Mexal Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 8 minutes ago, Darryk said: I'm really jealous of the way Liverpool so efficiently breaks down well-organised defenses, even with a team stretched by injuries. They're like a battering ram. Same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted February 22 Author Share Posted February 22 2 hours ago, Consigliere said: eta. unless they are on the same side of the draw as City. Haven't checked. Hum?!? Free draw isn't it? Inter (should they advance) can draw any other team, including City. No play-off tree with pre-determined paths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sunland Lord Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 CL paths are predetermined when the quarter finals are drawn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 (edited) 1 hour ago, The Sunland Lord said: The problem is that now Thuram is injured for the next few weeks Some good news on that front. There are reports saying that his injury is minor and he's expected to be back for the game against Genoa or Bologna at the latest. Â 14 minutes ago, A Horse Named Stranger said: Hum?!? Free draw isn't it? Inter (should they advance) can draw any other team, including City. No play-off tree with pre-determined paths. Just checked. The draw for the QFs and SFs will only take place on March 15. Edited February 22 by Consigliere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted February 22 Author Share Posted February 22 Thanks, you and sunland lord had me confused there for a moment, as in I was fairly sure qf had not been drawn yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted February 22 Author Share Posted February 22 For those who are interested Short intervuew with Mona Nemmer (Liverpool's nutrionist) - German language, I won't transalte, you can use google translate and ask if you have problems with passage. Â I found it amusing, that she apparently pretty much had to start from scratch in terms of nutrition at a club of Liverpool's size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskaral Pust Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 (edited) 4 hours ago, Darryk said: I'm really jealous of the way Liverpool so efficiently breaks down well-organised defenses, even with a team stretched by injuries. They're like a battering ram. There has been a huge shift by Liverpool to being a second-half team this season.  A few years ago we would blitz teams for the first ~20 minutes and score at least one goal, then we could reduce intensity, manage the game, and eventually score another on a counterattack. Now we struggle to score early and often concede first.  But our half-time tactical adaptations have generally been a good response to the latest variety of parked bus, and we seem to exhaust our opponents as the game wears on.  Plus our attacking subs have generally done well against tiring defenders.  Klopp’s in-game management seems really important this year, and much different from when he was criticized for making subs too late. It’s definitely an effective system so far and we’re having a high scoring season despite Nunez and Diaz having very low conversion %. Edited February 22 by Iskaral Pust Darryk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncalagonTheBlack Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Europa League Round of 16 draw Sparta Prague v Liverpool Marseille v Villarreal Roma v Brighton Benfica v Rangers Freiburg v West Ham Sporting v Atalanta Milan v Slavia Prague Qarabag v Bayer Leverkusen Legs to be played 7 and 14th March Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Reports that Mbappé will be on similar wages as VinÃcius Jr and Bellingham but will also receive a signing bonus between €100m and €150m which will be paid over 5 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 34 minutes ago, AncalagonTheBlack said: Freiburg v West Ham Early rematch from the Group Stage. Along side Roma - Brighton the pairing the watch out for this round. Ah, OM - Villareal should be fun. Liverpool pumping Sparta Prague for fun is not gonna be that itneresting of a pairing. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Hojlund out for 2–3 weeks with a muscle injury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncalagonTheBlack Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 (edited) 43 minutes ago, Consigliere said: Hojlund out for 2–3 weeks with a muscle injury. Damn. Here I was hoping his recent form would help you take points off City in the derby! What is it with these shitty muscle injuries this season. Everyone is getting them! Heard a stat that muscle injuries are up 40% this season. Edited February 23 by AncalagonTheBlack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 (edited) 36 minutes ago, AncalagonTheBlack said: Damn. Here I was hoping his recent form would help you take points off City in the derby! What is it with these shitty muscle injuries this season. Everyone is getting them! Heard a stat that muscle injuries are up 40% this season. Might have something to do with a crammed fixture list last season in order to accommodate a December WC. eta. preseasons becoming marketing campaigns involving extensive travel probably doesn't help either. Edited February 23 by Consigliere Wilbur 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 (edited) Pressing has become a much bigger part of basically everyone’s gameplan these days too. It wasn’t that long ago that a lot fowards could spend a decent chunk of the game jogging around making sure they were in roughly the right position but weren’t being asked to do anything too taxing. Now even out of possession it’s loads of high intensity sprints. Edited February 23 by ljkeane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 And the fixture list is about to become more congested with the expanded group phase in European competitions and the expanded club world cup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 The constant, creeping expansion of internationals is eventually going to push top players out of their national teams. And good riddance from my perspective, as international competitions don't hold my interest outside of the CAF - they are just opportunities for players to bring injuries and exhaustion back to their clubs. Iskaral Pust and AncalagonTheBlack 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 Not jinxing things, but dayum that table looks good right now. Going as league leader into the matchday and winning 4-3 at the second place team. That provides some breathing room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 AncalagonTheBlack 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncalagonTheBlack Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 I hope Leverkusen win the league title. Remaining unbeaten would be the cherry on top! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baxus Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 I know I'm a bit late to the party, but I'd like to hear when do people think Klopp should field a team of second-stringers and youngsters if not when he has a few players out with injuries, faces a side in relegation battle at home and 4 days before a Cup final? It's perfectly reasonable star players would be rested, especially when they have some nagging injuries or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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