Dead jammy being slightly, maybe, depends how you interpret the new rules offside player that didn't touch the ball...
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Sadly I fear this the game where arsenal kick start their season and give us a pasting.
The start of the end for Rodgers.
The start of the end for Rodgers.
As good as Sanchez is, the main threat is Ramsey drifting field from wide right when they have the ball, and finding space in the hole.
We have no defensive midfielder, and defensive midfield strategy. Good player - like Ramsey and Ozil will unpick us at will.
Our only hope is that we contrive to do them in some sort of freakish 4-3.
We have no defensive midfielder, and defensive midfield strategy. Good player - like Ramsey and Ozil will unpick us at will.
Our only hope is that we contrive to do them in some sort of freakish 4-3.
One good option that might work best for an away game against a strong opponent is a 4-3-2-1, so-called "Christmas tree" formation. It's almost the same as the "diamond," but with 2 AMs and one striker instead the other way around. So it could be Coutinho and Lallana/Firmino supporting Benteke, or even one of the CMs (Hendo or Milner) pushed forward in this position to put more pressure on Casorla, for instance.
For maximum defensive strength we could start with this front 6:
-------Benteke
Coutinho--Henderson
---Can-Lucas-Milner
Tell Can to shadow Ramsey and tackle him at every opportunity. Milner and Clyne will need to deal with Sanchez threat, Lucas doing what he does best and tidy up the loose ends. Then bring on Firmino/Lallana/Ibe as needed in the 2nd half.
For maximum defensive strength we could start with this front 6:
-------Benteke
Coutinho--Henderson
---Can-Lucas-Milner
Tell Can to shadow Ramsey and tackle him at every opportunity. Milner and Clyne will need to deal with Sanchez threat, Lucas doing what he does best and tidy up the loose ends. Then bring on Firmino/Lallana/Ibe as needed in the 2nd half.
My only grievance with that formation Rurik is that it doesn't leave anyone 100% accountable for the opposition's full-backs. Which especially away from home against a good side is crazy.
We saw it on Monday night where Bournemouth deployed their wide midfielders high and pushed directly onto Gomez and Clyne; it was a clear instruction to not allow them to advance the ball or themselves, and to leave the ball at the feet of the centre-backs.
So much territory and ball-carrying comes as a result of the full-backs moving it forward. If you go narrow in the middle, then they're free to fucking bomb forward with the ball, drag our full-backs wide, stretch the pitch, and act as an outlet for any pass.
We (my old side) used to play it regularly, and especially away from home we got raped cos full-backs invariably feel far more comfortable bombing forward at home against a deep-lying opposition.
Brodge may revert to a 3-5-2.
We'll get our annual bumming at the Emirates.
2 or 3-0
2 or 3-0
We need to go full Eurpoean Benitez for this. Two tight, disciplined banks of 4 and an AM drifting in front of them. I'd go with a midfield and attack like this
Henderson Can Milner Moreno
Coutinho
Benteke
Henderson Can Milner Moreno
Coutinho
Benteke
I think us trying to be cautious will lead to a thumping. When we start fast and brave against them we shake them up badly and most of them are exposed as the vainglorious poltroons they really are. Treat them huge respect and they preen themselves, pull you apart within half an hour and are off in the corner taking selfies by half time.
This.
I fear Rodgers will come up with some cunning masterplan, which will actually result in further disjointed play, defensive insecurity, and Sanchez, Cazorla and Ramsey running fucking riot. RIOT.
My only hope is that news of their Benzema signing breaks in the weekend press ahead of the game, and they're all discombobulated working out who-gets-who in their big gay changing room daisy chain...
You really don't want us to score do you ?
Exactly this, we need to stay tight at the back and not overstretch ourselves, but if we don't attack Arsenal they'll eventually get one past us. We need to get in their faces and bring the game to them, pressing them hard and nicking the balls off their midfield while they fanny about. Do that and they'll eventually go to pot.
Hahahaha. BR's "plan" will be to send out 11 players I imagine.
What's this annual mauling I keep reading about anyway?
LFCHistory:
-- League form against them - away: LDWDLL
In reverse chronological order: last season's 4-1 was bad. The season before that, it was a 2-0 defeat. Then undefeated in 3 straight seasons there. Then a 1-0 squeaker.
The way people are going on about being mauled there every year, you'd think we were going to play Stoke away.
LFCHistory:
-- League form against them - away: LDWDLL
In reverse chronological order: last season's 4-1 was bad. The season before that, it was a 2-0 defeat. Then undefeated in 3 straight seasons there. Then a 1-0 squeaker.
The way people are going on about being mauled there every year, you'd think we were going to play Stoke away.
Even in last season's match, we pretty much matched them until the Sanchez masterclass in finishing and if Markovitch and Sterling hadn't somehow fucked up that glorious chance when it was still scoreless, I feel the end result could well have been different
He's going to drop him?
I'm going to this and hopefully won't have my face broadcast on sky sports in the Arse end at the 90th minute when they are in full voice celebrating a 2-0.
We need to start big and shake them up - West Ham showed they are vunerable, even Palace found lots of gaps. We can't let them settle! I just hope we don't spend too much of the game hoofing it up to Benteke given Big Per will easily deal with long balls all day.
We need to start big and shake them up - West Ham showed they are vunerable, even Palace found lots of gaps. We can't let them settle! I just hope we don't spend too much of the game hoofing it up to Benteke given Big Per will easily deal with long balls all day.
You'll probably end up in the background of a Ozil - Cazorla selfie at some point though. Maybe after they score a consolation goal, whip a phone from within Giroud's shots and snap one.
Please let it be this, and please let the goal be controversial. Let clips be played over and over as the London Press tut tut and ask for 'something' to be done.
Liverpool are due a good showing the Emirates.
Don't mean to sound all pessimistic, and I'm not really trying to spark a debate, but I can't imagine it ever happening in my lifetime. I've never seen it happen.
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I like the idea of a diamond against Arse as well. Henderson is likely out. We could use Lucas, and push Can forward. But if we play Lucas, I would prefer to sit Can.
I would like to see Ings come in up top with Benteke, Firmino at #10 and Coutinho in for Henderson. I think Coutinho plays beautifully from here. And, I think Ings work rate would trouble the Arse back 4 when combined with Benteke, Firmino, Coutinho, Milner. That is a series pressing team. Whether that group of newcomers has sufficient chemistry is a big question, but the energy could be compelling.
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