Plymouth v Liverpool FA Cup Replay Weds 18th 7:45KO

I'd go with:

Karius

Alexander-Arnold
Lucas (c)
Gomez
Moreno

Emre Can
Stewart
Ejaria

Woodburn
Sturridge
Ojo

Subs: Mignolet; Lovren, Klavan; Henderson, Wijnaldum; Coutinho; Origi.

With games coming thick and fast and the running the lads did yesterday, I'd keep only Arnold-Alexander and Klavan in the side and rotate the rest. Any player on our books should be good enough to win!

With games coming thick and fast and the running the lads did yesterday, I'd keep only Arnold-Alexander and Klavan in the side and rotate the rest. Any player on our books should be good enough to win!

No I think I'd approach this a bit differently, I'd actually start with a mix between 1st XI and reserves and hit them hard from the off then rest a few players after you get a few goals. Couts could maybe do a with a start as well as Henderson and maybe Matip if we can sort out this crap with the Cameroon FA. I'd rest Firmino, Milner and Can although probably have them on the bench.

I would do the young lads again with an experienced mix.

I bet they must have learnt from their previous experience.

I would go with

Karius, TAA, Gomes, Lucas, Moreno, Henderson (to build up match fitness), Grujic (if fit)/ Ejaria, Stewart, Ojo, Woodburn, Sturridge.

It'll be predominantly the kids plus seniors needing match fitness I'd say.

Sounds like Matip will play, Grujic possibly and also possibly Cou and Studge.  Be great to see a Matip/Gomez CB combo 

Full Team.

Get the job done ... no F***ing about .

Even if we play the kids again they will not slip up this time,they will be out for revenge and I expect them to hammer Plymouth.

With early match on Sat, expect Klopp to field very similar side to last time out ie. the kids. And hopefully the lads will get bit more space in their 3rd with Plymouth maybe venturing over half way occasionally.

The kids will play no doubt (many were omitted from the U23s game tonight), I expect a couple more seniors to appear. T be honest, I expect a couple more seniors to actually put in a decent performance and not take them for granted like they arrogantly appeared to do last Sunday.

P.S. Whatever happened to Grujic? Is he injured?

P.S. Whatever happened to Grujic? Is he injured?

Seen quite a few people ask this mate. He's been injured but it seemed to go unnoticed, there has been very little mentioned about it from the club.

P.S. Whatever happened to Grujic? Is he injured?

Seen quite a few people ask this mate. He's been injured but it seemed to go unnoticed, there has been very little mentioned about it from the club.

Been some sort of weird tendon injury but he's back training now I believe.

I'd go with:

Karius

Alexander-Arnold
Lucas (c)
Gomez
Moreno

Emre Can
Stewart
Ejaria

Woodburn
Sturridge
Ojo

Subs: Mignolet; Lovren, Klavan; Henderson, Wijnaldum; Coutinho; Origi.

We need Coutinho back up to match fitness  so would start him and give him an hour

Cou needs to start. Simple. Go for the kill and get this thing done!

Ojo-Studge-Ben
Coutinho-Stewart-Ejaria
Moreno-Gomez-Lucas-TAA
Karius

Subs- Mignolet, Matip, Clyne, Hendo, Wijnaldum, Firmino, Origi

Sturridge needs game time as he is not getting any at the moment and we need to get Coutinho match fit so he should start.
The only other seniors i would start are Lucas, Moreno and hopefully Matip.

I'd go with:

Karius

Alexander-Arnold
Lucas (c)
Gomez
Moreno

Emre Can
Stewart
Ejaria

Woodburn
Sturridge
Ojo

Subs: Mignolet; Lovren, Klavan; Henderson, Wijnaldum; Coutinho; Origi.

Would like to see Grujic for Can

I'd go with

Karius

Alexander
Matip
Gomez
Moreno

Ejaria
Stewart
Couthino

Ojo
Sturridge
Woodburn

Rumour mills are that Lucas is injured, hence why he wasn't on the bench Sunday, and Wilson is starting.

