benjii

You're going to leave a car unattended in Liverpool overnight? Good luck.

That's what I would do. 4231. Only question is whether to start Ings or go with Gabbi and have Ings ready for the last 30 mins. -------------------------McC-------------------- Cedric----Vester------Yoshida--Bertrand ----------------Romeu----Lemina---------- Redmond-------Armstrong----------Mo ------------------------Gabbi--------------------- Subs: Gunn, Stephens, Hojbjerg, Davis, Long, Ings, Sims

He was dodgy in the first half and much better in the second. Like the rest of the team. A back 4 with him alongside Yoshida could be pretty solid.

He was our best player.

Great run.

That's what I would pick. Probably have Lemina deeper wIth Armstrong in front, but the same personnel.

They're playing the way we set up at the start under Puel. The difference is that they have mobile forwards with a reasonable touch and we did not.

Too small is code for "****e".

Ings walking away from the Scousers in his life Ings walking away oh to find a better day Ings walking away from the Scousers in his life Ings walking away oh to find a better day Ings walking away sometimes some people get him wrong when they say his knees have gone sometimes you feel there is no fun when we never scored more than one but now I truly realise Gao and Les don't wanna compromise well I saw Ings with my own eyes spreading those goals like a slapper’s thighs and well I don't want Shane Long, too many sleepless nights, not mentioning the shots that are skied I'm happy to say Ings is walking away from the Scousers in his life He’s walking away oh to find a better way Ings! Ings! Ings!

He looks like Craig David.

When Les came back from Spain with nowt but a bottle of aniseed digestif, a large Toblerone and some fruity sweets we had to act fast.

He's Welsh.

Yeah but our other midfielders make costly mistakes too. Lemina is most likely to allow us to play with forward impetus. No point picking him if he's not fit yet or still ill though.

It's fine to say the midfield didn't do it's job - and quite possibly true - but we got cut open by a goalkick on one occasion with the back line all over the place. The fact is, Yoshida has gone from third or fourth choice centre back to being on of our best players (not just at CB but in the whole team!). We have a serious lack of quality coupled with a lack of fighters and leaders.

The ticket point is an ongoing procedural issue so I agree that's worth looking at. I just feel asking about specific player-related decisions will be a waste of time. They aren't going to say, "yeah, Forster is ****e and god knows what we were thinking". They'll just say they did their best to tie players to long term deals, to keep the squad together, blah, blah, blah. If the forum is used to query specific transfer deals and contract decisions we won't learn anything at all as no one is going to throw someone under the bus or acknowledge there is a lack of leadership and direction. The best way to find out why it's gone tits up is to understand the constraints related to the Liebherr - Gao deal. IMO.

Mine not arrived yet either but the linked one has.

There's no point picking over past mistakes. I want information on what Gao's strategy is, why he bought the club and what investment he might make. I want a developing feeling within the club that fans aren't prepared to be taken for mugs indefinitely (even though lots are).

He's ****e.

Agree, although Gabbi really should have scored that chance in the first half.

Yeah, exactly. We identified a problem that needed fixing so critically that we let a dead-man walking joke manager blow £20m on it. And now we've got the same problems we had before then, plus Gallagher, who clearly seems to be rated below any of the others. We've signed a promising looking winger but seem determined to play without wingers. Great stuff.

When Yoshida came on he was immediately shouting at the others, pushing people forward, holding the line and generally giving some much needed leadership which was completely absent until then. Yoshi should be our captain. Back 4 with him and Vestergaard. Romeu and Lemina in front. Then Armstrong, Elyounoussi and Gabbi behind Austin or Long, depending on the opposition. Can't believe we've signed a winger as our main new attacker if we're going to play 352. Yesterday was complete crap.

Yeah, you could but it wasn't long ago we had a group of genuine quality players so it's a bit depressing.

"El-Whathisname". Stay classy, Alps.

McCarthy Targett Stephens Hoedt Bednarek Hojbjerg Romeu Long Austin Redmond None of them would look out of place in a Championship team. And that's why we will struggle.

Yep. Need to go to a back 4.