Topic: Liverpool FC v Tottenham Hotspur FC, Sunday 5th May 16.30

[JackWard33]

This is going to be 4-4 or something mental

[disgraced cake]

Van Dijk not team trained yet this week.

I'd go Quansah and Gomez centre half. Carry on giving Quansah minutes to round off a strong debut season for him and give Gomez some much needed minutes at centre half ahead of the new manager coming in. Konate is in poor form himself and I think Van Dijk has ended the season poorly too.

[Too early for flapjacks?]

As Klopp doesn't have to think about the previous or next game it will be an interesting to see how he lines up in midfield as fatigue doesn't come into it. Sounds like van Djik will probably make it. That would mean only Matip, Thiago, Jota, and Doak are out. I'd like to see the below.


                           Alisson


Trent          Konate          van Djik          Robertson


      Jones          Mac Allister          Gravenberch


           Salah          Nunez          Diaz



Subs: Kelleher, Tsimikas, Gomez, Quansah, Endo, Bajcetic, Szoboszlai, Elliott, Gakpo

[Zlen]

I'd start Gakpo before Nunez.
Do hope Gravenberch starts, probably won't.

[Lisan Al Gaib]

I'd start Gakpo before Nunez.

I wouldn't. With their suicidal high back line there'll be space in behind to exploit and as frustrating as it will be to see how many times he's caught offside Darwin does seem to be quicker than Cody and we'll need that pace to get in behind

[A-Bomb]

Heavy metal football ala our Dortmund game!

[Dougle]

Top OP #666.

Last gasp time for Spurs here, they are 7 points behind Villa with an inferior goal difference  (albeit with a game in hand vs City ). A point not much use to them then. Gunfight at the OK Corral time then. I predict a 5+ goal game. Son, of course, for them and Salah and Nunez on the redemption trail for us.
I hope it's sunny, I hope it's loud and I hope it's fun.
I would put Quansah on as well. Also hope Joe Gomez get's time on the park. Come on Reds, sock it to 'em.

[SamLad]

what's the problem with Virgil?  I've seen nothing about injury / illness?

edit: just saw it.  late fitness test, apparently - foot injury.

[Fromola]

Not sure how, they hadn’t played in ages before last weekend.

 I think we’ll either win easily or have a stupid 2-2 or 3-3 kind of game.

It's only their 38th game of the season. It's our 56th! They've barely played midweek all season, that's about the only one we haven't played.

They really haven't made the most of their easier schedule if they miss out on top 4, particularly to a lower budget team in Villa who've played a shitload of European games.

[SamLad]

It's only their 38th game of the season. It's our 56th! They've barely played midweek all season, that's about the only one we haven't played.

and probably the first week off from playing most of our players have had all season.

[killer-heels]

what's the problem with Virgil?  I've seen nothing about injury / illness?

edit: just saw it.  late fitness test, apparently - foot injury.

Just give him the rest of the season off.