Pamplemousse

VVD injured Here's our chance lads, let's blitz them

I hope there are subs at half time.

Our team wasn't exactly first choice Forster in goal, a defence of Yoshida, Stephens, Bednarek and Pied, it was asking for trouble really

Anyhow, as I said earlier, let's judge things after the Wolves game.

Yoshida should've been playing, that was a poor decision by Hughes. I'd get Austin on, we've been getting crosses in the box, time for someone to get on the end of them.

They haven't played particularly well, 3-0 down. Awful. This defence has to be sorted out. Start by playing Yoshida and getting rid of Hoedt.

Lemina has been absolutely shocking. No wonder none of the top clubs want him.

This isn't the game to judge things really A similar defensive display next week at Wolves and it'll be a concern

Portsmouth are losing, so every cloud

Deary me And we've actually played quite well when we've got the ball, played some decent stuff. Can't defend though

FFS That all came from Lemina being sloppy in midfield

Other than the fact that he scored there in 2017 and defenders are always saying they hate playing against him. Say what you like about his current goal scoring record, it's dreadful, and that's just down to a lack of confidence. But he harries and presses defenders and causes them problems, that side of his game is still very strong.

http://ripple.is/football/3283-liverpool-vs-southampton Ripple is normally pretty good

8-0-2 probably, and that's when we attack 10-0-0 for most of the match

Pace up front, lots of long balls over the top, if we can actually get hold of the ball. Hold out for 80 minutes, throw on Austin and we'll nick it 1-0 with the final kick of the game, a tactical masterstroke by Hughes to ensure that there's no time left for our defence to throw it away.

Summer

Had a quick look on RAWK, most of them think they'll win 4-0, 5-0 or even 6-0. They don't like Mark Hughes much (understandable given he is a United boy) and are very glad Ings can't play. I have a bad feeling about tomorrow, I'll watch it but I don't think it'll be pleasant viewing.

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Whatever happens this season, it's all looking like it'll be their most successful since the club was founded, they've never been as high as they are now in their history. Must be nice for such a young club.

Inspired them to promotion, all on a shoestring budget. They haven't really improved their squad though this season, shoe-ins for relegation.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/sep/19/liverpool-virgil-van-dijk-want-win-it-all-our-mindset?CMP=twt_gu He hasn't watched a lot of us this season obviously.

I reckon we'll go three at the back, Yoshida to come in for one of the strikers, Ings presumably. Long up front with Redmond to lead our counter attacking charge, if we are able to get hold of the ball. Lemina and Hojbjerg should be decent in midfield, I'd be tempted to drop Elyounoussi and have Romeu in there too.

Exactly this, Romeu was sensational under the guidance of a world class manager but he's been poor since. Gabbiadini too. Cedric has been poor forever although under Hughes he's probably playing as well as he has done since he's been here, which is encouraging. Redmond as well.

Stoke finished consistently in the top half under Hughes, it was only the last season or two where things went tits up. And even then, had Stoke not sacked him they would have stayed up, they only won what twice was it after he left? Same amount we won in the couple of months he was here at the end of the season. We need a bit of consistency on the footballing side of things, meanwhile our anger should be directed at the board.