So possibly

Karius
TAA
Gomez
Matip
Moreno

Stewart
Grujic
Ejaria

Cou
Sturridge
Wilson

Subs: Migs, Klaven/Lovren, Millner, Lallana/Gini, Woodburn, Ojo, Origi.

Rumour mills are that Lucas is injured, hence why he wasn't on the bench Sunday, and Wilson is starting.

So possibly

Karius
TAA
Gomez
Matip
Moreno

Stewart
Grujic
Ejaria

Cou
Sturridge
Wilson

Subs: Migs, Klaven/Lovren, Millner, Lallana/Gini, Woodburn, Ojo, Origi.

Finally get to see Wilson in the first team. Been waiting about 10 years .

Finally get to see Wilson in the first team. Been waiting about 10 years .

Feels like it doesn't it mate.  Seems weird that he got his senior international call up, what is it, 3 or 4 years ago but still hasn't had his senior club debut.

Course the rumours could be a load of bollocks but hopefully he'll make the bench and get some minutes if he doesn't start.  He genuinely deserves it after the season he's had.

Feels like it doesn't it mate.  Seems weird that he got his senior international call up, what is it, 3 or 4 years ago but still hasn't had his senior club debut.

Course the rumours could be a load of bollocks but hopefully he'll make the bench and get some minutes if he doesn't start.  He genuinely deserves it after the season he's had.

IMO that had nothing to do with Wilson ability wise, it was pure politics. Wales just didn't want Wilson to get to the level where England would come knocking to turn his head.

IMO that had nothing to do with Wilson ability wise, it was pure politics. Wales just didn't want Wilson to get to the level where England would come knocking to turn his head.

I know that mate but they really didn't need to as he's a proud Welshman and unlike Raheem dangling the Jamaica carrot to the English FA, Wilson had never even hinted he'd be interested in any team other than Wales.

It'll be predominantly the kids plus seniors needing match fitness I'd say.

Sounds like Matip will play, Grujic possibly and also possibly Cou and Studge.  Be great to see a Matip/Gomez CB combo 

Yep that's the way I see it to,...

               Karius
TAA Matip Gomez Milner
          Henderson
Ojo.      Ejaria     Coutinho
      Sturridge. Woodburn

Bench,  Migs, Lucas, Grujic, Bobby, Lallana,  Origi, Moreno

Get the game won, rest the first teamers with the exception of Matip Hendo & Cou who need the minutes

0-3 Mighty Reds

YNWA

Only tickets left restricted view and you have to turn up to get them and i am stuck in F***ing work, oh well bt it is

https://twitter.com/_pauljoyce/status/821342027820437504

Grujic is not fit he will make bench at best.

Sturridge is a defo starter, Will be good to see him with Ojo & Woodburn either side of him.

MF probably, Senior lad & Ejaria & Stewart again.

Id be giving Matip a game in this one as well, F#k Fifa & Cameroon.

so...

---------- Karius ---------------
TAA - Matip - Gomez - Moreno
---- Ejaria - Stewart - Can -
----- Ojo - Studge - Woodburn --

Strong Bench From

Mings, Milner, Klaven, Lovren, Coutinho, Lallana, Origi, Hendo, Grujic, Harry Wilson

Don't care  what 11 starts once the midfield doesn't consist of these being 2 of the 3, Can, Gini or Lucas. Sick of looking at zero creativity from the centre.

I'd start Coutinho and give him 60 minutes, then a full week off to get him 100% fit for the tie with Southampton.  I'd also start Studge -- him and Philippe should have enough quality to unlock Plymouth's defense and win us the game.  Matip also needs game time to get match fit as quickly as possible. 

Karius
Arnold - Matip - Klavan - Moreno
Lucas
Ejaria  --  Wijnaldum
Ojo - Studge - Coutinho

Go full bore from the first minute and try to put the game to bed by halftime.  Get Gini and Coutinho both off by the 60 minute mark for Grujic and Woodburn respectively.  That team has more than enough quality to turn over Plymouth and saves a very strong team (Migs, Clyne, Matip, Lovren, Milner, Hendo, Can, Wijnaldum, Lallana, Origi, and Firmino) for the Swansea match.  Also gets Coutinho fit and ready to help us to a cup final.  There should also be enough time after the semifinal to get the best 11 (bar Mane) fully fit and back together for the Chelsea game.  3 straight wins should help get our season firing on all cylinders again

"I have no line-up but, in our situation, we had to keep a few players out of the game [against United] yesterday but obviously that didn't help, so apologies to the U23s! Again, my fault.

