Pre Match: Southampton V Liverpool (19th Nov 2016 - 3pm)

Don't think he would have started but still hope it's nothing serious

https://twitter.com/livecholfc/status/799350692280406016

Klopp's pre-match presser:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNRuQYQlAus

Just read Coutinho might be out for this one too. If only we had some squad depth... Oh wait, we do. Lallana and Coutinho out, Sturridge and Wijnaldum in and that still leaves Origi as an other attacking option. Quality replacements.

Looking like a midfield and attack of:

      Henderson     Can
           Wijnaldum
Mane     Sturridge    Firmino

Maybe?

Southampton away, always a tricky game. Need to show resilience in defence to bag all three points.

Looking like a midfield and attack of:

      Henderson     Can
           Wijnaldum
Mane     Sturridge    Firmino

Maybe?

I think that midfield 3 is more like...

    Henderson
Wijnaldum             Emre Can

...but I think you're right on the personnel and everything else. Can has made some comments about him playing more offensively this season.

Was always going to be a tricky one but even more so now that Lallana's out and it looks like Coutinho is as well. We've got some good players to come in for them (Sturridge and Gini I would imagine) but it will be tough.

Draw won't be a disaster in this one.

https://twitter.com/melissareddy_/status/799541178148515841

I think that midfield 3 is more like...

    Henderson
Wijnaldum             Emre Can

...but I think you're right on the personnel and everything else. Can has made some comments about him playing more offensively this season.

It's really hard to judge when watching the team exactly how the midfield is lining up. I've seen it written down like I listed it and also how you have shown it.

We attack so quickly at times and with the pressing it's difficult to tell if we're using two holding midfielders or one.

I know Henderson is playing deeper and it seemed when Wijnaldum was starting ahead of Can he played deeper too.

Who knows, just keep smashing them in!

We're going to face a busy few weeks coming up so I wouldn't want to risk Lallana or Coutinho even if they're declared fit so perhaps try something different and play the diamond?

Karius

Clyne   Lovren   Matip   Milner

Can

Wijnaldum  Grujic  Henderson

Mane

Firmino   Sturridge

Seemed to work well enough in 13/14 season

We're going to face a busy few weeks coming up so I wouldn't want to risk Lallana or Coutinho even if they're declared fit so perhaps try something different and play the diamond?

Karius

Clyne   Lovren   Matip   Milner

Can

Wijnaldum  Grujic  Henderson

Mane

Firmino   Sturridge

Seemed to work well enough in 13/14 season

That's definitely different...but I doubt we'll get away with fielding 12 players.

That's definitely different...but I doubt we'll get away with fielding 12 players.

 

https://twitter.com/melissareddy_/status/799541178148515841

Could be on the bench. Good news still

... we could move bob back a couple of yards and put studge up top.
And let him know, if he doesn't graft and close down he's in the ressies until he learns. 😠

at the angry smiley.

Would you take a 3 nil win, a Sturridge hat trick, with no "graft"?

Chill the beans ya goat. 

Attack maybe the best form of defence, it seems to have worked lately. A draw would not be a bad result, although obviously, three points even better.

Are we there yet?? I can't decide if i wanna do the pub watch tomorrow or stay home and stream it.

I've never said this before but I think we will win the league this season. We should take all 3 points tomorrow.

It'll seem funny going to Liverpool tomorrow but not to see the game, unusual for me but I will be at the Echo Arena tomorrow night to see Billy Connolly, hopefully celebrating 3 points to keep the Red flag flying at the top of the League.

Won't be an easy game tomorrow at St.Mary's, I was there last season when they just beat us, we were gutted as we walked out the ground  hopefully we can put the record straight and come away with 3 points, at least they haven't got Mane to score against us this time....Coutinho has travelled with the squad, so maybe he may get a small run out, doubt Klopp will risk him though if he's not 100% and still not sure about Lallana, probably Studge up front and Gigi in place of Adam...roll on 3pm tomorrow 

Go reds and travelling Kopites will be in fine voice I'm sure. 

Lets hope they play like they did against Hull. Only Austin concerns me really. Redmond isn't a particularly good player IMO but is one of those players that will have a stormer every now and then, hopefully not against us.

COME ON REDS!!

I would like to see Wijnaldum playing in the attacking trio. Just by curiosity.

I think and hope that Sturridge and Wijnaldum will replace Coutinho and Lallana.

I just think it's totally daft, that the peoples of Liverpool can't watch this match on Telly. While, me over here in Kathmandu can watch it on Telly. Strange one that!
I have no idea how the score will pan out on this one. Especially coming off the Intl break. What's the situations with the Southampton Intl players?

Whoever is going to the game today... what are the best pubs to drink before the game? I have heard The Waterfront and Shamrock Quay are good.. Where is everyone going?

Coyr

Ynwa

 

We're going to face a busy few weeks coming up so I wouldn't want to risk Lallana or Coutinho even if they're declared fit so perhaps try something different and play the diamond?

Karius

Clyne   Lovren   Matip   Milner

Can

Wijnaldum  Grujic  Henderson

Mane

Firmino   Sturridge

Seemed to work well enough in 13/14 season

I think with that side, Can and Hendo need swapping as Can doesn't have the same energy levels as Hendo so the cover won't be as dynamic.