Liverpool vs Arsenal (League) KO 8pm on Mon 28/09

[Rory Fitzgerald]

Tierney should be back for Arsenal after pulling out before the West Ham game.

Hard to call their line up. Could be Holding, Gabriel, Tierney - but Luiz could come in and push Tierney to LWB.

Front 3 looks like Willian, Lacazette, Aubameyang - the other options are Pepe/Saka to play instead of Willian

Midfield 4 - Bellerin and Xhaka probably start as RWB and RCM - thereafter, 2nd CM spot could go to Ceballos, Elneny, Maitland Niles. LWB could be anyone from Tierney (if he is not in the back 3), Saka, even Maitland Niles or even Kolasinic.

I think the main call will be Luiz to CB and Tierney to LWB.

I'll go;

Holding, Luiz, Gabriel

Bellerin Xhaka Ceballos Tierney

Willian Lacazette Aubameyang

Arteta is settling on a style of play so I dont expect him to change the 3-4-3 or take a backward step and not play a strong front 3 even though they are away.

In that sense, it will contrast with the set up of Lampard playing us at home.

[Bogman]

We owe them a battering.

[Cam]

Not quite the intelligent, analytical examanination proffered by Rory... but it's so very odd seeing Willian in red.

[Rory Fitzgerald]

I'm interested in people's thoughts about the midfield 3.

Gomez is back in training today according to Klopp, so the assumption is that he'll start.

Then its 3 from Henderson, Fabinho, Thiago, Wijnaldum and Keita.

[Gethin]

I’m assuming Hendo won’t be fully fit so I’d go Fab, Thiago, Gini and bring on Naby second half

if Gomez isn’t fit drop Fab back and start Naby

[Cam]

Really can't see Keita starting.  Arsenal look good, strong (in an un-Arsenal way) and with wingbacks plus the two wide forwards we will need strength and positional awareness in midfield.  For that I'm sure it'll be Henderson, Fabinho and Wijnaldum; I'm sure he will want to play Thiago but one tactical mis-step from a newbie and it could be a goal against.

Obviously, this depends on Gomez being fit.

Similarly for the League Cup game and how that central defence, and therefore midfield, is set up.  I guess Jones has earned a start there which leaves two from Keita, Thiago and Milner.

[Conrad]

Keita shouldn't be anywhere near starting. I'd have Jones ahead of him at the moment, let alone the other 4.

[Swipe]

Agree.

It'll be Thiago, Gini and Fabinho if Hendo is out and Gomez is fit.

[Earl Hafler]

I think they've done a job on us in midfield recently so I'd like to see Thiago, Fabinho and Gini start, with Gini and Bobby pressing them when playing between their defence and midfield 

Keita shouldn't feature after that performance from Jones last night. 

[Kvarme Ate My Food]

Thiago defo starts. Fabinho unless he’s needed in defence. Henderson if fit. Gini if either Fab or Hendo aren’t available for midfield. If Fab is in defence and Hendo isn’t fit then it’s Thiago, Gini and Milner.

[Sion]

They think they're good again. 

 

Can we just hammer them

 

 

[Hightown Phil]

8 minutes ago, Kvarme Ate My Food said:

Thiago defo starts. Fabinho unless he’s needed in defence. Henderson if fit. Gini if either Fab or Hendo aren’t available for midfield. If Fab is in defence and Hendo isn’t fit then it’s Thiago, Gini and Milner.

Yeah think that's right. Although Milner wasn't involved last night which I presume must have meant he had a knock?

[muleskinner]

Jarg wants to f*** them, I'd be happy with the 3 points.

[Swipe]

8 minutes ago, Hightown Phil said:

Yeah think that's right. Although Milner wasn't involved last night which I presume must have meant he had a knock?

He did yeah.

On a snide, pointless level I’d like to see Tierney have a shocker and Robbo rip them apart. Their twitter nerds seem obsessed with claiming Tierney is better.

[Hightown Phil]

Just now, Swipe said:

He did yeah.

On a snide, pointless level I’d like to see Tierney have a shocker and Robbo rip them apart. Their twitter nerds seem obsessed with claiming Tierney is better.

All of our players are crap though aren't they. 

[Jarg Armani]

12 minutes ago, muleskinner said:

Jarg wants to f*** them, I'd be happy with the 3 points.

Shexy football

[Swipe]

15 minutes ago, Hightown Phil said:

All of our players are crap though aren't they. 

Haha. Yeah there's a sub-culture on Twitter that is basically that. 

[Sion]

12 minutes ago, Swipe said:

Haha. Yeah there's a sub-culture on Twitter that is basically that. 

The amount of people on Redcafe and the like who think we're basically just good exclusively because of Klopp. And he would have Wan Bissaka and Lingard playing like Trent and Mane. 

[Hightown Phil]

4 minutes ago, Sion said:

The amount of people on Redcafe and the like who think we're basically just good exclusively because of Klopp. And he would have Wan Bissaka and Lingard playing like Trent and Mane. 

I wish we'd got to see Wan Bissaka play as a winger. How the f*** did someone so clearly s*** at being a winger get anywhere near professional football playing as a winger?

[Andy-oh-six]

2 hours ago, Gethin said:

I’m assuming Hendo won’t be fully fit so I’d go Fab, Thiago, Gini and bring on Naby second half

if Gomez isn’t fit drop Fab back and start Naby

Hendo just confirmed as out. Gomez back training. So decision between Thiago and Keita. 

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

we've scored 3+ goals against them at home in each of the last 5 games

Edited September 25, 2020 by Sir Tokyo Sexwale

[honourablegeorge]

1 hour ago, Sion said:

They think they're good again. 

 

Can we just hammer them

 

 

What's the table like if you only count matches Arsenal won

[Chewie]

KO been moved to 1945 (time, not the year) due to pubs closing earlier hasn't it? 

[Swipe]

No, 8pm. It had been 8.15pm previously.

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

1 hour ago, honourablegeorge said:

What's the table like if you only count matches Arsenal won

it's a valid question