Liverpool FC Team Talk, Gossip, Rumours 2024/25

Hope Endo's injury was just a knock and that protective boot was precautionary, he is absolutely vital for the city game, him and Macca creating some partnership in midfield.

Its actually pretty important we beat Southampton, it will postpone the derby game.

Forgot Elliott played the full game! Not a chance I would be playing Macca, he shouldn't even be on the bench, royally fucked if we lost him.

Yeah was just gonna say the same thing. Elliott looked wrecked after the Luton game, never mind 120+ mins yesterday. Elliott is a worker too who does expend that extra energy during a match. He put in a great shift yesterday in multiple different roles. Shuttled form RW to midfield to RW and back again. He's been important the last few weeks and will be needed against Forest again.

Just looked at the highlights this morning. What a win, so many big moments. That goal we had disallowed, still can't believe it when watched again. How in the hell did the official's reckon Colwill was genuinely going to challenge VVD for that ball, not in a million years was he getting near it! Unbelievable. So glad that didn't cost us.

That extra time performance was something else, I could count at least 3 players that physically couldn't move anymore due to cramp, and yet we still dominated the ball. McConnell and Clarke in particular were superb in extra time, they knew a few of the senior players were spent so they showed themselves for every ball to carry the mantle. Ridiculous 19 year olds, in extra time in a cup final taken possession time and time again, I've never seen the likes.

I know it was only the league cup, but that was honestly one of the sweetest cup final victories in memory considering the circumstances!

Not sure the academy can claim too much credit for Elliott - maybe photoshop him out and Kelleher in 😅

Great day yesterday, and a very special one for the academy and the foundations Klopp & co have set their starting to bear fruit.

Sure the league cup is 4th priority at the season start but to win in the fashion we did against Chelsea with their billion+ spend on players makes it as satisfying win as any. Southampton will come and go, the result, who knows. Definitely need a few players back for Forrest at the weekend however.

Thats a private flight, drive is about 5-6 hours. Heathrow isn't 10 miles from wembley, flight is far quicker.

People travelling with kids are usually fastracked at the airport 😉

I think the game yesterday will have given Kelleher so much confidence he'll be wanting to play on Wednesday.

With Bradley coming off early I think he could start also as someone else said, back 4 of Bradley / Quansah / Gomez / Tsimikas. Scanlon and Robertson will probably be on the bench.

Our midfield is decimated and key players need to be rested. Can see McConnell, Clark and Szob starting. Elliot and McAllister on the bench.

Based on his hurdling yesterday I think Nunez will start with possibly Gordon and Danns or Gakpo starts and replaced with one of the others. Diaz on the bench.

FA Cup game at Anfield. Just get the win, anyway we can with the team available and give the opportunity to progress when we get more senior players fit.

Feels a mistake to start anyone on Wednesday who wasnt even fit enough for the bench yesterday.

Wouldnt even be surprised to see Bradley in midfield, with Clarke and McConnell.

Heard Klopp say they wanted to take him off but couldn't, so he'll have to sit out most of Wednesday.

I'll say it again but the move to that new training ground with the academy lads training with the first team is working wonders. The standards increase but most importantly the kids can climatize to the squad, style of play and mentality. The step up to first team becomes seamless.

But the most important thing for the kids is that there is an end goal. There is a route to the first team and no better manager to bring those kids into the first team than Klopp. He has no qualms about putting them in. Bobbly Clark's tenacity and tackling. McConnells passing. He's giving them the confidence to go and do that, have no fears. That McConnell half turn, in a risky area with 2 Chelsea players around him, but he took both of them out of the game. Fantastic and is something you'd expect from an experienced player like MacAllister in top form. But it's a kid doing it. Jayden Danns turn 18 last month. He's barely even played for the u21s. He has played 9 minutes at senior level. He came on yesterday and played 40 minutes at Wembley! What other manager does that?

Some top work from Inglethorpe and the other coaches getting those kids ready for the first team it must be said.

I wonder why Kaide Gordon wasn't in the squad yesterday? Is he fit? He could be one to start if fit.

Adrian surely gets a start. Ali not back till April, I wouldn't risk our keeper in a cup game at home

They face another points deduction for the same charge for last season. The hearing was originally scheduled for January, but was delayed due to the appeal for the first charge. Another 6 point reduction will drop them back into the bottom 3.

You know what I loved yesterday, after big Virg scored, we still tried to get a 2nd, players out on their feet and we were still pushing for a 2nd.

Poch confirming they were playing for penalties, that has to be the biggest indictment of his coaching. Bunch of teenagers in Liverpool's team for ET and they didn't go for it!

I listened to The Athletic podcast earlier. James Pearce for Liverpool. I forget the name of the Chelsea journo but he said the admission they were happy with penalties is a sign of psychological weakness. Hard to argue 😋

When you look at who was on the pitch, it shouldn't have been a contest. Only our desire, courage and sheer bloody mindedness meant it was

Alisson won't get a medal for the League Cup as he didn't make an appearance all season in the competition. He made 1 alright in 21/22. I think every player that makes an appearance gets a medal and 27 different players played in this competition this season.

What is worrying me is that he wasn't at the game yesterday when some of the players that are currently injured were at it. Maybe he just went back to Brazil for a while though.