Topic: Liverpool vs Southampton (FA Cup Fifth Round) - 20:00, Wednesday 28th February

[duvva 💅]

It's on the previous page but you don't need to check. Charles and Edozie starting for them, would I lie to you?

Baby 😁

[DelTrotter]

Dunno if I'm more nervous about Virg starting or Ibou coming on for him! Not ideal

Anyway, let's get these twatted. Want Cody to step up tonight and lead the way.

[Fromola]

Chelsea get some good fortune with cup draws. Should make the semis again, where no doubt they’ll play Brighton.

Their Fa Cup draws year after year are a joke. No wonder they always make the final

[redbyrdz]

The only difference was Gomez in for Danns.........the mole lives on!

Koumas wasn't in the rumoured team either I think.



Thought the Bradley - Gomez right side didn't work that well, but it's not like we have a ton of options. Wonder if we could play Gomez -Tsimikas on the left instead, and then have Elliot as a right forward.

Or maybe we'll play three CBs?

[David Struhme]

bit surprised at VVD inclusion. think he'll only play 45m..and swap with Ibou

good to see Kumas get his first start

Need a balance between youth and experience to get the best out of the kids

[phil236849]

I’d expect to see Joe at right back and McConnell at 6, Bradley right wingback, Clark left wingback, and Koumas up front with Harvey and Gakpo.

Elliott as right 8, Bradley as RW

[MonsLibpool]

FFS. Harder than expected.

I wanted Coventry at Home.

[Schmidt]

As someone who doesn't watch youth football any more, this ordering players by shirt number instead of position is wank!

[Crosby Nick]

It's on the previous page but you don't need to check. Charles and Edozie starting for them, would I lie to you?

Lovely stuff.

[Pistolero]

Koumas wasn't in the rumoured team either I think.

He was in the one I got.....mad that its being leaked 24hrs  before the actual fkn game these days! ...inside job for sure

[JackWard33]

Playing VVD in this is nuts

[KurtVerbose]

They have Jo Lumley in goal.

At least we'll have something nice to look at.

[Egyptian36]

Don't think we are in a position to risk playing VVD, Gakpo and Gomez with the schedule we have but Klopp knows better.

[Crosby Nick]

Playing VVD in this is nuts

He’s a machine. He’ll stroll through.

[smicer07]

Playing VVD in this is nuts

He has to play. We need some leadership at the back or we will get knocked out.

[Rosario]

Still no sign of Darwin, Dom or Mo. Hopefully they can all get some decent minutes on Saturday before facing City the following weekend.

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Playing VVD in this is nuts

hopefully wont need to break a sweat

[kesey]

It's getting to that time of the season folks. You are just getting over it then we go again.

[Cruiser]

Southampton playing a weaken team, seems then right thing as they're away to Birmingham on Saturday.  Should be enough for our first 11 to overcome.

[jj2005]

Endo and MacAllister huge losses compared to Sunday.

[Number 7]

Really worrying that Darwin, Dom and Mo still can't make the subs bench. I can only assume their injuries were worse than 'day-to-day'.

May not even see them at Forest now which is far bigger problem IMO.

[AmanShah21]

7 Starters who have represented our u-18 or u-21 teams before getting into the first team. 5 more on the bench. Only 8 senior players in the entire squad. This'll be fun at the very least.

Robertson not even on the bench is concerning, that's 12 first team regulars missing from this one. I hope Harvey and Virg get taken off at the hour mark or sooner. They've basically run themselves to the ground in this set of fixtures and we can't keep pushing them.

Virg is needed to protect that young midfield and forward line for sure but we'll need him for the league games in top shape

[MonsLibpool]

Their Fa Cup draws year after year are a joke. No wonder they always make the final

That's why they've lost 6 in a row. Easy draws then they lose to a decent team in the final.

[JackWard33]

He has to play.

The only 'has to' is he has to be fresh in 11 days for a title decider

[Crosby Nick]

It's getting to that time of the season folks. You are just getting over it then we go again.

2001 was my first taste of this. Had things like the Roma second leg on a Thursday, then the League Cup Final Monday.

Or the mad April with something like Barca away Thursday, FA Cup semi Sunday, Ipswich away Tuesday, Leeds Good Friday, Everton Easter Monday, Barca home Thursday, Spurs home Sunday. Crazy!

[In the Name of Klopp]

Pls no more injuries. The PL has to be the goal.

[Andar]

2001 was my first taste of this. Had things like the Roma second leg on a Thursday, then the League Cup Final Monday.

Or the mad April with something like Barca away Thursday, FA Cup semi Sunday, Ipswich away Tuesday, Leeds Good Friday, Everton Easter Monday, Barca home Thursday, Spurs home Sunday. Crazy!

You have some memory if you haven't checked that.

[Baby Huey]

away too, could have done without that

Made up with this. As we are walking to the ground my mates and I were hoping for an easy home or the red mancs-away to these is probably most Reds favourite away game, the ones I know anyway.

We’ll do them there.

[duvva 💅]

The only 'has to' is he has to be fresh in 11 days for a title decider

Two more games before then, we’re not wrapping players in cotton wool just in case

[Crosby Nick]

You have some memory if you haven't checked that.

I was in Australia at the time so can still remember each fucking internet cafe I was in when I had to find out the score. Worse than waiting for teletext to load!

Townsville - found out we’d beaten Everton 3-2…ten men…last minute winner…by the time I’d seen Gary Mac had scored from 44 yards I was like that Vince McMahon meme.

[reddebs]

Let's go Big Reds, Mini Reds and Baby Reds, we've got this!  💪💪

[Magix]

Very interesting that Koumas starts ahead of Danns in attack, presumably for his pace? (From what little youth highlights I have seen, he seems pretty pacey.)

[Nick110581]

Really worrying that Darwin, Dom and Mo still can't make the subs bench. I can only assume their injuries were worse than 'day-to-day'.

May not even see them at Forest now which is far bigger problem IMO.

Agreed.

We are either saving them or they are genuinely injured and won’t make Saturday.

[Mighty_Red]

Surprised that Virgil and Harvey both start, I guess its mainly because we have to use Bradley further forward.

Arsed about going to Utd for a quarter final, getting through today will be tough ask purely due to the minutes we've played. Be good to see what these boys can do from the start.

COMON U REDMEN/BOYS!!!

[Andar]

I was in Australia at the time so can still remember each fucking internet cafe I was in when I had to find out the score. Worse than waiting for teletext to load!

Townsville - found out we’d beaten Everton 3-2…ten men…last minute winner…by the time I’d seen Gary Mac had scored from 44 yards I was like that Vince McMahon meme.

I was in my early teens. Sitting down on my knees listening to Radio Five Live for that one.

Done a full lap around the house after the winner shouting 'What a goal. What a fuckin goal!'

No idea if it was but i had to take the commentators word for it

[JRed]

Think it’s going to be really tough tonight. Norwich will look at it as their best chance being to try and bully the kids. Looking forward to it.

[MD1990]

very risky playing VVD

[Buster Gonad]

Eight year olds dude...

[JRed]

Agreed.

We are either saving them or they are genuinely injured and won’t make Saturday.

I think if they were going to make the weekend they would be on the bench tonight. Hope I’m wrong!

[DelTrotter]

Think it’s going to be really tough tonight. Norwich will look at it as their best chance being to try and bully the kids. Looking forward to it.

Just got to Carrow Road, big atmosphere, gonna be tough!