Tottenham Hotspur (N) 1/6/19 Champions League Final

[Creator Supreme]

16 minutes ago, Chip Butty said:

That would be an ecumenical matter. 

Down with that sort of thing!

[Jennings]

On 25/05/2019 at 13:39, Shooter in the Motor said:

 

I'd wanna be on Millie's team.

[Jennings]

Who's your midfield trio pick for the final?

[Guest]

19 minutes ago, Jennings said:

Who's your midfield trio pick for the final?

Is that question open to anyone to answer? 

[Harry Squatter]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-fifa-club-world-cup-16336476.amp

 

No Club World Cup this year which is a bit shite. Not only is it a possibility to win a trophy we've never won but it's worth about £15m to the club. 

 

FIFA want it replaced by an overblown tournament in 2021 which would earn Liverpool  £100m.

[No2]

1 hour ago, Jennings said:

Who's your midfield trio pick for the final?

Fab, Hendo and Gini. It's a toss of a coin between Gini and Milner, if it goes to penalties or we get a late one I want Milner on the pitch, for that reason I'd go with Gini. Although our record is very good against them virtually all the games have being in the balance right up until the last kick so penalties has to be a serious possibility. 

[aws]

I think I'd leave Milner out.  If we go into the lead I'd definitely want to be able to bring him on to help close out the game. 

[an tha]

3 hours ago, Doctor Troy said:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-fifa-club-world-cup-16336476.amp

 

No Club World Cup this year which is a bit shite. Not only is it a possibility to win a trophy we've never won but it's worth about £15m to the club. 

 

FIFA want it replaced by an overblown tournament in 2021 which would earn Liverpool  £100m.

Personally i think if we win on Saturday not having to go and play in that pointless shite around Christmas is great news

[Jennings]

11 hours ago, Shooter in the Motor said:

Is that question open to anyone to answer? 

Yeah - of course, mate. 

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, Jennings said:

Yeah - of course, mate. 

I would play Mignolet, Sturridge and Moreno in midfield. After all, they should have plenty of energy.

[Jennings]

11 hours ago, No2 said:

Fab, Hendo and Gini. It's a toss of a coin between Gini and Milner, if it goes to penalties or we get a late one I want Milner on the pitch, for that reason I'd go with Gini. Although our record is very good against them virtually all the games have being in the balance right up until the last kick so penalties has to be a serious possibility. 

Sounds good. 

 

I was certain on Fab, but there are lots of options for the other two spaces. I wouldn't even rule out Oxo-Chambo from those options.

 

Millie gives me confidence. He can manage situations in big games. However, we could lack attacking options if we don't pair him with the right combination.

 

I think I'd go with your choices. Although if I was feeling brave I might go Fab, Hendo and Oxo-Chambo.

 

 

 

 

[AngryOfTuebrook]

13 hours ago, Jennings said:

Who's your midfield trio pick for the final?

I'm going with Fabinho, Henderson and Wijnaldum, with Millie - and maybe even the Ox - to come on as and when required. 

 

Is Keita definitely out for this?

[Bobby Hundreds]

I'm genuinely terrified. It should be excitement. 

[AngryOfTuebrook]

3 minutes ago, Bobby Hundreds said:

I'm genuinely terrified. It should be excitement. 

Have a cup of tea and a wank, then remind yourself that this team is fucking brilliant. 

[VladimirIlyich]

On 20/05/2019 at 12:44, viRdjil said:

The best one I’ve seen so far is “Spurs are going to beat us because they’re due a win, given we’ve beaten them too many times lately”.

That actually worked out for them versus City in CL first leg. Its the thing that worries me.

[aRdja]

1 minute ago, VladimirIlyich said:

That actually worked out for them versus City in CL first leg. Its the thing that worries me.

I don’t think the previous results had any bearing on how that game went if I’m honest.

[ZonkoVille77]

25 minutes ago, Bobby Hundreds said:

I'm genuinely terrified. It should be excitement. 

 

I'm the same. I just can't help shaking the feeling of doom that has been hanging over me since Spurs got through. I'd have been bouncing still if it had been Ajax. The naive cunts.

[El Rojo]

As long as the German instructs everyone to get the ball out to the full-backs early doors so they can hit a long diagonal for the big lad to head down for the runner, we'll be fine.

[JohnnyH]

1 hour ago, Bobby Hundreds said:

I'm genuinely terrified. It should be excitement. 

As am I.  I think part of it is because for the first time since we last actually won a final, we're the better team all things even.  We should win this final.  And that's precisely why I can't see anything other than a terrible loss.  Stupid brain.

[Sugar Ape]

An empty table.

A slowly filling gymnasium.

