Topic: European Cup Final 1/6/19. LFC v THFC

[Fordy]

Penalty takers anyone?

Milner, Salah, Fabinho, Virg all seem good bets to me.

Why even think of that?

Hope the lads are practising hard on them though.

[Longwood NY]

Why even think of that?

Hope the lads are practising hard on them though.

So we shouldn't think about it, but we should be thinking about it?

[Fordy]

So we shouldn't think about it, but we should be thinking about it?

Fans shouldn't but players should be practicing pens, free kicks and corners for sure.

[Shaved Crossbar]

Why even think of that?

Hope the lads are practising hard on them though.

Just makes me feel better that even if it does go to pens, we've got Salah (10 of 13, missed 2 in a game Egypt won 6-0), Milner 27 of 32 (2 misses in 10 years), Fabinho (19 of 20), and the most composed player on the planet.

[Big Dirk]

Just makes me feel better that even if it does go to pens, we've got Salah (10 of 13, missed 2 in a game Egypt won 6-0), Milner 27 of 32 (2 misses in 10 years), Fabinho (19 of 20), and the most composed player on the planet.

I bet you wouldn't feel as confident if it went to pens!Lets just try and do it over 90 mins i don't think I could hack a penalty shoot out!

[deFacto please, you bastards]

I only feel confident in Milner when it comes to penalties, everyone else seems to blow hot and cold when they take them

[King_doggerel]

just thinking... most of the guys were likely on the beach since Wolves, and are now going back to the beach for training for 1 week, before heading to Madrid 2 days before the final.

I would much prefer that they were on the beach 1 week since Wolves and resuming training in Melwood. Less travel, less distractions, better familiarity with a set up that did us so well 2nd half of the season.

[Red Beret]

Can't we just let Milner take all five?

That said, we'll have Ox back... could we rope Gerrard back into the final?

[duvva 💅]

just thinking... most of the guys were likely on the beach since Wolves, and are now going back to the beach for training for 1 week, before heading to Madrid 2 days before the final.

I would much prefer that they were on the beach 1 week since Wolves and resuming training in Melwood. Less travel, less distractions, better familiarity with a set up that did us so well 2nd half of the season.

I’m not sure about the less distractions part, bound to be far more if they stayed here.

I’m honestly not worried in the slightest about the preparation, they know what they’re doing. The last month or so has been super intense, a short break followed by a focused training getaway is probably exactly what they needed. Recharge and then refocus, and keep the boys together the whole time to maintain the focus albeit in a relaxing environment.

Wish the game was sooner though!

[vagabond]

Fabinho was the penalty taker for Monaco, Salah does it for his country. They'll be fine.

[LFCEmpire]

Look on the bright side.  By the time the final rolls around you'll be able to build a house.

 

[Redcap]

I reckon for penalty takers:

1. Milner
2. Salah
3. Firmino
4. Trent
5. Fabinho

[Caligula?]

Can't we just let Milner take all five?

That said, we'll have Ox back... could we rope Gerrard back into the final?

I had a crazy dream a few days ago that we brought Gerrard back in for the final and he scored a very well worked tap in just a few minutes in. 

[harleydanger]

Fuck having Salah near the penalties. Alison, Robertson, Trent, Milner, Hendo, Bobby should all be ahead of him.

[deFacto please, you bastards]

Surprised no one has mentioned Wijnaldum. Think he could do well imo.

-Milner
-Van Dijk
-Wijnaldum
-Fabinho
-Firmino

[deFacto please, you bastards]

just thinking... most of the guys were likely on the beach since Wolves, and are now going back to the beach for training for 1 week, before heading to Madrid 2 days before the final.

I would much prefer that they were on the beach 1 week since Wolves and resuming training in Melwood. Less travel, less distractions, better familiarity with a set up that did us so well 2nd half of the season.

The players are back at Melwood this coming Monday and will be there until Thursday. Considering we go to Marbella frequently, it's not an unfamiliar environment.

Too much is read into the training camps.

[Bobinhood]

WTF pens?

No.


Boom.


Yes.


