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[Insignificance]

Did they present Benzema yet??

 

[the count]

Arsenal without their two regular centre halfs

 

[the_dude]

our bench is shit.

 

[Insignificance]

our bench is shit.

Equal to their!!

 

[Mystic]

No Laurent or Per, not even on the bench?! Are they injured or something?

 

[Hansern]

Both injured

 

[Glen C]

Both got injured during warm up apparently.

 

[Hansern]

Rumoured team:

@Musker_LFC: Mignolet, Clyne, Skrtel, Lovren, Gomez, Lucas, Emre Can, Milner, Firmino, Coutinho, Benteke.

Seems he was spot on. He's usually the same with transfers and stuff.

 

[FoxForceFive]

Well that's good news anyway!

 

[Buddha]

We're going to smash 'em. Benteke beasting alert.

 

[the count]

OptaJoe ‏@OptaJoe 2m2 minutes ago
5 - Liverpool are the fifth team to start a PL game with 3+ Brazilians in their XI, after Middlesbrough, Arsenal, Man City & Chelsea. Samba.

 

[Markeh]

that's a nice bonus, the centre halves missing

 

[keniget]

It took me a while there to come up with the third Brazilian. Then I remembered Lucas is Brazilian.

 

[Hansern]

"Brazilian"

 

[FoxForceFive]

Rodgers just now on ss1 when questioned about lucas.

"He's our best defensive midfielder & we need that here with this formation" (paraphrasing a tad)

He seems to acknowledge the need for a DM in that quote. That's promising. Very promising.

 

[Leo]

Brendan just said Lucas is the best defensive midfielder in the squad.

 

[Leo]

Ha I'm a quiffing lil fag.

 

[dmishra]

Are we playing the diamond then?

 

[Dirkus_Circus]

Whatever the formation (4-3-3?) hopefully Milner will be on the left side to help Gomez. Firmino offered absolutely zero protection on that side when he came on against Bournemouth.

 

[My_Blood_Bleeds_Red]

Anyone who disses any of our players for the next 90 mins will be banned pronto !

Except Mario of course cos he's officially an AC player now.

 

[Leo]

If we can support Benteke here we can cause that back four massive problems.
Firminho better be prepared to run his bollox off.

 

[Markeh]

not enjoying Carragher/Neville/Henry at all, very repetitive

 

[Frogfish]

1. Liverpool FC ‏@LFC 1m1 minute ago
   Confirmed #LFC team to face @Arsenal: Mignolet, Clyne, Skrtel, Lovren, Gomez, Milner, Can, Lucas, Firmino, Coutinho, Benteke subs v @Arsenal: Bogdan, Sakho, Moreno, Origi, Ings, Ibe, Rossiter

That's the team Hansern & I went for. Now let's hope they can do the job !

 

[leftpeg]

Rodgers just now on ss1 when questioned about lucas.

"He's our best defensive midfielder & we need that here with this formation" (paraphrasing a tad)

He seems to acknowledge the need for a DM in that quote. That's promising. Very promising.

I interpreted that slightly differently...I thought he was making the point that for this game (and others like it) he's tweaked the system and he considers Lucas the best man for the job the system creates. I didn't think he was generally advocating the role of a DM. All interpretation though innit?

 

[Leo]

not enjoying Carragher/Neville/Henry at all, very repetitive

That whole can Arsenal win the league with this 11 debate was cringey as fuck.

 

[Shadey]

Coutinho tsf Liverpool 2-1 @95/1

 

[Markeh]

all 3 of them laughing at Rodgers idea of controlling space...

 

[Hansern]

I'm bricking it now. Been saying all weekend that we'll lose but now I'm a bit more optimistic, and I'm bricking it.

Anyone take a draw? Would be a good result imho.

 

[Markeh]

I'm bricking it now. Been saying all weekend that we'll lose but now I'm a bit more optimistic, and I'm bricking it.

Anyone take a draw? Would be a good result imho.

It would be but no for me

 

[Hansern]

all 3 of them laughing at Rodgers idea of controlling space...

Neville probably thought it had something to do with NASA.