Pre Match Arsenal (A) - FA Cup - Sunday 16:30
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Kloppo..............
"...can you go to Arsenal and play a team of boys, in the situation Arsenal is in, where they will probably go all-in? Of course not.
“We are Liverpool, we cannot go there like that. And there is no need to.”
He continued: “Yes, three days after this there is another game. But we just came out of a period where we played five games in 13 days, and nobody asked us, ‘How do you feel?’ We just have to go through, we have to win.
“Now we have two games in three days, it sounds like ‘so, where’s the problem?’ That is our life, that is the boys’ life.
“We have to make sure that we get through, but I cannot, after six days [without a game], rest a player on Sunday for the Wednesday, and definitely not for the [next] Premier League game [against AFC Bournemouth] in 16 days. That makes no sense.
“And rhythm is an important thing. So [against] Arsenal, we will go all-in and we will see.”
"...can you go to Arsenal and play a team of boys, in the situation Arsenal is in, where they will probably go all-in? Of course not.
“We are Liverpool, we cannot go there like that. And there is no need to.”
He continued: “Yes, three days after this there is another game. But we just came out of a period where we played five games in 13 days, and nobody asked us, ‘How do you feel?’ We just have to go through, we have to win.
“Now we have two games in three days, it sounds like ‘so, where’s the problem?’ That is our life, that is the boys’ life.
“We have to make sure that we get through, but I cannot, after six days [without a game], rest a player on Sunday for the Wednesday, and definitely not for the [next] Premier League game [against AFC Bournemouth] in 16 days. That makes no sense.
“And rhythm is an important thing. So [against] Arsenal, we will go all-in and we will see.”
It’s been Wee Ben Doak or Harvey in that position whenever Mo hasn’t played, has it not?
Klopp did talk about Jota playing there though.
Wow. So full strength team it is. Sigh.
Yes - I do, I don't want Jones to start - he will be too important for the Fulham game. As both Szobo, Wataru cannot play this game, it only leaves Jones as our other main midfielder, so if he wants to make changes I don't see how he does it unless we have some youth teamers who can fill in ? - I don't know any youth team midfielders that we have that have any quality to fill in - do you or any of the other guys know any ?
The only solution I can see - if he needs to make 2 subs from the lineup that @bluebell has posted - it would be replacing one of Mac/Gravy with Jones, other than that the only other option is for him to move Trent into midfield and put one of our youngsters at RB. But don't fancy any of the young ones vs Martinelli or an Arsenal first teamer. This is why I think we need a another midfielder this Jan that can play across the midfield positions like a Manu Kone, and this on the assumption that Thiago will still be out going into March, and Bajcetic will not be available till next season when he comes back as tall as Peter Crouch and probably not the same player we knew from last season.
McConnell & Bobby Clark would be the young midfielders close to being given some playing time.
Strongest team for Arsenal, rotate a little for the semi, is the way I’d go.
Just heard that Gabi Jesus is out 3 months out !!!
He's usually up and at it after three days.
About time they get some injuries of their own...
The report stated that he will miss the game but it's a minor injury though.
Maybe we can help them with that a bit after today, Chambers and Bradley to go full blooded on Odegaard and Saka.
That's virtually full strength.
Appaz Virgil is sick, so not starting or in the squad. Probably a good thing. Maybe Konate and Quansah then.
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It's obviously Elliott in midfield
Front 3 will be Gakpo, Nunez and Jota.
Probably Jota on the right
Jota isn't in the line up. Even the rumoured one you quoted 🙂
So, Darwin on the right and Gakpo in the middle? Or Diaz on the right and Darwin on the left? Gakpo in midfield and Harvey on the right?
Yeah, thats why I think Elliott might be starting out right. If not its Diaz.
Why?
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