Sadio Mane. in regular time.


Yes

[stevieG786]

When is the new kit releasing? 19/20 season? 

[Redcap]

Surprised no one has mentioned Wijnaldum. Think he could do well imo.

-Milner
-Van Dijk
-Wijnaldum
-Fabinho
-Firmino

Interesting choice putting VVD in there. I certainly think he has the temperament, but does he have the ability?

Agree with Gini, though I think he would be the 6th choice pen taker because it would be hard to deny Salah the chance to take one.

[deFacto please, you bastards]

When is the new kit releasing? 19/20 season? 

Already been released. We're not playing in it until pre-season

[mrantarctica]

Interesting choice putting VVD in there. I certainly think he has the temperament, but does he have the ability?

Agree with Gini, though I think he would be the 6th choice pen taker because it would be hard to deny Salah the chance to take one.

Milner, Salah, Firmino and Mane all on to take one I think
Gini would likely step up and do well too
Trent can hit a ball accurately so perhaps also from the penalty spot?
Think Fabinho and VVD would probably be ok as well
Shaq and Sturridge, if on the field, would probably be ok
Hendo has previously missed penalties in big games (England) before, and very uncertain about the likes of Robbo, Matip, Lovren, Gomez, Origi

I'd have
Firmino
Gini
Mane
Salah
Milner

[Gladbach73]

Stuff all this talk about penalties. We're doing this in normal time, without panic, without scraping by, but in style.

As the words to the song goes, "grab your things, we've come to take you home........, Liv-er-pool, Liv-er-pool, la, la la, Liv-er-pool, Liv-er-pool, la la la"

Believe everyone, number six is heading to our trophy cabinet.

[Medellin]

My arse has gone already. 

[Redcap]

Stuff all this talk about penalties. We're doing this in normal time, without panic, without scraping by, but in style.

As the words to the song goes, "grab your things, we've come to take you home........, Liv-er-pool, Liv-er-pool, la, la la, Liv-er-pool, Liv-er-pool, la la la"

Believe everyone, number six is heading to our trophy cabinet.

I would think that we would want to keep our heads whether we're 4-0 up after 20 or still 0-0 after 120, and practising penalties is a good way of insuring that.

Nothing quite as emotionally satisfying as winning a trophy on penalties IMO, both in terms of the relief and elation of winning at the very last moment, and in terms of the crushing pain you inflict on the other team.

[Caligula?]

Fuck having Salah near the penalties. Alison, Robertson, Trent, Milner, Hendo, Bobby should all be ahead of him.

Hendo? What the fuck? When has he actually taken a penalty for us? He doesn't even take them as captain with Milner off the field. Salah has missed one or two but takes them regularly for Egypt and he's scored a few good ones for us as well. Henderson shouldn't even be on the list of takers unless it goes to the 8th or 9th penalty taker.

[Hazell]

Why even think of that?

Hope the lads are practising hard on them though.

I don't think we practiced them in 2005 did we?

Either way, it won't come to that, we'll do them inside 90 minutes

[Qston]

The wait is interminable isn`t it. So frustrating that is so late. The only positive I can see is that allows some players to recover from minor knocks and strains. I suppose it also allows Bobby the best possible chance of being fit.

[paulrazor]

What are you, some kind of sadist?

i know i know

Surely a masochist if he watched it on his own, but a sadist if he made his kids watch it?

jesus dont tell me ive more than one?

[Red_Rich]

Hopefully we are the team that bucks this trend of appearing in CL finals close together and losing both.....

Valencia - 2000 and 2001
United - 2009 and 2011
Bayern - 2010 and 2012
Atletico - 2014 and 2016
Juventus 2015 and 2017

[Anfield Kopite]

Hopefully we are the team that bucks this trend of appearing in CL finals close together and losing both.....

Valencia - 2000 and 2001
United - 2009 and 2011
Bayern - 2010 and 2012
Atletico - 2014 and 2016
Juventus 2015 and 2017

Both us and Milan appeared in 2005 and 2007 and won one each. Trend bucked.

