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[awakened]

Originally Posted by countryman

Hope Pool gets a goalie on loan asap..

You got your wish..... in fact Liverpool went a step further and bought a goalie instead of loaning one.

Yes.... Liverpool has bought 17 yr old brazilian goalie Marcelo Pituluga. A World Cup champion with the Brazil team that won the U17 World Cup..... and he is also a cousin brother to Alisson.

[ThisIsMelwood]

Liverpool’s 24-man squad for Champions League group stage confirmed

Goalkeepers: Alisson, Adrian, Kelleher

Defenders: Van Dijk, Gomez, Matip, Alexander-Arnold, Robertson, Tsimikas

Midfielders: Fabinho, Thiago, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Keita, Milner, Oxlade-Chamberlain

Forwards: Salah, Mane, Firmino, Minamino, Jota, Origi, Shaqiri, Elliott

Likely List B: R.Williams, N.Williams, Jones

PS - Shaqiri tested false positive for covid-19.

[escobar43535]

Originally Posted by ThisIsMelwood

Liverpool’s 24-man squad for Champions League group stage confirmed

Goalkeepers: Alisson, Adrian, Kelleher

Defenders: Van Dijk, Gomez, Matip, Alexander-Arnold, Robertson, Tsimikas

Midfielders: Fabinho, Thiago, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Keita, Milner, Oxlade-Chamberlain

Forwards: Salah, Mane, Firmino, Minamino, Jota, Origi, Shaqiri, Elliott

Likely List B: R.Williams, N.Williams, Jones

PS - Shaqiri tested false positive for covid-19.

Thanks for this list.

A bit curious though because I saw what looks to be like our 25 man EPL list somewhere else and Shaqiri was named under midfielders together with Curtis Jones. If I were Klopp I rather take out Elliott from the above list and put in Curtis instead as I think Curtis seems to be improving at a faster pace.

Hope to see Matip, Ox and Shaqiri less on the injury list and instead fit and sharp. Might as well include Keita and Alisson in this group as well.

[escobar43535]

Originally Posted by awakened

You got your wish..... in fact Liverpool went a step further and bought a goalie instead of loaning one.

Yes.... Liverpool has bought 17 yr old brazilian goalie Marcelo Pituluga. A World Cup champion with the Brazil team that won the U17 World Cup..... and he is also a cousin brother to Alisson.

This chap is way too young to even overtake Kelleher let alone Adrian at such short notice.

Tbh it looks like we are stuck with Adrian as #2 this season. We just have to work with it and protect Adrian like a fortress whenever he plays. Also I think Adrian should not play out from the back, he is just too error prone in this regard. As a shot stopper I think he is not too bad for a #2 though.

Adrian needs to get his confidence back asap for the Everton game. Think Klopp did the right thing by taking away the pressure from Adrian as he did not blame him for our shocking loss at Villa Park, just the first goal.

[countryman]

Originally Posted by escobar43535

This chap is way too young to even overtake Kelleher let alone Adrian at such short notice.

Tbh it looks like we are stuck with Adrian as #2 this season. We just have to work with it and protect Adrian like a fortress whenever he plays. Also I think Adrian should not play out from the back, he is just too error prone in this regard. As a shot stopper I think he is not too bad for a #2 though.

Adrian needs to get his confidence back asap for the Everton game. Think Klopp did the right thing by taking away the pressure from Adrian as he did not blame him for our shocking loss at Villa Park, just the first goal.

That's Klopp's virtue if u have been noticing all these while. He'll not speak negatively about any of his players to the public even after a horrible performance. But behind the scene I'm sure he'll go hard on them!
Nowadays everytime I see Adrain handling the ball I'll tremble. I'll rather see him just kick or throw the ball out straightaway!

[Xgenre]

Originally Posted by escobar43535

A bit curious though because I saw what looks to be like our 25 man EPL list somewhere else and Shaqiri was named under midfielders together with Curtis Jones. If I were Klopp I rather take out Elliott from the above list and put in Curtis instead as I think Curtis seems to be improving at a faster pace.

