Pre-Match: Leicester v Liverpool Tues 2nd Feb 19:45KO

Back to a full strength side here:

Mignolet

Clyne
Lovren
Sakho
Moreno

Henderson (c)
Lucas
Emre Can

Milner
Firmino
Lallana

Subs: Ward; Flanagan, Toure; Allen; Ibe, Teixeira; Benteke.

This is gonna be a very tough game, expecting it to be a draw though either 0-0 or 1-1.

Not sure what team I'd go with, but I'd try and set up in a 4-4-2 and play a similar game to the one we played when we beat them earlier in the season.

Back to a full strength side here:

Mignolet

Clyne
Lovren
Sakho
Moreno

Henderson (c)
Lucas
Emre Can

Milner
Firmino
Lallana

Subs: Ward; Flanagan, Toure; Allen; Ibe, Teixeira; Benteke.

This is gonna be a very tough game, expecting it to be a draw though either 0-0 or 1-1.

Starting to get more predictable in his first XI selections
Think it'll be the 11 above, 'maybe' Flanno for Clyne, or Toure for Lovren
Tough game, though we stifled Leicester well at Anfield, so hopefully we can do a smash and grab on Tues.

We kinda need to win this one, and there's a good chance that we can edge it. We play our best games against teams that come at us, and at home Leicester will do just that.
1-0 Reds!

Will beat these...again!

Henderson has been absolute rubbish several weeks running, he's even been subbed TWICE in a row, even Klopp sees he's been sh*te.  Yet he still walks into everyone's starting XI whilst Joseph, who's put in several strong performances, can't get a look in.

Back to a full strength side here:

Mignolet

Clyne
Lovren
Sakho
Moreno

Henderson (c)
Lucas
Emre Can

Milner
Firmino
Lallana

Subs: Ward; Flanagan, Toure; Allen; Ibe, Teixeira; Benteke.

This is gonna be a very tough game, expecting it to be a draw though either 0-0 or 1-1.

I'm not sure Moreno , Can or Milner deserve a start or even Hendo for that matter , but i can't see Klopp risk starting the youngsters . If i was to choose one it would be Smith for Moreno .

Henderson has been absolute rubbish several weeks running, he's even been subbed TWICE in a row, even Klopp sees he's been sh*te.  Yet he still walks into everyone's starting XI whilst Joseph, who's put in several strong performances, can't get a look in.

He's just got back from being injured. Emre hasnt been his commanding self in recent weeks either. Agree with you on Joe though, on a bit of a roll with performances this year.

Though they deserve to but it will be tough for Allen, Smith and Brannagan to start this game so soon after the cup game. I hope Klopp makes the changes early enough to give these guys a decent run in case things are not going according to plan.

Question. If he drops the lads who done well v West Ham I.e. Brannigan! Stewart, Teixera and Caulker would it be justifiable?

Especially Brannigan in the middle 

Think you have to have Joe Allen in that lineup somehow, for me it would be ahead of Can who IMO needs sent a message that you can't continually lose possession and be guaranteed a starting spot.

Henderson has been absolute rubbish several weeks running, he's even been subbed TWICE in a row, even Klopp sees he's been sh*te.  Yet he still walks into everyone's starting XI whilst Joseph, who's put in several strong performances, can't get a look in.

No Jürgen hasn't replaced him twice because he's sh*t, he's injured you muppet.  He's been playing through severe pain in his heel since returning from a fractured metatarsal.

Henderson has been absolute rubbish several weeks running, he's even been subbed TWICE in a row, even Klopp sees he's been sh*te.  Yet he still walks into everyone's starting XI whilst Joseph, who's put in several strong performances, can't get a look in.

federer advocating for Allen to start. I have officially entered the Twilight Zone

Will beat these...again!

Yeah I actually think we will too. I'm strangely confident about this one.

Ibe needs a kick up his arse! If it was down to me, I would probably play him in the U21s until he overcomes his complacency.

