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Ah. These French guys and their strange preferences.
I saw him in one of their games recently and thought he was quite dynamic and positive. Surprised to see he's only played about 200 minutes this season.
If VVD is out, i would probably prefer to see Fabs in the middle and likely dropping to make a back 3 whilst the wing backs attack. @gkmacca is Hoever injured now? I would prefer to play him at RB that Camacho but it doesn't seem that he is in contention?
Moving Fabs to the middle would mean it is one of Keita or Shaq, and maybe it is more likely that Naby would start - but below is what I would prefer to see. I'm less concerned about losing VVD with Alisson in goal, but I think Matip & Lovren are good enough to cope with an out of form Vardy.
--------------Alisson-------------
Rafa---Lovren--Matip---Robbo
---------Hendo--Fabs----------
-Shaq-----Bobby-------Mane--
--------------Salah----------------
Moving Fabs to the middle would mean it is one of Keita or Shaq, and maybe it is more likely that Naby would start - but below is what I would prefer to see. I'm less concerned about losing VVD with Alisson in goal, but I think Matip & Lovren are good enough to cope with an out of form Vardy.
--------------Alisson-------------
Rafa---Lovren--Matip---Robbo
---------Hendo--Fabs----------
-Shaq-----Bobby-------Mane--
--------------Salah----------------
Oops, I could have sworn it was last season, I was hammered in town for it, which to be fair could have been any season. We've won the last 3 league games against them anyway, hopefully we learn a lot from the Palace game.
According to Physioroom Fabinho is injured twice 🙂 He, Virgil & Degsy will all be fine I'm sure
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{td}NEWS{/td}
{td}AVAILABLE?{/td}
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{td}V van Dijk {/td}
{td}Illness{/td}
{td}January 30, 2019{/td}
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{td}F Tavares {/td}
{td}Tight Hamstring{/td}
{td}January 30, 2019{/td}
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{td}Slight Doubt{/td}
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{td}T Alexander-Arnold {/td}
{td}Knee Injury{/td}
{td}February 4, 2019{/td}
{td}"Much better. In the moment it is stable and it's about the pain. It will not be long [for Trent], but is he ready for Leicester? I don't know, we will find out."{/td}
{td}Major Doubt{/td}
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{td}G Wijnaldum {/td}
{td}Knee Injury{/td}
{td}January 30, 2019{/td}
{td}"Gini is good, better. The plan is that he will have one session today and then we have to see how he reacts on that. Hopefully we can build from that point."{/td}
{td}Slight Doubt{/td}
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{td}D Lovren {/td}
{td}Hamstring Injury{/td}
{td}January 30, 2019{/td}
{td}"He is much better than he was but that's a muscle thing and needs time. I'm pretty sure he can be involved again against Leicester."{/td}
{td}Slight Doubt{/td}
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{td}J Gomez {/td}
{td}Broken Ankle{/td}
{td}February 19, 2019{/td}
{td}"We will see, it is difficult to judge in the moment. We had to make another diagnosis in which we saw that it didn’t work out, that's why he is still not in training or running on the pitch."{/td}
{td}No{/td}
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{td}A Oxlade-Chamberlain {/td}
{td} ACL Knee Injury {/td}
{td}March 30, 2019{/td}
{td}"I think I put a bit of pressure on the medical department but when I see him running, moving with the ball and all the stuff, it looks really good, promising, [Ox] is close to a return."{/td}
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Well, he's training, but so were Brewster and Gomez until they weren't! I don't think there's a plan to play him this year for the first team, as, for all his prodigious poise, he's still got plenty to learn, but obviously he CAN play if needed.
As Brizzle notes above, he's still, sometimes, seen wearing a knee brace, so for me the risks are too great. Yes, he'll want to play, but is it worth aggravating the problem? At the moment it just needs rest. If he starts playing again too soon, who knows, it might need surgery.
With very rare exceptions (Gerrard being the obvious one), I struggle to think of many central midfielders getting a lot of games at such a young age at the highest level, so I don't find it that surprising tbh.
So it could be full strength at back or something like
Camacho
Fabs
Matip
Robertson
Fuck it as long as it’s not Moreno we should be ok.
Gini back is vital too
Camacho
Fabs
Matip
Robertson
Fuck it as long as it’s not Moreno we should be ok.
Gini back is vital too
They obviously read my advice and sent someone out to get him a box of lemsip.
It was probably someone with a car.
