FIFA World Club Cup 2019

[Cormack74]

One of them was played in Japan, I saw it on TV and remember that the pitch was terrible. Or rather I didn't know it was but the commentators kept harking on about it.

I heard Lawrenson talking about one of those games (maybe both) a few years back saying that the LFC players treated it as a jolly whereas as you said in your earlier post it was a big deal for the South Americans - especially the Argies.

[Angryred]

All I remember about either of them games back then was the contant ringing of bells during the game!...or was it just me!!!

[Shaggy]

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[Kenneth]

Pointless

[RedReet]

Pointless

In what way?

It's important for the competition and it's sponsors. It's a high profile game for our opponents. It's also a good warm up game for us and a chance to acclimatize.

I'd have preferred if we didn't go at all, but seeing as we are, we may as well win it.

[Fivex]

I think Kenneth is just highlighting that it's a knockout format rather than league table.

[Kenneth]

That's very generous.

[Irishnev]

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[Red_Polo]

I think Kenneth is just highlighting that it's a knockout format rather than league table.

It's all a load of **** but obvs I'd still rather we win anyway

[spud_gun]

We as a fan base should be boycotting this and the 2022 World Cup.

These regimes are sports-washing their horrific human rights records. It's utterly shameful that FIFA are forcing us to play in a country with such an oppressive regime.

I'd be all for the club boycotting this tournament

[frank the tank]

We as a fan base should be boycotting this and the 2022 World Cup.

These regimes are sports-washing their horrific human rights records. It's utterly shameful that FIFA are forcing us to play in a country with such an oppressive regime.

I'd be all for the club boycotting this tournament

Totally agree. I will be cheering us on but am disgusted at fifa in general.

That day they gave the world Cups to Russia and Qatar was blatter and fifa publicly saying "**** you" to the world. Corrupt as ****.

Id boycott fifas spinsters too

[Shaggy]

Jurgen Klopp will take Liverpool to Club World Cup in Qatar and leave reserve coach in charge for Carabao Cup quarter-final

Paul Joyce, Northern Football Correspondent
November 25 2019, 5:00pm,
The Times

Liverpool Under-23 coach Neil Critchley is set to take charge of the team to face Aston Villa in the Carabao Cup quarter-final, the night before Jürgen Klopp launches the European champions’ bid to win the Club World Cup.

How Liverpool will split their resources to cope with the unprecedented situation of playing two matches in two continents within 24 hours has become clearer, with Klopp confirming that he will be in Qatar with a senior squad for the Fifa tournament from Sunday, December 15.

Liverpool’s semi-final in the Club World Cup — a competition they have never won — is scheduled to take place on December 18 and the final, or third/fourth place play-off, on December 21.

The team’s arrangements for the domestic cup game at Villa Park will mirror those for a normal first-team fixture — travelling on the first-team bus, for example, and staying in the same hotel as if Klopp was present — although it will be a largely youthful squad.

The likes of Rhian Brewster, Harvey Elliott, Curtis Jones, Caoimhin Kelleher, Ki-Jana Hoever, Pedro Chirivella, Neco Williams and Sepp van den Berg have played in the earlier rounds of the competition which resulted in victories over MK Dons and Arsenal.

A sprinkling of senior players, such as James Milner, Adam Lallana and Joe Gomez, have also featured in those games, but it is anticipated that they will be in Qatar with Klopp. Liverpool do not have to take a full squad of 23 players to the tournament and may take fewer to spread their playing staff across the matches.

A final decision on the prospect of Brewster, 19, and Elliott, 16, for example, flying to Qatar after the Villa tie has still to be taken, but it would seem unlikely.

Liverpool held extensive talks with the EFL before committing to two games in 24 hours as they juggle with the demands of a hectic schedule, which will involve them playing 12 games in five different competitions over the next six weeks.

The possibility of Klopp’s assistant manager, Pepijn Lijnders, taking charge at Villa Park and then flying to the Middle East had been briefly mooted. However, it is increasingly likely that Critchley, who joined Liverpool in 2013, will be at the helm.

Critchley has been spending more time at Melwood, the club’s training ground, recently, along with the academy director Alex Inglethorpe and other academy staff members, to learn as much as they can ahead of the game.

[Roboklopp]

Proper “**** you” that, not even leaving Pep

[greenturnip]

Apparently it won’t be that hot in Qatar in late December - might even be rain.

[Cormack74]

I went there in October last year.

They said it never rains then.

It was torrential