Liverpool v Brentford

[Corndog]

It might be worth a go, but it'd affect the current structure of the team, as Trent moves to create a box shape with Fabinho at his side, and today, Jones and Gakpo ahead. Usually, it's Trent, Fabinho, and the two central mids.

If we move Trent into midfield, the set-up in the middle of the park suddenly changes.

It'll be interesting to see what Klopp does next season, but personally, I think he's settled on it.

With regard to the game today, we did okay. Not the best, but given the turnaround between the games, and the stage of the season, it's all about getting points on the board without looking utterly horrific, which we did. 6 wins on the bounce. Couldn't ask for much more.

Yea but there’s no reason Klopp couldn’t start Fabinho and Trent as a double pivot and then have a more conventional right back.

I think it would work quite well if there was an Andy Robertson on the right side.

You’d sacrifice one of the more advanced AMs yes but if the games under control, Trent is great going forward.

[Tribute]

You'll never get a job with The Athletic with such abbreviated summing up as that

There goes the subscription opportunity…

[Phoenix07]

I know it's been mentioned on the commentary at Sky/BT/Whoever with Carragher arguing that moving Trent into midfield would necessitate buying a right back. This doesn't seem like a terrible idea to me - firstly, he is a great player and secondly surely a right back would be cheaper than a first team midfielder. I know there are doubts over his positioning discipline - but what do we think about this? Personally I think it makes sense.

It might be worth a go, but it'd affect the current structure of the team, as Trent moves to create a box shape with Fabinho at his side, and today, Jones and Gakpo ahead. Usually, it's Trent, Fabinho, and the two central mids.

If we move Trent into midfield, the set-up in the middle of the park suddenly changes.

It'll be interesting to see what Klopp does next season, but personally, I think he's settled on it.

With regard to the game today, we did okay. Not the best, but given the turnaround between the games, and the stage of the season, it's all about getting points on the board without looking utterly horrific, which we did. 6 wins on the bounce. Couldn't ask for much more.

[Irishnev]

It’s personal with Klopp and refs, spilling over

It might be tbh……. Some of those decisions were shocking

[Maxiedge]

4th game in 10 days with a bit of a thin squad, in terms of top quality with Thiago and Firmino out and Jota and Hendo carrying knocks. It’s a great result really an against a nemesis side.

[Buzzo]

Bent. Brentford like a vintage Wimbledon/Stoke hybrid with added diving.

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[Corndog]

I know it's been mentioned on the commentary at Sky/BT/Whoever with Carragher arguing that moving Trent into midfield would necessitate buying a right back. This doesn't seem like a terrible idea to me - firstly, he is a great player and secondly surely a right back would be cheaper than a first team midfielder. I know there are doubts over his positioning discipline - but what do we think about this? Personally I think it makes sense.

The stuff about Trent being bad positionally is extremely exaggerated.

He’s always been asked by Klopp to go into positions that leave a hole at the back if counter attacks happen.

It’s a known risk and a strategy that management have asked him to execute, whether it was overlapping Salah constantly in klopps early seasons or like now where he is asked to come into a central area.

I don’t think he’d have any problems like that if he was told to play as a sitting midfielder and I think he could add something Fabinho doesn’t have, which is the odd run forward when the time is right.

Gerrard was not always very disciplined but when rodgers told him to play as a deeper playmaker, he did it excellently.

Players can continually learn new things, they aren’t idiots and they should be able to with all the free time on their hands relative to the average person.

[Buzzo]

Back to back clean sheets. Has to be the first time that’s happened this season?

[S-RED]

Honestly playing against 12, that's a decent result

[baitman]

Ref ****e, second half performance ****e. Brentford number of free kicks ridiculous…

You'll never get a job with The Athletic with such abbreviated summing up as that

[BootRoom]

Hard fought win vs. 12 men.

[Buzzo]

A decent win against the 12 men from Brentford.

6 wins on the bounce.

[dizzycat]

That'll do

[Tribute]

Ref ****e, second half performance ****e. Brentford number of free kicks ridiculous…

[baitman]

Taylor will head this one in...