Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund 14th April 8ish - Anfield

[Molby]

Big game

 

First things first: who wants to start drinking early doors?

If no takers I will just go the gym and do some quiet meditation and prayer

 

Thinking curry goat at the Baltic Social after my drum lesson

 

Also lets talk about the game

Sturridge Firmino Origi Lallana are all in favour

Coutinho nailed on as is Can

 

 

So how are we lining up?

[GsyRed]

Wonder if the weekends 2nd half diamond was with this game in mind, if so I can see the following:

 

----------------Mig

Clyne Lovren Sakho Moreno

---------------Can

--------Milner----Allen

-----------Coutinho

-------Origi---Sturridge

 

If not then Lallana for Sturridge is obvious change.

 

 

[Conrad]

front 6

 

can-milner

coutinho-firmino-lallana

sturridge

[RafaShanks]

  On 11/04/2016 at 19:59, Conrad said:

front 6

 

can-milner

coutinho-firmino-lallana

sturridge

 

I wouldn't go that attacking, otherwise they will dominate midfield.

 

Change Lallana or Firmino for Allen.

[psl]

Think I'd go

 

Can Allen

Lallana Coutinho Origi

Sturridge

[Conrad]

He's not leaving out Milner

 

I can understand the shouts for Allen, but I expect he'd start instead of Firmino possibly

[Benitez]

Dortmund seem to have conceded any small chance they had at the Bundesliga, and rested 8 players for the derby game vs Schalke 04 at the weekend.

Edited April 11, 2016 by Benitez

[psl]

  On 11/04/2016 at 20:35, Conrad said:

He's not leaving out Milner

 

 

No he won't. And he probably shouldn't.

[Hassony]

  On 11/04/2016 at 20:41, Benitez said:

Dortmund seem to have conceded any small chance they had at the Bundesliga, and rested 8 players for the derby game vs Schalke 04 at the weekend.

Hopefully their season will be over this Thursday

[surf]

  On 11/04/2016 at 20:03, psl said:

Think I'd go

 

Can Allen

Lallana Coutinho Origi

Sturridge

 

quite like that. get at them from the start, score a couple and then bring milner on to close it out

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

Yer ma

[Cam]

  On 11/04/2016 at 19:51, GsyRed said:

Wonder if the weekends 2nd half diamond was with this game in mind

I thought it was more of a flat midfield three than a diamond, a 4312. I think we'll try to smother them in the middle. Hence:

 

Goalie

Defenders

Milner Can Allen

Lallana Coutinho

Origi

 

A 451 with AL & PC dropping in centrally. Then Origi holding up the ball while those two get forward to support him.

[Sion]

These are s*** and play in a s*** league

 

We've won 11 European trophies. They should fear us the yellow pricks.

[Cobs]

Think it will be like Juve at home in 2005. Great atmos, smash them early, keeper error lets them back in and we see it out heroically in the 2nd half.

[surf]

  On 11/04/2016 at 22:00, Cobs said:

Think it will be like Juve at home in 2005. Great atmos, smash them early, keeper error lets them back in and we see it out heroically in the 2nd half.

 

when half of les gems had a good game

[whitewidow]

Big Sammi at the far post

[Stevie H]

i wish we had sami hyypia lining up for us in this one. i'd be less concerned every time they took a dead-ball.

 

also molby, what time is starting drinking early? it's songkran here, thai new year, so thursday here will be a day long city-wide waterfight and all day drinking session starting about midday. 

[Conrad]

  On 11/04/2016 at 21:39, surf said:

quite like that. get at them from the start, score a couple and then bring milner on to close it out

its too lightweight. milner should start, and will start. he's also more than capable of contributing to an attacking start.

[Molby]

  On 12/04/2016 at 03:33, Stevie H said:

i wish we had sami hyypia lining up for us in this one. i'd be less concerned every time they took a dead-ball.

 

also molby, what time is starting drinking early? it's songkran here, thai new year, so thursday here will be a day long city-wide waterfight and all day drinking session starting about midday.

3pm

 

But now I think I might hit the gym instead

Everyone can go f*** themselves

 

Wish we had city-wide water fights here

We can't even have rotisserie chickens thanks to the health and safety brigade

[Stevie H]

  On 12/04/2016 at 06:56, Molby said:

3pm

 

But now I think I might hit the gym instead

Everyone can go f*** themselves

 

Wish we had city-wide water fights here

We can't even have rotisserie chickens thanks to the health and safety brigade

 

aye. it's poultry correctness gone mad that.

[RedMersey]

  On 11/04/2016 at 21:50, Cam said:

I thought it was more of a flat midfield three than a diamond, a 4312. I think we'll try to smother them in the middle. Hence:

 

Goalie

Defenders

Milner Can Allen

Lallana Coutinho

Origi

 

A 451 with AL & PC dropping in centrally. Then Origi holding up the ball while those two get forward to support him.

This is the team I'd like to see. Sturridge to come on for Milner or Allen if need be. Edited April 12, 2016 by RedMersey

[Gravy]

  On 12/04/2016 at 07:31, RedMersey said:

This is the team I'd like to see. Sturridge to come on for Milner or Allen if need be.

So after a couple of decent games/cameos, Origi suddenly has jumped above the only truly world class striker we have in Sturridge

 

Maybe if Sturridge was Belgian it would help?

 

Just really don't understand this thinking

Edited April 12, 2016 by Gravy

[Molby]

  On 12/04/2016 at 08:31, Gravy said:

So after a couple of decent games/cameos, Origi suddenly has jumped above the only truly world class striker we have in Sturridge

 

Maybe if Sturridge was Belgian it would help?

 

Just really don't understand this thinking

Football can be a cruel business

[cymrococh]

  On 12/04/2016 at 08:31, Gravy said:

Maybe if Sturridge was Belgian it would help?

Bloody Belgians, coming over here performing poorly in goal and being incredibly effective up front.

[kop205]

  On 12/04/2016 at 08:31, Gravy said:

So after a couple of decent games/cameos, Origi suddenly has jumped above the only truly world class striker we have in Sturridge

 

Maybe if Sturridge was Belgian it would help?

 

Just really don't understand this thinking

 

Take it up with the manager then, who picked Origi ahead of him for the away leg.