Missing mane, last time we played them without him we lost 2-0 Wonder if he'll start Cout wide to replace Mane on the left or push Firm wide and play Sturridge? Be tempted to do that later and play Cout deep with Gini and Can. We're going to dominate the ball so need a smuch creativity in their as possible.
Very hard to tell tbh. If the general assumption is burnely sitting 10 mean back and hitting on break then we might just go with that.coutinho cm option and assume Moreno and taa play as wingers. HOWEVER given how poor Henderson is at sticking in position it could end in tears in a 2 v 2 where lovren and Matip are totally exposed.
I think Klopp should buy him a leg brace that goes on as soon as he is anywhere past midfield. I am sure Jermain pennant has some top advice on this.
I'm sure he does! Same thing when your dog goes roaming. Either you stick a post in the ground and the them to it or get a shock collar. We need Henderson to just stand there between the two cbs and let the rest do the job. That's all we need. I will get within 15mins we will see Henderson on the right wing crossing or chasing and the back door is wide open. I am constantly amazed how this is allowed by klopp
i'm amazed that you're amazed. I'm convinced that Klopp has no desire to have a sitting CM & encourages all players to leave their positions , just watch Matip , but unfortunately not enough work has been done on ensuring those gaps are covered by the other members of the team though a lot of the players should not need telling.
Basically how the hell.did he win the German league and cup and get to a cl final doing this. That's what amazes me. By all means encourage players to be positive.. but when matip goes up cos he sees space in front to carry the ball it is Henderson who MUST step into the gap. If Henderson presses then can should sit in. That way they can alternative periods in game and rest a bit... When ALL go at once we get issues. Perhaps klopp was lucky in having intelligent players at dortmund and ours are not
Probably because his team was this: please log in to view this image Give him the players he needs and he will succeed.
**** keeper too. Seriously though the cms there are chalk and cheese to our trio. We have 3 guys who want to run forward. Not one of them has the brains to look and see positions and danger. How many times in last 3 games have you seen 2 cms go for same player closing down and just open up our whole side? If seen it glaringly 3 or 4 times but we see 10/12 times a game that the two cbs are on their own.
don't think that means owt to him just what somebody in the backroom staff to convince him that a certain amount of discipline defensively would work wonders rather than our present Harlem globetrotters style which is even more exaggerated than last year due to the FB's.
He bought Keita so he is bothered. Don't forget we tried to force the issue for this season but they were having none of it. We needed a CB but i think too many signings in one window is a negative. I think Everton will struggle as they basically have a whole new team to make work.
In these types of games, I want us to go balls out. Moreno and TAA as full backs. Can playing as 6 and not advancing forward. Hendo and Coutinho in the middle - Hendo as a 6 does not work because he's not good defensively or offensively. Let him be the workhorse and run around aimlessly. His off the ball running is his one decent attribute. And Coutinho will provide the creativity in small space. Ox should replace Mane on the left - keep it simple.