Jurgen Klopp, Gini Wijnaldum and Joel Matip to come.

The #LFC pre-Champions League final media day to come. 11am start. pic.twitter.com/TTNc9kvamx

— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) 28 May 2019

Klopp is here...

— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) 28 May 2019

Klopp: We are all very excited about having a chance again. We are probably the more experienced, but it doesn't really make a difference. It's about using the things that brought you to the final. So far we have controlled our emotions in a really good way.

— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) 28 May 2019

Klopp on injured: No chance for Naby. He is really progressing well we will see how it works out for him in Africa Cup of Nations. Bobby (Firmino) trained then we took him out then he will be in training again tomorrow. All what we saw looked good. He will be fine, I'm sure.

— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) 28 May 2019

Klopp: I don't like to compare my teams. I love them all. They all gave everything. But I've never been to a final with a better team than this, that's true.

— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) 28 May 2019

Klopp: These boys have given us a lot and shown us a lot for the chance to be there - for those five/six days between Barcelona (away) and Barcelona (home). It was brilliant. That's why we are here. It's a sensational situation. Being here again is great.

— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) 28 May 2019

Klopp: We wanted it desperately but it looked like it slipped through our fingers in the group stage but did it in the most mature way against an Italian side winning 1-0. Since then, all our away games really impressive - Barcelona performance wise if not result wise.

— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) 28 May 2019

Klopp: Kiev has had a big influence on us. When we stood in queue at airport in tracksuits with heads down and frustrated, we couldn't really get it, there were a lot of different emotions. But the plan was we come again, we will be there again. Now we are there.

— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) 28 May 2019

Klopp: Kiev was the kickstart for the development of this team, 100%. From first day in pre-season, it was a big big step. This team can't compare with the team from last year.

— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) 28 May 2019

Klopp: The best piece of character of this team is the constant readiness for development. Take James Milner. Millie is 33 now. But he's still developing, really big steps, calming down here, using his unbelievable skills in better moments. Him and Hendo want to make next step.

— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) 28 May 2019

Klopp: I'm really pleased we have the opportunity for these players to win something. I always knew we'd have chances, but that we are in CL final again is a pure show of will from the boys.

— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) 28 May 2019

Klopp: We feel this as a real European final. Nothing else. It's a proper European final, nothing else. It's not the third game we've played against Tottenham this season - it's a European final.

— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) 28 May 2019

Klopp: Pep has to say (PL is more important to CL) that as he hasn't been in CL final for a while! He is a great manager and deserves all the praise he gets. We tried to win the PL this season. City were a better team. But there's another competition we're in - we want to win CL.

— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) 28 May 2019

Klopp: During the season we have to fight against City in the PL. But there's another competition and we were a little bit better than them in this competition this season.

— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) 28 May 2019

Klopp: The difference between us and Tottenham in the league was consistency. Both games we played them was 2-1. The home game saw a lucky punch for us in the last minute. But emotions will be different (in the final). It's a special game. We have to bring ourselves in right mood

— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) 28 May 2019

Klopp on if getting team to CL final twice is biggest moment of career: No, that was in 2004 when I got promotion with Mainz. But winning the Champions League with Liverpool, I would think new.

— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) 28 May 2019

Klopp: This chance gives us all excitement. The best moment for the final would have been five minutes after the end of Barcelona! These boys want to be there. We're not scared - we really want to be there. That's the only way we can win it.

— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) 28 May 2019

Klopp: We know how difficult it can be in football. There can be lucky moments and bad luck moments. You need to react in different ways. As long as you play your football. I like the boys have always delivered as long as they could.

— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) 28 May 2019

Klopp: Against Sevilla the tank was empty (in the second half) and last year a little bit and we lost Mo as well. Last year, a strange first goal, then a bicycle kick. Those goals weren't down to our performance.

— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) 28 May 2019

Klopp A lot of people watched against Barcelona and we were ready to make mistakes and sort it as a team. If we find a way to do that, then we are a difficult opponent.

— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) 28 May 2019

Klopp: Barcelona (home) was the best game I ever saw. Players missing and already 3-0 down, if we'd have won 2-0 or 3-0 it would still have been a fantastic achievement. If I see we are in the right mood then I can be relaxed (on the touchline).

— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) 28 May 2019

Klopp: But it wasn't that long ago I was sprinting on the pitch and jumping at my goalkeeper. It was an expensive run. I won't be doing that again!

— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) 28 May 2019

Klopp: I've never had a pre-season where we went three weeks without a game. So we had a game on Saturday. Ourselves and Tottenham will be fresher. Maybe we will see a livelier final than in the past. Just play the game as we always play it. We don't have to change.

— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) 28 May 2019

Klopp: The Dutch influence on the Champions League this season has been incredible. Virgil and Gini have been superb, but there's John Achterberg and Pep Lijnders too. We all benefit. I don't have enough time to say all the good things about those two players.

— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) 28 May 2019

Klopp: This season has been our preparation (for a player getting injured in a final). Mo & Bobby have missed games. The problem last year wasn't just that we lost Mo, but that Adam Lallana who came on was only available at last minute & Ox was injured. That made our bench thin.

— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) 28 May 2019

Klopp: For this team, it's our first final. Plus there are the players who are experienced (being there before). Ali and Fabinho both missed out in semi-finals. It's the best team I've had going into a final but Tottenham can say something similar.

— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) 28 May 2019

Klopp on Salah injury v Real Madrid: It wasn't the best thing that happened.

— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) 28 May 2019

Klopp has gone.

— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) 28 May 2019

[El Rojo]

That last tweet is a bit worrying.

[TheHowieLama]

2 minutes ago, El Rojo said:

That last tweet is a bit worrying.

Not even the summer yet

[Sugar Ape]

Wijnaldum and Matip are here...

— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) 28 May 2019

Wijnaldum: I prefer to play in midfield but if the manager wants me up front then I'll play - I'd say Divock and Sturridge are better options! But if the manager asks me...

— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) 28 May 2019

Wijnaldum: Bobby is important as he sets the pressing from the front. And he can be an extra midfielder. He is also an extra defender (in that way) and he's a striker.

— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) 28 May 2019

Wijnaldum: Personally I don't have pressure. For me it's an opportunity to win a title. We just have to make sure we are ready to give everything to win this game. For now everybody is relaxed. I don't have the feeling we are under pressure.

— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) 28 May 2019

Matip: We just need to do everything to win this. We have fresh legs, we trained really well and are in good shape. But it's the same for both opponents. As a whole squad we have improved a lot.

— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) 28 May 2019

Matip: It doesn't matter who is up front for Tottenham. We will defend them all as a team.

— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) 28 May 2019

Wijnaldum on Liverpool comebacks: The belief. After 3-0 defeat in Spain, if you don't have the belief to change it at Anfield, then it's not impossible. We know CL nights are special at Anfield where we can beat everyone. We did it against Roma, City and Barcelona.

— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) 28 May 2019

Wijnaldum: It is disappointing as a player (to miss out on a start) but it's a team game. At that moment you have to forget your disappointment and give everything for the team, that's what I did when I came on (v Barcelona). Make sure you are angry and make sure you succeed.

— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) 28 May 2019

Matip on being first choice alongside Van Dijk: It's not too bad, but I always believe in myself. Now it's an opportunity to play and I have to try and use it. We have a lot of quality, doesn't matter if it's from the bench, they all show it.

— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) 28 May 2019

Wijnaldum: I don't think about favourites because in a game anything can happen. Everyone makes us favourites because we finished higher in the league and beat them twice. But look at second game, in second half it was quite difficult for a long time.

— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) 28 May 2019

Wijnaldum: I think it's a 50-50 game. Both teams think they can win it. That's why it's important we start strongly.

— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) 28 May 2019

Matip: These are the kind of games you want to play as a kid, and now you're there it would be stupid to put more pressure on it than there is. You (think about it) during the training sessions but not all day.

— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) 28 May 2019

Wijnaldum: From the first day we came back together the boss was quite straight (forward). He said the focus was on Madrid. Training was harder then normal, it was like a small pre-season. In everything tried to prepare us for the final. He wants us 100% concentrated.

— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) 28 May 2019

Wijnaldum on his close relationship with Sissoko: When I was at Newcastle he was the first person who took me out to eat. At the final we will not be friends for 90 minutes. He is a special person.

— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) 28 May 2019

Matip: Alisson is a great keeper. We trust him. He has done it all season. To have him behind us it gives the defenders an extra push.

— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) 28 May 2019

Wijnaldum: What happened to us last year will help us this year. We take that experience. Hopefully we can bring this final to a better end. I don't think we are nervous or think (bad things) can happen to us. It's not something we should be scared of.

— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) 28 May 2019

Wijnaldum message to fans: Thank you for your support! They made the 4-0 against Barcelona happen. It would have been way more difficult had the game been somewhere else.

— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) 28 May 2019

[magicrat]

4 hours ago, AngryofTuebrook said:

I'm going with Fabinho, Henderson and Wijnaldum, with Millie - and maybe even the Ox - to come on as and when required. 

 

Is Keita definitely out for this?

Me too , the rest of the team picks itself.  If all fully fit have little doubt Klopp will go this way

[Special K]

Nerves are starting to kick in already