Match Day Thread vs Hoffenheim (A)

sigh its not even fun to say have faith back to you on this one...

 

Goalkeepers: Mignolet, Karius, Ward

Defenders: Matip, Lovren, Klavan, Gomez, Alexander-Arnold, Moreno, Robertson, Flanagan

Midfielders: Henderson, Wijnaldum, Can, Milner, Grujic

Forwards: Firmino, Mane, Salah, Origi, Solanke, Kent

squad for the game.

no sturridge either as the manager said.

IMO i see no real changes to the team form watford coming....... Milner is really the guy to look out for.

Klopp could put him CM for windy or at LB for moreno.

IMO this game NEEDS a change in system and philopsphy and can and henderson must sit tight properly. IF i see them wandering about with no regard for team shape i will scream

Seriously.. 90% of the game is made easy by just focusing on good team shape. the 10% is inspiration that shape alone cannot bring. If we get in good positions hoffenheim won't trouble us unduly.


Same as watford

all 3 goals could have been resolved before any chance was ever created by... good team shape.

first goal... henderson awol
second goal can stupidty
thrid goal mane not chasing up, everyon too deep.

 

Just looking at Hoffenheims league stats from last season......P34 W16 D14 L4.......................unbeaten at home

 

In a way it's good to play soon after a 'crappish' game. Maybe right a few wrongs.

 

They didn't have to play us last season

 

in the end we know they are quality but we know for us its about how seriously we take a game and how good a shape we put out


the quality is there to score.

this game should be taken as a huge chance to get an away goal.

 

I’d have liked to have seen Liverpool all over this, but it is looking increasingly likely that Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will move to Chelsea.
The London Evening Standard are reporting that the champions are growing ‘increasingly confident’ of pulling off a £35m deal.
They report: “Standard Sport understands no fee has yet been agreed but negotiations between the two clubs are ongoing and the Blues have received sufficient encouragement to believe a transfer is possible.”
Are Liverpool missing a trick in not competing for the England man

 

12 months left on contract and its 35mil.......

maybe he wants him for RWB... whatever it is its too much for 12 months left.

 

^^^^ #rattled

 

The set up should be similar to what we had when we played bayern in the Audi Cup. It's up to Hoff to break us down and we can then utilize the space they afford us with pace.

Any other tactic and we will fail. They will definitely be there for the taking.

 

Yeah but if we lose then we'll go into a comp w right stand a chance to win

Or we can concentrate on the league

 

Theyve lost couple key players this summer though.

 

If no one else is signed, who are we blaming? Edwards or Klopp, or both? You and your mates have broken my spirit.

 

As mentioned above, the onus is Hoffenheim to attack us and we are much better on the counter.

I fancy our attack to bag an away goal.

 

Failure should be a collective responsibility.

But Edwards needs to go first.

 

all i can go on is Klopp saying he only had specific targets therefore by his own words he is responsible for the fact no MF or CB has been signed as neither target was attainable - a fact which was blindingly obvious at least a month ago

 

So game day.

I'm looking forward to it. Once we trounce them klopp can buy three of their players for Jimmy.

 

Once we trounce them we'll be world beaters again and everyone will forget about Watford and the fact that we can't keep an old-people's home XI out at set-pieces.

 

It really isn't funny, there is a real problem there that needs resoving and coaching has not worked. It hasn't worked because the players are not up to the job so we should add players who are. Sounds simple enough.