Watford vs LFC - Sat 12 Aug 12.30BST

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

2nd kickoff of the season, so win healthily & we go top (remember when you didn't get a League Table till game 3?) where we'll stay for all 38 games.

 

Assuming the best with injuries - 

 

Mig

TAA Matip Lovren Milner

Hendo Phil

Mane Bobby Salah

Sturridge

 

Bench

 

Karuis, Robertson, Klavan, f***ing Moreno, Gini, Solanke, Origi

 

Not a great bench is it?

[Hassony]

Decent bench tbh, have you forgotten about Can ?

[Flanders]

Mig

TAA Matip Lovren Milner

Hendo Coutinho Can

Mane Firmino Salah

[Case]

Mignolet

TAA Matip Lovren Milner

Can Coutinho Wijnaldum

Salah Firmino Mane

 

Karius, Moreno, Gomez, Henderson, Solanke, Sturridge, Grujic

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

Decent bench tbh, have you forgotten about Can ?

 

yes

 

Mig

TAA Matip Lovren Milner

Hendo Coutinho Can

Mane Firmino Salah

 

 

probably that. Forgot about Can, would like Studg to start mind

[Repington]

Mignolet; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Lovren, Moreno; Henderson, Can; Salah, Coutinho, Mane; Firmino.

 

Full-backs will change to Flanagan & Milner for Hoffenheim.

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

Flanno? Doubt it

[downunder]

I think Gini  will start

[Zoob]

I think Gini  will start

 

Yeah, assuming now more injuries, think it will be 

 

 

Mig

TAA Matip Lovren Milner

Hendo Coutinho Can or Gini

Mane Firmino Salah

 

with the only real decision being Gini or Can .

 

Sigh - 4.30am kick off over here... 

[downunder]

also assuming Phil is still with us.

[New York Red]

Mignolet; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Lovren, Moreno; Henderson, Can; Salah, Coutinho, Mane; Firmino.

 

Full-backs will change to Flanagan & Milner for Hoffenheim.

 

 

The Watford line up is right. Flanno won't get a look in though.

[Hightown Phil]

Flanagan won't be sighted until the league cup.

[McBain]

Can or Wijnaldum and who plays lb are the only real questions. And Wijnaldum seems to have been more a second half player in pre season suggesting it'll be Can

[downunder]

Can or Wijnaldum and who plays lb are the only real questions. And Wijnaldum seems to have been more a second half player in pre season suggesting it'll be Can

 

I hadn't worked anything out from pre season line ups. I thought they were pretty random!

[Kvarme Ate My Food]

2nd kickoff of the season, so win healthily & we go top (remember when you didn't get a League Table till game 3?) where we'll stay for all 38 games.

 

Assuming the best with injuries -

 

Mig

TAA Matip Lovren Milner

Hendo Phil

Mane Bobby Salah

Sturridge

 

Bench

 

Karuis, Robertson, Klavan, f***ing Moreno, Gini, Solanke, Origi

 

Not a great bench is it?

Coutinho in a two? Nah.

[Cam]

Can't believe y'all think we won't sign or sell anyone before this game!!

 

Mignolet

TAA Matip VVD Robertson

Henderson Can Keita

Salah Firmino Neymar

[downunder]

Can't believe y'all think we won't sign or sell anyone before this game!!

 

Mignolet

TAA Matip VVD Robertson

Henderson Can Keita

Salah Firmino Neymar

 

we know they will be signed but the paperwork wont be done in time.

[surf]

Can't believe y'all think we won't sign or sell anyone before this game!!

 

Mignolet

TAA Matip VVD Robertson

Henderson Can Keita

Salah Firmino Neymar

 

what have you done with phil???

[rednotdead]

Promised myself I wouldn't pay attention to transfer dealings but I assume this is the best 11 available

 

Karius

TAA VVD Matip Rodriguez

Keita Ox Coutinho

Salah Aubameyang Mane

[Rory Fitzgerald]

Mignolet

 

TAA Matip Lovren Milner

 

Can Henderson Coutinho

 

Mane Firmino Salah

 

 

Agree with most that closest call appears Can or Wijnaldum. Don't agree with Coutinho central, he'll be left of the 3 I reckon.

 

I can times when Firmino drops off, Salah running inside and Coutinho given license to get up on the left with Milner covering the gap.

 

Similarly, with the ball on the left it'll be Coutinho hitting the switches for Mane running in maybe.

 

Just think the central position is the disciplined one for either Can/Henderson. Can to get nod on right to be a bit more conservative maybe. Perhaps protection for TAA

[McBain]

If we play split central midfielders, Can almost always plays left. There were times last season he was almost like another left back

[Dan]

I reckon we'll tear these a new one.

[Rory Fitzgerald]

Just had a quick scan of these.

 

- Marco Silva has them playing 4231

- Preseason form W3 D3 L2 F7 A5

- Last 2 preseason games were 0-0 against Villa and Sociedad.

- Denney coming back from injury but won't play

- Manager talking openly about need for new signings and being light up front

 

 

" Of course we need to score and cause more problems for the opponent in the other team too when we attack.

 

"We'll work hard on these situations during the week and we'll look to work as well in the market.

 

 

Firstly, we are confident in our players," Silva said. "I've said more than one time that we need to make moves in the market; it's not two, three or four, we need more.

 

In this moment I want more and our board know this. It's not because I want more, it's because we need more for our roster."

 

Seem tight at the back but no teeth upfront. Might suggest Silva is working hard on team ethic and discipline to compensate for lack of bodies upfront.

Edited August 7, 2017 by Rory Fitzgerald

[Rory Fitzgerald]

If we play split central midfielders, Can almost always plays left. There were times last season he was almost like another left back

Yeah agree he was there with Lallana right at times. If the big move is Coutinho back to midfield then I think he's going into a preferred position on the left.

[Begbie]

What's wrong with Clyne/when's he back?