Man City (H) - Sun 10th Mar 2024 (3:45pm)

[an tha]

1 minute ago, Supremolad said:

Just seems overly cautious.

 

Szobozlai said last week he was absolutely fine to play but he had to keep fighting the medical team who said he wasn't ready. Klopp even half joked about Szobozlai and Nunez celebrating wildly after the winning goal in the league cup final saying he would have to ask the medical team why those lads were being held back. This is a game we needed our strongest available options starting and now for some overly cautious reason, we don't.

Nunez looked like an olympic steeplechase gold medalist at wembley.

[John102]

Ive joined the ranks of Creator and The Drowning Man.

 

It'll take a Herculean effort to get a win here, but thankfully, we have plenty of Herculean efforts in our locker.

 

It would be lovely to play these with a full strength team though. Every year we have key players missing.

 

[aws]

I wouldn’t be surprised if Mo is intended to come on at HT for Dom.  

[an tha]

3 minutes ago, niallers said:

Another 2 fucking injuries. Konate and Danns. I know he's only18, but he's a forward option. Fucking hell, how are we supposed to keep challenging for the league with us having to put out teams that are devoid of so many top top players. Fucking cursed we are

Danns is concussion i believe

[Torvald Utne]

4-1

[El Rojo]

Starting Elliott means we can flood the midfield a bit, which would make sense.

[Supremolad]

2 minutes ago, an tha said:

Salah looked razor sharp when came on in midweek - surely he'd be sound to start here.

 

 

The medical guys seem to be picking our team for us now. It's annoying how overly cautious they are. And also it's irritating that Klopp bows to their advice every time. Just say no, Salah looks fine to you and start him in the biggest game of the season so far.

[manwiththestick]

3 minutes ago, LFC 6 Times said:

I cannot fucking believe Mo’s not starting this.

The only good thing is we have him in reserve, if the game's tight and we're bringing him on it will be a shot in the arm.

[Nelly-Szoboszlai]

Would’ve been happier with a stronger lineup. With Salah starting and Gomez playing central and having one of our actual designated left backs playing left back. 
 

But, Klopp knows who’s fit and how many minutes they’re capable of. 
 

Plus, with Arsenal yet to play City, a draw wouldn’t necessarily be a decisive result in the title race. And, you have to wonder if Klopp has asked himself if it’s worth the risk of playing Salah for one game and risking him pulling up and then missing a handful of games in the run in? 
 

Plus, on Quansah and Elliott, have they really let us down up until now? I’d say no. So, I’d say keep the faith that they won’t do so today either. 
 

It is what it is. It looks like a game that’s come just a bit too soon for us re: our injury crisis. 
 

But, just get out there and give it a go. Make it loud and difficult for them and anything can happen. 

[VladimirIlyich]

1 minute ago, an tha said:

When Quansah pockets that big ugly fucking prick they have upfornt and Salah comes on and scores the winner, we'll all be made up....

 

Until then.....

My only qualms about Quansah are his pace and build. Great on the ball but lacks a yard in pace while not quite filled out yet. Here's hoping though.

[Smell The Glove]

I'm pinning hopes on rope a dope. Mo with the winner

[TheHowieLama]

The backlash if Klopp played any player against the medical teams advice who then got hurt would be massive. If it was Salah it would be biblical.

[Jordy Brouwer]

4 minutes ago, Supremolad said:

Just seems overly cautious.

 

Szobozlai said last week he was absolutely fine to play but he had to keep fighting the medical team who said he wasn't ready. Klopp even half joked about Szobozlai and Nunez celebrating wildly after the winning goal in the league cup final saying he would have to ask the medical team why those lads were being held back. This is a game we needed our strongest available options starting and now for some overly cautious reason, we don't.

 

Agreed it seems a bit imbalanced. Player welfare and stopping recurring injuries is very important but we are in the shit here. 

[niallers]

I think that if it was only 5 games to go, salah would've been risked. Still 10 games to go after this so a draw isn't the worst result.

[YorkshireRed]

Some might say we’ll need twelve men to get a result today. Fortunately it’s at Anfield so we have just that. 
 

Smash ‘em Reds. 

[Jordy Brouwer]

16 minutes ago, an tha said:

Frigging hell wasn't expecting that.

 

Klopp really trusts Quansah and Salah clearly not right still.

 

Robertson has looked a bit shaky defensively and is still coming up to speed after injury. 

[TheDrowningMan]

I think the best case scenario today is to keep it as close as possible and then sucker punch them late to salvage a point.

[John102]

For those who say a draw wont be a bad result, Im loving the optimism. Inject it into my veins.

[TheHowieLama]

We could forfeit now and still be ahead on GD

[Jordy Brouwer]

1 minute ago, TheDrowningMan said:

I think the best case scenario today is to keep it as close as possible and then sucker punch them late to salvage a point.

 

We could win you know :) 

[an tha]

1 minute ago, Jordy Brouwer said:

 

Robertson has looked a bit shaky defensively and is still coming up to speed after injury. 

I wonder if Gomez being right footed v Foden is part of thinking.

[Nelly-Szoboszlai]

I believe. 
 

 

[Rushies tash]

Just now, Nelly-Szoboszlai said:

I believe. 
 

 

 

150-1? I'll be having a bit of that.

[Jordy Brouwer]

1 minute ago, Nelly-Szoboszlai said:

I believe. 
 

 

 

That's a decent bet. Those odds!

[an tha]

I absoutely love the outside of the box part of it....just scoring 1st ever goal is not enough - outside of the box too!