Out with a groin injury. Not expected to be back until after the international break.
(Incidentally, it it just me or does “groin injury” always sound like a euphemism for an STD?)
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No idea, but at least they lost their appeal with Mateta so we don’t have to see him look like prime Drogba again…which reminds me, I can’t think the last time Eddie Nketiah scored a goal…
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Thought Gomez was our best defender against Gala.
I didn’t watch but when he and VVD came on against Graz we looked an absolute mess. Last time I saw that kind of defending.
They are an absolute dogshit team.
No excuses not to win this one.
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Palace having a bad evening here, only made worse with Wharton picking up a 2nd yellow.
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Yeah yeah yeah…that old chestnut…not fit…but Sunday he appears…
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Ifti’s gone rogue!
AI Pre-match press conference is at 13:30 GMT today:
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The ban on Jean-Philippe Mateta has been upheld, so he will be unavailable for Palace.
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this is a Liverpool win.
allison
arujo VVD Jaquet Kerkez(uggh)
Nyoni Macca
Rio/Munoz Wirtz Barcola
Isak
even regarding the obvious banter, we have way too much firepower, and even though theres a bit of disgruntlement, the bigger picture is that Iraola is starting to produce a team worth watching now…
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Main points from Iraola’s press conference:
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Liverpool travel to Crystal Palace on the back of defeats at home to Arsenal in the Premier League and Fenerbahce in the Champions League, and Iraola said it was key to react well to those losses: “I think that is the challenge, especially in a club like Liverpool. One week ago in this news conference [the talk was] we were on a run, everything was in a good place and we were in a better mood. Now, after two defeats it changes and it has to be like this in clubs like ours.”
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On whether France international Bradley Barcola would be used more as a central striker, like he was in the midweek defeat to Fenerbahce: “No, Bradley is a winger. Mostly he has played as a left winger and sometimes as a right winger, but also has played for PSG as a striker, which is something I wanted to try. But he is a winger and he will be mostly - 90% of the time - be used as a winger.”
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On Rio Ngumoha’s England call-up: “It’s very good news for him and very good news for us. He is always a threat when we can put him in good positions to go against opponents. He is growing and helping us a lot.”
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On whether Sweden striker Alexander Isak is reaching his best for Liverpool after scoring six goals in the eight Premier League games he has played this season: “Alex is a top goalscorer. If we can put him more in the position to score he will deliver, that is not a guarantee but is the closest thing to a guarantee.”
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Iraola added: “Like every player, he [Isak] can add more things to his game but we want to use [more] the things that he has. We are trying to use Isak in the best way.”
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On team news: “The only doubt we will have is Ryan [Gravenberch]. The others will be the same as we have been. The Ryan Gravenberch thing is a day-to-day thing, it’s a matter of pain. Let’s see if he can deal with the pain and he can help us.”
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On opponents Palace, who are 18th in the Premier League and struggling under new manager Pierre Sage, though they rescued a 1-1 draw at home to Hoffenheim in the Europa League on Thursday: “Even if they changed the manager there is a continuity in terms of more or less the system is the same, the players are familiarised with the things they are trying to do. I was obviously watching the game yesterday. They fought until the end. Even with 10 players they managed to get the result in the last seconds of the game.”
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Crystal palace love playing us. We need Ronnie back to compete and head balls away.
Fuck it, let’s just put our trust in JJ and Araujo doing the defending of 4 men and start all of Rio Gakpo Barcola Wirtz Isak Munoz and…heck even Chiesa.
Something’s gotta give.
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Isn’t he the guy who elbowed Robertson?! Not expecting anything to be given from VAR once again in this game then…
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I’d would love to know what a Assistant VAR person actually does. We know the operator operates it and they also seem to be the most clued up.
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He’s the guy that says “good process lads” when they make a decision.
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Thought that was the main guy.
And took years of intensive training to get that right, only the cream rises to the top!