Mignolet
Clyne-Toure-Sakho-Smith
Lucas-Allen
Milner-Cameron-Lallana
Firmino

Subs- Ward, Lovren, Flano, Can, Hendo, Ojo, Benteke

federer advocating for Allen to start. I have officially entered the Twilight Zone

Yeah I actually think we will too. I'm strangely confident about this one.

He actually thinks he is Pirlo so don't tell him FFS.

                       MIGS

CLYNE      LOVREN    SAKHO    FLANAGAN

             HENDO               ALLEN         

IBE                FIRMINO       LALLANA

                     BENTEKE

I just don't think Benteke will start a league game especially an away game and I think Lovren will start before Toure if fit

Ibe needs a kick up his arse! If it was down to me, I would probably play him in the U21s until he overcomes his complacency.

Mignolet
Clyne-Toure-Sakho-Smith
Lucas-Allen
Milner-Cameron-Lallana
Firmino

Subs- Ward, Lovren, Flano, Can, Hendo, Ojo, Benteke

I am a big fan of this kid but he frustrates the life out of me. On the one hand he plays and looks like he is really making progress then the next game he is like a completely different lad.He is young and I think Jürgen can make him into a player

Pace pace and pace.....lets give them something to think about.

F**k it lets mix it up....Ibe and Ojo wide, Benteke up top with Firmino as a front 2. All 4 of these should be interchangeable though.

2 in the centre mid that will fight like F**k for the ball, go for the 2 young lads.

Milner, Hendo, Allen and Can can wait......actually maybe Joe in there he's been the best of that lot for a while but he needs freedom to get forward.

Im rambling here but just want to see a proper "have some of this you fuckers" attitude from the off.

I am a big fan of this kid but he frustrates the life out of me. On the one hand he plays and looks like he is really making progress then the next game he is like a completely different lad.He is young and I think Jürgen can make him into a player

Trust me! So am I. The injuries are helping him big time to cement his position but these days he blows hot and cold way too often. I was banging my head last weekend at his showoff stepovers! I mean common, its not coming off today, so try something more productive. I think that's where he needs to learn big time, improvise on the pitch and add more meat in his runs.

Trust me! So am I. The injuries are helping him big time to cement his position but these days he blows hot and cold way too often. I was banging my head last weekend at his showoff stepovers! I mean common, its not coming off today, so try something more productive. I think that's where he needs to learn big time, improvise on the pitch and add more meat in his runs.

I think with Ibe you have to play him to get more from him he is learning on the Job but his potential is massive

Henderson has been absolute rubbish several weeks running, he's even been subbed TWICE in a row, even Klopp sees he's been sh*te.  Yet he still walks into everyone's starting XI whilst Joseph, who's put in several strong performances, can't get a look in.

He is struggling with an injury that he's playing through.

Pace pace and pace.....lets give them something to think about.

F**k it lets mix it up....Ibe and Ojo wide, Benteke up top with Firmino as a front 2. All 4 of these should be interchangeable though.

Was with you on the whole "Pace,pace and pace" thing, Then you mention Benteke.... Are you saying he has pace??.... If so he has never shown it

I think this is one of the tougher selection choices that Jürgen has had to make in a while. We need the win as we need to gain ground at every opportunity now with anyone/everyone who is above us. The midfield three is all up for grabs for me, and same with the fullbacks. Flanno is going to provide such a healthy competition on each side. For me, I'd go like this:
                   Migs
Flanno  Lovren  Sakho  Moreno
                   Lucas
            Allen      Milner
   Lallana                   Ibe
                 Firmino

If they go two up front, we press the hell out of them in the midfield with our runners. Allen definitely deserves the nod for his recent performances. Can has annoyed me lately (although when I feel that way, he comes through with a good game so who knows). No Hendo for me, let him rest a bit more. We need the win, and we need to go on a bit of a roll through this tough February.

I know Coutinho's missing but we need to try and play the same game as we did at Man City and play high up from the off..

Jürgen's starting eleven, whoever they are, will know their task and will have been well drilled..

A few players i'm expecting a much improved performance from are Moreno, Can and Ibe , We've all witnessed what their capable of so i'm hoping to see a bit more of it in what's gonna be a very open game..perfect for their style of play.

