so. As of now. Matip will have had a full weeks training. no reason for him not to start Team for me could be... well theres still options. Alisson Milner Matip VDD Robertson Thats the first part. I can't see that no being it. Now midfield Henderson Fabinho. (thats a 2) Now the attack. Mane Firmino Kieta Salah or shaqiri firmino mane Salah Theres not many other options Lovren out TAA out Gomez out windy doubtful = bench lallana pointless and out. moreno Sturrdige too lazy to bother Origi just a sub Ox out The issue now is clearly we've a huge issue with Zaha and his pace V our right side. Thats why is put keita in and mane on right wing. I think klopp will do this. Equally it could be 433 with keita LCM and henderson RCM.
Couldn't understand the logic of loaning Clyne unless someone was incoming and that decision has come back to bite us. I would prefer Clyne to Milner and i worry about having to play midfielders at the back if only in terms of limiting our options in MF itself. At least we have a relatively quiet period in terms of games per week for some reason .
HMMMMM.... klopp deserves kudos for keeping the title race interesting. amateur move granting a player on big money a loan move when gomez was injured. He should have been told sorry mate you stay til gomez is back at end of janaury. I said so at time and was told i was stupid.
Nathaniel Clyne was unhappy he requested a move. He needs to play two more games with Bournemouth to get a medal if we win the league.
We are better equipped this year to cope with injuries this year than last year. Otherwise Moreno have to play.
Well... I'd not really agree on the basis that that midfield 3 would get over run. Shaq and keita played with milner v wolves and didn't cover themselves in glory. We will see. I think with windy out as well Matip will come in personally. If he made bench last week what would have happened if fabinho pulled his hamstring after 5 minutes (granted nobody would notice cos he can't run anyway)
Against Palace? I can't see it mate. Shaqiri has show me nothing to play in a midfield 3. he just wanders up the park and lets others find him. He wants to play where firmino does. Ketia doesn't look like he has the stamina and is getting bullied off the ball. I think one of them will play but not both and they will play as a wide man. 4231 could be quite likely.
i said similar since he was first choice RB & LB cover - notice it was Clyne who came on rather than Moreno when Robbo was taken off for a rest a few games ago.
so: a) palace lost to watford at home this week 2-1. watford actually scored all 3 goals b) hodgson admits his side are not creating chances c) palace are firmly mid table with a record of 4-1-6 away from home. have score 11 and conceded 17 in these games. they are actually worse at home than away.... d) their last line up was: Guaita Substituted for Hennesseyat 45'minutes Wan-Bissaka Tomkins Sakho van Aanholt Kouyaté Milivojevic McArthurSubstituted for Bentekeat 78'minutes Townsend J AyewSubstituted for Schluppat 83'minutes Zaha Really the fact is we are all worried about only one player... Zaha. this si where the game can be lost for us. But where it can be won is targetting their donkeys with quality passing and runs. they'd love us to cross it all day.
yup. I know the guy asked to leave and fair enough but we should have done a deal. "you stay til gomez is back but you don't play fa cup" we let him go pretty instant.