He's apologising to the under-23's for giving their players an opportunity Love this guy.

Seems like their manager has got Utd spot on!

Quote
"We're going to sign (Manchester United's Marouane) Fellaini and hit it long," said the Argyle boss.

"I have no line-up but, in our situation, we had to keep a few players out of the game [against United] yesterday but obviously that didn't help, so apologies to the U23s! Again, my fault.

He's apologising to the under-23's for giving their players an opportunity Love this guy.

It's what makes players want to work for him & give him that extra % ....

I would love to see Grujic but it's been so long since he'splayed, I wouldn't expect him in the squad without so much as a runout with the U23s. Someone mentioned hoping to not see our regular midfielders, but I think that is exactly where the changes will be from the first match. Wondering about a 4-4-2 with Coutinho and Lallana in midfield with 2 out of Hendo, Gini and Emre, then Sturridge and Firmino in front. If we can get some separation you might see Ojo, Woodburn, Ejaria or Wilson, but otherwise maybe not.

Gomez and TAA should start in the back with Moreno and Lucas, Klavan or Lovren.

I like to see the young players as well, but based on his comments today, it seems far fewer of them will be selected in the first XI. Maybe he'll try the kids again in the next round vs. Wolves, but we have to make it there first.

Going for a narrow 2 1 victory, playing a weakened side. Always seem to have the knack of giving a silly goal away !!

For Swansea I'd go with:
Mignolet, Clyne, Lovren, Klavan, Milner, Hendo, Can, Lallana, Firmino, Coutinho, Sturridge

So, working backwards,  for Plymouth would go with:
Karius, TAA, Gomez, Lucas, Moreno, Stewart, Wijnaldum, Wilson, Ojo, Woodburn, Origi

Know Lucas might be injured, and Matip looks like might not play for wee while. And Grujic might be in line which would be great. We've an early match Saturday, with injuries and availability right now wouldn't risk injuries in a game away to shaggin Plymouth. We have a squad, this is what its for, use it.
They have a chance to redeem themselves after a training game last time out. And well, after all ... it's PLYMOUTH ffs!!!! Just beat them.
From all reports Sturridge is set to start tomorrow, which is a bit sh*te imo, as would be good chance to give him a run and have a decent look at him at home on Sat, and let Origi take the slack in this one.
Could be doing without it, but for us it's another chance to watch the lads play, which is great

Evening all Plymouth fan here,

I just wanted to say how fantastic the experience at Anfield was.  The stewards were brilliant throughout, a real credit to the club. Giving my two boys a wristband in case they got lost with our mobile numbers was a nice touch.   Your fans were extremely welcoming and I hope we can be half as good tomorrow.

I suspect we have about a 1 in a hundred chance, but I'll take that, whatever the result we are winners.  If we make about a million, that is I believe about 20per cent of our annual revenue, so not to be sneezed at.

I assume Klopp will reverse things a bit, and have more big boys on the pitch at the start hoping to score a couple and then take them off.  I expect you to win quite easily, but our one chance is if it gets to half time as a draw anything can happen.

Unfortunately I'll have to watch it on BT (with the sound down for obvious reasons) as getting tickets has been problematic to say the least.

If any of you are coming down, enjoy yourself and have a pasty.  Plymouth is not really a brewing hothouse, but if you like your ale look out for Jail Ale from the Dartmoor brewery.

Enjoy.

It'll be predominantly the kids plus seniors needing match fitness I'd say.

Sounds like Matip will play, Grujic possibly and also possibly Cou and Studge.  Be great to see a Matip/Gomez CB combo 

Has  Matip been given clearance from FIFA then debs ?

Evening all Plymouth fan here,

I just wanted to say how fantastic the experience at Anfield was.  The stewards were brilliant throughout, a real credit to the club. Giving my two boys a wristband in case they got lost with our mobile numbers was a nice touch.   Your fans were extremely welcoming and I hope we can be half as good tomorrow.

