S-B Posted 13 August, 2014 Posted 13 August, 2014 Dortmund would be without their world cup winners though wouldn't they, if they even have any, suppose they do. That's why it's a bit difficult to judge top German sides just now, all without key players, Bender was missing for Bayer wasn't he? Well the same Dortmund side (10 of the 11 started) that lost 4-0 to Liverpool is currently beating Bayern 1-0. But yep difficult to judge as we don't know how what Bayern are like in terms of fitness
Window Cleaner Posted 13 August, 2014 Posted 13 August, 2014 Well the same Dortmund side (10 of the 11 started) that lost 4-0 to Liverpool is currently beating Bayern 1-0. But yep difficult to judge as we don't know how what Bayern are like in terms of fitness Bayern without most of their their world cup winners no doubt, and Ribery and the Dutch slap head. Not the same side at all, then again neither is Borussia no doubt. It's like the Charity Shield, The Arse without their germans and Citeh without their argentines, grade 2 game.
Forester Posted 13 August, 2014 Posted 13 August, 2014 Can't wait gonna be great whatever the score. Footballs back!
saintnicoolas Posted 14 August, 2014 Posted 14 August, 2014 My first thoughts on having to wait until last Friday to get my Liverpool tickets was that the club were really not giving the fans much time to organise the trip…anyway tickets bought I have now had to call the club to find out where they are and was told they were posted Monday/Tuesday of this week…. I was told to call the club if not received by saturday and i could pick up duplicates from Anfield…I'm leaving early tomorrow for Liverpool so have ordered duplicates…
Dalek2003 Posted 14 August, 2014 Posted 14 August, 2014 Defeat a certainty. If we keep the defeat down to 4 goals we will have done well, but I predict Liverpool 6 Saints 0
madruss Posted 14 August, 2014 Posted 14 August, 2014 Defeat a certainty. If we keep the defeat down to 4 goals we will have done well, but I predict Liverpool 6 Saints 0 What scoreline did you predict for last year's anfield visit Mr Dalek?
Sour Mash Posted 14 August, 2014 Posted 14 August, 2014 Will Long start? In place of Isgrove? And Gardos on the bench I reckon.
Saint Garrett Posted 14 August, 2014 Posted 14 August, 2014 BORUC CLYNE FONTE YOSHI BERTRAND CORK WANYAMA DAVIS TADIC PELLE GASTON
Saintjersey Posted 14 August, 2014 Posted 14 August, 2014 BORUC CLYNE FONTE YOSHI BERTRAND CORK WANYAMA DAVIS TADIC PELLE GASTON Cork hasn't started in the the recent pre season games why would he start now?
saint_ed Posted 14 August, 2014 Posted 14 August, 2014 BORUC CLYNE FONTE YOSHI BERTRAND CORK WANYAMA DAVIS TADIC PELLE GASTON Swap Cork with Taider and I'd probably go with that.
Sour Mash Posted 14 August, 2014 Posted 14 August, 2014 We won't start wth Ramirez, not away to Liverpool when we're looking for a solid start.
syd_barrett_saint Posted 14 August, 2014 Posted 14 August, 2014 (edited) I think now it'll be... Forster Clyne Fonte Yoshida Bertrand Taider Wanyama Tadic Davis Long Pelle With Gardos on the bench at this point, so subs: Boruc, Gardos, Cork, JWP, Ramirez, Isgrove, Gallagher Edited 14 August, 2014 by syd_barrett_saint
Sour Mash Posted 14 August, 2014 Posted 14 August, 2014 I think now it'll be... Forster Clyne Fonte Yoshida Bertrand Taider Wanyama Tadic Davis Long Pelle With Gardos on the bench at this point. Yep. Not a bad team that.
Baird of the land Posted 14 August, 2014 Posted 14 August, 2014 I think now it'll be... Forster Clyne Fonte Yoshida Bertrand Taider Wanyama Tadic Davis Long Pelle With Gardos on the bench at this point, so subs: Boruc, Gardos, Cork, JWP, Ramirez, Isgrove, Gallagher Personally don't want Taider starting. Would be much happier with Cork in there.
syd_barrett_saint Posted 14 August, 2014 Posted 14 August, 2014 Personally don't want Taider starting. Would be much happier with Cork in there. For me it's a close call between the two. I'd also have Boruc in to give him a fair chance of keeping the spot he earned. But that is the team I think Koeman will go with.
Viking Saint Posted 14 August, 2014 Posted 14 August, 2014 Will Long really start given how little time he'll have been here??? Will he even have had a single training session??
USA SaintsFan Posted 14 August, 2014 Posted 14 August, 2014 Defeat a certainty. If we keep the defeat down to 4 goals we will have done well, but I predict Liverpool 6 Saints 0 Ignore...
syd_barrett_saint Posted 14 August, 2014 Posted 14 August, 2014 Will Long really start given how little time he'll have been here??? Will he even have had a single training session?? I imagine he'll have at least one session before the game. And it shouldn't be as hard for a striker with a lot of Prem experience to come straight in, unlike a CB who had never played in England before.
