Citeh defensively could be "interesting" this year. The two main fullbacks theyve signed are very much forward thinking and could get caught out positionally. Still dont have a quality commanding centreback if Kompany doesnt play as well, plus add a new keeper in the mix and they've got some gelling to do. Will definitely score a shitload though
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Merson tips Spurs to finish 3rd
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Why are we giving bandwidth to this rubber nosed gambling lush?
I am very surprised you have pool as low as 7th, they've been the only team in recent season's that have consistently made us chase shadows both at home and away. They've gone out and bought Salah to further strengthen their attack. A good pointer for us would be to loosen the dominance they have and gain parity.
Dominance? What dominance?
In less vague terms, what does that actually mean?
Personally, I expect Liverpool to be much the same as last year.
Clearly he has a 'thing' for pacey attackers and a blindspot for their lack of quality at the other end, but the question I have is can Klopp actually coach/drill a defense?
And Spurs finished 10 points above them last year - two games does not a season make. Now they have Europe to contend with. Klopp's head might explode bitching about the scheduling. I also think they sell Coutinho, so I think 7th is more likely for them than top 4.
You clearly haven't been watching how matches have unfolded in recent season's when pool have been our opposition.
Them being a bogey team for us doesn't not equal them being a dominant club.
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It means pretty much what we do to teams they do to us, keep the ball stretch the game and make us do the chasing. We need to address the 70/30 advantage they have to something closer to 50/50.
Good old Gazza!
same here, I'd be delighted with 3rd this season. I'd even settle for 4th all things considered.
I actually don't think Wembley is going to be a major issue for us though. It wont be the benefit that WHL was, but I don't see it being a massive problem like the media suggest it will be.
Of course they were good on a pre season tour of the states....thats the point of them now, to extract money from people who don't know any better.
Liverpool do most of their defending further up the pitch. When it actually gets to their defence then they're in trouble
Klopp's style of football is well and truly gegenpress. Both in offense and in defence. High pressure, high tempo football. If we figure out how to get out of that I imagine we'd have a much simpler time with them
I've been saying this too, if he fails to deliver the title he has to go. I wish those with the power to do so should start pushing this on to the media, really ramp up the pressure. The media don't want Pep to get the sack, he's box office for them, same with maureen.
Trouble is we haven't figured it out yet, we tend to have brain farts when we try and play the ball out from the back. It takes lots of movement off the ball and a bit of imagination / creative thinking.
The only thing that worries me this season is the Wembley thing. If we'd spent one more year at WHL I'd be quietly confident.
This is true. Our goalie being far from the best with his feet is probably a factor in us playing the ball out from the back. Hugo is a fantastic goalie but he's not exactly great with his feet.
I damn near have a heart attack whenever we pass it back to him and the opposition has a striker in deep to put pressure on him