I suspect we have about a 1 in a hundred chance, but I'll take that, whatever the result we are winners.  If we make about a million, that is I believe about 20per cent of our annual revenue, so not to be sneezed at.

I assume Klopp will reverse things a bit, and have more big boys on the pitch at the start hoping to score a couple and then take them off.  I expect you to win quite easily, but our one chance is if it gets to half time as a draw anything can happen.

Unfortunately I'll have to watch it on BT (with the sound down for obvious reasons) as getting tickets has been problematic to say the least.

If any of you are coming down, enjoy yourself and have a pasty.  Plymouth is not really a brewing hothouse, but if you like your ale look out for Jail Ale from the Dartmoor brewery.

Enjoy.

Have yourselves a ball and enjoy the experience and if it helps you financially, then all the better, us scousers are a friendly lot and I'm very glad you enjoyed the Anfield day 

Obviously I hope and think we will win tomorrow night, we can't afford to faff around like we did at home, we need to put the tie to bed by half time, so I'm hoping Jürgen will put a few more first teamers out from the start, get the job done and then take them off ready for Saturday.

Looking forward to the match, even though it's one we could have done without, but like I said, financially it's great stuff for Plymouth, good luck to both teams tomorrow night, but I have to go for a Reds win 

Has  Matip been given clearance from FIFA then debs ?

Nope, there was talk a day or so ago that we were going to play him despite FIFA, however the manager quashed that in his latest presser.

Has  Matip been given clearance from FIFA then debs ?

No mate but there was talk he'd play to force things but it's not looking likely now as the latest is we should have an answer by Friday.

I suspect we have about a 1 in a hundred chance, but I'll take that, whatever the result we are winners.  If we make about a million, that is I believe about 20per cent of our annual revenue, so not to be sneezed at.

I assume Klopp will reverse things a bit, and have more big boys on the pitch at the start hoping to score a couple and then take them off.  I expect you to win quite easily, but our one chance is if it gets to half time as a draw anything can happen.
Enjoy.

Appreciate the kind words Boletus.
You'll remember your visit to Anfield more than any other ground in the world for the rest of your life mate..

If you had the clubs purse strings what would you spend a mil on? Players? Pitch? Youth? Ground structure work?

Looking forward to the game..

Evening all Plymouth fan here,

I just wanted to say how fantastic the experience at Anfield was.  The stewards were brilliant throughout, a real credit to the club. Giving my two boys a wristband in case they got lost with our mobile numbers was a nice touch.   Your fans were extremely welcoming and I hope we can be half as good tomorrow.

I suspect we have about a 1 in a hundred chance, but I'll take that, whatever the result we are winners.  If we make about a million, that is I believe about 20per cent of our annual revenue, so not to be sneezed at.

I assume Klopp will reverse things a bit, and have more big boys on the pitch at the start hoping to score a couple and then take them off.  I expect you to win quite easily, but our one chance is if it gets to half time as a draw anything can happen.

Unfortunately I'll have to watch it on BT (with the sound down for obvious reasons) as getting tickets has been problematic to say the least.

If any of you are coming down, enjoy yourself and have a pasty.  Plymouth is not really a brewing hothouse, but if you like your ale look out for Jail Ale from the Dartmoor brewery.

Enjoy.

Evening mate.

Glad you enjoyed your trip and have some great memories to treasure.  I'm sure you'll give us a good game again but hopefully we're too strong for you and manage to get the game won without extra time and penalties.

Enjoy it even though it's not at the ground 

Appreciate the kind words Boletus.
You'll remember your visit to Anfield more than any other ground in the world for the rest of your life mate..

If you had the clubs purse strings what would you spend a mil on? Players? Pitch? Youth? Ground structure work?

Looking forward to the game..

Too many calls on the money for it to go on one thing.  We need to get out of league 2 so a bit of extra money to get a couple of league 1 players to get us out ( could you loan us someone!).  The training facilities are in the park next door, so anything that addressed that would be good but would cost way more than a million, we are proposing to finish our stadium and 5 million has been put up by a new investor so I suspect some will go to that, our professional infrastructure is poor (the ticketing farce is an example).  I suspect a bit will go on the current team, some put aside for next years team if we get to the lofty heights of league 1, and maybe some to bring us up to the twenty first centrury as an operation.  We have the best pitch in div 2 (and probably div 1) so that is not an issue.

