Well, it’s going to be a tough day.
Southampton didn’t do us a favour and allowed Manchester City to bring the point difference to 5 points. We are visiting Anfield, one of the worst place to play at. Klopp, in his previous game against City, benched Salah, Trent, Robertson and Gakpo; four players who are well rested and eager to prove a point today!? Worst of all, Liverpool are sitting at 8th, and are in a battle of Champions League spot. They are wounded and Klopp with all this negative press against him will be eager to prove the doubters wrong.
But hey, we have one of the best teams on the planet currently, playing some wonderful football and on any given day, we can cause trouble to any team. It’s a title race for us, much important than what Liverpool’ is playing for. Arteta and the players wouldn’t have forgotten the embarrassment from our last visit and Martinelli is going to cause havoc today. And we have Trossard, who scored a hat-trick against Liverpool with Brighton, so you never know.
Saka is back from the illness which didn’t allow him to start against Leeds last week. We still have doubts about Eddie Nketiah and William Saliba, Arteta refused to provide any specific details about their injuries, it could be either tactical or the situation hasn’t improved yet. I don’t care about the Pool’s players.
It’s going to a battle of the midfield. We were stronger defensively if Saliba was available but then VVD is doubtful too, which makes it even. Our front three is better than them, though Salah is world class and has knack of scoring against us. We have a functioning midfield in Odegaard, Partey and Xhaka and if they play to their forms today, we could come up with a point at minimum from Anfield. I want to see us winning though, we haven’t won in our last 7 visits and we need to change it. TODAY.
Right, so what are we excited for? We are top of the league. Bukayo is back and he loves to score / assist against top 6. Gabriel Jesus is back and scored couple goals. Ben White is playing some delicious football, Gabriel is a monster and Zinchenko is a nuisance for any manager. Partey is our dark horse, no non-sense football, don’t care about limelight and don’t need the praises – just let me do my work and go back to sleep. Xhaka made me eat a humble pie, I hope he makes the size of that pie a bit bigger today. Our captain is in form, Martinelli will eat Trent for breakfast. Only concern for us is Holding v Nunez. If Holding can keep it calm today, we are winning guys.
I don’t see much changes with Jesus starting at top with Martinelli and Saka on the wings. A midfield of Partey, Odegaard and Xhaka will do. Ben at RB, Gabriel and Holding pairing for CB and Zinchenko at LB.
We have a strong bench of Trossard, Vieira, Tierney, Nelson. Tired legs will be replaced but that’s all on the game progress. I see us stealing a 0-1 win today, breaking the Anfield curse and reaching a bit closer the trophy.
See you during the game. #COYG
Thanks for proving my point Virgil!
This game looks like a Liverpool Arsenal game from three years ago. But with the teams reversed.
Marc-if you notice, VVD feels that he has to always be in two places at once, as he has no confidence in those around him…this has a tendency to leave some big openings inside the box, if the opposing team has the guile required to punish him for it
I can’t remember the last time we got the majority of 50/50 calls in a place like Anfield, maybe the tide is actually turning
How many times is Robertson going to be allowed to foul Saka before he’s booked.
Xhaka being Xhaka when we 2 nil up away at Anfield in a season defining game.
And people wonder why some of us want him gone.
Xhaka off half time to protect a red and Trossard on
based on this performance Pool need a total midfield reinvention, which is why I feel that with a couple pieces of savvy business in the summer they will find their top 4 legs again
why would Xhaka even engage at this juncture…he’s largely at fault for everything that led to that fucking goal
“why would Xhaka even engage at this juncture…he’s largely at fault for everything that led to that fucking goal”
Yep it could cost us the PL this season.
Tony-you know I would give my left nut for that switch, but we both know that ain’t likely to happen, especially if we can find a way to go into half a goal up
The one thing Arteta has brought to this team is a bit of the dark arts and I’ve never known a team win the league without it.
We seriously need half time.
on my Fubo feed the most foul-mouthed Scouser has positioned himself in just such a way that the mic can’t help but catch every filthy word he has on offer…it’s fucking hilarious, as they feel the need to apologize each and every time it occurs
Xhaka- never seen a bear he doesn’t like to wake up unnecesssarily…what a twat
never met
TRVL
Sky are doing the same with the guy in the crowd.
The Dippers were always gong to come back into the game and half time came just right for us to regroup and retain our focus to come out and add to the score sheet early in the 2nd half to take the wind out of the Bin Dipper’s sails. You could see their fragility when our 2nd goal went in.
Tony
What the fuck was Xhaka doing to give them a route back into the match?
TRVL
For those acquainted with old uk soap operas, the potty mouthed guy sounds like a one man episode of Brookside. I heard him call someone a ‘fucking knobhead’ which is comedy gold and VERY Liverpool. He could have been talking about any of their players but I’ll go for that shit bag Robertson.
And in the true scouse parody tradition, the boys need to ‘calm down, calm down’ in the changing rooms at half time.
Roy Keane calling Liverpool’s defending a “pub team”.
TRVL- we always catch up with posts, so never defer from writing. When you sleep I wake up, so I catch up on yours and KP’s UK time and posters from the UK, such as Marc. Hopefully, more like minded Gooners will find their way here.
Ambarish/Hoopah /Divyanshu
Are you out there lads? You’re usually the noisiest of us during games!
This is when Arteta earns his corn and sends us out to play a dominant 2nd half playing like we deserve to be 8 points clear of City.
TRVL
I guess it’s some legal thing, but I also find it amusing when a commentator apologises on behalf of some industrial in-game language uttered by some random pissed up geezer.
The Linesman elbowed Robertson – WTF?
personally I would like to see Tierney come on and have Zinchenko replace our Swiss gift that keeps giving…it’s clear that Klopp is attempting to target Xhaka whenever he’s in our end, as he’s always good for a negative pass or a cheap giveaway whenever the pressure mounts
KP-I just figured it was the Mayor
Tony
Partey’s been relatively quiet for me. I’d like to see him assert himself.
But second half yeah, slow things down, tighten up a little and take our chances.
Andy Robertson – play acting to get the lino removed. How sad.
Hi KP,
I’m here, reading through the comments. Restricting myself to not comment because it doesn’t go right and I know these bin dippers can always come back in the game. Superstitious lol
But what the fuck was Xhaka doing, he awakened the 12th man at pool. Gabriel Jesus was furious with those challenges and the fight.
Martinelli is yet again brilliant, Partey and Saka a bit less but we need couple more goals to be sure to win. Everything to play for, hoping for the win.
Cheers.
Hoopah is missing though, I love his in-game views.
we can’t rest on our laurels, as that would be a potentially costly mistake
The Football God’s just smiled on us now make a change Arteta and win this game.
I remember David Pleat talking about poetic justice in 89 when it looked like Liverpool would hold out. Well that penalty miss was poetic justice.
the Salah of any other year would have potted that for fun…it’s high time we showed something at their end of the fucking pitch…time wasting won’t get it done in the 63rd minute, as that’s a loser’s mentality
If we can weather Pool’s battering, we can nick this, but fresh legs needed now.
We look anything but a title challenger parking the bus.
why does it look like they’re the one’s chasing a title???
Xhaka is shit at, err, shit-housing.
Why no subs for us?
I have a confession to make.
I’m scared.