Match Day Thread Inter Milan v Liverpool CL R16

Inter predicted line ups seem to agree on this.

Handanovic
Skriniar De Vrij Bastoni
Dumfries Vidal Brozovic Calhanoglu Perisic
Martinez, Dzeko
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So first, salah and mane love a 3 at the back so how high up they push to counter our full backs will be critical.

Alexis Sanchez and Felipe Caicedo will be on their bench too. Nicolo Barella is suspended tonight.

Overall that forward line wouldn't be blessed with pace so should largely suit us. Vidal is so far ****ing past it its untrue.

Bastoni is a ****ing giant but he's not rapid so that could be salah licking lips right there. their back 3 are all giants really but their wing backs are more wingers playing defense than full backs pushed on.

Overall IMO its about fast ball and fast running to get these big lads at the back into 1 on 1s.

 

Can we get City before the final? If we win this round and the one after and the one after?

 

its totally open for QF, SF and Final draws so we could get cheslea and city in the next two rounds.

its highly unlikely we would be luck enough to find man utd as opponents in the QF

 

Excited to see the team sheet now that we have all of our players. Not necessarily for this game but I do want to see kostas get more mins and also Ox In the RCM role as well.

 

Just play it, try to win and pretty much see what happens.

 

surely not.

robbo to ox is a now legendary goal assist machine

ox as RCM.

I'd even rather see milner and henderson play than that guy.

RW salah reserve. the end.

 

Harsh. I think Ox alongside Thiago and Fab is a decent option - more than Hendo now.

Elliott and Naby are still by number 1 choices but I would like to see Ox there as well.

 

nah mate, he gets too far ahead of the ball for me. you need to be in the mix when the ball breaks down and also available for a ass and jogging up field 15/20 yards for me is simply not CM play.

trent is even doing it now. he's bascially running out of position and making an extra forward. at times hes ahead of all but one player! thats all good as long as someone can find you to make you look a genius but if they can't then you are just another body out of the game.

I like keita more than the rest in theory as he knows where to be for me. shame he is as brittle as a glass hammer.

 

Ox is better backup than previous generations of teams has had, he's certainly not terrible, but honestly, he's probably the weakest senior player we have. Can do well at times though.

I think the fact that Ox is looked on so poorly tells to the strength of our team these days.

 

I do hope we see more of Elliott, especially in this game.

We know his ability on the ball but the kid is a pressing machine.

 

not sure we will even with 5 subs.

My thoughts are:

Keita on as sub for henderson
Firmino on as sub probably for jota
Diaz on at some point for mane
gomez on potentially for trent at some point (late most likely)
And possibly milner to waste time for thaigo after 89mins.

I guess it depends on our focus on this away game in the san siro.

 

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Seems Mr Klopp is going for a win tonight, very attacking team

 

Like it. Gomez still out with covid?

 

Go on Elliott, good to see him straight back in. They must rate him higher than the fans even

 

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So am I the only one that thinks Vidal should change his name or grow his hair out?

It seems wrong for someone named Vidal not to have long flowing locks of hair. No one named Vidal should have a head with hair that looks like the frayed laces of an old fashioned rugby ball.

 

Every interesting

Not sure I'd trust konate not to **** up in such a game but height and heading is important.

Elliott in is a big ask for the lad so big hopes here.

Proves Bobby is second choice doesn't it as well.

Bench has no children on it for first time in europe

 

No he was back.