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      Pre-Match: Liverpool v Lille Champions League Tues 21st 20:00 Kick Off

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      Pre-Match: Liverpool v Lille Champions League Tues 21st 20:00 Kick Off
      Jan 19, 2025 07:27:40 pm
      We can confirm top stop with a win here, field a strong time but with one eye on the weekends game against Ipswich. Assuming Jota is out as of course Gomez is.

      Lille are currently sitting in third place in Ligue 1, behind Marseille and runaway leaders PSG. Their side contains some notable players including former Premier League players: Andre Gomes, Remy Cabella and Vito Mannone. They also have the sought after Jonathan David leading the line and the Belgian right back Thomas Meunier.

      I’d go with:

      Alisson

      Bradley
      Quansah
      van Dijk (c)
      Tsimikas

      Endo
      Mac Allister

      Salah
      Szoboszlai
      Chiesa

      Nunez

      Subs:

      Kelleher (GK)
      Jaros (GK)
      Alexander-Arnold
      Quansah
      Robertson
      Gravenberch
      Jones
      Elliott
      Nyoni
      Morton
      Diaz
      Gakpo

      Injured:

      Gomez
      Jota

      Think we’ll win this one 3-1.
      « Last Edit: Jan 20, 2025 12:50:23 pm by RedPuppy »
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      Re: Pre-Match: Liverpool v Lille Champions League Tues 21st 20:00 Kick Off
      Reply #1: Jan 19, 2025 07:43:29 pm
      They are in with a good shout of automatically qualifying so will be tricky game as imagine Arne will take opportunity to play Jones ,Elliott,Quansah,Endo and the likes .
      Ali
      Bradley
      VVD(45 mins)
      Quamsah
      Robertson
      Endo
      Jones
      Elliott
      Diaz
      Darwin
      Chiesa
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      Re: Pre-Match: Liverpool v Lille Champions League Tues 21st 20:00 Kick Off
      Reply #2: Jan 19, 2025 07:57:03 pm
      It's sounds like Slot wants to win the top spot, so though I think we rotate, I wouldn't expect much more than one of 2 changes. If we win that he will rotate fully for the last game.

      I hope I'm wrong, as I'd love to see him use a bigger squad and i think we can handle it, but I bet I'm not
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      Re: Pre-Match: Liverpool v Lille Champions League Tues 21st 20:00 Kick Off
      Reply #3: Jan 19, 2025 08:19:18 pm
      Allison

      Bradley
      Quansah
      VVD
      Robbo

      Grav
      Jones
      Elliot

      Diaz
      Nunez
      Chiesa
      « Last Edit: Jan 19, 2025 08:32:48 pm by Lallana in Pyjamas »
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      Re: Pre-Match: Liverpool v Lille Champions League Tues 21st 20:00 Kick Off
      Reply #4: Jan 19, 2025 08:38:01 pm
      Ali

      Bradley
      Quansah
      Virg
      Robbo

      Grav
      Endo
      Elliot

      Mo
      Nunez
      Chiesa

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      Re: Pre-Match: Liverpool v Lille Champions League Tues 21st 20:00 Kick Off
      Reply #5: Jan 19, 2025 08:41:41 pm
      No Mo No Grav no Ibou and no Trent

      Ali

      Bradley
      Quansah
      VVD
      Tsimikas

      Endo
      Mac
      Dom

      Chiesa
      Nunez
      Elliott

      If possible get VVD Mac and Dom off earlyish if the points are secured
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      Re: Pre-Match: Liverpool v Lille Champions League Tues 21st 20:00 Kick Off
      Reply #6: Jan 19, 2025 08:46:41 pm
      I would play Nunez to keep the confidence and also Salah so he can get his numbers up.
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      Re: Pre-Match: Liverpool v Lille Champions League Tues 21st 20:00 Kick Off
      Reply #7: Jan 19, 2025 09:27:17 pm
      What I'd like to see;

      Kelleher
      Bradley Quansah Virgil Kostas
      Endo Jones
      Harvey
      Chiesa Nunez Diaz


      What I'd imagine Arne will go with;

      Alisson
      Bradley Konate Virgil Robbo
      Grav Jones
      Szobo
      Salah Nunez Gakpo


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      Re: Pre-Match: Liverpool v Lille Champions League Tues 21st 20:00 Kick Off
      Reply #8: Jan 20, 2025 12:38:00 am
      I'm falling into the camp of playing a strong line up.

      Think we looked a bit more rusty after the FA Cup game. Salah needs to get back amongst the goals too.  Maybe give Konate a rest but I wouldn't go much further than that.
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      Re: Pre-Match: Liverpool v Lille Champions League Tues 21st 20:00 Kick Off
      Reply #9: Jan 20, 2025 01:02:44 am
      Strongest side. Get ahead by 2. then gradual changes, not all at once.   2 on 55.  2 on 65.  1 on 75. If we're ahead by 2 at halftime that is.

                                           Kellegher
                          Bradley   Konate  VVD  Tsimicas.

                                   Elliot   Grav.  Szob   
                                 Mo.   Nunez.   Gakpo.   


