Atalata 0-1 Liverpool: In game and Post Match discussion

I get we are going for the pressing option but jota is a proper player who can play in the box and we needed that today imo

Hopefullt gapko steps up and I hope I am wrong but feel it’s a big mistake not starting jota in this game

Well on the face of it look like a containment job..but if we do nick one early he can bring on Nunez and Jota but I am a bit underwhelmed by the line up considering we are 3 down.

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Liverpool FC Starting XI: Alisson, Van Dijk, Konate, Diaz, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Salah, Jones, Gakpo, Robertson, Alexander-Arnold.

Liverpool Subs: Adrian, Kelleher, Gomez, Endo, Nunez, Elliott, Jota, Tsimikas, Gravenberch, Clark, Danns, Quansah.

Trent Alexander-Arnold starts for Liverpool in tonight's Europa League fixture with Atalanta.

The vice-captain returns to the XI in Italy as the Reds look to overturn a three-goal first-leg deficit in the quarter-final tie.

Alexander-Arnold is one of three changes made by Jürgen Klopp, with Cody Gakpo and Dominik Szoboszlai also coming back into the starting line-up.

Well on the face of it look like a containment job..but if we do nick one early he can bring on Nunez and Jota but I am a bit underwhelmed by the line up considering we are 3 down.

To be honest I would be delighted with the team with jota in for gapko

We are going for it, two high pressing cm and our best quality full backs

I think he’s playing gapko for his pressing imo

Well on the face of it look like a containment job..but if we do nick one early he can bring on Nunez and Jota but I am a bit underwhelmed by the line up considering we are 3 down.

Build into the chaos. 1-0 halftime. 2-0 with 20 minutes to go. 4-0 by FT let's go!

COYR

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Wrong forward line...Jota or Nunez had to start.

Nothing to lose, let’s go

Would love to do this but can’t see us on current form conceding so might be a big ask

JONES really ?

Would love to do this but can’t see us on current form conceding so might be a big ask

When was the last time we kept a clean sheet, genuinely can’t remember

Build into the chaos. 1-0 halftime. 2-0 with 20 minutes to go. 4-0 by FT let's go!

I'd prefer that we put the first 3 goals on them in the first half.

I would have played 4-2-4 but who am I?

Protecting Jota for Sunday then?

JONES really ?

I think he's a flat track bully, so lets hope Atalanta actually play like a team 32 points behind the Serie A leaders and he might do okay.

If they play like they did last week then he'll be running around like a headless chicken.

Bit gobsmacked Jota isn’t starting, I think I’d rather start him, get the goals (hopefully) then take him off! However I am not a football manager, not a football expert, but I bow to Jürgen’s far, far greater knowledge!

I think he's a flat track bully, so lets hope Atalanta actually play like a team 32 points behind the Serie A leaders and he might do okay.

If they play like they did last week then he'll be running around like a headless chicken.

We need pace and power and that's not in his locker.

Cmon on reds , oh and Salah please wake the fck up , get us an early one for a change and we’ll take it from there ,
YNWA .

Any chance we could take a lead?

Quite a lot of changes by the looks in the Atalanta team.  Not sure why.  Have they rested some players?

Would have started Jota in middle. But Nunez deserved dropping. Hopefully Gapko is up for it. Could do with TAA having a good one going forward.

Need to NOT play like we have been, not concede, and to score early.

Difficult, but not impossible.

Tbf Gakpo has looked hungry lately, lets hope everyone else is the same... no Jota is a complete downer though.