The Official Liverpool FC Thread [Vol 18]

[Cie]

It's because RB would need to quarantine when they return to Germany if they play here

The UK must be on some kind of quarantine list

[Flip Martian]

jammy-git said:

I assume UEFA thought it would be unfair for one leg to be played neutral and the other not.

Exactly. Some of the other ties were played there as well I think? Pretty sure Spurs played there in the Europa league tie too

[pinchmeimdreamin]

Hopefully Fab just in front of Kabak/Phillips tonight to give us a bit more solidity at the back and Jota for a spell at some point start getting more settled

Edited by pinchmeimdreamin on Thursday 4th March 17:49

[Flip Martian]

Anyone questioning Klopp, or the tactics, or teh team lately, should have a read of this. Very good interview with Klopp:

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11669/1223...

[pinchmeimdreamin]

Team to face Chelsea: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Fabinho, Kabak, Robertson, Wijnaldum, Jones, Thiago, Mane, Firmino, Salah.

Subs: Adrian, Milner, Keita, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jota, Shaqiri, Origi, R Williams, N Williams.

Guess its Fab at the back again then.

[Flip Martian]

pinchmeimdreamin said:

Team to face Chelsea: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Fabinho, Kabak, Robertson, Wijnaldum, Jones, Thiago, Mane, Firmino, Salah.

Subs: Adrian, Milner, Keita, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jota, Shaqiri, Origi, R Williams, N Williams.

Guess its Fab at the back again then.

Bit hard on Phillips I think. Otherwise the team I was hoping for really.

[pinchmeimdreamin]

Flip Martian said:

Bit hard on Phillips I think. Otherwise the team I was hoping for really.

I would have Liked to have seen Phillips with Fab just in front of them.

[pinchmeimdreamin]

So Phillips is injured now too

[type-r]

Good to see Fab back in the team and Jota on the bench.

Must win game if we want to get back onboard the CL train. 2nd still a realistic possibility if we find some consistency.

[Flip Martian]

pinchmeimdreamin said:

So Phillips is injured now too

He is?! You couldn't make it up...

[jammy-git]

I miss the days when teams turned up at Anfield already half beaten.

[pinchmeimdreamin]

jammy-git said:

I miss the days when teams turned up at Anfield already half beaten.

That’s us at the moment

[type-r]

FFS. Undone by simple route 1 football.

Or not.

[JeffreyD]

Lucky lucky lucky.

Ridiculous that it's given offside, even if it is the rule.

[ChocolateFrog]

fk me silly.

A tight VAR call in our favour.

They're playing us off the park at the moment.

[pinchmeimdreamin]

Looked onside to me lucky escape for now, only 1 team in it at the minute

[type-r]

Would have put my house on Mane. Well, maybe 6 months ago.

[Adam.]

JeffreyD said:

Lucky lucky lucky.

Ridiculous that it's given offside, even if it is the rule.

Part of me says phew, part of me hates those decisions.

Again Allison coming out wildly when he didn’t need to commit

Edited by Adam. on Thursday 4th March 20:48

[ChocolateFrog]

I know Mane doesn't go down but if he'd have gone down early on he'd have got a penalty no question.

There's no reward for being honest when almost any contact will result in a pen.

[JeffreyD]

Adam. said:

JeffreyD said:

Lucky lucky lucky.

Ridiculous that it's given offside, even if it is the rule.

Part of me says phew, part of me hates those decisions

I think every football fan knows that type of decision is a load of old bks.

if it was the other way round and the attacker had to have a tiny bit behind the defender then it would seem much more in the spirit of the offside rule. If they are going to keep it that seems a much better solution.