Pre Match : West Ham v Liverpool : 14th May 14.15

By the time we play this game on Sunday it may well be that anything less than a win against the Hammers will not be enough.
Give most teams the opportunity of win your last two games and you are guaranteed CL and they will go and do the business however with LFC we are nervous as hell.

Klopp is going to have shake things up because his gamble of shoring up the defence seems to have had a negative effect in our attack and if it wasn't for a couple of worldies we would have come away with nothing from the last few away games.

Nothing to lose now might as well go for broke and start with the big guns.

Migs
Clyne
Matip
Lovren
Milner

Can
Gini (tempted with starting Grujic)
Lallana

Firmino
Coutinho
Sturridge

We only have one option with this match and it has to be a win.It's time for our REDs to stand up and be counted.

We only have one option with this match and it has to be a win.It's time for our REDs to stand up and be counted.

That's not a character of this team though is it ? Klopp needs to make changes for this game.
Mignolet
TAA
Matip
Lovren
Milner

Can
Grugic
Lallana

Coutinho
Sturridge
Firminho

Would keep Lucas for this get lallana in for Gini who has been poor lately and is like Chuck Norris away from home. Sturridge a must for Origi

Lucas is sh*t how F**k is still here that reason club be midtable so long get rid of in summer

That's not a character of this team though is it ? Klopp needs to make changes for this game.
Mignolet
TAA
Matip
Lovren
Milner

Can
Grugic
Lallana

Coutinho
Sturridge
Firminho

I will let you know my thoughts on the character of the players after we have beaten West Ham and M/Borough.

That's not a character of this team though is it ? Klopp needs to make changes for this game.
Mignolet
TAA
Matip
Lovren
Milner

Can
Grugic
Lallana

Coutinho
Sturridge
Firminho

I like that line up other than TAA.

Must start Sturridge IMO. F**k off with all this bollocks he ain't fit (mind you between now and then he may cut himself shaving and be declared unfit).

West Ham away: they'll be both room and dense space I'd imagine for him to work in. He's been pretty much on the bench for God know's how long and is playing second fiddle to the hapless Origi. Give him 60 minutes if he can't cut the Mustard, and don't worry about any long term damage because the season's practically over. We can sell him to West Ham all plastered up! But until then we need him on the pitch, from the off. Give yourself a fighting chance Jürgen! Don't be stubborn and inflexible because he doesn't run around a lot, or is a bit wet in the challenge. He know's where the goal is and is our only player who carries this genuine threat.

Tough game, West Ham beat the Spuds. Seemingly only a win will do. Start with strongest possible side, in what will seem like a real cup final for the Reds.

Tough game, West Ham beat the Spuds. Seemingly only a win will do. Start with strongest possible side, in what will seem like a real cup final for the Reds.

Not seemingly.

It's win or bust now.

Arsenal and City will win their remaining games.

Tough game, West Ham beat the Spuds. Seemingly only a win will do. Start with strongest possible side, in what will seem like a real cup final for the Reds.

Apart from them beating Spurs they are a sh*t team in reality if you look over the season.

If we cant beat West Ham we have no right to be in the CL and in fact I would be worried if we did sneak in due to Stoke doing us a favour.

We have to win it and HOPEFULLY the importance of the result will make the lads run through brick walls. Utterly has to change up the starting 11, whether that means Origi on the wing utilising his pace and power, or Studge in the middle, minimum 150% effort from everyone!

Just hope to God (and I'm not religious at all) that this isn't the game that Mignolet decides to return to his previous known form. If he does his wobbly impression, he'd better decide to emigrate QUICK!!

Lucas first name on the team sheet. He has played very well the last few weeks and he's the closest thing we've got to a leader/captain in a must win game.


Mignolet

Clyne
Lovren
Matip
Milner

Lucas
Can
Wijnaldum

Lallana
Firmino
Coutinho

I don't like lallana playing on the flank but I think it's a better option than playing firmino there and having origi in the middle. Origi has done nothing for us and I think it's essential we put Bobby back in the middle.

If it's going tits up then go to a diamond midfield putting Lallana at the top, giving coutinho a free role and firmino playing as a lone striker.

Jürgen, please, if we are chasing the game then please introduce Danny much sooner than what you usually do.

Lucas first name on the team sheet. He has played very well the last few weeks and he's the closest thing we've got to a leader/captain in a must win game.


Mignolet

Clyne
Lovren
Matip
Milner

Lucas
Can
Wijnaldum

Lallana
Firmino
Coutinho

I don't like lallana playing on the flank but I think it's a better option than playing firmino there and having origi in the middle. Origi has done nothing for us and I think it's essential we put Bobby back in the middle.

If it's going tits up then go to a diamond midfield putting Lallana at the top, giving coutinho a free role and firmino playing as a lone striker.

Jürgen, please, if we are chasing the game then please introduce Danny much sooner than what you usually do.

Find it very odd that people are baying for Lucas to be dropped when he is the only one capable of the anchor role without disrupting Can best position. Would have lallana for Gini though and either move Origi wide or risk Studge

I'm hoping we play a back-3 as well, to counter theirs and since Clyne offers F**k all going forward, I would be tempted to put TAA as the right wing back and bomb in some crosses with both Origi and Firmino quite decent in the air. I would have Ojo on the bench instead of an ineffective Klavan and offer us a width option

Origi
Cou Firmino
Milner Can Gini TAA
Lovren Matip Clyne
Mignolet

Subs- Karius, Moreno, Lucas, Grujic, Lallana, Ojo, Studge

                  Migs
       Matip.    Lovren
                 
          Can.   Lucas         

TAA.         Coutinho.      Moreno     

Lallana.      Sturridge.   Firmino

Who needs full backs or a defence, attack attack attack                     

           

Lucas first name on the team sheet. He has played very well the last few weeks and he's the closest thing we've got to a leader/captain in a must win game.


Mignolet

Clyne
Lovren
Matip
Milner

Lucas
Can
Wijnaldum

Lallana
Firmino
Coutinho

I don't like lallana playing on the flank but I think it's a better option than playing firmino there and having origi in the middle. Origi has done nothing for us and I think it's essential we put Bobby back in the middle.

If it's going tits up then go to a diamond midfield putting Lallana at the top, giving coutinho a free role and firmino playing as a lone striker.

Jürgen, please, if we are chasing the game then please introduce Danny much sooner than what you usually do.

Pretty much this.

I'd look for TAA to start, his confidence will be sky high after his last performance but I don't see that happening. So failing that I'd go with the above.

must win and must start lallana & sturridge, Origi for the last 20.

Apart from them beating Spurs they are a sh*t team in reality if you look over the season.

If we cant beat West Ham we have no right to be in the CL and in fact I would be worried if we did sneak in due to Stoke doing us a favour.

Do not think that we deserve to be in the Champions League tbh. Simply the team is not good enough. That is my honest opinion.

Must start Sturridge IMO. F**k off with all this bollocks he ain't fit (mind you between now and then he may cut himself shaving and be declared unfit).
We can sell him to West Ham all plastered up!

Plus obviously a sick note !

If I were to bet on it, I'd bet on the same starting XI as vs. Southampton.

Not saying I would, but am expecting this from Klopp.

We are going to thump them. The boys  know what's at stake, Klopp knows what's at stake (apparently all of his  summer transfer targets according to James Pearce), they will come up and blow West Ham out, then go on to defeat Middlesborough as well for 4th place.