on the 28th, 2 days after we play Leeds
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Shrewsbury Brentford, Leicester (again), and place all in Jan can be beaten with rotated line ups (not as rotated as this). Chelsea is the only truly challenging game left in the winter run.
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thats why i take bobby off at the halfā¦dude looks on a mission
Firmino deserves to be playing with a different set of players. Looks great tonight. Maybe get Jota and Keita on so he doesnāt end up going insane.
Dissapointing from Minamino, poor showing. Kelleher was abysmal on their first and nowhere near their third despite it being in the middle of the goal.
Iād get Konate, Milner/Keita and Jota on if Klopp cares about winning this.
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19, I think. Agreed, good learning experience for him.
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save jotaā¦dont want any injuries especially if we get down by another goal
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The fixture list is not suddenly different this season. Itās always like this. Injuries happen but thereās more than enough quality to take this trophy a bit more seriously.
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Itās pretty close to what I expected, save for Konate for Koumetio and Wiliams for Gordon.
If youāre at the match you should support whoever is on the field anyway.
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This is not over yet. Wouldnāt surprise me to see Jota, Keita and maybe even Ibou at HT. 5 changes possible. No extra time.
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No shame in losing to Leicesterās first team but we could at least make them work harder for their goals. All 3 have come from giving the ball away cheap. They do look a bit vulnerable at the back and we can get at them with better striking options but I donāt think JK changes much second half. Heās not too arsed if we lose. Just hope it doesnāt get too messy.
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Hard to blame Minamino here. Heās had to drop deep in MF, and is probably the reason the left side is more secure- to the extent it is.
Neco does not seem to know where to position himself; need to simplify things on the right side- sub either him or Bradley for Gordon
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At no point did I say you shouldnātā¦
Iām still watching the match, supporting the team, wanting us to win. Doesnāt make the line up less annoying.
Konate not being in there might mean VVD not ready for next game
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Its different b/c we are in the midst of a covid surge. Then we have AFCON starting in under 2wks.
I canāt believe some of u guysā¦
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They are working hard, jus not for their goals lol
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I think itās more a problem that too many of the kids and inexperienced players are playing in similar areas on the pitch. At the back you have Gomez but he hasnāt played much this season. Next to him you have Billy who is new and Morton in front of them. Kelleher hasnāt played much either. None of them are bad as such but there is a massive lack of communication and general understanding between them.
Going forward we are making a fair few chances. I suspect the forward choices are more of an experiment for next month.
What do u think illok? Think klopp cares about winning this? If we score one early he might otherwise I donāt think he gives a fuck.
Iām with you. Iād have played Mane and Konate at least, given we played a better team than this in a dead rubber v Milan.
Fixture list isnāt ideal of course, and league cup is a lower priority, but I watch football to see my team win trophies.
I donāt think he cares too much, he just doesnāt want the kids to get embarrassed.
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I want us to win every game we play, but I am strangely not overly bothered by this one. Donāt get me wrong, if we rally in the second half and score a couple, say on the back of a couple of key subs, I will be made up.
But weirdly, Iām almost looking forward to having a bit less on our plates as we see what mess covid stirs up in the coming weeks.