Too many calls on the money for it to go on one thing.  We need to get out of league 2 so a bit of extra money to get a couple of league 1 players to get us out ( could you loan us someone!).  The training facilities are in the park next door, so anything that addressed that would be good but would cost way more than a million, we are proposing to finish our stadium and 5 million has been put up by a new investor so I suspect some will go to that, our professional infrastructure is poor (the ticketing farce is an example).  I suspect a bit will go on the current team, some put aside for next years team if we get to the lofty heights of league 1, and maybe some to bring us up to the twenty first centrury as an operation.  We have the best pitch in div 2 (and probably div 1) so that is not an issue.

Good luck for tomorrow evening mate, obviously hope you lose but after what your manager said about taking a leaf out of Maureen's textbook and lumping the ball into the box, I have got a bit of a soft spot for you guys.

Evening mate.

Glad you enjoyed your trip and have some great memories to treasure.  I'm sure you'll give us a good game again but hopefully we're too strong for you and manage to get the game won without extra time and penalties.

Enjoy it even though it's not at the ground 

Agreed you should be too strong for us, and unfortunately out ground is not a quagmire or on a ten foot slope where your skill levels would be negated a bit.  However, the longer it takes you to score, the more likely cup fever could become our friend. 

Good luck for tomorrow evening mate, obviously hope you lose but after what your manager said about taking a leaf out of Maureen's textbook and lumping the ball into the box, I have got a bit of a soft spot for you guys.

You have reminded me, if Matic plays he won't be the only Cameroon player on the pitch, our number 26, Garita, he of the weird fashion in pulling his shorts up to his crotch, hails also from their originally.

Agreed you should be too strong for us, and unfortunately out ground is not a quagmire or on a ten foot slope where your skill levels would be negated a bit.  However, the longer it takes you to score, the more likely cup fever could become our friend. 

Haha, we have a history of making these games harder than they need to be mate.  Anything can happen and when it does, we're usually on the receiving end 

Too many calls on the money for it to go on one thing.  We need to get out of league 2 so a bit of extra money to get a couple of league 1 players to get us out ( could you loan us someone!).  The training facilities are in the park next door, so anything that addressed that would be good but would cost way more than a million, we are proposing to finish our stadium and 5 million has been put up by a new investor so I suspect some will go to that, our professional infrastructure is poor (the ticketing farce is an example).  I suspect a bit will go on the current team, some put aside for next years team if we get to the lofty heights of league 1, and maybe some to bring us up to the twenty first centrury as an operation.  We have the best pitch in div 2 (and probably div 1) so that is not an issue.

With regard to the loaning of players you could always employ a German manager?...
always a good start when having a business chat with Jürgen

https://twitter.com/TonyBarrett/status/821485625761288192

What a farce this Matip situation is turning into!

What a farce this Matip situation is turning into!

All with no input from FIFA . Got to love the world of football lately.

All with no input from FIFA . Got to love the world of football lately.

Think they are too busy working out how the f*** a 48 team world cup is going to work, and which federations are going to get the extra 16 spots

https://twitter.com/_pauljoyce/status/821658425172066304

https://twitter.com/TonyBarrett/status/821658573310750720

Think they are too busy working out how the f*** a 48 team world cup is going to work, and which federations are going to get the extra 16 spots

That's already been sorted out.

"The proposed breakdown would comprise: Europe 16 teams (13 currently); Africa 9 (5); Asia 8.5 (4.5), South America 6 (4.5), Concacaf 6.5 (3.5), Oceania 1 (0.5), Host nation 1 (1)."

https://twitter.com/_pauljoyce/status/821658425172066304

https://twitter.com/TonyBarrett/status/821658573310750720

Absolute joke that anything like this should occur in the modern game. The amount of money FIFA drain from the game and pour into their corrupt pockets and still they manage to run it like incompetent fools.

