Liverpool v Southampton (A) PL

[Doc_Piptorious]

Fair play to West Ham, Antonio should have had that wrapped, pass it and had open goal ffs. Anyways sure it goes on. If City were playing at Villa park on the last day I'd feel like they've a chance but with nothing to play and the Etihad just cant see it, although they play very similar to Hammers on the break. See what happens but we need to smash Saints to puts some pressure on

A lot of teams that play City seem to make chances but lack in natural finishers.

West Ham showed that a team with finishers has a chance of upsetting City, Villa are similar in that respect as they have three or four guys that could take advantage of any few chances they get.

[Fredo]

Think we'll rest Trent and Robbo and play Matip and Konaten and Gomez at RB. Midfield will be interesting, but Thiago I think will be rested and Hendo will go again. Front 3 will be Jota, Mane and Bobby. Sadio will play as he is a machine.

[Doc_Piptorious]

Think we'll rest Trent and Robbo and play Matip and Konaten and Gomez at RB. Midfield will be interesting, but Thiago I think will be rested and Hendo will go again. Front 3 will be Jota, Mane and Bobby. Sadio will play as he is a machine.

Yeah we can rest some whilst still being able to field a strong team, maybe something like

Alisson
Gomez
Matip
Konate
Tsimikas
Milner
Henderson
Keita
Jota
Firmino
Mane


Possibly Jones in for Milner if we want to play Henderson in the Fab role and allow Keita and Jones to play ahead of him.


Would still be a good team whilst giving a break to Salah, TAA, Roberston, Thiago, Diaz, and Fabinho.

Though I wonder might Mane be on the Bench and Diaz start instead?

Then against Wolves play the starting XI we hope to start against Real Madrid just so they do not have too long a break between games.

[Fredo]

We’ve got 5 days until Wolves after Southampton, so recovery will be ok.

[Doc_Piptorious]

We’ve got 5 days until Wolves after Southampton, so recovery will be ok.

I meant to not rest the same players in both league games so there would not be a long break to the CL final for those players

[Frog83]

Yeah we can rest some whilst still being able to field a strong team, maybe something like



Alisson

Gomez

Matip

Konate

Tsimikas

Milner

Henderson

Keita

Jota

Firmino

Mane





Possibly Jones in for Milner if we want to play Henderson in the Fab role and allow Keita and Jones to play ahead of him.





Would still be a good team whilst giving a break to Salah, TAA, Roberston, Thiago, Diaz, and Fabinho.



Though I wonder might Mane be on the Bench and Diaz start instead?



Then against Wolves play the starting XI we hope to start against Real Madrid just so they do not have too long a break between games.

Good lineup. Ideally would rest Henderson but there isn't really a suitable alternative. Would take him, Keita and Mane off after the hour mark though. Give Jones and Origi some minutes too. Need to keep the latter match sharp to win it for us in Paris [emoji2]

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[Paul12]

Mane played 120 minutes, Diaz only 98 - so Diaz rathwer than Mane as a starter.

Jones has to play (fresh and good enough); Milner (45 minutes) and Keita (75) are the freshest of the rest, but that is an unconvincing and slow moving midfield....unless Naby can play DM.

[Fredo]

Some players will have to go again as I said unless analysis from sports science says no.

[Tribute]

Not sure Hendo will have the engine to go a full 90 again… and as others have said, that midfield is slow as ****. Any chance he’d throw in a ringer, like Elliott? That would be playing proper mind games…

[Exiled_red]

Not sure Hendo will have the engine to go a full 90 again… and as others have said, that midfield is slow as ****. Any chance he’d throw in a ringer, like Elliott? That would be playing proper mind games…

With Fabinho out and Henderson knackered, I'm expecting Milner to start probably with Jones and one of Naby/Thiago with them coming off after an hour or so.

[danperkins]

Milner/Keita/Jones imo will be the midfield with some rotation. Whether that is good enough I'm not so sure. Thiago is so essential but we have to mange him before the final.

[Norbs]

Milner/Keita/Jones imo will be the midfield with some rotation. Whether that is good enough I'm not so sure. Thiago is so essential but we have to mange him before the final.

Poor Thiago

[frank the tank]

Let's smash these cunts

[Scratch]

Alisson
Gomez Matip Konate Tsimikas
Jones Milner Keita
Diaz Origi Jota

A scrappy 1-0 win and then pray for a masterclass in bus parking from Villa on the last day, not that Villa seem to play that way under Stevie. But whatever, we need to beat Southampton.

[Fosterbloke]

No love for Minamino?