Greenlizard0 PL & Championship Football Thread ** spoilers ** [1st - 4th Jan 2021]

[ThundyCat]

The Athletic put out a story 10 minutes after the final whistle.

Is the Athletic worth a subscription?

 

[robfosters]

That's the problem that arises when you actually have a youth academy that breeds top class footballers

You say it like you developed him from a child. He was already 16 and highly developed when you got him. Hardly an Alexander-Arnold is it?

 

[Kenai]

You say it like you developed him from a child. He was already 16 and highly developed when you got him. Hardly an Alexander-Arnold is it?

Buying up 16 year olds who already play for their national U16s team is the height of "youth development" these days

 

[BaZ87]

Is the Athletic worth a subscription?

Only if you can get a special offer. I'm paying £1 per month for 6 months.

 

[Ayahuasca]

Klopp going for it with that lineup.

 

[BaZ87]

No CB's! Other than VVD I don't think Klopp is a fan of CB's as a general rule so a no CB line-up was always on the cards with him.

 

[Pigeon_Killer]

Not much on the bench other than Shaq if we're struggling but like the first team. Henderson completely changed the game when he moved to CB against Fulham so hope he influences the game just as much today.

 

[Purdy]

Christ I just tried looking up why Henderson wasn’t in midfield/on bench. Utterly absurd amount of injuries, no idea how we’ve hung around

 

[BaZ87]

No Vestergaard for Southampton is a bonus. Him attacking Ward-Prowse set-plays without anybody that can head the ball wouldn't have been fun.

 

[Mark1989]

Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Henderson, Fabinho, Robertson, Thiago, Wijnaldum, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Mane, Salah, Firmino.

I mean who needs center backs clearly not us ha, happy to see thiago and ox get a start

 

[Kenai]

Klopp going for it with that lineup.

Worth just trying to keep the ball forward if we're playing Stephens in front of Forster, you'll get goals

 

[Mark1989]

Well thats a **** start

 

[Purdy]

Failure in preparation for this season by the club and Klopp

 

[Maundie]

Another Villa scoreline coming up here

 

[Fry750]

Trent can't defend - who knew

 

[omnomnom]

We need a cb...sign one please.

 

[Mark1989]

Failure in preparation for this season by the club and Klopp

Wouldn't go to that extreme, I mean yes you get injuries but very rare its all same position.

We must sign a center back this window though

 

[Purdy]

Wouldn't go to that extreme, I mean yes you get injuries but very rare its all same position.

We must sign a center back this window though

VVD + 2 extremely injury prone CBS. Complete failure.

 

[adam cool dude]

We need a cb...sign one please.

Phil Jones at your service. I think this is premonition Sir Alex was referring to when he said Jones could end up being one of the best centre backs in the world. He is going to Liverpool and going to win them the league.

 

[Mark1989]

VVD + 2 extremely injury prone CBS. Complete failure.

He needed to replace Lovren thats a given.

What I would say is that Rhys Williams has looked the part when coming in so maybe thats why, the draws we have been getting and even first 10 minutes of this is just the players not performing at the moment