Southampton vs. Liverpool

Match-day and yet no match-thread

Should be a strong line-up with only Matip and Henderson missing out due to injuries:

Very busy nowadays ffs

Agree with the team, Coutinho has traveled, let's see if he makes the bench. Also Karius will start this.

Another late-night game. Hope it's worth it. YNWA

What a dross performance. Can and Lucas should be nowhere near the starting eleven.

Will start worrying if we mess up against United.

This was our worst performance that I can remember under Klopp since last season.

Even in other games where we failed to win or score (Soton, United) we were the better team and always had control.

Southampton could have been like 4-0 if Redmond could finish.

If the other games (of 2017) left any doubts, the home capitulation to a struggling Swansea confirmed that we are disintegrating (and no, it's not an over exaggeration). Blame it all you want on AFCON, FIFA or whatever, the problem lies with players at hand and the tactical astuteness of Klopp.

When we face Southampton in the return-leg of the League Cup semi-finals, we face an opponent not only holding an edge but also in a buoyant mood have come-off victorious in their last league game. To top it all, they will be stepping into an Anfield with diminished aura of invincibility.

But if I know anything about Klopp, I would say things are perfectly aligned for a 4-0 win. Yes, we have been are that unpredictably inconsistent.

Here's few points I managed to peep from Klopp's notebook:

#1. Don't start with Emre
#2. Lallana has to be in midfield
#3. Either play Sturridge in the middle or don't play him at all
#4. Origi is nearest thing we have to emulate Mane role

Based on those, I'm expecting the following line-up


An interesting alternative (given we will be facing Chelsea soon) will be

lmaooo Ifty we barely win when you create the thread

iftikhar wrote:If the other games (of 2017) left any doubts, the home capitulation to a struggling Swansea confirmed that we are disintegrating (and no, it's not an over exaggeration). Blame it all you want on AFCON, FIFA or whatever, the problem lies with players at hand and the tactical astuteness of Klopp.

When we face Southampton in the return-leg of the League Cup semi-finals, we face an opponent not only holding an edge but also in a buoyant mood have come-off victorious in their last league game. To top it all, they will be stepping into an Anfield with diminished aura of invincibility.

But if I know anything about Klopp, I would say things are perfectly aligned for a 4-0 win. Yes, we have been are that unpredictably inconsistent.

Here's few points I managed to peep from Klopp's notebook:

#1. Don't start with Emre
#2. Lallana has to be in midfield
#3. Either play Sturridge in the middle or don't play him at all
#4. Origi is nearest thing we have to emulate Mane role

Based on those, I'm expecting the following line-up

Mignolet
Clyne-Matip-Lovren-Milner
Henderson
Lallana-Wijnaldum
Origi-Firmino-Coutinho

An interesting alternative (given we will be facing Chelsea soon) will be

Mignolet
Clyne-Matip-Lovren-Milner
Henderson
Lallana-Wijnaldum
Coutinho
Origi-Sturridge

I think we can expect a full team for this one, We are one goal down and the next fixture is Wolves at Anfield before Chelsea.

I'd like to see this:


Tell Origi to play like a winger.

Nishankly wrote:lmaooo Ifty we barely win when you create the thread

I know mate, I know

But you seem to be very busy these days

Must win game.

We absolutely need silverware this year.

Losing 2 finals from last season still hurts, and we haven't won a trophy since Kenny's carling cup. Must change this.

Have no doubts we'll bounce back after a very very VERY disappointing game against Swansea.

Curtinho wrote:
Tell Origi to play like a winger.

How exactly is he going to "play" like a winger if he's not even accomplished in his natural position?

He's hardly developed enough to play as a leading striker... he's perhaps a great impact player off the bench, but he still has a lot to prove.

inb4hattrickplease

Echo wrote:Liverpool geared up for their crunch EFL Cup tie with Southampton at Melwood on Monday night - but there was no sign of Philippe Coutinho.

Nathaniel Clyne was also absent from the photographs of the Reds' training session, just 48 hours before they meet the Saints at Anfield.

Worried

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-train-ahead-southampton-tie-12496894

I don't care if we don't have Clyne and Coutinho. We should win this regardless ffs

FOR ITFY GET IN LIVERPOOL

Nishankly wrote:I don't care if we don't have Clyne and Coutinho. We should win this regardless ffs

FOR ITFY GET IN LIVERPOOL

If Liverpool lose this, I assume we won't let Ifti near match day topics.

Damn right we won't

Lucifer wrote:If Liverpool lose this, I assume we won't let Ifti near match day topics.

Hey, I didn't want to, in the first place. . Just filling-in since Nishy is so damn busy.


PS: I have an awful record opening match-days thread.

We look awful.

Don't deserve to be in the final.

The whole season is just falling apart

Lost the league this week and about to lose the COC.

Disgraceful.

Ifty

Nishankly wrote:Ifty

Ok, ok, ok








BTW, blame it on Klopp; not me

Ifty out

Only positives that I can come out of this game was:
Woodburn has a brighter future than Origi at Liverpool.