Liverpool v Rangers (A) CL

[Buzzo]

Weds 8pm (I think).

Will be hostile. I think we need these changes in defence no matter Trent’s injury.

AB

Gomez
Konate
VVD
Robbo

Fab
Thiago

Salah
Bobby
Jota

Nunez

[BigChief]

I'm actually looking forward to this. No TAA or Hendo to ruin my evening and playing against essentially a pub team. Win this and we're practically in the next round.

[calvoboy]

I think we need three in midfield against City, so we may as well rehearse it in this game having tried something different for a couple of games. With us not playing until late Sunday there's plenty of time to rest.

With injuries the team then pretty much picks itself:

Ali, Gomez, Konate, VVD, Tsimi, Fab, Hendo, Thiago, Jota, Nunez/Bobby, Salah.

They didn't look like much at Anfield. Should be a comfortable three points and qualification all but assured.

[Shaggy]

I think we need three in midfield against City, so we may as well rehearse it in this game having tried something different for a couple of games. With us not playing until late Sunday there's plenty of time to rest.

With injuries the team then pretty much picks itself:

Ali, Gomez, Konate, VVD, Tsimi, Fab, Hendo, Thiago, Jota, Nunez/Bobby, Salah.

They didn't look like much at Anfield. Should be a comfortable three points and qualification all but assured.

Agree with that - I'd go Bobby over Nunez against City, for what I think are obvious reasons, so I'd go Nunez for Rangers.

[frank the tank]

I'm actually looking forward to this. No TAA or Hendo to ruin my evening and playing against essentially a pub team. Win this and we're practically in the next round.

Why no Hendo?? Is he suspended

[Tribute]

Why no Hendo?? Is he suspended

...he won't be through counting his contract money from the weekend's game by Weds..

[frank the tank]

Oh right....... Good one


I would pick the following team:

---------------Becker---------------

Gomez----Konate---Virgil-----Tsimikas

-----Henderson---Fabinho------------
--------------Thiago------------------

Salah----------Nunez--------------Jota


Save Firmino for the weekend

[Doc_Piptorious]

Oh right....... Good one


I would pick the following team:

---------------Becker---------------

Gomez----Konate---Virgil-----Tsimikas

-----Henderson---Fabinho------------
--------------Thiago------------------

Salah----------Nunez--------------Jota


Save Firmino for the weekend

Now that we are running out of CBs and RBs for my wing back idea from the TAA thread, I think I would go with that team against both Rangers and City tbh. Our injury list is pretty much going to dictate what we can try in terms of formation.

Your midfield trio could go to a DM + two CM when defedning and 2 CM and an AM, as you have it, when attacking

Gomez at RB and Konate at CB adds serious pace to our back line and each bring a higher level of physicality than usual for the respective positions as well.

[BigChief]

Why no Hendo?? Is he suspended

He's available but I'm just hoping Klopp tucks him away for a while, maybe using Gabriel spat as an excuse.

[Buzzo]

We’ve not got anyone else tho?

[BigChief]

We’ve not got anyone else tho?

A good game to ease Jones in. He's been training for a few weeks now hasn't he? Otherwise Elliot or Carvalho.

Alisson
Gomez Monster VvD Tsimikas
Fab Thiago Carvalho/Jones
Jota Firmino Nunez

[Pablo]

A good game to ease Jones in. He's been training for a few weeks now hasn't he? Otherwise Elliot or Carvalho.

Alisson
Gomez Monster VvD Tsimikas
Fab Thiago Carvalho/Jones
Jota Firmino Nunez

Curtis has had a shin injury. He is heading towards being another sicknote I'm afraid. Always seems to be injured.

[calvoboy]

Curtis has had a shin injury. He is heading towards being another sicknote I'm afraid. Always seems to be injured.

Bit harsh at this age - Gerrard had issues with "growing pains" at the same age and went on to be pretty much indestructable. Similar height and stature too.

[Doc_Piptorious]

Just hope that Klopp does not try to be creative with his selection tonight and try to squeeze Elliot, Carvalho and Milner all into the team to rest players for Sunday.

Rangers are pretty crap, but as we saw in the last game against them, when we weaken our team too much they have players with the pace to bother us.

Will be hoping that with a home crowd behind them and a feeling of having nothing to lose, that they decide to have a go and attack us.

[kev776]

3-4-3

AB

Gomez
Konate
VVD

Hendo
Fab
Thiago
Tsimikas

Salah
Nunez
Jota