Title Race 18/19

[danperkins]

Yeah some players you just can't rotate, certain not now with injuries we have.

[Irishnev]

Don't think we can rotate VVD......he is as important to this team as Stevie G was at his peak of importance. The difference being that this team is far better than anything that stevie played in

FA Cup vs Wolves I’d say - he’ll need a break, the same as the rest of them.

[red g]

Last 5 games:
Liverpool: WWWWW
Man City: WWWLW
Tottenham: WLWWW
Chelsea: LWLWW
Arsenal: WWDWL
Man Utd: LMFAO

[RedAndWhite]

Last 5 games:
Liverpool: WWWWW
Man City: WWWLW
Tottenham: WLWWW
Chelsea: LWLWW
Arsenal: WWDWL
Man Utd: LMFAO

[Buzzo]

Last 5 games:
Liverpool: WWWWW
Man City: WWWLW
Tottenham: WLWWW
Chelsea: LWLWW
Arsenal: WWDWL
Man Utd: LMFAO

[banditos]

Rotate for Newcastle at home. 5 day break to Wolves away is enough time for regular starters to recover, plus it’ll be a tough game.

[Exiled_red]

FA Cup vs Wolves I’d say - he’ll need a break, the same as the rest of them.

I'd rest the entire first team and play squad players and kids in the cup

[Fosterbloke]

You’d like to think so, but we already know that City team can also hit 100 points

And for all the talk of them blitzing teams, their goal difference is only 8 better than ours.

[ChesterDave]

Based on last years points totals we already have enough points to finish 10th even if we lose our remaining 21 games

[Fosterbloke]

Based on last years points totals we already have enough points to finish 10th even if we lose our remaining 21 games

Haha, we'll probably still be ahead of Utd.

[BigChief]

Last 5 games:
Liverpool: WWWWW
Man City: WWWLW
Tottenham: WLWWW
Chelsea: LWLWW
Arsenal: WWDWL
Man Utd: LMFAO

[Rigadon]

Last 5 games:
Liverpool: WWWWW
Man City: WWWLW
Tottenham: WLWWW
Chelsea: LWLWW
Arsenal: WWDWL
Man Utd: LMFAO

[Assassin]

Last 5 games:
Liverpool: WWWWW
Man City: WWWLW
Tottenham: WLWWW
Chelsea: LWLWW
Arsenal: WWDWL
Man Utd: LMFAO

[RedReet]

WWWWWWDDWWDWWWWWW

Our form

45 points out of a possible 51.

Clearly missing Buvac I see.

[frank the tank]

We have been very good this season. The defence is obviously where we have made huge improvements. It has coincided with a dip in our attacking venom but for me, this is just a coincidence because we are still creating loads of chances. Just not putting as many away.

The defence has been awesome. Virgil has got even better. Alisson has made an instant difference. Robbo has continued his upward trajectory - and Trent is continuing to show that when he gets consistency, then he could be a Liverpool great. And Gomez has been the find of the season. It is difficult to remember when we had a backline of something like Mig in goal, Lovren and Klavan in central defence with Moreno and Clyne at full back. Holy ****.

I think in every successful season, there are moments that click for a team where you think "that was f##kin huge". Think around 14 months ago when City won a good few games with injury time winners. It fed their teams confidence. They knew that if they kept to their game plan then they would be okay and that they were better than pretty much most teams that they played. This contrasted with their cup form. They had a few wobbles in the CL and when they played LFC, they knew that our first 11 could match them all over the park. This year I feel that we have the squad as well.

But also I feel that already there have been a number of pivotal points of the season for LFC. The Sturridge equaliser against Chelsea. The Mahrez missed penalty at home to City. The Origi goal against the Blue****e. The Alisson save against Napoli.

It is great to see these big moments come to different players. The fact that some of the big ones have come from squad players too must be a good thing - it will make them feel important to the cause and needed. Clyne coming in as a late call up against Man United is another example of that. 3rd choice right back, but is now needed and will be important for the next couple of weeks. The fact that he was part of a win against our biggest rivals will hopefully give him a spring in his step over the next couple of weeks.

I do think that if VVD or the goalie got injured then we would be in trouble - but hey ho - if it happens then it is a chance for someone like Lovren to show what he can do.

Also, do you know what I think one of the biggest compliments to our team was this season so far? Man City changed the way they play when they came to Anfield. They set up defensively not to get beaten. I can't remember Pep EVER doing that as a manager. I am hoping that Klopp is using that to give our players even more inspiration and confidence.

The game at the Ethiad on the 3rd Jan is going to be huge.