HolyHank

A high line is essential when doing gegenpress. Thing is, we have taken it from high line to "both centre halves in the middle of their half, with the full backs up at the corner flags". The main difference last night was that Smith had done his homework. The runners came from behind and thus tricking the offside trap, with our midfield caught upfield, goalhanging. The fourth goal was something other teams also have tried against us - crossing a free kick wide to a player who doesn't run in behind on the first movement. Better teams than Villa can do this to us if we keep a high line, but with dropped intensity.

Minaccino? I like that.

Dont want to be a doom nerchant, but part of me is afraid that this team peaked in 2019. With no investments and Abu Dhabi FC free to spend, we could face some real troubles next season.

Klopp is obviously one of the best managers in the world, if not the best. Still, I find it difficult to understand why he insist on playing Origi and Ox out wide. The same goes for Minamino. We are still winning this, though.

"Cheers is filmed before a live studio audience"

The thing about Gazza...yeah, he was and is a fruitcake, but unlike a lot of English players over the years, he actually delivered in the championships he played in (90 and 96). Obviously not quite there physically in 96, but Ince and Platt did a lot of the running for him, and he gave what he had. Magnificent natural talent.

Didn't Van den Berg play like 20 matches in the Eresdivision before joining us, thus making him the by far more experienced player in our team, Dave?

How about Klas Ingesson of Sweden and Sheff Wed? Seem to remember him as a tall right winger (not lanky, though).

Just think how bad it will be when they get newer cameras as well.

Damned United, David Peace Back From the Brink, Paul McGrath Full Time, the Secret Life of Tony Cascarino, Paul Krimmage All Played Out, Pete Davies The Glory Game, Hunter Davies Staying Up, Rick Gegoski Inverting the Pyramid, Jonathan Wilson Provided You Don't Kiss Me, Duncan Hamilton The Greatest Footballer You Never Saw, Only A Game, Eamon Dunphy, Paul McGuigan&Paolo Hewitt

Don't make fun of Long. I still remember you suggesting we should buy him in the January window of Jurgen's first season.

Nat Lofthouse played for England as a 13-year old?

Saw Linjders called the 4-2-3-1 a 4-4-2 in an interview today.

Excuse me if I'm wrong, but didn't we start out against West Ham 4-3-3 in the first half, with Bobby up front and Mo to the right, and then switch it to 4-2-3-1 with Mo as striker and Bobby behind?