Looking forward to this...

All these games are coming fast...one after the other.. let's hope we can keep the pace..

Excited to see the new lads play...

Question. If he drops the lads who done well v West Ham I.e. Brannigan! Stewart, Teixera and Caulker would it be justifiable?

Especially Brannigan in the middle

In both my and I would think the majority opinion, yes it would be completely justifiable. Cup games are cup games and league games are league games even if it's similar opposition.

If we'd gone and won that game 8-0 against a top league team like WH or better then yeah I'd say lets go with them, but it was a 0-0 game and none of the aforementioned players are senior, first squad level players who have shown any consistency of strong performances against top tier opposition with the exception of maybe Caulker and IMO to bring in wholesale change to a league match would based on a few decent results would be questionable.

In both my and I would think the majority opinion, yes it would be completely justifiable. Cup games are cup games and league games are league games even if it's similar opposition.

If we'd gone and won that game 8-0 against a top league team like WH or better then yeah I'd say lets go with them, but it was a 0-0 game and none of the aforementioned players are senior, first squad level players who have shown any consistency of strong performances against top tier opposition with the exception of maybe Caulker and IMO to bring in wholesale change to a league match would based on a few decent results would be questionable.

How then do you ever know if young/fringe players are good enough? Why bother with having academy's if you can't trust the players produced can step into the first team for league games? How do they learn if they only play early round league cup ties or an fa cup tie because of injuries?

Looking forward to this one. Have a feeling we may be on edge of a wee run

How then do you ever know if young/fringe players are good enough? Why bother with having academy's if you can't trust the players produced can step into the first team for league games? How do they learn if they only play early round league cup ties or an fa cup tie because of injuries?

Chances will come in the first team on an individual basis. Granted I don't think that we've done nearly a good enough job of doing that at this club in transitioning our most talented youngsters to first team consistency.

But I do think there's a massive difference of doing something like that and making wholesale changes to our league squad based on a couple of results, especially when playing against a team that's ahead of us on the table.

How then do you ever know if young/fringe players are good enough? Why bother with having academy's if you can't trust the players produced can step into the first team for league games? How do they learn if they only play early round league cup ties or an fa cup tie because of injuries?

That's what happens when a club spends 300 mil on a squad , the young lads get marginalised and sent out on loans . the only reason we're seeing the youngsters now is because of injuries . As soon as the seniors start getting fit and games then we'll hardly see them again this season . Pity really they've shown real intent .

Looking forward to this with anticipation...This is like a home game for me and I will be at the King Power with the travelling REDS, if we play like we did on Boxing Day, we'll be ok, we'll stiffle and frustrate them, they will come at us from the start though and hope to get a lead, we must keep them under control, tbh we'll do really well to get any kind of result tomorrow night, I'd be happy with a draw but a win will be brilliant.....strongest team tomorrow night please Jürgen and let's rip them foxes to pieces !!!

                      MIGS

CLYNE      LOVREN    SAKHO    MORENO
             
           LUCAS               ALLEN                       
                      HENDO

MILNER                                  LALLANA

                      FIRMINO

Same attitude and tactics as last time. 0:1 the Red men

Despite being the leaders Leicester are the only team we can realistically beat to top 4. It requires just one little thing - beat them tonight and go on a decent run. But I was saying the same before we played them at Anfield and it has not changed much since.

Not sure who to start - there is solid options now in all areas bar maybe in attack. Would not like to see a Hendo-Lucas-Can midfield triange though.

Massive game for FSG. Nothing better silencing the critics after a poor transfer window and the ticket announcement debacle than a win away to league leaders.

Mignolet; Clyne, Lovren, Caulker, Flanagan; Lucas, Allen, Brannagan; Milner, Firmino, Lallana.

Don't see a reason to change most of the back four to be honest, as long as they are all match fit. Flanagan coming in might be a good option against Mahrez cutting inside and I think Allen and Brannagan have done more than enough to keep their place as well.

Do not think this game is on tv tonight, or does anyone know different. Anyhow think it will be a 1  1 draw, a win for the Reds even better.

