Pre Match: Everton v Liverpool - Sat 17th Oct 12:30 pm

https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/412124-training-photos-liverpool-ramp-up-merseyside-derby-preparations

More players gathered at Melwood today. Looks like Jota, Gini and Virgil are the only ones missing.

Squad looks to be in very good spirits. Jürgen always builds a great atmosphere among the group - no small benefit over a long season.

Just saw the video the club put out from Thursday training. You can see Gini and Virgil come out form the locker at the beginning, but they head off in another direction, probably to do recovery after playing full matches for Holland. Jota and Neco Williams probably were involved in that as well. The rest were involved in rondos to open training. These included:

Group One: Henderson, Milner, Trent, Robbo, Gomez, Thiago, Sadio
Group Two: Fabinho, Bobby, Mo, Joel Matip, Adrian, Shaqiri, Origi
Group Three: Curtis Jones, Nat Phillips, Harvey Elliott, Kelleher, Rhys Williams, Minamino
 

Stolen from the GOT Match Thread

'The team that’s top after 5 games hasn’t finished outside the top four since 2007...'

We'll see about that!  :lmao

COYR

Big derby really. We need to get back to putting in a performance resembling football rather than silly boys basketball for this one. It will be a scrap like they always are and we need to be up for the fight.

Recent history at Goodison tells us a win isnt the obvious result but we wouldn't want to lose this, especially by a wide margin like Villa.

If we can beat them then we can start putting them back in their place, but a win for them and theyll be 6 points clear of us and their first cup final of the season already won. I'd take a draw and start building again to getting confidence back in the side. A low score against would be a good outcome.

Adrian a real real concern for me. His distribution is a shambles.

I dont understand the sense of fear im getting

Saw the news about Keita being out for this game. Will be missed and leaves us thin.

Excited to get back to playing games but will definitely be a challenge against Everton. They play us tough at their ground as it is and Ancelotti is a good coach.

Will James be ready for them, he played on Thursday then a 15/16 hours flight back to the uk from Colombia?

Really looking forward to this, don’t think we’ll have the usual roll over and die Everton, we’ll have to work for the win, but win we will.

After Villa a massive response is needed especially against these bluenosed ratbags.

Three points please Redmen.

Saw the news about Keita being out for this game. Will be missed and leaves us thin.

Excited to get back to playing games but will definitely be a challenge against Everton. They play us tough at their ground as it is and Ancelotti is a good coach.

I don't think Naby was going to start anyway. Expect Thiago, Hendo and Gini in the middle. Milner and Jones on the bench with Jota and either Taki or Origi, plus Gomez, Neco and Kelleher.

I don't think Naby was going to start anyway. Expect Thiago, Hendo and Gini in the middle. Milner and Jones on the bench with Jota and either Taki or Origi, plus Gomez, Neco and Kelleher.

Not sure Gini starts, hes played twice for Holland this week

Fabinho whilst travelling to Brazil didnt play against Peru

I'd think Fab, Hendo and Thiago starting with one of them being hooked for Gini on about 70

How many goalkeeping mistakes are we expecting lads? Both ends.

I would prefer to be in goal, Adrian has no confidence what so ever

I'd be tempted with

                     Adrian
Trent Gomez      Virgil  Robbo

                  Hendo

      Thiago             Milner


Mane          Salah            Jota

I'd be tempted with

                     Adrian
Trent Gomez      Virgil  Robbo

                  Hendo

      Thiago             Milner


Mane          Salah            Jota

Wouldn't be surprised with Milner should be fresher than most . Gini on the bench for me

I'd be tempted with

                     Adrian
Trent Gomez      Virgil  Robbo

                  Hendo

      Thiago             Milner


Mane          Salah            Jota

Looks good mate but would play Fab over Gomez and Gini over Milly.

Would definitely drop Bobby and start Jota based on form.

I'd be tempted with

                     Adrian
Trent Gomez      Virgil  Robbo

                  Hendo

      Thiago             Milner


Mane          Salah            Jota

No Fabinho in the back OR in midfield?

Klopp said he sent a "very long" text to the players after the Villa match. He doesn't normally address things in that manner but with everyone gone on international duty, knew there were things that shouldn't wait 10-12 days to be said.

I would love to see the text of that message (although nobody else should see it).

Hoping for the most positive of responses tomorrow.

Looks good mate but would play Fab over Gomez and Gini over Milly.

Would definitely drop Bobby and start Jota based on form.

Fabinho wont play CB for me listening to Klopp unless he has to in terms of no senior cbs fit
Gomez and Matip are fit so I just dont think Klopp thinks of him at cb

Then out of those two I'd go for Joe for the following reasons

Klopp wont want to hang him out to dry and dent his confidence further

Matip hasnt played since the derby first game back since lockdown

Joe kept a clean sheet with England last time he played and also has trained up against Calvert Lewin for 10 days



As for Milly, I'm just going for him over Fab in this cause can you imagine how Hames Rodriguez is going to enjoy his afternoon having just flown back from south America with Hames Milner chasing him around for 60 minutes like a dog after a treat

Go on Milly, rat that pr**k for 60, introduce him the the Merseyside derby

Wouldn't be surprised with Milner should be fresher than most . Gini on the bench for me

Agree mate, Gini has played a lot of minutes over the international break, Milly has been bored and thinking of smashing the blues for a fortnight

No Fabinho in the back OR in midfield?

See above mate

Fabinho wont play CB for me listening to Klopp unless he has to in terms of no senior cbs fit
Gomez and Matip are fit so I just dont think Klopp thinks of him at cb

Then out of those two I'd go for Joe for the following reasons

Klopp wont want to hang him out to dry and dent his confidence further

Matip hasnt played since the derby first game back since lockdown

Joe kept a clean sheet with England last time he played and also has trained up against Calvert Lewin for 10 days



As for Milly, I'm just going for him over Fab in this cause can you imagine how Hames Rodriguez is going to enjoy his afternoon having just flown back from south America with Hames Milner chasing him around for 60 minutes like a dog after a treat

Go on Milly, rat that pr**k for 60, introduce him the the Merseyside derby

Agree mate, Gini has played a lot of minutes over the international break, Milly has been bored and thinking of smashing the blues for a fortnight

See above mate

Agree on Joe over Joel at this point. Hopefully he does revert to good form because he was pretty poor vs. Villa (not the only one, mind).

I think we'll see Fabinho from the start, but as always, time will tell. Good to have proper options and all that.

How many goalkeeping mistakes are we expecting lads? Both ends.

I would prefer to be in goal, Adrian has no confidence what so ever

Know that for absolute certain. I'd still have Adrian over T-F***ing Rex Arms the shitbags will have in goal 

Mane and Thiago back it's not a time for dissenters. Full speed ahead with twatting the. blue sh*te

Up the F***ing champion reds.

Klopp said he sent a "very long" text to the players after the Villa match. He doesn't normally address things in that manner but with everyone gone on international duty, knew there were things that shouldn't wait 10-12 days to be said.

I would love to see the text of that message (although nobody else should see it).

Hoping for the most positive of responses tomorrow.

Was that to ask if they wanted Erdinger or Stella at the chrimbo do?

Was that to ask if they wanted Erdinger or Stella at the chrimbo do?

 

Or to tell everyone they would get NEITHER, and LIKE IT!

State of this F***ing yard dog 😂

https://twitter.com/EvertonViews/status/1316372167374839809?s=09

Contrast what Jürgen has said about Everton and Ancelotti and what Ferguson has said about us! They like to think they are so, so good and better than us, while that utter classless idiot is part of their staff they are way, way beneath us! Please, please Liverpool just beat them!!!