Oof, this one will be ugly, as always against this lot. I’ll still watch it, as I’m eager to see how our lads cope with adversity, and there will be lots of it tomorrow night! A good chance to see how our lads progress under Iraola in terms of mentality. This one will be as tough as they come. The ref will play a role as well. Hopefully he’ll stay strong against their shithousery.
But our lads will have the Anfield crowd to back them. A European night under the limelights again… looking forward to it!
The 2 times he got the ball against Ipswich he looked spritly.
Only way to get him to sharpness is by playing. Then again for Gakpo, one of our in form players of the moment is quite bold.
I think that’s what we’ll get, but I would be tempted to play a three man midfield of Szob, Macca and Grav, with Wirtz on the bench. If he is going to struggle with the physicality of Ipswich, I’m not sure playing these thugs is really for him.
…yeah I chose the same starting 11…
simply as a sort of ‘pat-on-the-back’ from Iraola - a sort of here is your reward and same again… for the two goals we scored were in the first 10mins of the game…
If the game becomes a type of trench warfare with hand to hand fighting, then yes, get Wirtz out of there asap..
The only thug left in this Atletico team is Giuliano Simeone. I don’t think the whole shithouse label thing fit them anymore, and hasn’t for a few years.
This was their front six against Athletic at the weekend:
Hjulmand and Barrios in midfield, Simeone and Lookman on the flanks, Baena and Lee up front.
It’s not Everton this, or Burnley under Dyche. It’s a team with good footballers who want to play football.
The fish rots from the head…a bad apple spoils the entire barrell…any club with Diego Simeone in charge will take on his character. Yes they have more technicians but Simeone demands a very Argentine brand of “streetwise” football. That will remain as long as he is in charge.
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