I'm sure you're all dreading this game but we have to try and be optimistic despite the daunting task at hand...
The main priority of course has to be how do you stop liverpool,especially at anfield. Arsenal and everton failed miserably but lesser teams like southampton and villa have had more success at anfield this season. While southampton won playing an attacking line up that was at the start of the season when liverpool didn't have suarez and frankly weren't as good.
This was villa's line up:
Guzan
Bacuna Vlaar Clark Bertrand
Westwood
El Ahmadi Delph
Weimann Agbonlahor
Benteke
This line up effectively counter attacked liverpool while also largely stopping them play despite letting in two goals.
Now although we're not in the best of form our players are more than capable of producing a similar performance and this is how we should line up fitness pending.
Lloris
Walker Kaboul Vertonghen Rose
Sandro
Paulinho Dembele(will be bentaleb)
Chadli Eriksen
Adebayor
thoughts?
Liverpool game
posted on 24/3/14
I agree chadli and eriksen will be absolutely crucial on sunday however I don't think this is the game for two up top. I feel like we need 3 centre mids not because liverpool will overrun us in the midfield cause at home they usually only play two centre mids but we need someone like sandro just to sit deep and protect the back four even if it means sacrificing an attacking player. When sandro and bentaleb play together sandro goes forward too much and bentaleb gets exposed.
posted on 24/3/14
The draw with villa was a mistake by BR ( he's still learning)
When he changed it we bossed them, Southampton on the other hand are a decent team and have proved that over the season.
I really hood you bring your high line, as arsenal showed we are deadly at home and play counter attack away.
Should be a good game, bug I think well win we just have too much quality up front, were as spurs have Soldado!
posted on 24/3/14
Tim hates DMs, so we're facked!
posted on 24/3/14
comment by Devonshirespur (U6316)
posted 15 minutes ago
Tim hates DMs, so we're facked!
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posted on 25/3/14
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posted on 25/3/14
Whefe is adebayor. He always has a good game against us
posted on 25/3/14
comment by Greatteamswinit4times (U6008)
posted 6 minutes ago
Villa played a 4-4-2 diamond against us with gabby up top with benteke and wiemann at the top of the diamond. BR played a flat 4-4-2 for the only time this season and we got smashed the first half hour. We were incredibly lucky gabby had to go off injured cos he was killing us. That said, that's the only game all season at anfield where we have been second best for a sustained period of time. We'll come flying out of the traps on Sunday, if you can keep it 0-0 after 20
Mins you'll have a chance. Not many teams have been able to do that though.
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Agreed!
Thing is, when most would expect Tim's team talk to be something like this...
First 20 minutes lads, keep it tight. Sandro sit in front of the back four and do not let anyone passed. Bentaleb, you buzz around and get in their faces. Fullbacks, don't step over the half way line. Back four, lets not give them too much space in behind. Aaron, Siggy, track their full backs...lets not give them anything for free, lets keep it bloody tight and get a foot hold in the game
What he will actually say is....
Listen lads, they'll be expecting us to keep it tight and give them nothing in the first 20 minutes....but do you know what? I say PAH! to defensive football. Sandro, we don;t need a DM, sorry son you;re on the bench. We're going to use the element of surprise and go hard at them from the 1st minute....Ade, Soldado get in their defenders faces. Aaron, stay high, force the FB back. Christian occupy Gerrard. Walker, Rose bomb on, over lap like your life depends on it. back 4, high line, lets press up to the half way line....Lloris, you're sweeping, you own our half. Make it happen
20 minutes in LFC 3-0 SPurs
posted on 25/3/14
I watched the first half of Spurs and Southampton. If you start anything like that then all the best because we will punish you.
posted on 25/3/14
I saw your defending vs Cardiff...if you can call it defending.
could be another 9 goal thriller (8-1 )