Thibo has no motivation or competition, not in the club not in his Country. No wonder he is most complacent and leads the reason for our defensive frailty. Given our Defense & Pool's Defense, this is going to be a very high scoring game unless we fix our Defense. Will try Alonso & Luiz now instead of Ivan & Cahill. Going for a 4-3 win - only if Eden & Costa find their shooting boot.
The difficulty with this is that there isn't anyone to challenger him. Cech was too good to play second fiddle and you need another top class goalie to challenge. Who is going to do that?
At times we have looked a little flat offensively until Fab has come on. As I feared, a midfield made up of Kante AND Matic is a little too defensive. On a couple of occassions it hasnt been until Fab came on that we started actually unlocking stubborn defences. For this match though, he should definitely start with Kante and Matic imo. Purely because Liverpool are great going forward and dogshit at the back, so even with a defensive midfield, we should hopefully be able to nick a couple goals whilst keeping it tight.
We're not that bad at the back, against Leicester we gave them a goal but other than that we dealt with everything they threw at us, Matip and Lucas will probably start at CB, Clyne at RB Milner at LB.
Dog **** is too strong But Leicester have been **** going forward this season, Vardy has not been able to hit a cows arse with a banjo, and Leicester will struggle for goals. Vardy only scored because he was given it on a plate by Lucas. Not sure what the **** Klopp is playing at putting Milner at Left back either!??! Clyne is the only player in your back four that I rate tbh.
We've definitely got a chance playing against Lucas and Milner at the back. They're only just about above average players in their standard positions, which isn't defence. It should be a decent game this one with a few goals!
Reckon we'll be up for this one,our first of the bigger games.Costa has to behave in this one for me.
Boys back to the game!! All experts from Lawro to Espn guys pick Chelsea to win That might surely a good thing right Compare two teams!! Strike force - Same Defense - Shameful same Goalkeeper - Belgian waffles Kante will be crucial. He is the only difference I could pick between these teams at this time.
Lawro has us losing 2-0 I really fancy the Reds to win this one. They have a real momentum about them and I think playing an away match against an attacking team will suit Jurgen Klopp's side. Lawro's prediction: 0-2
if Conte deosn't kick Ivan & Cahill out - they will make Kante a donkey , top 6 will be pipe dream. Thibo should be dropped now!! None of them were playing - all 11 useless. Conte will be out by December if he persist with this bunch.
You have ten points so far. A bit dramatic. It's a bit like United v City. Lots of little blokes dancing around lumbering oafs. Still, plenty of time to change it.