Topic: MATCH PREVIEW - Fulham v Liverpool - League, Sat 6 Aug @ 12:30pm

[Wengerpresser101]

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Nice lineup. Great to see Gomez, Milner, Elliot, Carvalho, Bajcetic all on the bench, all the fresh young legs ready to come on. The future is bright. Carvalho, Elliot, and Bajcetic in particular are exciting prospects.

Be good to see how Darwin will lead the evolution of our attack too, especially with Mane gone and Diaz replacing him. 

[peachybum]

Wish we'd have gone with Nunez. I can understand wanting the false 9 against the best teams but we should have enough against everyone else to play an out and out striker and give up some of the control and stability a false 9 gives. We need a bigger goal threat.

[rafathegaffa83]

Van Den Berg ahead of Phillips is interesting.

Thought the same. Maybe fitness related? Or is one closer to a move?

[Rob Dylan]

That's the spirit mate. The times they aren't-a changin'

 

I know it's pessimistic, but I'm just so tired of Man City boring everyone to death and winning games on autopilot while the opposition barely tries. It's criminal that this Liverpool team has only won one League and one European Cup.

[UntouchableLuis]

We've got a really exciting squad and you can see the next phase beginning if you like. If we can get near City again we've done well considering they can just go out and buy Haaland - they're basically the new Real Madrid when they just bought Ronaldo, Kaka, Xabi etc


Cups we can go far again as well as it's more of a level playing field and it's just a case of knocking City out or hoping they go out to someone else.

[David Struhme]

Nunez no start?

[amir87]

Mane not even on the bench is interesting. Won't help stop fuelling rumours that he's off to Bayern.

[[new username under construction]]

Nunez no start?

No, Nunez no start

[Jshooters]

Nunez no start?

No start Nunez

[12C]

You’re going home in a BUPA ambulance.

“You’re gonna get your fucking hair messed up..”
Followed by “one Michael Jackson there’s only one Michael Jackson”
And then
“One man and his chimp went to mow a meadow”

[meady1981]

Nonez

[classycarra]

Thought the same. Maybe fitness related? Or is one closer to a move?

We're trying to sell one, while retain and develop the other. Probably a combination of Sepp taking more from the experience on the bench (and if he gets on), along with wanting to lower risk of injury for Nat while he looks to kick start his career.

[Tobelius]

Nunez no start?

[Ghost Town]

Darwin will be a strategic deployment in these early weeks. Soften the opposition up and then unleash. Put your money on multiple second half goals from him. He'll rack 'em up against defences pulled out of shape and exhausted by Mo & Co.

Then once he's up to speed he'll be starting his demolition techniques from the off.

[WhereAngelsPlay]

Van Den Berg ahead of Phillips is interesting.

Better player.

[[new username under construction]]

Better player.

Like the young bench actually hopefully we do well enough to see most/all subs used

[Adeemo]

Better player.

Agreed, also more versatile and possibly has a future at the club.

[beardsleyismessimk1]

BFG's today

[Ghost Town]

Agreed, also more versatile and possibly has a future at the club.

Yeah he can play two positions, and Kloppo loves that

[reddebs]

What a fucking team!!!

Get into these fuckers from the get go Reds and fill your fucking boots

 

[Gray Hamster]

I like to be optimistic at the start of the season, and while I think we will be brilliant again, I can't help feeling it will be more of the same - winning virtually every game but that still not being enough. Another season of endlessly waiting for City to drop points

Trust me when i say that’s exactly what they think about us.  There has only been a point between the two teams a couple of times in the last 4 years, along with a season where we blew them away remember!

[Chakan]

Great team as expected really. Nunez to come on at 60 to run them ragged to the end!

[Vote For Pedro]

Average age of the bench is like 4

Milner takes the average up to 124

[Ultimate Bromance]

Soon(TM)

[plura]

No start Nunez

No Núñez, no cry

[4pool]

Keep a clean sheet, score a few goals for fun, Happy Days.

[Cruiser]

Time for some real football!

Come on lets get off to a great start.

[Mighty_Red]

Good team, continues the strategy of introducing Nunez slowly. Bench is a little lighter than usual but hopefully some of those injuries will clear up in a couple of weeks.

COMON U REDMEN!!

[SvenJohansen]

Happy days are here again! 

[John C]

Thanks for the OP Stockdam mate.

Come on you mighty Reds!

[S]

We must have a pretty good record on the opening day right? I still always get a certain kind of nerves though. It can sometimes dictate the feel of the season, I’m thinking Spurs away in 2009/10.

[naYoRHa2b]

Just need to get off the a winning start really. Good options on the bench

[Wullie160975]

Milner takes the average up to 124

I was going to say that about Adrian 

[Not that Gareth]

And we're back  No surprises in that line up, let's hammer them with nunez of the bench for a brace 

[Crosby Nick]

We must have a pretty good record on the opening day right? I still always get a certain kind of nerves though. It can sometimes dictate the feel of the season, I’m thinking Spurs away in 2009/10.

Drew 3-3 at Watford in 2017 but apart from that I think we’ve won every opening day game since losing 3-0 at West Brom in 2012.

[The Final Third]

Let's get this season off to a great start, into these Redmen 

[88_RED]

Nice op Stockdam.. Thanks..

Getting on an 8 hour flight in 20 minutes.. Will be missing the opening game for the first time in about 12 years.. 

So great to see Bobby in the starting XI.. He has looked in great touch during pre season.. Hope he stays healthy.. I'm expecting big things from him this season..

Love how young and fresh our bench looks..

Diaz and Salah to tear these a new one, with Nunez to get one in the second half as a sub..

Onwards and upwards Redmen..

Super excited for the season..

[A-Bomb]

Fooooootballl! Come on you redmen   

[Johnny Aldridge]

Matchday Redmen!

4:15am here, waiting on kick off. first game of the season I said I’d have a few cans, stay up and watch the match. Holding the pace nicely.

Núñez not starting isn’t a surprise, I think there’s still a bit of figuring out how he works within the current setup. The starting 11 are the reliable starters. Núñez to come in around 60th minute if the games going our way.

Fucking hard believe it’s a new season already.
Come on you Reds.

[S]

Drew 3-3 at Watford in 2017 but apart from that I think we’ve won every opening day game since losing 3-0 at West Brom in 2012.

That sort of set the tone for that season actually. Especially pre-VVD.