Depends
Nunez maybe still starts over Jota. IK over my boy Matip these days.
If he plays higher, without Thiago we have no one who looks for that pass to his feet. I do prefer him to be higher and playing 1 - 2ās on the edge of the box but we donāt have anyone who can progress the ball up the pitch, it seems our other midfielders just play the ball back to our defenders, who then get pressed and lump it forward.
Bournemouth couldnāt park a push bike.
Considering one of those two teenagers was already considered a regular starter for us, no.
The only thing that concerns me about relying on the āyoung ladsā is potential longer-term harm to them.
Thing is with injuries itās not just the first teamers itās being able to rotate those out of form. We hardly have an option on Saturday.
Carvalho could excite us or he could struggle under pressure. Our season could start Saturday but itās going be every three days from here on in and we donāt have a team let alone a squad to cope.
Sorry I just feel really down one thing I donāt think the 18 months previous to the last 6 Mane was doing much so Iām not worried itās all down to him.
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Going forward, your right, and yes he is our main creative outlet, but he also needs to remember that he is our right back, and so he has to pull his weight defensively and get back to ensure we keep our shape at the back
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I only used one of my MotM votes and gave it to Carvalho. Iād have zero qualms about starting him ahead of anyone else that played in midfield tonight. I include Elliot in that. thereās something that bugs me about him. Not one where Iād bin him type of thing just something I canāt put my finger on.
The rest didnāt deserve my vote to be honest. Maybe Alison.
Just not good. Mini crisis by the looks of things. Too complacent out of the blocks again.
Klopp prefers Matip he in tandem with Virgil, Konate is good but gets sucked in.
exactly thisā¦ milly has not been a starter for 2 seasons. OX didnt play much last season even when fit. In all honesty, i dont blame klopp or the players here. the team needs refreshing. they are older and are not machines. we need at least two midfield playersā¦jude bellingham is not going to save us
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Easier said than done. For the last 3-4 years heās had Hendo and Fab covering for him, but theyāre horribly out of form
Doubt they show up. There number one priority is that baseball team. Look at Henryās Twitter bio basically has it ranked in priority, swear one of their players has signed a 100 m a year deal just last week
Maybe this will fire the lads up in the next match. That Bruno is a right twat acting as if Mo hit in the ear!
No qualms whatsoever about Carvalho getting a chance.
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Isnāt having a hugely elevated opinion of your own football knowledge and the expression of such a right youāre given as a member of a forum from time to time. Not that @Jah_Pool was claiming any such thing btw
Iām sure someone whoās in close contact with them will be, they can hear it.
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Agree with this. At a time when we have lost one of our main attacking threats and when our midfield is starting to show its age, we should be trying something new instead of following the same pattern that all the other clubs are well aware of by now.
As for this game, only the two youngest players and Diaz come out of it with any credit. I know Iām saying this with the benefit of hindsight, but Carvalho really should have started. He would have been something that Utd werenāt anticipating unlike Firmino who they are very familiar with. As others have said, I donāt why Milner started the game, in fact I donāt see why heās still an LFC player and not an LFC coach.
It seems that Jurgen is getting too reliant on the tried and trusted, but then thereās also the clubās apparent reluctance to spend any more money this window. We really need fresh legs and a fresh mind in midfield.
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Disagree, you wouldnāt see such a problem if NuƱƩz was playing, would you?
Has klopp said āweāre not too big to be in a relegation battleā yet?
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