Good point. Might be better building a core out of players who are very familiar with each other rather than a patched up team of senior bench-warmers / table tennis players, kids and knackered first-teamers.
Pre Match vs Exeter, Friday Jan 8 2016
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Good point. Might be better building a core out of players who are very familiar with each other rather than a patched up team of senior bench-warmers / table tennis players, kids and knackered first-teamers.
I think he can play both 'sides'. Enrique has played CB for the U21s a couple of times.
I suppose this is part of Klopp's argument for not sending the best players on loan - that if he needs to delve into the Reserves/U21s he can pick players who have played together a lot in the system he wants and therefore will have something approaching a decent understanding. Maybe.
Like Jon said, the amount of young players getting a game has piqued my interest in this match now.
We'll probably draw this one just to add to the fixture madness.
Remember that time Riise played CB? I think it was against Boro ... Great assist to Stevie G in that one ... So we'll see something similar IF Mr. Table Tennis plays in the middle ... with a great pass to Kent and GOOOOOOOOOOOOLAZO
WOW ... Yikes ... I'm not sure who's gonna give more of an effort - the kids (who will be eager to impress) or Exeter (who will feel slighted by this team selection)?
Paul Stewart? There's a name I haven't heard in a while.
They shouldn't really. It's obvious we're in the middle of the worst injury crisis in years, off the back of a run of games every 3.5 days, and have Arsenal and Utd to come next week.
Pedro injured ?
I guess so. Else he's not impressed Klopp enough yet, which would surprise me.
FUCKING LOL
Enrique must be fucking muck in training. I thought Enrique he might get some bench time at least under Klopp, clean slate and all that. I've never thought he was brilliant, but he was not completely shit.
Depressing stuff. If all of those players can really be trusted to do the club justice in the first team, it might have been prudent to use a few of them more regularly in recent games and spread the work load a bit more, rather than ignoring them all until now. Oh well, maybe they'll confound expectations and sparkle, after which we can play all of them for several more games on the trot until they break down, after which I guess we'll pick all of the under-17s.
Happy if he plays the kids but would prefer we have a bit of experience in there. Ming, Milner, Lucas, Allen and Benteke should all start.
Blimey, that lineup is crazy considering this is the FA cup, I could understand it for the league cup or ropey league. It's the cup that would actually be good to win, if he puts that team out he really can't be arsed with this cup. I understand the defence being ruined, but midfield and attack we've got senior options.
That or he thinks our u21's are that ace that they can destroy Exeter.
Good.
All Klopp has to do is get them to play with no fear.
I'm much more interested in seeing the game now
That's a fair point, but it's probably a lot easier to put one or two into the team when a team is winning consistently. We've had no easy games lately (which this season basically is vs Aston Villa). At least a lot of them will have played together in the U-21s.
That can't be the team, surely? I'd certainly have put a couple of first team players in there. We're going to lose if that's the team.
It wouldn't bother me quite so much if the players had become used to playing in Klopp's style for a while in the ressies, but the reserves still play in the style laid down by Rodgers: pretty slow, ticky-tacky stuff. After about the third wallop by one of Exeter's senior bruisers, urged on by an over-excited crowd, I doubt some of these lads will enjoy the fact they're being watched by a sizeable chunk of the nation. I really hope it works out, but it's a massive gamble and, for me, one that's way too rash.
I would go as far as saying it will be a pleasant surprise if we don't get beat tonight.
The only proviso I would add is that, by all accounts, Exeter like to play a more pleasant, passing style of football, so their % of cloggers might be lower than expected.
I will be very surprised if Milner and Allen don't start. He has to put some experience in the team.
I've got 14/1 for an Exeter win with both teams scoring. If we win it's worth the tenner. If we lose I've got 140 quid to drown my sorrows. The Peter Cooke MO.
What if they win and we don't score?
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Liverpool's reserve team selection tonight shows just how far the FA Cup has fallen in stature. Sad but true. Not a big trophy any more.
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That's the reason you won it the last 2 years.
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That's the reason you won it the last 2 years.
I think he said that players who have played the last five or six games will not play. That doesn't include Milner and Allen.
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