We pay Joel around £100k a week I guess, so the true cost of this to us could be around £400k and that's accounting for his injury, without it it'd be nearer £1m by all accounts. That type of 'delay' is probably tantamount to gross negligence and open to sue in nearly every other industry I can think of, infuriating and that's just the employment cost. In terms of football the cost is clearly unknown but we can all speculate what a difference Joel would have made in those games, truth is we'll never know and should never be in the position where we are left wondering.

What exactly has our useless FA had to say over this farce?

https://twitter.com/_pauljoyce/status/821658425172066304

https://twitter.com/TonyBarrett/status/821658573310750720

What legal advice is that then, "erm Mr Klopp we are a bit nervous that the mighty Cameroon FA might win a legal challenge forcing a retired player to play for his country against his wishes and human rights". Get to F**k, very unhappy at this gutless approach by the club, play Matip and F**k the Cameroon FA, let them take it to court if they want! The again it is PLymouth, no disrespect, and if it can be sorted out by Friday diplomatically then that might be the more smooth route but personally I'd fight this on the general principle of standing up to bullies and dictatorial regimes like the Cameroon FA. BTW why are Fifa and our FA not telling the Cameroon FA to F**k off, are they scared of them as well?

What legal advice is that then, "erm Mr Klopp we are a bit nervous that the mighty Cameroon FA might win a legal challenge forcing a retired player to play for his country against his wishes and human rights". Get to f**k, very unhappy at this gutless approach by the club, play Matip and f**k the Cameroon FA, let them take it to court if they want! The again it is PLymouth, no disrespect, and if it can be sorted out by Friday diplomatically then that might be the more smooth route but personally I'd fight this on the general principle of standing up to bullies and dictatorial regimes like the Cameroon FA. BTW why are Fifa and our FA not telling the Cameroon FA to f**k off, are they scared of them as well?

We risk sanctions from FIFA mate so potentially thrown out of the Cup and if he is risked in a league game, points deduction.

This is FIFA so common sense goes out of the window unfortunately.

Betcha if all Liverpool players were to wear poppies tonight fifa would act before Friday,

Just saying like!

YNWA

We risk sanctions from FIFA mate so potentially thrown out of the Cup and if he is risked in a league game, points deduction.

This is FIFA so common sense goes out of the window unfortunately.

I know, better safe than sorry and all that, but this whole situation is absurd and we and/or Joel should be suing the Cameroon FA for the inconvenience an disruption of all this.

What is the FIFA rule saying that a player must play for his country if selected?

What exactly has our useless FA had to say over this farce?

Exactly, F**k ALL support

Info about Matip is in his player thread...let's keep this one to talk about tonight's game shall we?

So 4-0? 5-0?

The first game at Anfield was a terrible watch. I couldn't care less if it was our youngest ever team or whatever else people chose to use as an excuse. This is a competitive game, in the 3rd round of the FA cup, Jürgen needs to pick an 11 capable of doing the F***ing job and showing Plymouth some respect.

Right, now that my little bi*ch fit is out of the way lets move onto what I want to be tonights team.

Karius - Im not in favour of swapping keepers every few games but he did really well at Southampton recently and Id like to keep Mignolet on his toes for league games.

TAA - He struggled at United and that game came a bit soon for him. This game is a different test altogether and one I expect him to handle if he wants a future at LFC. Throw him in.

Gomez - Slowly easing him back into our team and this is a decent fixture to test him in. He was my motm in the game at anfield and I expect another top performance from him. We have a real player on our books in Joe.

Lucas - Steady Eddy Lucas. The perfect partner for Gomez in my opinion. Did nothing wrong in the first game and handled Plymouths big strong CB very well.

Moreno - I think his days are numbered at Anfield and he has half a dozen or so games left for us if that. This is one of them. He has to take his chance. Defend well, attack well, and id go as far as saying he needs to start making assists or perhaps even scoring for people to take notice of him again.

Stewart - Absolutely identical to where Moreno finds himself. Hes 23 now, hes no kid, but he is nowhere near the standard required. He should be knocking on Hendos, Wijnaldums, Cans, Lallanas door fighting to take their shirts from them but he isn't, hes nowhere near their standard, so whats he doing on our books then? The only reason I want him to play tonight is to give two of those players a rest. Not because I rate him.