Saint Garrett Posted 14 August, 2014 Posted 14 August, 2014 Id start with Cork becuase he is an excellent DM and we'll need to be strong vs Liverpool. Maybe you're right with Gaston, but we'll need some kind of threat going forward. Maybe Taider can play out wide instead or Long will be given his debut out there. Would definietly start with Boruc, however I think Koeman will go with Forster.
syd_barrett_saint Posted 14 August, 2014 Posted 14 August, 2014 Id start with Cork becuase he is an excellent DM and we'll need to be strong vs Liverpool. Maybe you're right with Gaston, but we'll need some kind of threat going forward. Maybe Taider can play out wide instead or Long will be given his debut out there. Would definietly start with Boruc, however I think Koeman will go with Forster. It actually wouldn't surprise me if Koeman went with JWP over Cork and Taider. Or even instead of Davis. I wouldn't agree with it, mind.
Bearsy Posted 14 August, 2014 Posted 14 August, 2014 I think now it'll be... Forster Clyne Fonte Yoshida Bertrand Taider Wanyama Tadic Davis Long Pelle 9 changes from the team that started 1st game last season
Patrick Bateman Posted 14 August, 2014 Posted 14 August, 2014 Looking at our team and the type of additions we have made, I want to see Gardos, Wanyama, Pelle and Long go in hard on Lovren. We've missed some bite in the team over the last few seasons.
derry Posted 14 August, 2014 Posted 14 August, 2014 For me. Forster, Clyne, Fonte, Gardos, Bertrand, Taidir, Wanyama, Ramirez, Long, Tadic, Pelle. 4-2-3-1. We are supposed to be fodder for Liverpool so we might as well go for them.
saint_ed Posted 14 August, 2014 Posted 14 August, 2014 For me. Forster, Clyne, Fonte, Gardos, Bertrand, Taidir, Wanyama, Ramirez, Long, Tadic, Pelle. 4-2-3-1. We are supposed to be fodder for Liverpool so we might as well go for them. Exactly the system I would play. Only changes I'd make to that team is Gardos on the bench and Davis in for Taider (though I really rate Taider)
saint_ed Posted 14 August, 2014 Posted 14 August, 2014 By the way, how GOOD does it feel to be discussing lines ups for our next game. Sick and tired of having had to read so much bullsh!t throughout the summer. Bring on the weekend whatever the result!!!
DuncanRG Posted 14 August, 2014 Posted 14 August, 2014 ----------Forster-------------- Clyne Fonte Gardos Bertrand ----------Wanyama---------- -----Davis------Schneiderlin Tadic----- Pelle---------Long Boruc, Targett, Yoshida, JWP, Taider, Ramirez, Gallagher That doesn't look too bad, actually.
Matthew Le God Posted 14 August, 2014 Posted 14 August, 2014 (edited) Gardos has confirmed he is injured and will miss the Liverpool game and possibly a couple of weeks. From 4:15... Edited 14 August, 2014 by Matthew Le God
DuncanRG Posted 14 August, 2014 Posted 14 August, 2014 ----------Forster-------------- Clyne Fonte Yoshida Bertrand ----------Wanyama---------- -----Davis------Schneiderlin Tadic----- Pelle---------Long Boruc, Targett, Hooiveld, JWP, Taider, Ramirez, Gallagher ...that doesn't like quite so good, but we'll be alright.
Sour Mash Posted 14 August, 2014 Posted 14 August, 2014 ----------Forster-------------- Clyne Fonte Yoshida Bertrand ----------Wanyama---------- -----Davis------Schneiderlin Tadic----- Pelle---------Long Boruc, Targett, Hooiveld, JWP, Taider, Ramirez, Gallagher ...that doesn't like quite so good, but we'll be alright. Schneiderlin isn't going to start.
Sour Mash Posted 14 August, 2014 Posted 14 August, 2014 For me. Forster, Clyne, Fonte, Gardos, Bertrand, Taidir, Wanyama, Ramirez, Long, Tadic, Pelle. 4-2-3-1. We are supposed to be fodder for Liverpool so we might as well go for them. Why not just play our best team? And that definitely includes Steven Davis.
benjii Posted 14 August, 2014 Posted 14 August, 2014 Sorry, do people seriously think Schneiderlin is going to play?
saint77 Posted 14 August, 2014 Posted 14 August, 2014 Will Long really start given how little time he'll have been here??? Will he even have had a single training session?? At least two
derry Posted 14 August, 2014 Posted 14 August, 2014 Why not just play our best team? And that definitely includes Steven Davis. Not for me. A safe player but I prefer Tadic/Ramirez. Maybe Koeman rates him, we'll see who he picks. How he decides to play Long will have a big bearing on the formation.
