RB Leipzig (A) UCL - Tues 16th Feb 2021 at 20:00

[Jordy Brouwer]

[Grinch]

18 months ago, I never thought I'd choose an early night and a good night's sleep over a champions league game. 

 

Now, it's an easy choice.  Mainly cause it isn't the champions league, it's another empty kickaround that means next to fuck all other than money. 

[Davelfc]

Fuck them, they've fooled me enough times already. I have a good book to finish. 

[suzy]

Any team rumours?

[an tha]

Henderson in defence again....

 

Sigh.

 

 

Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Kabak, Henderson, Robertson, Wijnaldum, Jones, Thiago, Mane, Salah, Firmino.

 

Subs: Adrian, Kelleher, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Tsimikas, Shaqiri, Origi, Davies, R. Williams, Phillips, Cain, Clarkson, N. Williams.

 

[manwiththestick]

Just keep the tie alive for the home game, they won't be able to handle a European second leg night at Anfield.

 

 

 

Jesus wept, that bench, why on earth two keepers!

[Jairzinho]

2 minutes ago, an tha said:

 

Subs: Adrian, Kelleher, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Tsimikas, Shaqiri, Origi, Davies, R. Williams, Phillips, Cain, Clarkson, N. Williams.

 

[an tha]

The European games feel even worse than the league without crowds.

 

We are used to quiet atmospheres and flat crowds for league quite often (although of course not as bad as these empty grounds)

 

But Europe is mostly different especially as the competition builds to a climax, there is a different feel, more of a buzz...it really just isn't even nearly the same like this.

 

And now we even have fucking neutral venues in use.

 

It just feels empty, like it does not matter - it has lost that special feeling.

[an tha]

3 minutes ago, Jairzinho said:

Boris Johnson to drive a forklift through the champions league logo at full time.

 

The fucking cunt.

[liverpoolsno9]

3 minutes ago, an tha said:

Henderson in defence again....

 

Sigh.

 

 

Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Kabak, Henderson, Robertson, Wijnaldum, Jones, Thiago, Mane, Salah, Firmino.

 

Subs: Adrian, Kelleher, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Tsimikas, Shaqiri, Origi, Davies, R. Williams, Phillips, Cain, Clarkson, N. Williams.

 

Another 65 mins of Curtis, strutting round like a peacock, breaking into a really slow jog every few minutes. Someone needs to tell him it’s proper football and not ‘walking football’. Would much rather Shaq. 

[an tha]

1 minute ago, liverpoolsno9 said:

Another 65 mins of Curtis, strutting round like a peacock, breaking into a really slow jog every few minutes. Someone needs to tell him it’s proper football and not ‘walking football’. Would much rather Shaq. 

Until we get our midfield back things are gonna be really tough.

[joe_fishfish]

There's a new Adam Curtis documentary on the iPlayer. That's my evening sorted.

[Stickman]

Stephen Warnock on BBC “I think out of fairness they should have the second leg at a neutral ground too...I mean what’s the point in all this, no fans and now you don’t play at either teams own stadium either ? It’s just sterile shite to appease Uefa and TV companies  

Fuck me and certain people wanted to put an asterisk next to our league title last season even though it turned out we had enough points before lockdown to have won it .

[Stickman]

I wonder what minute Thiago will pick up the obligatory booking ?

[dockers_strike]

Thiago in. Kabak retains his place as does Alli.

 

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/rb-leipzig-liverpool-live-stream-19848588

[Supremolad]

10 minutes ago, an tha said:

Henderson in defence again....

 

Sigh.

 

 

Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Kabak, Henderson, Robertson, Wijnaldum, Jones, Thiago, Mane, Salah, Firmino.

 

Subs: Adrian, Kelleher, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Tsimikas, Shaqiri, Origi, Davies, R. Williams, Phillips, Cain, Clarkson, N. Williams.

 

With Fabinho still out, I dont think it's a surprise that Henderson is used again as a CB. No chance Klopp was throwing in Phillips alongside Kabak or Davies for this one. A bit of seniority is needed there to help.

 

Reckon when Fabinho does return, we would see Henderson return to midfield.

[an tha]

1 minute ago, Stickman said:

Stephen Warnock on BBC “I think out of fairness they should have the second leg at a neutral ground too...I mean what’s the point in all this, no fans and now you don’t play at either teams own stadium either ? It’s just sterile shite to appease Uefa and TV companies  

Fuck me and certain people wanted to put an asterisk next to our league title last season even though it turned out we had enough points before lockdown to have won it .

Didn't last 8 on last season end up as 1 leg at a neutral venue?

 

Makes a mockery of what comp is about.

 

They really should have just jibbed European and International footy off until the world is back to some sort of normality.

[an tha]

2 minutes ago, Supremolad said:

With Fabinho still out, I dont think it's a surprise that Henderson is used again as a CB. No chance Klopp was throwing in Phillips alongside Kabak or Davies for this one. A bit of seniority is needed there to help.

 

Reckon when Fabinho does return, we would see Henderson return to midfield.

I think you are right, but i think what we all want to see is two centre halves playing at centre half and Hendo and Fabinho restored to our midfield.

 

Probably gonna be next season now before do, but until we do i feel things are gonna continue to be tough....as clearly the combined knock on effect is killing us.

 

I'd actually personally now just to see our midfield back rather see Phillips/Kabak.

 

The bigger issue of course is us just not sorting it when we have had 3 months to do so.

[Megadrive Man]

14 minutes ago, manwiththestick said:

Just keep the tie alive for the home game, they won't be able to handle a European second leg night at Anfield.

 

 

 

Jesus wept, that bench, why on earth two keepers!

 

Haven't they already said that the 2nd leg is likely to be played at a neutral venue as Leipzig won't be allowed to enter the UK?

[waddy78]

5 minutes ago, Stickman said:

I wonder what minute Thiago will pick up the obligatory booking ?

Inside the 1st 15 minutes.

[dockers_strike]

1 minute ago, MegadriveMan said:

 

Haven't they already said that the 2nd leg is likely to be played at a neutral venue as Leipzig won't be allowed to enter the UK?

Yes.

[an tha]

1 minute ago, MegadriveMan said:

 

Haven't they already said that the 2nd leg is likely to be played at a neutral venue as Leipzig won't be allowed to enter the UK?

Makes a mockery of the away goals rule.

[aws]

3 minutes ago, Supremolad said:

With Fabinho still out, I dont think it's a surprise that Henderson is used again as a CB. No chance Klopp was throwing in Phillips alongside Kabak or Davies for this one. A bit of seniority is needed there to help.

 

Reckon when Fabinho does return, we would see Henderson return to midfield.

I'd be amazed if (barring more injury problems) one of Fab and Hendo aren't required to play CB for every game unless one of the CBs look so good that they can be trusted to continue their good form and take over organising the defence. 

[aws]

1 minute ago, an tha said:

Makes a mockery of the away goals rule.

Both sides will probably try to keep it tight at "home" to avoid conceding away goals. Ridiculous. 

[Caramac]

20 minutes ago, suzy said:

Any team rumours?

An ugly brawl kicked off in the dressing room. Shaqiri kicked seven bells out of the lot of em.