Tottenham vs Liverpool FC - EPL - Oct 22 [R]

Discussion in 'Liverpool' started by el-capitano, Oct 19, 2017.

  1. el-capitano

    el-capitano Moderator
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    Aug 30, 2005
    Sydney
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    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Australia
    [​IMG] vs [​IMG]

    16:00 Sun 22nd Oct 2017
    Location: Wembley
    The first of our many trips to Wembley this season! ;)
     
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  2. delaynomo

    delaynomo Member+

    Jun 1, 2015
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    Liverpool FC
    They will try to play so hopefully will be a good game.
     
  3. LiverpoolFanatic

    Liverpool FC, Philadelphia Union
    Feb 19, 2000
    Lancaster, PA
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It would be great if we can make a statement in the league after that nice road win in Slovenia.
     
  4. SamScouse

    SamScouse Member+

    Jun 1, 2015
    Toronto
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    Liverpool FC
    spurs play at WHL these days .... Wembley Home Loss. :)
     
  5. imasyko

    imasyko Member+

    May 16, 2002
    Spring City, PA
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Spurs are the team to beat if we want to finish in the top 4 this year. GO REDS!!
     
  6. Wingtips1

    Wingtips1 Member+

    May 3, 2004
    02116
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    Liverpool FC
    If we finish above them we definitely finish top 4.
     
  7. SamScouse

    SamScouse Member+

    Jun 1, 2015
    Toronto
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    why has everyone has written arsenal off? I haven't. their record is identical to ours right now.
     
  8. speker

    speker Member+

    May 16, 2009
    Canada
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Yes Sam, agreed , Arse will be there abouts this season again. While I think the title is a stretch for us even top four is gonna be harder to achieve than last year. City look like the favourites to me but Wenger appears to have steadied the Arse ship and Utd are stronger than last season . Chelsea might not have enough to win the league but certainly are going to be in the mix for top four and of course Spurs have started well too and I think this weekends' match is a massive one for us. We need to win to stay within reach of top four and close the gap with Spurs . A loss or even another draw will see us drift farther off the pace.
     
  9. Wingtips1

    Wingtips1 Member+

    May 3, 2004
    02116
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    because their best player is going through the motions while he figures out his next move and their most talented player has apparently told his teammates he is joining the scum.
    They don't have enough quality to finish in the top 4.
     
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  10. zaqualung

    zaqualung Member+

    Jun 17, 2015
    San Francisco
    Club:
    Liverpool FC

    I don't think arsenal will be in th etop 4 either .....

    We need to send a message to the top by winning this one though. Hopefully Dembele is still out injured?? It'll thelp us maintain the edge in midfield if he isn't there

    anyone know.
     
  11. delaynomo

    delaynomo Member+

    Jun 1, 2015
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    Liverpool FC
    I believe he is out.
     
  12. zaqualung

    zaqualung Member+

    Jun 17, 2015
    San Francisco
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    Liverpool FC
    I hope you're right!
     
  13. SamScouse

    SamScouse Member+

    Jun 1, 2015
    Toronto
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    Liverpool FC
    OK I get that but our best player may well be off to Barca in a couple of months and one of our midfielders has one foot out the door to Juve. writing off anyone after 8 games is simply daft.
     
  14. newterp

    newterp Moderator
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    Jun 6, 2007
    North Potomac, MD
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
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    United States
    Dembele and Wanyama are supposed to be out - which really helps us in the midfield
     
  15. Red Bird

    Red Bird Member+

    Sep 30, 2003
    Oxford
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    So except for Mané (is Senegal's team manager for real, by the way?), there is a clean bill of health, no?
     
  16. CB-West

    CB-West Member+

    Sep 20, 2013
    NorCal
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Lallana...
     
  17. Suss

    Suss Moderator
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    Aug 11, 2003
    New York
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    Liverpool FC
    There is the forgotten man Clyne. Nobody even knew the extent of his injury until he was left out of the Champions League squad, and I can't remember hearing any updates since.
     
