UCL Final 21/22 | Liverpool Vs Real Madrid

@The Demon of Carthage has been deep in his hyperbole bag these days

it won't be anything close to miracle if Madrid wins, pls. You guys have Champions League pedigree like no other team in the history of the competition, as well as the best player in the world in 2022 so far. Along with a competent stable team with veterans and youngsters that can come off the bench to make a differences, as well as one of the most coveted coaches in the competitions history.

So please, stop underplaying your team's status heading into this final.

Liverpool is a young team. We are a team full of over 30 year olds

We've rode our luck so far as we have struck gold with our young players coming off the bench to turn ties around but at some point that luck will end.

We have absolutely no business being in the final after the summer we had where the only player we signed was an 18yo kid and a coach who lives and dies by the KCM that was finished as a trio a couple of seasons ago

If we win the CL Benz should give up his balon d'or to Pintus who has worked miracles with this team

If we somehow get Tchouameni and Carlo starts the season with KCM he should have his locker cleared the first game we flop in

Both Fabinho and Thiago are doubts for the final. Is that true Pool fans?

as far as i see it, it's a 50-50 final. Both teams have winners on their team, and they play with great mentality never to give up or lose.

El Gunner wrote:as far as i see it, it's a 50-50 final. Both teams have winners on their team, and they play with great mentality never to give up or lose.

I don't think Liverpool and Real Madrid are equal in quality. All things considered, Liverpool have more sustainable talent in both offense and defense, and under most circumstances I'd say the odds favor Liverpool. I won't be surprised at all if you dominate us throughout the majority of the match, but we have an X-factor that seems to be able to tip the morale in our favor just long enough for us to come out on top when it matters most. I don't think that element is quite comparable to Liverpool's high work ethic. We don't really have that.

I don't know if it's experience or something else, but I'm past the point of boiling it down to luck or coincidence. If I had to bet, I'd wager that Liverpool goes through, but I wouldn't rule out our chance of winning even if you're the stronger team on paper. We already beat Man City under similar circumstances, and I suspect we have a better track record than any other team of winning against the odds.

The line up is anyone's guess. Ancelotti on the other hand already knows his XI as has been confirmed in his presser

Common sense is having Rodrygo up there and have us play 433 but if Carlo is superstitious he will have Rodrygo on the bench and having him come on later

Goalie and backline is set with Alaba back in full training. In the midfield judging by his rotations KCM will start. Valverde is needed to combat their lack of pace and strength. If he starts he will likely start on the right and shift inwards to cover for the 3 slow pokes, in attack you won't see him much so our RW will be effectively dead

The way we play now is trying to get Benz and Vini on the ball as much as possible. Vini only passes to Benzema so if you manage to mark Benz out of the game (impossible) then Vini will effectively go all superman trying to go solo over and over and getting frustrated. If you can't mark Benzema and let him get on the ball alot then he will get his connection with Vini going and they'll definitely combine for a goal

When we attack we do it with very few players as KCM are scared that they wont keep up when we get countered so if you stuff the right side (our left) with a fullback and a backtracking RW we will find it difficult to get attacking moves going. Vini and Benz combine for over 60% of our goals this season. They are the 2 danger men.

We will likely defend deep to protect KCM and try and hit Pool on the counter. And we can't defend deep so Liverpool will score at least 1 goal. If Van Dijk runs after Benz and Konate plus Fabinho stay on Vini Liverpool will control this game. We are also teriblr at defending set pieces not to mention never score on set pieces oursleves Pool will have plenty of chances to score

The line up:

I can already tell you what the subs will be

If we are losing:

Camavinga for Kroos in the 70th minute
Rodrygo for Modric or Casemiro at the same time
Asensio for Modric or Casemiro (who isnt subbed) in the 85th minute
Ceballos for Mendy in the 87th minute

If we are winning

Rodrygo for Kroos in the 70th minute
Camavinga for Modric in the 75th minute
Ceballos for Vini in the 85th minute
Then if you are lucky you might see Lucas for Benzema

what happened to Casemiro, and why all the hate or doubt on him? He is just 30 years old, and just as recent as 2018 or something he was Madrid's best player.

His only fault is that he takes all the blame for the dysfunctional midfield. He is having to cover too much ground and he's given too much responsibility on the ball than before

Both Casemiro and Modric have shown that with the right partners play like their usual selves