MisterObjective
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A quick look at the players out on loan, roughly halfway through the season. Of course Patrik Raitanen, Liam Coyle, Kyle Jolly and Mile Alvir, all went out on loan in January, every single one of those have been poor so far but hopefully Kyle Jolly improves. Harry Wilson looks to have found a level he can perform in, I would just like to hope a Championship side will pay a bit of money for him, sooner or later. Finally Coulibaly is doing okay at Las Palmas but more encouraging is his progress in training this season.
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Back to our strongest eleven today and I wanted to talk about this probably being close to Klopp's future team in the next year or so. Of course Gomez is out injured and has started Klopp's current season but Matip is still at the club and in his place for my team currently, while Karius remains in goal as Alisson now plays in Klopp's side. Apart from that though this team could be identical to our future side for next season maybe, very attack minded, especially the midfield, the three central players all offer different things to the attack.
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We had some really good chances early on, the best of which fell to Sadio Mane, thankfully Bobby found him with a brilliant cross and Mane delivered on the volley. Mane makes it 2-0 and what a finish, a cheeky little back heel from Keita and he wrapped his foot around it, whipping it in to the far corner! It's not even half time and the more Arsenal push forward the more Mane's pace looks devastating on the counter and that's what happened, Firmino assist, Mane hat trick!!
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Another assist from Naby, as Firmino did the rest. Arsenal did get one goal back, a mistake from Trent was punished by Aubameyang. With the unbelievable amount of chances we were creating against a leaky Arsenal defence I was never worried, even if they did get a few chances. Son assisted by Salah from more terrible defending. Gini another sub even got in on the act, assisting Bobby for his second of the game. If you don't believe how many chances we created just look at the stats! I mean this was against Pep's team none the less but if he as a manager does have a weakness, it's the fact he does go all out attack. You wouldn't of believed that after talking about our best team before, then it comes to the game and a 6-1 pounding dished out by the Reds.
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Incredibly in three games against Pep's Arsenal, It's 10-1 to Liverpool this season! That's something but Pep is the kind of manager who always has big money to spend and at Arsenal, I think it's fair to say it wouldn't be quite the same and definitely more of a challenge. Having said that though he has had a pretty decent amount of money to spend..
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Just the one change from the last one, Trent who along with Van DIjk is a bit tired but the Dutchman stays in and our right back is replaced by Emre Can with Fabinho pushed out to right back. Sadio Mane is like a man possessed lately, that dip in form and eventually dropped from the team for a few weeks, that seems to have really recharged his batteries. Two fantastic goals today and without him we wouldn't of won, his brilliant in behind the defence runs, the difference in both goals and the game.
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Just the one alteration and Trent back in for Emre. Sadio Mane again our best player, their keeper Matz Sels made some really good saves but did make one mistake, Mane's awkward cross hitting the keeper, the post and then going in. We deserved to win to be honest, on another day the keeper doesn't make so many saves and maybe not a mistake either. A bit of luck but he did keep them in it.
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Honestly this game was an utter disaster, I made several changes and in hindsight I probably should have made less. Middlsesborough like Liverpool have played a lot of league games lately probably with the same team, trouble is eight changes before a big game against Juventus naive to think we could do the job. Maybe if more of those eight changes had played more football recently.
I don't really know why I'm making excuses for them, there really was some terrible performances today, Aaron and Salah in particular. Harry Chapman scored their first and he actually looks like a decent player, and what a goal from quite a distance. Just to rub salt in the wounds, former player Sheyi Ojo assisted Braithwaite to make it 2-0. A shambles really but we weren't without chances, the whole team was poor today!
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So United still top the table by a point but we do still have a game in hand. They did drop points in this update, 1-1 away to Leicester but we can still go top, as long as we keep this consistent form up.
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Typical Liverpool really, two huge results against the big sides, 6-1 at home and 2-0 away but we slip up in our last game against Middlesborough, I just hope this hasn't cost us. A big game to kick us off in the next one, away to Juventus in the Champions League and we go on to finish with a cup final against United!
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Back to our strongest eleven today and I wanted to talk about this probably being close to Klopp's future team in the next year or so. Of course Gomez is out injured and has started Klopp's current season but Matip is still at the club and in his place for my team currently, while Karius remains in goal as Alisson now plays in Klopp's side. Apart from that though this team could be identical to our future side for next season maybe, very attack minded, especially the midfield, the three central players all offer different things to the attack.
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We had some really good chances early on, the best of which fell to Sadio Mane, thankfully Bobby found him with a brilliant cross and Mane delivered on the volley. Mane makes it 2-0 and what a finish, a cheeky little back heel from Keita and he wrapped his foot around it, whipping it in to the far corner! It's not even half time and the more Arsenal push forward the more Mane's pace looks devastating on the counter and that's what happened, Firmino assist, Mane hat trick!!
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Another assist from Naby, as Firmino did the rest. Arsenal did get one goal back, a mistake from Trent was punished by Aubameyang. With the unbelievable amount of chances we were creating against a leaky Arsenal defence I was never worried, even if they did get a few chances. Son assisted by Salah from more terrible defending. Gini another sub even got in on the act, assisting Bobby for his second of the game. If you don't believe how many chances we created just look at the stats! I mean this was against Pep's team none the less but if he as a manager does have a weakness, it's the fact he does go all out attack. You wouldn't of believed that after talking about our best team before, then it comes to the game and a 6-1 pounding dished out by the Reds.
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Incredibly in three games against Pep's Arsenal, It's 10-1 to Liverpool this season! That's something but Pep is the kind of manager who always has big money to spend and at Arsenal, I think it's fair to say it wouldn't be quite the same and definitely more of a challenge. Having said that though he has had a pretty decent amount of money to spend..
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Just the one change from the last one, Trent who along with Van DIjk is a bit tired but the Dutchman stays in and our right back is replaced by Emre Can with Fabinho pushed out to right back. Sadio Mane is like a man possessed lately, that dip in form and eventually dropped from the team for a few weeks, that seems to have really recharged his batteries. Two fantastic goals today and without him we wouldn't of won, his brilliant in behind the defence runs, the difference in both goals and the game.
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Just the one alteration and Trent back in for Emre. Sadio Mane again our best player, their keeper Matz Sels made some really good saves but did make one mistake, Mane's awkward cross hitting the keeper, the post and then going in. We deserved to win to be honest, on another day the keeper doesn't make so many saves and maybe not a mistake either. A bit of luck but he did keep them in it.
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Honestly this game was an utter disaster, I made several changes and in hindsight I probably should have made less. Middlsesborough like Liverpool have played a lot of league games lately probably with the same team, trouble is eight changes before a big game against Juventus naive to think we could do the job. Maybe if more of those eight changes had played more football recently.
I don't really know why I'm making excuses for them, there really was some terrible performances today, Aaron and Salah in particular. Harry Chapman scored their first and he actually looks like a decent player, and what a goal from quite a distance. Just to rub salt in the wounds, former player Sheyi Ojo assisted Braithwaite to make it 2-0. A shambles really but we weren't without chances, the whole team was poor today!
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So United still top the table by a point but we do still have a game in hand. They did drop points in this update, 1-1 away to Leicester but we can still go top, as long as we keep this consistent form up.
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Typical Liverpool really, two huge results against the big sides, 6-1 at home and 2-0 away but we slip up in our last game against Middlesborough, I just hope this hasn't cost us. A big game to kick us off in the next one, away to Juventus in the Champions League and we go on to finish with a cup final against United!
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