ljkeane Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Milan have been a bit disappointing against a mostly second string Liverpool side after being pretty good in the game at Anfield. You’d think they’d give it a bit more of a go with qualifying for the last 16 still a possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted December 7, 2021 Author Share Posted December 7, 2021 That's it then, I suppose. Atletico 3-0 up, and Milan 1-2 down. Somebody should've told Origi that it's not an important must-win game for Liverpool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskaral Pust Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 A pity that Burnley Madrid went through, but they won’t be Liverpool’s problem unless they can foul, dive, time-waste and complain to the referee all the way to the final.  They can shithouse someone else for a while.  Perhaps they’ll get City next. Hard to believe that Milan team is top of Serie A.  They were massively outplayed by Liverpool in the first game, despite Milan sneaking a couple of goals out of absolutely nowhere, and then they were beaten at home by Liverpool Reserves despite the greatest disparity in motivation you’ll see anywhere in the competition this year. When Nat Phillips can take the piss out of your two star players with the same cheeky drag-back in his own penalty area! then you’ve been put in your place. Great to rest the players and give minutes to the back-ups.  Great to see Ox, Konate and even Origi take their chance with a strong showing, but there were good performances all around.  Salah and Mane must have an agreement with Klopp that they have to play when fit.  Salah has 20 goals already this season.  That’s nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soylent Brown Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 I doubt there's an agreement, but given how well they seem to recover, Klopp probably decided the extra few £m for a win was worth the risk. Milan were missing a few players last night I believe, but it was surprising how unmotivated they looked until the last fifteen minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Yeah kinda overrating the disparity a bit. We still had a solid lineup and they were missing some of their better players (rebic, leao, Kjaer, calabria)Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted December 8, 2021 Author Share Posted December 8, 2021 More like Mane and Salah are off to the AFCON in a few weeks anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baxus Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 They are not likely to be rested in any of AFCON matches, are they? They will be wrecked after AFCON, especially if they stick around for Chelsea match before leaving for national team duty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted December 8, 2021 Author Share Posted December 8, 2021 Final Group game maybe. That's like the best you can hope for. Senegal (Mane) and Egypt (Salah) are among the favorites after Algeria (Mahrez). Personally, I hope that Ghana exits early and so we can get our player back ASAP and uninjured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 54 minutes ago, baxus said: especially if they stick around for Chelsea match before leaving for national team duty. Looks like they might not be available for the Chelsea game. Reports are that CAF is bringing the tournament forward to start on 3 Jan and end on 1 Feb in order to avoid clash with club world cup and an official announcement is imminent. Per FIFA rules, a 3 Jan start date means clubs would have to release players by 27 Dec so the game against Leicester could be affected as well unless Liverpool reach an agreement with the respective FAs for a late release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baxus Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 @Consigliere Moving the whole tournament at this stage would just be taking a piss, wouldn't it? Especially if they would do it for a competition no one outside of FIFA headquarters really cares about. Not that I would be that surprised, mind you. From what I understood, players need to leave their clubs before New Years but there was some talk about Liverpool (maybe some other clubs as well, but I wouldn't know) maybe being able to come to an agreement with national teams to keep players for the match against Chelsea. I'm not sure it was ever likely to actually happen, but I mentioned it as a best case scenario for the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sunland Lord Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Chelsea on a good way to finish second in their group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskaral Pust Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Mbappe and Pogba are just a few weeks from being able to sign pre-contracts with other clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted December 8, 2021 Author Share Posted December 8, 2021 RedBull have found a new headcoach for their Leipzig branch. Tedesco will take over. So they have not promoted Jaissle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted December 8, 2021 Author Share Posted December 8, 2021 31 minutes ago, Iskaral Pust said: Mbappe and Pogba are just a few weeks from being able to sign pre-contracts with other clubs. Mbappe is just a few weeks from finally signing a pre-contract with Real and Pogba with whatever club offers him the best deal. Also Chelsea's CBs will be able to do the same. Not just Rüdiger, but also Christensen. To add a bit to the rumor mill. Rüdiger is rumoredly also off to Real. Christensen atm more likely to stay than to leave. But Milan and Barca are watching with no small degree of interest. Bayern have started talks with Süle about extending his contract. My guess is, he would be the preferred replacement for Rüdiger, should he really bugger of to Madrid. The talks with Süle are not easy, as in corona has left a mark on Bayern's finances and Süle was not too impressed by their first offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Our line-up against Young Boys is quite something. Matic at CB, Mata and VDB as the midfielders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Benfica go 2-0 up. Pressure on Barca now. Normally I'd say Bayern would thump them but Barca look to have a decent chance of winning this game because thus far Bayern have been playing with the intensity of an early preseason friendly. eta. Barca have looked really vulnerable to counters though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted December 8, 2021 Author Share Posted December 8, 2021 Bayern are playing with a reduced squad, tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Still pretty close to a first choice lineup though. Bayern 1-0 up anyway so Barca in some trouble. eta. haha. A banger from Sane to put Bayern 2-0 up. Barca in deep shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted December 8, 2021 Author Share Posted December 8, 2021 Yeah, but that's what Nagelsmann promised. They won't distort the competition and field the best team available atm. Either way, if I am not mistaken Barca counted on the k.o. stages with their season budget, EL is signifcantly less money than CL. So that's gonna be fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sunland Lord Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 That's Barca to the Europa League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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