I think when somebody has a cold or bug, they just keep them away from the group to avoid transmitting it further. It doesn't mean the guy is on death's door, with rasping breaths and hacking up bloody gobs of lung butter. I'm sure he'd rather have been training but has been told to keep his sniffles at home.
indykaila News @indykaila 1h1 hour ago
Our source at#LFC has told us that Van Dijk has taken Lemsip & ibuprofen this morning. We have confirmed it’s fine to take Lemsip & ibuprofe together. No side effects. He wants to play tomorrow.pic.twitter.com/YnblcmEcp9
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10:01 AM - 29 Jan 2019
Everything's ok lads.
Our source at
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10:01 AM - 29 Jan 2019
Everything's ok lads.
I saw that on Twitter and it was hard to work out if it was meant to be a joke or not.
Like 90% of the shit on Twitter, given it's full of autism and other assorted mental illnesses
Like 90% of the shit on Twitter, given it's full of autism and other assorted mental illnesses
Only source i trust is THE FIRM.
You would fit in well there then.. should spend some more time with it... [emoji1787]
I support this
For some reason I still trust Oncys Cock..... Not sure if it ever delivered though.
His missus begs to differ.
Time to focus on our game.
Leicester have a lot of players I like and I think Puel is a decent coach and some of the criticism he is getting is unfair – he is doing exactly the right thing by changing them from a counter-attacking to an attacking team and the results haven't been too bad either. Maybe it's his stereotypical thick French accent and perceived coldness that makes him disliked in England? Whatever it is, he seems to be on the brink of being sacked and that 3:4 loss to Wolves was absolutely gutting. Even from the highlights it was clear that their biggest weakness was trying to play a high line with 2 slow CBs, Wes Morgan in particular was left for dead whenever a pass was played in behind (there were some absolute world-class passes to be fair). If Puel plays like that against us, they will get destroyed – but surely he won't be so naive? I think they are going to revert mostly to the good old counter-attacking Leicester for this game, drop the defensive line a yard deeper, close down the middle with 3 physical midfielders in Ndidi, Mendy and Choudhury and bet on the pace and trickery of Demarai Grey and Harvey Barnes in support of Vardy.
For us the biggest selection dilemma is of course at RB, since now it's confirmed Trent won't be ready, but I think there could be different answers to this question based on the overall shape and idea. If Klopp wants to match Leicester's shape and physicality in midfield, he could go back to the 4-3-3. In this case, I would use Camacho at RB for some extra attacking flair and I would also continue with Klopp's latest idea of playing Mane on the right. This will make Chilwell less likely to run forward and give Camacho more defensive protection compared to Salah or Shaqiri playing on RW. Firmino would have to play on the LW in this formation, which is not ideal, but it can work as Bobby has a good understanding with Robertson and will have plenty of chances to cut into the middle.
4-3-3:
----------------Alisson----------------
---------Matip--------Van Dijk-------
Camacho-----Fabinho-----Robbo
---------Hendo--------Keita----------
Mane----------Salah-----Firmino--
Subs: Mignolet, Lovren, Moreno, Wijnaldum, Lallana, Shaqiri, Sturridge
The other idea is to stick with 4-2-3-1, not engage in the midfield battle so much and just probe patiently like we've done in most recent games. In this formation my choice for RB would be someone no one so far mentioned as an option – Henderson. Most pundits and fans think Fabinho is nailed-on to play at RB based on his familiarity with this position (according to transfermarkt he's played 105 games as RB compared to 141 in CM, including all his 7 caps for Brazil), but I have doubts whether he has the pace and stamina to play a full-back for Klopp. Henderson certainly does and he's also a good crosser, so I have no doubt that he can do a good job there in a pinch – and I don't think it would be disrespectful to ask the club captain to fill in there for one game; after all even Gerrard played at RB! If the choice is between playing Hendo in the middle and Fabinho at RB or vice versa, I think Fabinho is the one who should stay in the middle.
I'd like to see Keita start next to Fabinho – I really think he's going to be much more effective in the middle as opposed to a winger and almost striker he was forced to play last time out. If we want to find out how good he actually is, we should play him in his natural position – let's not forget he was MOTM at Burnley, which was the only recent game he started in the middle.