      Change when necessary.
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      Re: Pre-Match: Liverpool v Lille Champions League Tues 21st 20:00 Kick Off
      Reply #10: Jan 20, 2025 02:22:41 am
                              Kelleher
      Bradley  Quansah  Endo  Robbo
                              Morton
                     Elliot            Jones
           Chiesa                          Diaz
                              Nunez
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      Re: Pre-Match: Liverpool v Lille Champions League Tues 21st 20:00 Kick Off
      Reply #11: Jan 20, 2025 10:02:19 am
      Arne has more or less used the same 13-14 players in his XI for all the Prem/CL games.

      Might be wrong but I don't think Endo, Harvey or Quansah have had a single start between them & Bradley's only started 2 (Soton and Madrid) after Trent was forced off with an injury in the Villa game first half. Bit of a shame he lost his place after that Madrid game but there you go.
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      Re: Pre-Match: Liverpool v Lille Champions League Tues 21st 20:00 Kick Off
      Reply #12: Jan 20, 2025 10:10:59 am
      Alisson

      Bradley
      Quansah
      Virg
      Tsmikas

      Endo
      Jones
      Elliott

      Diaz
      Nunez
      Chiesa

      Id rest Mo and the midfield lads. No need to risk konate either.
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      Re: Pre-Match: Liverpool v Lille Champions League Tues 21st 20:00 Kick Off
      Reply #13: Jan 20, 2025 10:14:05 am
      Might be wrong but I don't think Endo, Harvey or Quansah have had a single start between them

      Quansah definitely started the first game of the season. 

      Lille are hard to beat in the French Ligue 1 but they aren't tearing it up with 8 wins in 18.   Different story in the Champions League.  They are in that all important 8th spot at the minute so they will have huge motivation with just two games left to avoid the qualifying round.  Strange one for us, the players know full well we don't need a result.
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      Re: Pre-Match: Liverpool v Lille Champions League Tues 21st 20:00 Kick Off
      Reply #14: Jan 20, 2025 10:44:52 am
      Quansah definitely started the first game of the season. 

      Lille are hard to beat in the French Ligue 1 but they aren't tearing it up with 8 wins in 18.   Different story in the Champions League.  They are in that all important 8th spot at the minute so they will have huge motivation with just two games left to avoid the qualifying round.  Strange one for us, the players know full well we don't need a result.

      Ah yes, always the ones you should remember which you end up forgetting. That Ipswich game feels like a million years ago now.

      Lille are definitely no mugs, beating both Madrid sides and earning a respectable draw v Juve. I actually make them out to be unbeaten in their last 21 games (having lost 4 in a row previous to that). Defensively solid but don't score too much either. Not seen enough of them to know how they'll approach this.
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      Re: Pre-Match: Liverpool v Lille Champions League Tues 21st 20:00 Kick Off
      Reply #15: Jan 20, 2025 11:03:34 am
      Quansah definitely started the first game of the season. 

      Lille are hard to beat in the French Ligue 1 but they aren't tearing it up with 8 wins in 18.   Different story in the Champions League.  They are in that all important 8th spot at the minute so they will have huge motivation with just two games left to avoid the qualifying round.  Strange one for us, the players know full well we don't need a result.

      Quansah has started 2 games this season in the Prem

      All the cup games

      Endo has just started the cup games and Elliot has started the cup games he has been fit for

      Money is a key thing with CL - think for each win it’s £1mil


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      Re: Pre-Match: Liverpool v Lille Champions League Tues 21st 20:00 Kick Off
      Reply #16: Jan 20, 2025 12:04:54 pm
      Struggling to care about this game too much. Never liked UCL group stages, now it goes on for even longer, I'm too excited about the league to bother about Lille right now.
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      Re: Pre-Match: Liverpool v Lille Champions League Tues 21st 20:00 Kick Off
      Reply #17: Jan 20, 2025 12:07:35 pm
      Struggling to care about this game too much. Never liked UCL group stages, now it goes on for even longer, I'm too excited about the league to bother about Lille right now.

      It’s the greed of UEFA

      And the same with FIFAs comp in the summer


      It was this sort of stuff that started the ESL

      UEFA will get there in the end
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      Re: Pre-Match: Liverpool v Lille Champions League Tues 21st 20:00 Kick Off
      Reply #18: Jan 20, 2025 12:09:43 pm
      Lip, what’s the use of winning all the money if you don’t deploy for transfers and contract renewal?

      Dividend to owners? Debt repayment? Higher staff salaries?

      He's not going to answer you.
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      Re: Pre-Match: Liverpool v Lille Champions League Tues 21st 20:00 Kick Off
      Reply #19: Jan 20, 2025 12:11:29 pm

      It’s nice and simple for you

      The money is income that goes into club accounts to be used on outgoings

      Which is staff and players wages
      Transfer fees
      Water bill
      Leccy bills
      Council tax
      Food
      Plasters
      Tea bags


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      Re: Pre-Match: Liverpool v Lille Champions League Tues 21st 20:00 Kick Off
      Reply #20: Jan 20, 2025 12:13:05 pm
      The club accounts are public, you know
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      Re: Pre-Match: Liverpool v Lille Champions League Tues 21st 20:00 Kick Off
      Reply #21: Jan 20, 2025 12:14:28 pm
      Even if I personally am not too excited about this game, think Arne will go with a fairly strong team, would expect maybe 2 or 3 surprises at most.
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      Re: Pre-Match: Liverpool v Lille Champions League Tues 21st 20:00 Kick Off
      Reply #22: Jan 20, 2025 12:14:38 pm
      The club accounts are public, you know
      Think that’s beyond them mate 👍

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