads to settle and be a bit free-er, play their natural game and not have any worries. It allowed Liverpool to stay high up the pitch and keep the pressing game going, which had it's own risks with the big pitch and young lads getting caught out of position. But VVD was so good that he could just be in the right areas to sweep up.

IIRC, VVD has won man of the match in 3 cup finals now for Liverpool.

Hard to recall 1 error made by any of the 16 players who played yesterday. Immense.

Clattenberg saying the decision against VVD's first goal was very flimsy.

Also saying that Poch should get in trouble for saying before the game that he hopes the officials don't give Liverpool any freebies as it was Klopp's last season.

Based on the evidence we saw that comment could have been in the officials minds with some of the sxxt calls being made all game.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-13124369/MARK-CLATTENBERG-Virgil-van-Dijk-disallowed-goal-liverpool-chelsea-carabao-cup.html

I agree about Gakpo not having that aggression in his game. The odd thing is that he was the first stepping in when Chilwell pushed Bradley, and he looked really angry. If only he could transfer that feeling too his game

Hopefully Salah and Nunez are back next week. Not sure I’d risk starting them on Wednesday. Maybe bench. Any idea when Szobo is back?

Not too bothered about Southampton - should have a few players back and a few who only played 30/60 minutes yesterday, plus a few fresh kids. If they lose, so be it. Rest Van Dijk, though.

More worried about Forest, to be honest.

Adrian

Bradley Quansah Gomez Tsimikas

Elliot McConnell ?

Clark Gakpo Danns

Few 1st team players on the bench

Szoboszlai declared himself fit to play last Friday but the medical team advised that it was better not to risk him. He did an interview with the Hungarian media where he made it clear that he wasn't happy with the decision. Ljinders had said that Szoboszlai, Nunez and Salah needed a few more days because they hadn't trained with the squad. I would expect at least two of them to feature against Southampton.