did they play a full strength team or do what dortmund did and are concentrating on their game with us and rested players?
Dunno mate,I just checked the score from the weekend. I'm not particularly familiar with their squad anyway, but their results over the last few weeks would suggest they are saving themselves
Villareal manager Marcelino says his players were 'fatigue ridden' in their league game v Sociedad at the weekend
I haven't seen any La Liga really this season, never been a fan apart from when Atletico won a couple years ago. Usually prefer the Bundesliga highlights on ITV player. Even this season I haven't followed that. Should start seeing that we'll be linked to Germans left right and centre. I agree with MITO, Villarreal's form form is a concern. Not for them, for us. They're putting all efforts into the EL.
If Lucas is preferred at CB to Skrtel then it really is telling... Jimmy is having kittens at the thought of either of them lining up at CB with Lovren though!
Kolo is the only other option, and that's who I would pick. We need Lucas in his best position and Skrt's on the bench
Not familiar with Vilareal's team at all, not sure if they played their strongest side on Sunday or not.. If they did.. then, whilst we have to travel there (not a long trip to be honest), we played 24hours before them, rested a number of starters.. So, fatigue at the end of the game may be a factor. They're a good team, you don't get to be "best of the rest" in Spain if you're crap, but are they better than Dortmund? Don't know but highly doubt it.. The way we're playing, we are banging in quite a few goals, only issue, we're conceeding too.. For me, I don't want a 0-0 away to them, the worst result I want is a 1-1, if so, then hopefully we'll be able to complete the job at home! ----------- Mingolet -- Clyne Kolo Lovern Moreno --------- Milner Lucas ---- Lallana Firmino Coutinho ----------- Sturridge Players playing in their correct position, whilst he's done well when playing their, I'd rather have Lucas sitting in front of the CBs and Kolo partnering Lovern If Lucas does play at CB, then the obvious change would be Allen to partner Milner
I think this is probably the only possible line up. anything else will be weaker. Lucas v allen is a call... in an away game lucas first up just being negative as setting out the stall is no bad thing. put on allen with instructions to pass the ball is a good thing... i find allen gets ost i nthe game sometimes and having clear instructions for a 1/2 hour burst is better. I agree also.. 0-0 not that good. they don't seem to score many but don't concede either.. if we could get 1-0 away it'd be ace.
refs are announced BTW. Slovenian... do we know anything from that nope. Wiki "Skomina was the fourth referee at several UEFA Euro 2008 matches. He refereed the quarter-final match of the football tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He refereed the 2011–12 UEFA Champions Leagueround of 16 match between Arsenal and Milan. He also refereed in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League quarter-final match between Chelsea and Benfica at Stamford Bridge.[1] At UEFA Euro 2012, Skomina refereed three matches: two group matches and a quarterfinal between Germany and Greece.[2] Later that year, he was appointed as a referee at the 2012 UEFA Super Cup betweenChelsea and Atlético Madrid.[2] He was the fourth official in the 2013 UEFA Champions League Final."
Klopp likes Lallana.. can't see him dropping him for this game.. Front four of Lallana, Firmino, Coutinho and Sturridge, need them to click, if they do, then we should at least ask Vilareal a defensive question or two...
