Leeds (A) - Sun 12th Sep 2021 (4:30pm)

[Razoray]

1 hour ago, m0e said:

It'll be Hendo Thiago and Elliott 

 

If Elliott is out, it's probably Milner

I'd be surprised if Thiago and Elliot play together  

[m0e]

9 minutes ago, Razoray said:

I'd be surprised if Thiago and Elliot play together  

How come?

[TheHowieLama]

I would rather see Elliott in at this point.

 

A Hendo, Milner, Thiago midfield feels a little sluggish.

[Razoray]

18 minutes ago, m0e said:

How come?

Just seems a bit lightweight and lacking in pace against a quick Leeds midfield 

[stringvest]

Thiago isn’t lightweight.  He is our best midfielder so he will play if fit. 

[Pidge]

Not too bothered by the bans, yes FIFA are lacking common sense with this course of action. But if the UK had also used common sense and made an exception for returning players, these three still wouldn't likely have been available for Sunday, since Brazil play in the early hours of Friday.

[m0e]

12 minutes ago, stringvest said:

Thiago isn’t lightweight.  He is our best midfielder so he will play if fit. 

Is right 

57 minutes ago, Razoray said:

Just seems a bit lightweight and lacking in pace against a quick Leeds midfield 

What stringvest said

[m0e]

1 hour ago, TheHowieLama said:

I would rather see Elliott in at this point.

 

A Hendo, Milner, Thiago midfield feels a little sluggish.

I agree. I just don't want to see Keita or Oxlade, truth be told.

[an tha]

Is Keita Coup tied?.....

[sir roger]

10 minutes ago, an tha said:

Is Keita Coup tied?.....

Need a revolution in our set up and to make Naby the midfield general we need.

[an tha]

Jürgen Klopp has confirmed Virgil van Dijk is fully fit after international duty, and provided updates on Harvey Elliott, Roberto Firmino, Naby Keita, James Milner and Takumi Minamino.

 

Liverpool resume their Premier League campaign with a trip to Leeds United this Sunday and will be able to call on Van Dijk, who quickly shook off a minor knock while representing the Netherlands on Tuesday night.

Elliott is now fit, too, following his withdrawal from England U21s duty, but Firmino and Minamino are continuing to recover from injuries and Milner has yet to resume team training.

 

Speaking to Liverpoolfc.com on Thursday afternoon, Klopp said: “Taki is already here for a while, he got injured obviously with Japan.

 

“With Virgil, that was obviously a scary moment, you can imagine. I sent him a message after the game, ‘Are you alright?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘100 per cent?’ ‘200 per cent.’ ‘Come on, send me a video of you without limping...’ ‘I’m only limping off.’

“So he called me from the bus and said, ‘Boss, I’m fine!’ I said, ‘Why are you limping then?’ He said, ‘My wife asked the same!’ So, yeah, that was a bit of a tricky moment but apart from that, no, all fine [for the other international players].

 

“Bobby is not [fit], it happened in the game [against Chelsea] obviously.

 

“Harvey is fine again.

 

“Millie, we have to see. Millie has to be part of team training yet, he was not part of team training so far, so we will see what he can do today. But he will get closer definitely.”

 

Klopp also explained Keita is now back on Merseyside as the Reds step up their preparations for the weekend clash at Elland Road.

 

“Naby is fine,” said the boss. “Yesterday he was not here [at the AXA Training Centre] but he was in Liverpool again. I will have a chat with him today, but from what I know from all the calls and talks we had, he’s fine.”

[Stickman]

3 minutes ago, an tha said:

Jürgen Klopp has confirmed Virgil van Dijk is fully fit after international duty, and provided updates on Harvey Elliott, Roberto Firmino, Naby Keita, James Milner and Takumi Minamino.

 

Liverpool resume their Premier League campaign with a trip to Leeds United this Sunday and will be able to call on Van Dijk, who quickly shook off a minor knock while representing the Netherlands on Tuesday night.

Elliott is now fit, too, following his withdrawal from England U21s duty, but Firmino and Minamino are continuing to recover from injuries and Milner has yet to resume team training.

 

Speaking to Liverpoolfc.com on Thursday afternoon, Klopp said: “Taki is already here for a while, he got injured obviously with Japan.

 

“With Virgil, that was obviously a scary moment, you can imagine. I sent him a message after the game, ‘Are you alright?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘100 per cent?’ ‘200 per cent.’ ‘Come on, send me a video of you without limping...’ ‘I’m only limping off.’

“So he called me from the bus and said, ‘Boss, I’m fine!’ I said, ‘Why are you limping then?’ He said, ‘My wife asked the same!’ So, yeah, that was a bit of a tricky moment but apart from that, no, all fine [for the other international players].

 

“Bobby is not [fit], it happened in the game [against Chelsea] obviously.

 

“Harvey is fine again.

 

“Millie, we have to see. Millie has to be part of team training yet, he was not part of team training so far, so we will see what he can do today. But he will get closer definitely.”

 

Klopp also explained Keita is now back on Merseyside as the Reds step up their preparations for the weekend clash at Elland Road.

 

“Naby is fine,” said the boss. “Yesterday he was not here [at the AXA Training Centre] but he was in Liverpool again. I will have a chat with him today, but from what I know from all the calls and talks we had, he’s fine.”

200% fit shouldn’t mean he’s only out till November 

[an tha]

3 minutes ago, Stickman said:

200% fit shouldn’t mean he’s only out till November 

I'd say New Year but never know, we might get lucky!

[Dave D]

We should win but Id be more confident if Klopp started wearing his glasses again

[Scott_M]

[Scott_M]

3 minutes ago, Dave D said:

We should win but Id be more confident if Klopp started wearing his glasses again

It’s a Rafa’s “goatee” moment. 

[Lee909]

Brazilians have been cleared to play

[Lee909]

Premier League players cleared to play this weekend by Fifa after Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Paraguay agree to waive automatic 5-day restriction.@Paul Joyce

 

 

[TheHowieLama]

17 minutes ago, Lee909 said:

Brazilians have been cleared to play

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[Vincent Vega]

I wouldn’t be surprised if the players themselves have put pressure on their federations, after all I suspect 98% of their income comes from their clubs. Banning the players from playing for their clubs will ultimately only adversely affect the international teams in the long run.

[sir roger]

Everton fans will be so glad to see justice prevail

 

Was bound to be announced 10 minutes after I took a 4 point hit on a new goalie for my Fantasy team

[Guest Alex_K]

It never was explained what jurisdiction FIFA have over the Premier League, an independent LTD-corporate structure owned by its 20 member clubs. FIFA likely didn't have a leg to stand on with the demands.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

59 minutes ago, Lee909 said:

Brazilians have been cleared to play

The news on Twitter has been greeted by loads of United fans absolutely gutted that Fred is available.

[Megadrive Man]

Its mental that this has only been confirmed less that 15 hours before some of the affected teams are due to kick off!

 

 

[Megadrive Man]

I wonder if/when VVD might be rested?

I can't see him playing all three games this week. I wonder which games we will prioritise?

 

Personally I would play him in the two league games and bring in Gomez or Konate midweek.