[J_Kopite]

Both us and Milan appeared in 2005 and 2007 and won one each. Trend bucked.

As did United in 2008 and 2009 as well as Bayern in 2012 and 2013 smh misleading tings

[ScouserAtHeart]

AND Bayern in 2012 and 2013

[Red_Rich]

More likely to pick someone at the start of Extra Time to adjust formation or replace a knackered player rather than based on penalty kicking ability, don't you think? Mind you, I can see logic in bringing on Milner with both his box to box energy and penalties in mind.

The Ox to score the winner late into extra time, instantly making himself a Liverpool and Arsenal legend in that one moment.

[Red_Rich]

AND Bayern in 2012 and 2013

That’s good then.

Actually Juventus have the worst run of bad luck .... lost their last FIVE!!! CL finals!

97
98
03
15
17

[deFacto please, you bastards]

Longest build up to a match in mankind..

[newterp]

Didn't we more or less dominate Spurs early in the season - only a very late Lamela goal in injury time made the scoreline look more worrisome?

As for the second game - yes they played better after they made a switch in the second half and scored on a rolling free kick - then had some chances once we went all out attack. Fabinho was inserted late in to that game - but immediately the team looked sure of itself again. And while we won on a fluky play - again we were the aggressors.

[Hazell]

Didn't we more or less dominate Spurs early in the season - only a very late Lamela goal in injury time made the scoreline look more worrisome?

As for the second game - yes they played better after they made a switch in the second half and scored on a rolling free kick - then had some chances once we went all out attack. Fabinho was inserted late in to that game - but immediately the team looked sure of itself again. And while we won on a fluky play - again we were the aggressors.

The game at Anfield seems to have taken on a life of its own in terms of how it went (akin the Everton's performance at Anfield where Andre Gomes dominated us), particularly given the Sissoko chance towards the end. They were the better side for the second half up until they scored and then like you say, we were the aggressors. And even then, we had enough chances to score in the second half before the winner - Salah not passing to Mane, Van Dijk's free header six yards out - not to mention the first half where were dominant for the most part.

And yeah, we battered them at Wembley too.

[deFacto please, you bastards]

Didn't we more or less dominate Spurs early in the season - only a very late Lamela goal in injury time made the scoreline look more worrisome?

As for the second game - yes they played better after they made a switch in the second half and scored on a rolling free kick - then had some chances once we went all out attack. Fabinho was inserted late in to that game - but immediately the team looked sure of itself again. And while we won on a fluky play - again we were the aggressors.

They were wasteful in front of goal prior to that though, but that's because at the same time we were pushing to score the winner as we knew that we couldn't drop points.

We were wasteful in the first half because it should have been 2 or 3 nil at the half.

However they have enough quality to have a spell in the game where they will cause problems.

I hope we start aggressively like we have done against them in the past

[paulrazor]

The game at Anfield seems to have taken on a life of its own in terms of how it went (akin the Everton's performance at Anfield where Andre Gomes dominated us), particularly given the Sissoko chance towards the end. They were the better side for the second half up until they scored and then like you say, we were the aggressors. And even then, we had enough chances to score in the second half before the winner - Salah not passing to Mane, Van Dijk's free header six yards out - not to mention the first half where were dominant for the most part.

And yeah, we battered them at Wembley too.

this

the anfield game could have gone either way but i thought we shaded it. think if you watch highlights we had at least 5 decent second half chances

[GucciMane]

We should target Lloris by flooding the box when one of our players takes shots. He loves to parry and his form from long range shots has been poor all season. Also Danny Rose and Trippier should get targeted neither has good positioning and I would like to see Robbo and Trent to play those balls along the line for Salah and Mane to run into behind their fullbacks. I don’t rate any of their fullbacks and I also hope Vertonghen and Alderweireld start as I think Vertonghen especially has lost a lot of agility in the last 18 months their most difficult defender is sanchez for me hopefully he doesn’t start. Fabinho needs to be careful as they have a lot of divers but I still want him to go hard on Alli and Son. We can and should do it. I just want the game to be played ASAP the wait is killing me.