Who needs fancy transfers when we've got this free scoring midfielder in our team?





Yes. I was being sarcastic.

Poor Merson not knowing how we'll deal with Vardy in this game. Watch the last game you dumb F**k

If I remember rightly we matched up against these in a 442 set up on Boxing Day and got the win so I'm guessing we'll do the same again this time.

If this is the case then I'm guessing it'll be a midfield of Ibe, Milner, Lucas with either Hendo or Allen making up the 4 with probably Firmino and Lallana up front.

I can't see Jürgen playing Flanno at lb like some are suggesting as he doesn't really play players out of position so I'm expecting either Moreno or Smith to start on the left.

I can't see Toure starting now that Lovren is back but will it be Lovren and Caulker or Lovren and Sakho?  Do they have any "big" players where we need to be wary of set pieces?  I know defending set pieces is our achilles heel but I don't think they have the same aerial threat that other teams do.

They're at home too so they'll want to go all out at us, which should play into our hands and leave plenty of space for us to exploit.

Can't come quick enough for me, get us talking football again rather than who we didn't sign.

COYR

If we lose then Leicester go 16 clear of us and I think we can kiss top four goodbye. If we win then there is a slim chance of us creeping in there.

                         Mignolet

       Clyne     Lovren     Sakho     Moreno

                    Lucas      Can

           Ibe        Lallana     Milner

                        Firmino

Henderson has been absolute rubbish several weeks running, he's even been subbed TWICE in a row, even Klopp sees he's been sh*te.  Yet he still walks into everyone's starting XI whilst Joseph, who's put in several strong performances, can't get a look in.

tbf he has had injuries. But yea I agree Allen deserves a start.

Henderson has been absolute rubbish several weeks running, he's even been subbed TWICE in a row, even Klopp sees he's been sh*te.  Yet he still walks into everyone's starting XI whilst Joseph, who's put in several strong performances, can't get a look in.

It's only someone's opinion Fed.

Get over it.

If we are serious about making a push for top4 we need to be winning these.
Leicester are doing well, but I think at their ground we might get space and chances to score.
As long as we can keep them out at our end, we should be good

Don't care who or how, just win.

Getting sick of seeing all these overnight Leicester fans popping out of nowhere and giving me lessons on how a club should play and how they're better than us.

Don't care who or how, just win.

Getting sick of seeing all these overnight Leicester fans popping out of nowhere and giving me lessons on how a club should play and how they're better than us.

Don't you know that there are millions of "football managers" around the world?
Just as there are easily hundreds or thousands of "Liverpool managers" like you and I on there.

I'll be around to play "Liverpool Manager" in a couple of hours time! Please join me.
 

Don't you know that there are millions of "football managers" around the world?
Just as there are easily hundreds or thousands of "Liverpool managers" like you and I on there.

I'll be around to play "Liverpool Manager" in a couple of hours time! Please join me.
 

At least we've been around with the team for the majority of our lives.

Got a mate who supported Arsenal and then stopped to support Leicester. Give me a F***ing break.

At least we've been around with the team for the majority of our lives.

Got a mate who supported Arsenal and then stopped to support Leicester. Give me a f**king break.

Your friend always wins then. His team's always in the top four! Sorry to say cause he's your friend. I call these fair weathered fans.

Getting quite excited now about this match, I'l be off in about an hour to head over to the pub to meet my fellow Reds, Leicester fans are getting far to big for their boots, they think they're gonna walk this league  I want us to show them it ain't that easy !!

Come on Liverpool lets teach these another lesson....

 

Getting quite excited now about this match, I'l be off in about an hour to head over to the pub to meet my fellow Reds, Leicester fans are getting far to big for their boots, they think they're gonna walk this league  I want us to show them it ain't that easy !!

Come on Liverpool lets teach these another lesson....

 

There's talk of traffic problems in and around Leicester already Cas.  Get there safe hun and enjoy your first away 

Let's be honest folks we're getting our backsides handed to us today.

we're getting out backsides handed to us today.

Something about that just doesn't seem right

There's talk of traffic problems in and around Leicester already Cas.

