vs Ajax (A) 8pm

[Markeh]

That was pretty nice from Mo, pass not quite right for Darwin though

 

[mom]

Much better now

 

[mom]

Keep it calm lads. It’ll come.

 

[moron]

I love this way when we play, messy, clueless,

 

[dmishra]

What exactly is the formation? I can't for the life of me figure it out

 

[moron]

What exactly is the formation? I can't for the life of me figure it out

Exactly

 

[Squiggles]

What exactly is the formation? I can't for the life of me figure it out

4-3-1-2 I think.

 

[Gerry_A_Trick]

What exactly is the formation? I can't for the life of me figure it out

Looks mostly 433, with Salah central and Nunez and Firmino pretty much anywhere.

 

[SummerOnions]

I don't see us winning this at all but I do think we can sneak a draw

 

[peekay]

What exactly is the formation? I can't for the life of me figure it out

You are not alone. Neither can our midfield.

 

[rurikbird]

Basically we’re playing without a LW. 2 up top, Firmino at #10, Elliott in his usual role, giant hole on the left. We are getting murdered down both flanks as a result.

 

[keniget]

I really don’t like this weird formation / system we are trying to adopt.

Either go back to the normal shit or go 3 at the back with wing backs.

The latter seems like it would solve all our problems… try it Klopp!

 

[dmishra]

4-3-1-2 I think.

Probably this, but it's something we've never played before, and looks like the players don't know what the fuck they're supposed to be doing. Elliott is drifting too wide, Henderson has always been terrible at LCM and Firmino is dropping almost to CM.

This is actually absurd. We seem to be unable to string together any of our basic patterns of play.

 

[tomasjj]

our press dont work, neither our play out

they might have blown their load soon though

 

[rurikbird]

I’m almost certain we will get a substitution and change of formation at half-time. This is not working.

 

[Mojo]

Ajax's No4 Alvarez is a really good player

 

[Shadey]

This formation is horrid to watch.

 

[Gerry_A_Trick]

That was a bit better

 

[Cerberus]

Is anyone else fucking bored to tears watching this shit?

 

[dmishra]

A simple tweak is to go back to the 4-2-2-2 with Firmino at left midfield. It's not his natural position, but Firmino is tactically our most malleable attacker and his workrate is always superb. He'd have no difficulty doing a job there.

 

[rurikbird]

Ajax's No4 Alvarez is a really good player

Hard to judge; we’re making Davy Klaasen look like Xabi Alonso.

 

[Markeh]

That play between Mo and Trent there was shite

 

[rurikbird]

That play between Mo and Trent there was shite

Trent’s confidence looks totally gone.

Now he’s trying to play at LW or DM!

 

[Gerry_A_Trick]

Have Trent and Robertson swapped now?

 

[SummerOnions]

Feels like Klopp has gone a bit Rafa on the formation there

 

[Shadey]

That’s a delayed reaction Nunez lad

 

[SummerOnions]

At least Trent did some good defending for once

 

[Markeh]

Half time please

 

[mom]

Meh, we haven’t been that bad. I’d say 0-0 is fair.

 

[rurikbird]

Trent at CF now…