Hoffenheim (H) - UCL Play-off second leg, 7:45pm, Wed 23/08/17 - Finish them (H)off.

[Elite]

3 stacks of poor tactics.

[Pureblood]

Nah. Big Match Jim would get it done.

Not for me, Clive.

[Herp McDerp]

I'd play this:

 

Firmino

 

Milner Salah

 

 

Wijnaldum Can

 

Henderson

 

 

Moreno Lovren Matip Arnold

Mignolet

 

 

With Mané on the bench for dem counters later in the match.

What the dick? Not even Funneeeeee would bench Mane

[Lee909]

-------------------Mig

TAA---Matip--Lovren--Robertson

 

----------------Henderson

---------Can---------Milner

 

Mane-----------Firmino------Salah

 

 

Still hate th midfield but little choice. Think it will be Milnr out for Wij though

[3 Stacks]

Mané will start, but if it was me I'd rest him a little. Lotta games in a short period of time with another big one on the horizon. Plus, we don't need to win this one to go through.

[El Rojo]

I'd play this:

 

                              Firmino

 

Milner                                                 Salah

 

 

                Wijnaldum             Can

                               

                               Henderson

 

 

Moreno          Lovren                   Matip            Arnold

                                   Mignolet

 

 

With Mané on the bench for dem counters later in the match.

 

No Mane No Champions League Money.

[Jockey]

I'm official shitting myself for this one. 

 

Got 3-2, written all over it. 

[liverpoolsno9]

Mané will start, but if it was me I'd rest him a little. Lotta games in a short period of time with another big one on the horizon. Plus, we don't need to win this one to go through.

 

That should go in the shitness of modern football thread. Rest him? Really? Our best player by a country mile for me, probably our best goalscorer too, in a game of this magnitude? I'm having rel difficulty getting my he'd around that.

[Pureblood]

He'll need a rest at some point but this isn't the game i'd choose. The reason being that the impetus is on them to attack, so we'll need his ever present threat of running in behind on one ball from deep.

[Boss]

Not arsed what the team is as long as Moreno and Lovren aren't in it.

[sir roger]

Saw a stat today something along the lines of us only losing one game out of eighteen when Lovren & Matip started together and had about 8 clean sheets

[aRdja]

 

Hmmm.. I'm not sure I agree with this approach. Surely with the lead as well as the pacey forwards we have, the wiser move would be to sit back a bit and hit them on the counter?

[jimmycase]

Saw a stat today something along the lines of us only losing one game out of eighteen when Lovren & Matip started together and had about 8 clean sheets

 

That's a bit of an eye opener!

[Bjornebye]

Imagine if we rested Mane for this and got knuckled out. jesus. 

 

Play our best 11 (whatever the fuck that looks like) and rip the cunts apart. This isn't a rehearsal. 

[Bjornebye]

That's a bit of an eye opener!

 

Must have been the 17 games when Lovren has actually played with his eyes open. 

[Arl arse]

[an tha]

Imagine if we rested Mane for this and got knuckled out. jesus.

 

Play our best 11 (whatever the fuck that looks like) and rip the cunts apart. This isn't a rehearsal.

Plenty of people would be happy to see us rest players in the group stages.

 

So apart from the money (and what difference does that make to us fans) i assume the same people would be happy to see us rest players tomorrow and not have to bother with the group stages.

[Anny Road]

Gayest warm up ever.

[Hades]

I'd play this:

 

Firmino

 

Milner Salah

 

 

Wijnaldum Can

 

Henderson

 

 

Moreno Lovren Matip Arnold

Mignolet

 

 

With Mané on the bench for dem counters later in the match.

FSG's main man displaying his footballing knowledge.

[TheHowieLama]

Milly could put himself about upfront then?

[Strontium]

They could use a tombola before every match to decide Milner's position.

[3 Stacks]

FSG's main man displaying his footballing knowledge.

 

Honestly, I don't think I'm even in the top 5 of posters on here who constantly defend FSG. Your obsession with me is more than a little bizarre at this point. 

[G Richards]

Mignolet

TAA Matip Lovren Moreno*

Henderson Grujic Wijnaldum

Mane Firmino Salah

 

That's the team I would play. I think Robertson is better than Moreno, but the latter has some pace that could be useful here, while I see Robertson coming to the fore in the league as he gets his feet under him. Good debut at the weekend and I think he will build on that.

 

The one surprise is Grujic. He's a big unit who gets stuck in and I think he has a goal in him. The other reason for picking him is because I don't like Henderson and Can playing together.

 

For me the front three picks itself. I can understand the shout to start with Mane on the bench - it's a long season, and bring him on as the game opens up a bit. It sort of makes sense, but I'd rather start him from the beginning as he's just so good, and it seems wrong to not start with your biggest threat.

[JagSquared]

Can't see mane and salah both starting here.

[Anny Road]

Just watched bits of that again. Moreno is even shit at warming up. 2.56 onward. wtf is he doing.