Must be the F***ing massive bandwagon in Leicester causing some trouble.

There's talk of traffic problems in and around Leicester already Cas.  Get there safe hun and enjoy your first away 

Cheers for the heads up Debs....I live about 15 miles from Leicester, so hopefully shouldn't be to bad a journey.
It's actually not my first away game this season, I was at Watford just before Christmas and only just avoided slitting my wrists  and I was at Stoke for the first league cup semi final  much better result, third time lucky at Leicester tonight 

Do not think this game is on tv tonight, or does anyone know different. Anyhow think it will be a 1  1 draw, a win for the Reds even better.

Ah the magic of KODI and premier league pass 😁

Must be the F***ing massive bandwagon in Leicester causing some trouble.

Yeah Crouchie it's Jurgens 

Cheers for the heads up Debs....I live about 15 miles from Leicester, so hopefully shouldn't be to bad a journey.
It's actually not my first away game this season, I was at Watford just before Christmas and only just avoided slitting my wrists  and I was at Stoke for the first league cup semi final  much better result, third time lucky at Leicester tonight 

Well I'm sat in Frankie & Bennies with the family for Leanne's birthday treat, mmmm yummy. 

Bring us better luck this time Hun 

If I remember rightly we matched up against these in a 442 set up on Boxing Day and got the win so I'm guessing we'll do the same again this time.

If this is the case then I'm guessing it'll be a midfield of Ibe, Milner, Lucas with either Hendo or Allen making up the 4 with probably Firmino and Lallana up front.

I can't see Jürgen playing Flanno at lb like some are suggesting as he doesn't really play players out of position so I'm expecting either Moreno or Smith to start on the left.

I can't see Toure starting now that Lovren is back but will it be Lovren and Caulker or Lovren and Sakho?  Do they have any "big" players where we need to be wary of set pieces?  I know defending set pieces is our achilles heel but I don't think they have the same aerial threat that other teams do.

They're at home too so they'll want to go all out at us, which should play into our hands and leave plenty of space for us to exploit.

Can't come quick enough for me, get us talking football again rather than who we didn't sign.

COYR

Flanno played LB the season we came 2nd, seem to remember him doing pretty good there :-)

5 goals in one game then a blank for the next two. F**k knows what's going to happen tonight

Flanno played LB the season we came 2nd, seem to remember him doing pretty good there :-)

I'm not disputing he did mate but Jürgen tends not to play right footed players on the left and vice versa.

looking forward to this one motivation will not be a problem tonight.

I quite fancy us for this tonight.

Ideally Toure wouldn't be playing versus Vardy. Having said that he may lack pace but he has been miles better than Sakho recently.

Wouldn't mind seeing Allen in tonight based on form. I think we've got it in us to edge this out by a goal. Ojo should be on the bench at the expense of Ibe, who has looks like he needs a bit of a rest or boot up the arse.

Computer said 1-1.

I quite fancy us for this tonight.

Ideally Toure wouldn't be playing versus Vardy. Having said that he may lack pace but he has been miles better than Sakho recently.

Wouldn't mind seeing Allen in tonight based on form. I think we've got it in us to edge this out by a goal. Ojo should be on the bench at the expense of Ibe, who has looks like he needs a bit of a rest or boot up the arse.

Completely agree with Allen and kolo, Sakho hasn't returned to form since his injury and Allen is in terrific form imo

Is this game on (british) TV tonight??

Fancy us for this, got to drop Benteke again, Allen to regain his birth, and drop Can for recent performances.

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Is this game on (british) TV tonight??

Fancy us for this, got to drop Benteke again, Allen to regain his birth, and drop Can for recent performances.

3-1

Nope, BT are showing Villa v West Ham...

Nope, BT are showing Villa v West Ham...

What a boring game that will be!

Is this game on (british) TV tonight??

Fancy us for this, got to drop Benteke again, Allen to regain his birth, and drop Can for recent performances.

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no mate
 its streams if you don't have satellite,
showing it in Germany, Poland, Malta, Italy,rumania,bulgaria,ukraine, and many more
 But not in England

YNWA