Midtjylland (A) - Champions League - 9/12 - 17:55

[Harry Squatter]

Keita to come off injured in the 24th minute with a broken fanny.

[AdamD]

1 minute ago, 3 Stacks said:

Get Fabinho to a certain extent, as you wouldn't want two teens starting at CB, but Salah starting is nuts.

I wouldn't start Fabinho or Salah. The rest makes sense to me

[3 Stacks]

Isn't there a decent financial incentive to win this game, though? Could explain some of the choices.

[AdamD]

https://www.cityam.com/champions-league-2020-21-how-prize-money-is-calculated-and-why-the-winners-dont-always-get-paid-the-most/

 

Yep...each win worth an additional €2.7m and draws €0.9m.

[an tha]

£2.4m per group stage win.

 

£800,000 a draw

 

[sir roger]

Hope not but could well be the worst of  both worlds, with a weak line up not getting the win but running the risk of injuries.

[aws]

Maybe the idea is to rotate three first teamers at half-time. 

[Megadrive Man]

A much stronger team than I expected.

 

I thought we would have a lot of young players on the bench as well but its all first teamers? 

 

 

[Megadrive Man]

I could maybe understand Jota and Trent, but suprised to see Salah starting as well.

[DalyanPete]

9 minutes ago, an tha said:

£2.4m per group stage win.

 

£800,000 a draw

 

New CB sorted in January then 

[DalyanPete]

16 minutes ago, Doctor Troy said:

Keita to come off injured in the 24th minute with a broken fanny.

Ha ha, hope he lasts that long.

[alles ist gut]

3 minutes ago, aws said:

Maybe the idea is to rotate three first teamers at half-time. 

Let’s hope we don’t need first-half changes then.

[Grinch]

Starting Fabinho and salah on this is fucking stupid.  

[Grinch]

15 minutes ago, an tha said:

£2.4m per group stage win.

 

£800,000 a draw

 

Next time klopp has a go at BT, hope he me tions his paymasters too then. 

[Kevin D]

39 minutes ago, Marko121 said:

Liverpool: Kelleher, Alexander-Arnold, R. Williams, Fabinho, Tsimikas, Clarkson, Keita, Minamino, Jota, Origi, Salah.

Subs: Adrian, Jaros, Wijnaldum, Firmino, Mane, Henderson, Jones, Robertson, Matip, Cain, N. Williams, Koumetio.

 

Sickening.

[Ronnie Whelan]

This is a nothing game. Only thing with Trent, it gives him minutes. Jota, Fab and Mo shouldn't be near it.

 

Gini and Robbo especially need a rest.

[Em City]

Jota, Salah and especially Fabinho starting is utterly mental. 

 

As well as risking injury to key players, Klopp is making a rod for his own back after rightfully griping about the schedule for the last few weeks.

[Lee909]

Do not get this line up at all. 

I guess Fabinho starts cause Phillips can't play but Salah and Jota starting. 

 

Why, can't moan about games and schedule and not rest players when the chance is there. Losing 6-0 tonight wouldn't make a difference to anything in the group. 

 

Strange team imo

[Creator Supreme]

30 minutes ago, Doctor Troy said:

Keita to come off injured in the 24th minute with a broken fanny.

I reckon 17th minute with a deviated hymen!

[Bobby Hundreds]

I just don't see the point of playing a single first teamer unless they are gaining match fitness especially after us going on about players getting no rest. Seems mad. Its a nothing game.

[TheDrowningMan]

23 minutes ago, Grinch said:

Next time klopp has a go at BT, hope he me tions his paymasters too then. 

Yeah, there’s zero reason to criticise BT in future - on the surface at least, it appears money has taken priority, regardless of what now look like dubious protestations to the contrary.

[bizzle10]

Weird starting Salah and Fabinho in a meaningless game when you been publicaly moaning about about players needing rest and you got 2 games in 4 days next week.

[ben48]

I hope that he proves me wrong, but starting with Origi is like starting with ten men.

[m0e]

He never plays any of the seniors in the cups because of figure congestion, spends the whole of this season complaining about fixture congestion, and then puts out that line up in the first dead rubber game I remember in years.

 

Its mental.

[lebron]

Nah, if we look further forward it's great for the youngsters to play with some of the first 11. Playing a pure u23 side will just be detrimental to them. I reckon we will win now, and winning is always nice. Jota, Trent and Salah to play 60 mins. If we're leading, get some youngsters on. If we're losing, the first teamers will have 30 mins...