4-2-3-1:
-----------------Alisson-------------------
Hendo---Matip---Van Dijk----Robbo
----------Fabinho----Keita--------------
Shaqiri-------Firmino------------Mane
------------------Salah-------------------
Subs: Mignolet, Lovren, Camacho, Wijnaldum, Lallana, Sturridge, Origi
Leicester have a lot of players I like and I think Puel is a decent coach and some of the criticism he is getting is unfair – he is doing exactly the right thing by changing them from a counter-attacking to an attacking team and the results haven't been too bad either. Maybe it's his stereotypical thick French accent and perceived coldness that makes him disliked in England? Whatever it is, he seems to be on the brink of being sacked and that 3:4 loss to Wolves was absolutely gutting. Even from the highlights it was clear that their biggest weakness was trying to play a high line with 2 slow CBs, Wes Morgan in particular was left for dead whenever a pass was played in behind (there were some absolute world-class passes to be fair). If Puel plays like that against us, they will get destroyed – but surely he won't be so naive? I think they are going to revert mostly to the good old counter-attacking Leicester for this game, drop the defensive line a yard deeper, close down the middle with 3 physical midfielders in Ndidi, Mendy and Choudhury and bet on the pace and trickery of Demarai Grey and Harvey Barnes in support of Vardy.
For us the biggest selection dilemma is of course at RB, since now it's confirmed Trent won't be ready, but I think there could be different answers to this question based on the overall shape and idea. If Klopp wants to match Leicester's shape and physicality in midfield, he could go back to the 4-3-3. In this case, I would use Camacho at RB for some extra attacking flair and I would also continue with Klopp's latest idea of playing Mane on the right. This will make Chilwell less likely to run forward and give Camacho more defensive protection compared to Salah or Shaqiri playing on RW. Firmino would have to play on the LW in this formation, which is not ideal, but it can work as Bobby has a good understanding with Robertson and will have plenty of chances to cut into the middle.
4-3-3:
----------------Alisson----------------
---------Matip--------Van Dijk-------
Camacho-----Fabinho-----Robbo
---------Hendo--------Keita----------
Mane----------Salah-----Firmino--
Subs: Mignolet, Lovren, Moreno, Wijnaldum, Lallana, Shaqiri, Sturridge
The other idea is to stick with 4-2-3-1, not engage in the midfield battle so much and just probe patiently like we've done in most recent games. In this formation my choice for RB would be someone no one so far mentioned as an option – Henderson. Most pundits and fans think Fabinho is nailed-on to play at RB based on his familiarity with this position (according to transfermarkt he's played 105 games as RB compared to 141 in CM, including all his 7 caps for Brazil), but I have doubts whether he has the pace and stamina to play a full-back for Klopp. Henderson certainly does and he's also a good crosser, so I have no doubt that he can do a good job there in a pinch – and I don't think it would be disrespectful to ask the club captain to fill in there for one game; after all even Gerrard played at RB! If the choice is between playing Hendo in the middle and Fabinho at RB or vice versa, I think Fabinho is the one who should stay in the middle.
I'd like to see Keita start next to Fabinho – I really think he's going to be much more effective in the middle as opposed to a winger and almost striker he was forced to play last time out. If we want to find out how good he actually is, we should play him in his natural position – let's not forget he was MOTM at Burnley, which was the only recent game he started in the middle.
4-2-3-1:
-----------------Alisson-------------------
Hendo---Matip---Van Dijk----Robbo
----------Fabinho----Keita--------------
Shaqiri-------Firmino------------Mane
------------------Salah-------------------
Subs: Mignolet, Lovren, Camacho, Wijnaldum, Lallana, Sturridge, Origi
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I think he will play Fabinho at RB, and will play Gini Hendo and Keita in midfield. Also I would not be surprised to see him play Lallana instead of Keita.
Tomorrows game will be attack and attack by our lot. Am pretty sure its gonna be like last season but i have a feeling defensively we will be very good.
Tomorrows game will be attack and attack by our lot. Am pretty sure its gonna be like last season but i have a feeling defensively we will be very good.
Isn't there a thread on this match already?
Playing Fabinho at RB seems no different to playing a CB at RB, as he doesnt have the pace or stamina to play as an attacking fullback. So if we are going to go down that route why not play an actual CB there and be done with it.
The other option would be to play a back 3 and line up more like
----------------------Alison
-------Matip-----Lovren-----Virgil
Gini------------Fabinho--------Robertson
------Salah------Shaq------Mane
--------------------Bobby
If Leicester are going to sit deep and counter it makes sense to have our best attacking players on the pitch which gives us a better chance of retaining the ball and breaking the lines with well timed runs from deep by Mo and Sadio
The other option would be to play a back 3 and line up more like
----------------------Alison
-------Matip-----Lovren-----Virgil
Gini------------Fabinho--------Robertson
------Salah------Shaq------Mane
--------------------Bobby
If Leicester are going to sit deep and counter it makes sense to have our best attacking players on the pitch which gives us a better chance of retaining the ball and breaking the lines with well timed runs from deep by Mo and Sadio
I take it you haven't seen Fabinho play, then?
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