Why ? The way he's playing it's better to keep him on the pitch 😀Lovren or VVD could go down in history if he ends Lukaku in a challenge
Now if we are talking Pogba or even better Hererra ....
Why ? The way he's playing it's better to keep him on the pitch 😀Lovren or VVD could go down in history if he ends Lukaku in a challenge
Dont really care about their fans or the injuries. Its Utd and Mourinho, it will be a bastard of a game regardless.
I may be being optimistic, but having watched Salah against Koulibali, try to get the better of him over & over, before finally working out how to position himself to turn him on his weaker foot to gain an extra yard on him & then score as a result, befpfe repeating the trick (although without a goal) in the second half, I think that this seasons Salah will have a number of ideas about how to play against Young.I absolutely hate watching Young. The thought of him tugging, pulling, body checking Salah, while maintaining his innocence; all that coupled with an incompetent ref who lets everything go, makes me sick.
One thing from reading the analysis posted in the other thread is that Salah roams a lot more this season ... this could give him a big advantage over a static Young and put him up against United's CBs, a far easier proposition for a man of Salah's talents (and Mane and Keita) if they are Jones and Smalling, their more mobile CBs are Bailly and Lindof.I may be being optimistic, but having watched Salah against Koulibali, try to get the better of him over & over, before finally working out how to position himself to turn him on his weaker foot to gain an extra yard on him & then score as a result, befpfe repeating the trick (although without a goal) in the second half, I think that this seasons Salah will have a number of ideas about how to play against Young.
Also worth noting that none of our front three have scored against Utd. It's hard to imagine that continuing.
I can see this being a very frustrating game for us fans, as we just patiently plug away, much as I'd like to batter them, I suspect we'll score just once or twice late into the match.
One thing from reading the analysis posted in the other thread is that Salah roams a lot more this season ... this could give him a big advantage over a static Young and put him up against United's CBs, a far easier proposition for a man of Salah's talents (and Mane and Keita) if they are Jones and Smalling, their more mobile CBs are Bailly and Lindof.
You haven't read that tactical analysis I posted have you ?!I wonder about Mo. He's never looked entirely happy playing up top, besides which I tend to favour the "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" approach anyway. Mane on the other hand hasn't been at his best just lately so the change might do him good.
And you Word is Law...I did, Froggy, just wasn't persuaded by it. Carra himself says that the disparity in outcomes has come about partly because it's against the lesser sides that Salah is played up top, and the guy hasn't - yet - fully recovered his coruscating form of last season. He's too good a player not to produce results even so, but that doesn't make the change a convincing one, IMHO of course.
What is interesting is his goals scored record when he's played up top, however Klopp pushed him back on to the RW when we play one of the Top 6. Why ? I'm assuming because he wants an extra ball winner in midfield so can't field Mane - Salah - Shaq with Firmino in behind as #10.I did, Froggy, just wasn't persuaded by it. Carra himself says that the disparity in outcomes has come about partly because it's against the lesser sides that Salah is played up top, and the guy hasn't - yet - fully recovered his coruscating form of last season. He's too good a player not to produce results even so, but that doesn't make the change a convincing one, IMHO of course.
Apparently Lindelof is fit to play. In fact, almost all of the players Maureen was saying were unavailable, are available.Smalling and Lindelof are injured, so that leaves Bailly and Jones. Salah should definitely play through the middle and run straight at them (and maybe Mane too).
I almost guarantee you he'd play him like he's using sturridge now. Super sub or 'b' team player.Are united even playing Pogba at the moment?
Klopp would probably get a tune out of him though