Southampton (H) - Build Up

[Shaggy]

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[RichC]

No Milner, don't disagree on current form if that's the correct side.

[Chazza]

Captain Sakho

[Chris]

Ooohhh like that! Great for Sakho too, thoroughly deserved though 2 people on here won't like that!

[RichC]

Didn't notice the Captain armband in Sakho, bloody good choice IMO.

[Shaggy]

Could line up in a 4-2-3-1, or like this 4-3-3

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[Fredo]

4231. Same as how we played vs Spurs.

[kubrickscube]

Arguably our strongest line up. hoping for the best

[McDermotX]

No Milner is interesting alright.......assume he's benched as opposed to injured ?
Can't really argue with Benteke straight in as opposed to Origi, even if fitness may be hit and miss.....same with Firmino, but these big purchases need to start delivering at some point.
Milner might always 'do a job' for the team, but its not enough for the most part with this squad - need people to actively get on the ball and change things. We've got to hope Firmino will be one of those.

Might be interesting to see how Clyne reacts, given the change in front of him, but Firmino was showing a willingness to put his foot in before he dropped out, so it'll be curious to see how the right side behaves itself.

[kubrickscube]

Milner is a quality player to have in the squad. I don't think that with Henderson back, he'd be in our strongest 11

[BigChief]

Milner offers solidity but is such an average footballer. Firmino better start displaying what he's been picked for, i.e. better ball retention. The game will be won by the two front players, Benteke or Pelle.

[danperkins]

If this is true it's exactly the side i would have picked. Hopefully it is the side that will start vs Southampton. Glad Milner is not our captain to be honest, he's just not a leader & we really lack any leaders.

[DannyMan2006]

As we are at home I think we need to go with the more creative players. I might have a different opinion if we were playing that lot away after they've been our for a long period.

Team does pick itself if you want to play Chris & Firmino though. Lallana & Can arguably most improved under Klopp, Lucas is our only holding player, Coutinho is our best player.

Milner has worked hard, but he's not very creative. If Firmino can match his work rate, then he's the better option all day long out wide. Besides, we have loads of games in a short space of time, we need to start mixing it up & keeping the side fresh.

I'm sure Milner will start v Bournemouth & it's up to him to lay down a marker.

[Kenneth]

There's a lot of responsibility on Can's shoulders in that team, assuming Lucas stays deep. He's switched between brilliant and clumsy this season and how well the team do might depend on which mode he's in.

[DannyMan2006]

There's a lot of responsibility on Can's shoulders in that team, assuming Lucas stays deep. He's switched between brilliant and clumsy this season and how well the team do might depend on which mode he's in.

I think he's a really talented player who needs to work big time on his positioning. But you can only learn that properly by playing games. Would've been nice if he could have learned that playing in Europa & League Cup whilst Hendo started in the League games mind.