  18. SamScouse

    SamScouse Member+

    Jun 1, 2015
    Toronto
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Mauricio Pochettino has suggested Jürgen Klopp and his players should be prepared to come up against a surprise change in formation and tactics when Liverpool face Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley on Sunday, with the manager emboldened by the success he enjoyed in changing Spurs’ approach against Real Madrid in the Champions League.

    Tottenham departed the Bernabéu on Tuesday having earned a 1-1 draw with the European champions. It was a highly impressive display given they lined up in a rarely used 5-3-2 formation that had Eric Dier deployed in defence and Fernando Llorente given a starting role in attack, alongside Harry Kane.

    Asked if he was considering another change of approach, Pochettino did not rule it out. “Maybe,” he said, in a noticeably relaxed and somewhat mischievous mood. “It was amazing because some people close to us said: ‘When we saw the starting XI [against Real Madrid] we thought what the eff? What is going on in his mind?’ And then at the end of the game they say: ‘Oh, you are a genius.’

    “It’s difficult to explain what we want to find in every game. It’s not easy to explain. It’s about trust. It’s about a feeling the manager and the coaching staff have when deciding the starting XI. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t work. But after the game, if I win or lose, I cannot regret my decision.”

    Pochettino’s tactical and selection decisions for the visit of Liverpool, a team he has yet to beat in seven attempts since becoming Tottenham manager in May 2014, will in part be dictated by the players available to him. Danny Rose could feature having come on as a late substitute against Real for his first appearance of the season, after recovering from a knee injury. He may start on the bench again, however, given Ben Davies, who has impressed at left-back in Rose’s absence, has recovered from illness.

    Erik Lamela is also back in first-team training as he continues his recovery from a hip complaint but will not feature on Sunday, as is the case with Victor Wanyama, who remains out with a knee injury and will see a specialist next week as part of his recovery, and Mousa Dembélé, who sustained a hip strain during a training session in Madrid on Monday.

    Pochettino expressed concern over Wanyama, who last featured for Spurs in August’s 2-1 defeat to Chelsea, and described Dembélé’s enforced absence as “difficult to explain”. He expects both players to be in contention for first-team duties soon rather than later, however, and in the meantime will continue to rely on those who have stepped in to cover their absence, in particular Harry Winks, with the 21-year-old yet again impressing for Spurs in midweek.

    “I am pleased because he has the quality to play the way he did against Real Madrid,” said Pochettino of a player who earned his first cap for England in the recent World Cup qualifier against Lithuania. “He is showing great character and personality.”

    Pochettino said: “Everyone is pushing and trying to improve. I am very pleased to have different alternatives to play, it is a change from last season.

    “Sissoko, Eriksen, Dier, Winks, they are all helping and they know they have to work, not just play football. It is fantastic that they are able to hide the lack of players who can play in midfield.”
     
  19. usscouse

    usscouse BigSoccer Supporter

    May 3, 2002
    Orygun coast
    The only surprise in that game was the own goal gifted them by Real
     
  20. newterp

    newterp Moderator
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    Jun 6, 2007
    North Potomac, MD
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    Liverpool FC
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    United States
    "They are able to hide the lack of players that can play in the midfield".

    Odd comment by Poch - I suppose he is referring to the injuries.
     
  21. StiltonFC

    StiltonFC He said to only look up -- Guster

    Mar 18, 2007
    SoCal
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    You know I don't deserve that, but thanks anyway...:cool:
     
  22. ryered

    ryered Member+

    Jan 15, 2007
    Hill Country
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    Liverpool XI: Mignolet, Gomez, Lovren, Matip, Moreno, Henderson, Can, Milner, Coutinho, Salah, Firmino.

    Substitutes: Karius, Klavan, Alexander-Arnold, Grujic, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Solanke, Sturridge.
     
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  23. ryered

    ryered Member+

    Jan 15, 2007
    Hill Country
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    Liverpool FC
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    The level of excitement and anticipation on here is amazing.
     
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  24. Lemmyfaith

    Lemmyfaith Member+

    Jun 1, 2015
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    Liverpool FC
    Kane scores.
     
  25. Lemmyfaith

    Lemmyfaith Member+

    Jun 1, 2015
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    Liverpool FC
    What were they doing back there?
     

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