Pre Match - Chelsea (H) - Saturday 17:30

[Dreambeliever]

I was in Galway earlier in the week, I never realised I was in a different time zone.

😀 Melbourne slightly different. Would love to be in Galway and not in lockdown 6.0!

 

[Dreambeliever]

Weird feeling today. Hard to know what way it’ll go. Should learn a lot about both teams today. Would love a win but would take a draw.

 

[Hansern]

Alisson, Trent, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Henderson, Elliott, Salah, Firmino, Mane

 

[keniget]

Elliot, eh? Big day for him.

 

[Modo]

Decent team that. Nice having an attacking outlet in midfield.

 

[ibromurph]

Shocked Elliott is playing in such a big game over Thiago. Wow.

 

[Modo]

Shocked Elliott is playing in such a big game over Thiago. Wow.

It has to be related to fitness.

 

[Fabio]

Fucking love the sheer testicles on display here to start big harv

 

[Bradley]

Klopp really has big balls.

 

[tombrown]

Subs: Kelleher, Konate, Thiago, Keita, Gomez, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Minamino, Jota, Tsimikas.

 

[davud graham]

Massive vote of confidence in Elliot by Klopp with Thiago and Keita available.

 

[Fabio]

I also would love this to be a "we need another midfielder so I'm starting a kid" movez, but big harv is too much of a don it just looks intentional

 

[Modo]

Must have been fantastic in training

 

[ibromurph]

It has to be related to fitness.

Over Keita and AOC too? Who both started the season with the midfield shirt?

That's a statement. Keita and AOC career's are finished imo. Surely we can move one of them on in the last few days of the window and bring in a proper CM (like a Bissouma) who Klopp can trust to start against Chelsea.

 

[Modo]

Over Keita and AOC too? Who both started the season with the midfield shirt?

That's a statement. Keita and AOC career's are finished imo. Surely we can move one of them on in the last few days of the window and bring in a proper CM (like a Bissouma) who Klopp can trust to start against Chelsea.

Over Thiago, the other two haven't shown us anything.

 

[HC]

Let's be honest , thiagos offered no more than ox or keita , who have both been nowhere near consistent or fit enough.

It's not that crazy that a young , talented player off the back of a strong championship seasons starts ahead of any of them.

It might cost us over the course of the season though

 

[Bradley]

He'll do well. Hopefully it also give that trio of Ox, Naby and Thiago a boot up the hole to make a difference when they are on the pitch.

 

[tomasjj]

Massive vote of confidence in Elliot by Klopp with Thiago and Keita available.

Or overconfidence? I have in mind when he started Keita away at Madrid.
Anyway, with Fabs and Hendo there, we should have cover.

 

[binomial]

Shocked Elliott is playing in such a big game over Thiago. Wow.

Yeh why not forget he’s 18 a minute, he’s a real good player.

More surprised he’s gone with Firmino over Jota

 

[Shay_K]

Anyone want a match thread or are we staying in here?

 

[Shay_K]

Only 1 keeper on the bench, Jürgen taking a big risk there.

 

[Athens]

Only 1 keeper on the bench, Jürgen taking a big risk there.

He wasn't until you mentioned it, you jinxer.

 

[binomial]

Anyone want a match thread or are we staying in here?

Stay here, too much effort making new thread.

 

[Shay_K]

He wasn't until you mentioned it, you jinxer.

I take it you"re in a foul humour because Kosta was dropped. 😉

 

[Bradley]

Salah and Harvey combining nicely!

 

[binomial]

Oooooooh Harvey!!!

Unlucky young son.

Started bright.

 

[Shay_K]

Nice effort from Harvey

 

[binomial]

CHELSEA RENT BOYS CHELSEA RENT BOYS WOAH

 

[binomial]

Taylor being a cunt.

 

[binomial]

What a ball Trent.

Hendo ballsing that up.