Sour Mash Posted 14 August, 2014 Posted 14 August, 2014 Not for me. A safe player but I prefer Tadic/Ramirez. Maybe Koeman rates him, we'll see who he picks. How he decides to play Long will have a big bearing on the formation. You're going to be disappointed then I'm afraid.
washsaint Posted 14 August, 2014 Posted 14 August, 2014 good that he speaks good english - seems all our overseas signings have a good grasp of English which will help with settling in
derry Posted 14 August, 2014 Posted 14 August, 2014 You're going to be disappointed then I'm afraid. Doesn't bother me who he picks because that's the real world. He has to get results I don't. I just prefer Ramirez to Davis.
DuncanRG Posted 14 August, 2014 Posted 14 August, 2014 Sorry, do people seriously think Schneiderlin is going to play? There's been nothing about him at all for a few days, so anything could be going on. He's always turned up for training. There's no reason to rule him out or in, but I suspect we won't find out for sure until Sunday.
Sour Mash Posted 14 August, 2014 Posted 14 August, 2014 There's been nothing about him at all for a few days, so anything could be going on. He's always turned up for training. There's no reason to rule him out or in, but I suspect we won't find out for sure until Sunday. There's a pretty obvious reason to rule him out, he hasn't been involved in a single minute of our pre season.
Saint Charlie Posted 14 August, 2014 Posted 14 August, 2014 There's been nothing about him at all for a few days, so anything could be going on. He's always turned up for training. There's no reason to rule him out or in, but I suspect we won't find out for sure until Sunday. Main reason being zero pre season minutes and woeful attitude.
Alien Posted 14 August, 2014 Posted 14 August, 2014 Hope the club make the players wear ear defenders when they line up for preliminaries, so they can't hear YNWA. Might be advisable to do a head count when they board the coach after the game, wouldn't want any left behind.
Wirral saint Posted 14 August, 2014 Posted 14 August, 2014 Just have a go at these *****s! Thier message board is full of "Let's **** these core-selling, squad-dismantling ****s"and other likewise messages.
Portugalsaint Posted 14 August, 2014 Posted 14 August, 2014 They may have just caught on that they paid a lot for very little!!! LAla out and Sturridge no cop without his side kick (let's face it he was crap in the WC)
DT Posted 14 August, 2014 Posted 14 August, 2014 Anyone else think we should start with Boruc? Would give him the message to compete rather than 'thanks for everything but there's a new man in town'. Was the Ferguson way to ensure players earned their place....
eelpie Posted 14 August, 2014 Posted 14 August, 2014 BORUC CLYNE FONTE YOSHI BERTRAND CORK WANYAMA DAVIS TADIC PELLE GASTON I think this is close to the team, but I would be surprised if Taider is not somewhere in midfield with Cork coming on as an additional defender if the defence needs shoring up, probably with Gaston leaving the pitch.
Sour Mash Posted 14 August, 2014 Posted 14 August, 2014 Anyone else think we should start with Boruc? Would give him the message to compete rather than 'thanks for everything but there's a new man in town'. Was the Ferguson way to ensure players earned their place.... How would Forster go about earning his place on that basis?
DT Posted 14 August, 2014 Posted 14 August, 2014 How would Forster go about earning his place on that basis? By being good in training and Boruc cocking up
Sour Mash Posted 14 August, 2014 Posted 14 August, 2014 By being good in training and Boruc cocking upHow would that work? Why wait for Boruc to cock up? Either Forster is considered better or he's not.
CamberwellSaint Posted 14 August, 2014 Posted 14 August, 2014 ----------Forster-------------- Clyne Fonte Yoshida Bertrand ----------Wanyama---------- -----Davis------Schneiderlin Tadic----- Pelle---------Long Boruc, Targett, Hooiveld, JWP, Taider, Ramirez, Gallagher ...that doesn't like quite so good, but we'll be alright. That's true. Depending on Schneiderlin's attitude in training, I'd replace him with Cork. The bench is a bit mix'n'match, but after the summer we've had, that's still a reasonable squad, with Gardos (soon) and Rodriguez (later) to return. Whether we take last season as a starting point, or crash back into the lowermid table swamp (and its going to be a big swamp this season) depends on Koeman as a manager.
Alain Perrin Posted 14 August, 2014 Posted 14 August, 2014 Interesting game this. For Liverpool it will be like playing a newly promoted side, they won't know what to expect, tactically or technically. If we can surprise them, and the negative of not gelling isn't too great, we could cause an upset.
trousers Posted 14 August, 2014 Posted 14 August, 2014 (edited) I think Koeman will stick with his pre-season 'first eleven', except for the keeper position.... Forster Clyne - Fonte - Yoshida - Bertrand Davis - Wanyama - JWP Tadic - Pelle - Isgrove Subs: Boruc, Targett, Hooiveld, Reed, Taider, Ramirez, Long (selection assumes Cork's and Morgan's futures at the club are still in doubt) Edited 14 August, 2014 by trousers
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