Watford vs Liverpool Sunday Dec 20th 1.30 PM

[Molby]

First things first: where is the decent boozer pls?

[Cam]

Bogdan

Clyne Skrtel Sakho Moreno

Can Lucas

Ibe Lallana Coutinho

Origi

 

Subs: Grobbelaar, Toure, Allen, Henderson, Milner, Firmino, Benteke.

[Hassony]

Is sakho fit?

[David Hodgson]

Bogdan

Clyne Skrtel Sakho Moreno

Can Lucas

Ibe Lallana Coutinho

Origi

 

Subs: Grobbelaar, Toure, Allen, Henderson, Milner, Firmino, Benteke.

No chance

 

Well , I'd put money on this selection (and I'd be out by one at most) :

 

Mignolet

 

Clynnnne

Skrtel

Sahko

Moreno

 

Can

Henderson

Milner

 

Coutinho

Lallana

Benteke

 

 

Maybe Lucas gets the nod ahead of Milner, but I doubt it.

[Cisse]

I'd go 4-1-2-1-2

 

Migno

 

Clyne

Skrts

Sakho

Moreno

 

Lucas

Hendo

Can

Phil

 

Benny

Origi

[Tommy Cockles]

First things first: where is the decent boozer pls?

Cockles & Associates plan & rationale is:

 

Moon Under Water pre match (early opening)

 

The Escourt Tavern post match (recommended by Watford mate)

[McBain]

We need to find a formation that includes Henderson, Coutinho, Lallana and Ibe

[Stevie H]

Cockles & Associates plan & rationale is:

 

Moon Under Water pre match (early opening)

 

The Escourt Tavern post match (recommended by Watford mate)

 

yeah the estcourt is a decent enough pub. was in there last week as it goes. it's probably alright for away fans and is on the road down to watford junction station.

[Conrad]

No chance

 

Well , I'd put money on this selection (and I'd be out by one at most) :

 

Mignolet

 

Clynnnne

Skrtel

Sahko

Moreno

 

Can

Henderson

Milner

 

Coutinho

Lallana

Benteke

 

 

Maybe Lucas gets the nod ahead of Milner, but I doubt it.

Yeah, likely. I'd prefer to see Firmino ahead of Benteke, more as an act of faith than anything

[Kvarme Ate My Food]

 

yeah the estcourt is a decent enough pub. was in there last week as it goes. it's probably alright for away fans and is on the road down to watford junction station.

Why were you in Watford?

[Stevie H]

Why were you in Watford?

 

still got a load of mates around there from when i lived there in the 90s. annual christmas booze-up. estcourt is near enough the junction for me to grab a train back to london afterwards.

[Maldini]

Bit worried about this one, they're in really good form. Any more dropped points and suddenly we're in a slump.

[Stevie H]

Bit worried about this one, they're in really good form. Any more dropped points and suddenly we're in a slump.

 

i kept thinking that ighalo lad was crap at first but he isn't. he's really persistent, moves constantly and just makes good runs all the time. he's a handful.

[Earl Hafler]

Bit worried about this one, they're in really good form. Any more dropped points and suddenly we're in a slump.

 

Counter argument is they've just played three poor teams who lack movement and quality in attack. Get Hendo, Lallana and Coutinho near Benteke and we should score a couple.

[Redray]

Bit worried about this one, they're in really good form. Any more dropped points and suddenly we're in a slump.

They wont know what's hit them.

[Hassony]

 

Counter argument is they've just played three poor teams who lack movement and quality in attack. Get Hendo, Lallana and Coutinho near Benteke and we should score a couple.

They're pretty solid defensively, not getting enough plaudits because of the mad run of Leicester

 

we should still have enough to beat them if as you say, we have movement, I wouldn't mind seeing Origi starting this (possibly with Big Ben)

[Molby]

 

Counter argument is they've just played three poor teams who lack movement and quality in attack. Get Hendo, Lallana and Coutinho near Benteke and we should score a couple.

So get them standing near the penalty spot thenwont Watford just push up and play them off?

 

Also it's hard to be the guy setting up AND getting near the forward for his knockdown or whatever

 

All in all I would put the onus on Benteke to move around

The movement of the others is fine

Cockles & Associates plan & rationale is:

 

Moon Under Water pre match (early opening)

 

The Escourt Tavern post match (recommended by Watford mate)

How far is the walk from the Wetherspoons to the station ?

And then from there to the ground?

 

Ta

[Earl Hafler]

So get them standing near the penalty spot thenwont Watford just push up and play them off?

 

Also it's hard to be the guy setting up AND getting near the forward for his knockdown or whatever

 

All in all I would put the onus on Benteke to move around

The movement of the others is fine

 

 

Obviously i'm talking about doing it slightly more intelligently than have Lallana, Hendo and Coutinho stand next to Benteke.

[Stevie H]

How far is the walk from the Wetherspoons to the station ?

And then from there to the ground?

 

Ta

 

10 minute walk from the station to the wetherspoons, straight up clarendon road out of the station. then another 10 from the wetherspoons to the ground.

Edited December 18, 2015 by Stevie H

[muleskinner]

Troy Deeney is the archetypal handful for opposition centre halves.

[Molby]

 

10 minute walk from the station to the wetherspoons, straight up clarendon road out of the station. then another 10 from the wetherspoons to the ground.

Thanks

See you there Cockles

Don't f*** me over

[yellow jumper]

wasn't quique manager of atletico when they beat us in the europa league in rafa's last season? coup for watford. ranieri was underestimated too with everyone focusing more on the disaster with greece than all the massive clubs he's managed to a decent level. funny how PL now appears bit more attractive for managers than players...or at least that where the balance of quality is, especially if ancelotti and pep also turn up.

 

imagine they'll try to play like away side as that's where they've been better overall.

Edited December 18, 2015 by yellow jumper

[muleskinner]

wasn't quique manager of atletico when they beat us in the europa league in rafa's last season? coup for watford. ranieri was underestimated too with everyone focusing more on the disaster with greece than all the massive clubs he's managed to a decent level. funny how PL now appears bit more attractive for managers than players...or at least that where the balance of quality is, especially if ancelotti and pep also turn up.

 

imagine they'll try to play like away side as that's where they've been better overall.

more buying power at lower level than you will get anywhere else in Europe and of course a higher salary.

[Tommy Cockles]

Thanks

See you there Cockles

Don't f*** me over

 

Ha ha. I will be in there around 11.

[dorgie]

This is the first full week Klopp has had with the players on the training ground. We're winning this.