C Palace (A) - Sat 9th Dec 2023 (12:30pm)

[Fallen Angel]

13 hours ago, janmolby said:

Kelleher

 

Tsimikas

Konate

VVD

Trent

 

Gravenberch

Endo

Szoboszlai

 

Diaz

Nunez

Salah

 

Think Szoboszlai could use a break, maybe Elliott 

[Bobby Hundreds]

They are missing some of their best players. The only way we drop points here is complacency.

[TD_LFC]

3-1, Nunez, Salah, Gakpo late on.

 

Kelleher

 

Tsimikas

VVD

Konate

Trent

 

Gravenberch

Endo

Szobozlai

 

Diaz (though I'd like to see Gakpo start on the left)

Nunez

Salah

 

[Jose Jones]

32 minutes ago, TD_LFC said:

3-1, Nunez, Salah, Gakpo late on.

 

Kelleher

 

Tsimikas

VVD

Konate

Trent

 

Gravenberch

Endo

Szobozlai

 

Diaz (though I'd like to see Gakpo start on the left)

Nunez

Salah

 

I reckon it will be Gakpo on the left, and probably Jones ahead of Gravenberch.

[Reckoner]

10 hours ago, AngryOfTuebrook said:

Is that why you never called me after our one night stand?

FFS Bazza are you actually trying to hurt me?

[TD_LFC]

1 hour ago, Jose Jones said:

I reckon it will be Gakpo on the left, and probably Jones ahead of Gravenberch.

 

Only thing preventing me putting him there is that he's our only other central striker so Klopp might prefer to have an option from the bench.

 

There are rumours that Quansah starts which would be odd with the game on Thursday that he can play in.

 

 

[elvis]

1 hour ago, TD_LFC said:

 

Only thing preventing me putting him there is that he's our only other central striker so Klopp might prefer to have an option from the bench.

 

There are rumours that Quansah starts which would be odd with the game on Thursday that he can play in.

 

 

Don't see why re quansah , I reckon he's ready and probably our no2 centre half 

[TD_LFC]

12 minutes ago, elvis said:

Don't see why re quansah , I reckon he's ready and probably our no2 centre half 

 

It's still just a rumour so may not happen but my doubt isn't about this game, or his ability, it's looking towards the next group of fixtures.

 

VVD and Konate are our best pairing, so if Quansah played today would he also play Thursday and if he doesn't play Thursday you're potentially risking Konate in a dead rubber game against Union just before Utd.

 

If I had to split the playing time then it would be Konate against Palace, Utd and Arsenal, with Quansah getting Union, West Ham and maybe Burnley.

 

I'd be trying to avoid overloading Konate too much and giving him 1 game a week over the Christmas period.

[halewood pete]

4 nil for us today

[El Rojo]

6 minutes ago, TD_LFC said:

 

It's still just a rumour so may not happen but my doubt isn't about this game, or his ability, it's looking towards the next group of fixtures.

 

VVD and Konate are our best pairing, so if Quansah played today would he also play Thursday and if he doesn't play Thursday you're potentially risking Konate in a dead rubber game against Union just before Utd.

 

If I had to split the playing time then it would be Konate against Palace, Utd and Arsenal, with Quansah getting Union, West Ham and maybe Burnley.

 

I'd be trying to avoid overloading Konate too much and giving him 1 game a week over the Christmas period.

Nothing to stop Quansah playing today and Thursday.

[TD_LFC]

Just now, El Rojo said:

Nothing to stop Quansah playing today and Thursday.

 

In theory no, but has he played two consecutive games yet, if not then the stop may end up being Klopp not wanting to overload him.

[TD_LFC]

Rather Alison didn't play today either!!

 

 

[Remmie]

Haha whoops, that line up was was bollocks

[Redder Lurtz]

Be nice to actually have a good performance today. Win is priority obvs but come on, I want good football please. 

[Remmie]

This one should be correct: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Quansah, Van Dijk, Tsimikas, Endo, Szoboszlai, Gravenberch, Diaz, Salah, Nunez.

[aws]

A bit surprising that Harvey is on the bench. Maybe the plan is to just give Dom an hour. 

[Creator Supreme]

Wow, Alli back, I was well out.

 

I hope we're not taking a chance with him.

[Carvalho Diablo]

LFC TV Sammy Lee doing a mean impression of Chairman Mao.

 

And no fucking Spackman, GTFI.

[TD_LFC]

2 minutes ago, Creator Supreme said:

Wow, Alli back, I was well out.

 

I hope we're not taking a chance with him.

 

If we are taking a chance then it's almost inevitable that one of those bullshit offside calls is what ends up doing it for him.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

That line-up (and the options from the bench) is obviously not our strongest, but should be enough.  It's probably a bit of a test for the recent improvements of Tsimikas & Endo and for Quansah's development; here's hoping they all pass the test.

 

[Red Phoenix]

Great to see Ali back, had no idea it was going to be so fast.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

9 minutes ago, Creator Supreme said:

Wow, Alli back, I was well out.

 

I hope we're not taking a chance with him.

As an aside, it's mightily irksome when people spell Ali with a double L.  There is a footballer, of sorts, called Alli, and his name belongs nowhere near our Brazilian superman.

[TD_LFC]

Would have preferred he got an extra week rehab/rest.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

I'm guessing Klopp is completely happy with Ali's fitness, because he wouldn't take a risk for Crystal fucking Palace.

[Anubis]

Guess the second string will get the EL game.