Can - With some important games coming up I think its crucial that we rest Hendo & Wijnaldum, so can gets the nod for me.

Lallana - We need some experience and some proven quality in the team so the likes of Ejaria miss out in my side and Lallana comes in.

Coutinho - I think we can afford to give him a start now. Let him run riot and then take him off at 60 mins, or even half time depending on the scoreline.

Firmino - Again, we need some quality so im sorry Ojo I don't want to see you tonight. Again, drag him off after 60 mins or half time.

Sturridge - No need to play Origi in this one, we won't be doing much pressing. It'll all be possession play in Plymouths half so this game SHOULD suit Daniel perfectly. If he starts I expect him to score a brace.

Come on reds for fucks sake.

The first game at Anfield was a terrible watch. I couldn't care less if it was our youngest ever team or whatever else people chose to use as an excuse. This is a competitive game, in the 3rd round of the FA cup, Jürgen needs to pick an 11 capable of doing the f**king job and showing Plymouth some respect.

Right, now that my little bi*ch fit is out of the way lets move onto what I want to be tonights team.

Karius - Im not in favour of swapping keepers every few games but he did really well at Southampton recently and Id like to keep Mignolet on his toes for league games.

TAA - He struggled at United and that game came a bit soon for him. This game is a different test altogether and one I expect him to handle if he wants a future at LFC. Throw him in.

Gomez - Slowly easing him back into our team and this is a decent fixture to test him in. He was my motm in the game at anfield and I expect another top performance from him. We have a real player on our books in Joe.

Lucas - Steady Eddy Lucas. The perfect partner for Gomez in my opinion. Did nothing wrong in the first game and handled Plymouths big strong CB very well.

Moreno - I think his days are numbered at Anfield and he has half a dozen or so games left for us if that. This is one of them. He has to take his chance. Defend well, attack well, and id go as far as saying he needs to start making assists or perhaps even scoring for people to take notice of him again.

Stewart - Absolutely identical to where Moreno finds himself. Hes 23 now, hes no kid, but he is nowhere near the standard required. He should be knocking on Hendos, Wijnaldums, Cans, Lallanas door fighting to take their shirts from them but he isn't, hes nowhere near their standard, so whats he doing on our books then? The only reason I want him to play tonight is to give two of those players a rest. Not because I rate him.

Can - With some important games coming up I think its crucial that we rest Hendo & Wijnaldum, so can gets the nod for me.

Lallana - We need some experience and some proven quality in the team so the likes of Ejaria miss out in my side and Lallana comes in.

Coutinho - I think we can afford to give him a start now. Let him run riot and then take him off at 60 mins, or even half time depending on the scoreline.

Firmino - Again, we need some quality so im sorry Ojo I don't want to see you tonight. Again, drag him off after 60 mins or half time.

Sturridge - No need to play Origi in this one, we won't be doing much pressing. It'll all be possession play in Plymouths half so this game SHOULD suit Daniel perfectly. If he starts I expect him to score a brace.

Come on reds for fucks sake.

Swap Firmino for Woodburn (he did pretty well first leg) and I would go for a similar team.

Info about Matip is in his player thread...let's keep this one to talk about tonight's game shall we?

So 4-0? 5-0?

Hmm.

Discussing why he hasn't been selected for tonight's game in tonight's match thread as opposed to talking about it in his player thread where the rules state:

"LFC Player Threads: Player specific discussion about match performances, ability and development of the Liverpool squad".

I 100% refuse to ever break forum rules and everybody knows this.....

The Echo had a list of those who traveled (incomplete, mind) and it included Klavan, but not Lovren. I'm sure Gomez will start but am wondering who is next to him. Lucas also made the trip and it's probably him IF he is fit to go 90 minutes.

I mentioned 4-4-2 yesterday with Sturridge and Firmino. Sturridge and Origi would be alright as well. Sounds like Gini to start in midfield.

Pre Match topic locked.

Live match topic is http://www.lfcreds.com/reds/index.php/topic,49395.0.html