Curtis Jones is in the B list for Champions League as he is under 21 and club-grown. He can still play in the CL for us. Elliot is not club grown as he is trained by Fulham so he has got to be on the list. Don't see him playing in this year's CL as a starting 11 or substitute though. By the way, CL games can have 5 substitutes per game. This is to our advantage as we have squad quality in depth this season.

[countryman]

Lately Elliott's form has dipped quite a bit. Not as sharp n clinical with his passing n dribbling compared to when he 1st arrived.

[escobar43535]

Originally Posted by Xgenre

Curtis Jones is in the B list for Champions League as he is under 21 and club-grown. He can still play in the CL for us. Elliot is not club grown as he is trained by Fulham so he has got to be on the list. Don't see him playing in this year's CL as a starting 11 or substitute though. By the way, CL games can have 5 substitutes per game. This is to our advantage as we have squad quality in depth this season.

Oic. Appreciate the information bro.

On paper, the depth of our squad looks good. But in reality this is dependent on the usual suspects not getting injured, keeping fit and getting back into top gear consistently.

[Grounded Eagle]

Strange...... but many bookies are placing Everton as the favourites in the upcoming Merseyside Derby. Do they know something which we don't?

[ThisIsMelwood]

Originally Posted by Grounded Eagle

Strange...... but many bookies are placing Everton as the favourites in the upcoming Merseyside Derby. Do they know something which we don't?

Just check the early odds for the derby.

Liverpool let 0.5.

[Xgenre]

Originally Posted by Grounded Eagle

Strange...... but many bookies are placing Everton as the favourites in the upcoming Merseyside Derby. Do they know something which we don't?

How do they decide? With 2 more rounds of international games (i think) coming up next week plus the worsening covid situation around the world, how do they know which players will remain injury free and covid 19 free?Remember, Everton has a strong starting 11 while we have a strong squad. They miss a few players only the whole game is different.

We are almost back to full squad. Thiago will be covid-19 free, have a good 2 week's rest (he has almost no holiday before joining us).Maybe you should buy a Liverpool win now since the odds are in our favour.

Originally Posted by ThisIsMelwood

Liverpool let 0.5.

Means what? Liverpool is favourite?

[ThisIsMelwood]

Originally Posted by Xgenre

Means what? Liverpool is favourite?

Yes.

Also means Liverpool give handicap half ball to Everton. If game ends in 90 mins draw then those bet Everton collect money.

Everton odds slashed to 10 to 1 to lift the EPL title.
Liverpool stays at 2 to 1 to defend title.
Man city at 2.5 to 1.

These odds changes weekly or as and when results in.

[escobar43535]

Lots of its and buts over this upcoming Merseyside derby.

I think if Henderson, Thiago and Mane return fit and sharp, plus VVD returns to being the #1 CB in the world instead of his recent lackadaisical self and TAA also reverts back to top form, then we should stand a pretty good chance.

That said Everton not only have a strong first XI( well maybe X because Pickford can be erratic, hope he has some bloopers on Saturday!) but also have a wily old cat world class manager in Don Carlo whose record against Klopp is pretty good. Not forgetting this is at Everton's home.

Tbh at the moment a draw would not be such a bad result.

A lot riding on Adrian and our defence getting their act together plus our high press being executed ruthlessly. We got to hunt in packs relentless whenever we do not have the ball exactly like we use to in our last two successful seasons.

Really hope to see the return of reds mentality monsters on Saturday.

[countryman]

Originally Posted by Grounded Eagle

Strange...... but many bookies are placing Everton as the favourites in the upcoming Merseyside Derby. Do they know something which we don't?

There is no way Everton is favourite. Pool is still giving the -0.5 handicap n they will be the favourites all the way till ko.

[Xgenre]

Originally Posted by escobar43535

Not forgetting this is at Everton's home.

As long as fans cannot enter the stadium, there is very little home ground advantage I feel. We won at Chelsea too. Without the fans, every stadium feels the same. Watching the games this year..it lacks some urgency or feel without the crowd leh.

Anyway, Thiago is out of isolation and walking around Liverpool taking photos along the way. Covid 19 is a respiratory disease. Hopefully it has not damaged or strained his lungs too much. otherwise it will be harder for him to run so much over 90 minutes.