Incredibly after losing six league home games on the spin we are only four points of 3rd....I cannot almost believe that!! To be so close to THIRD let alone 4th.
The likes of cfc and W ham etc are playing each other as well, like today with Leicester losing now we have spurs vs Utd....prefer a Utd win or draw so spurs dont go above us. Whatever happens at least now we are in with a legitimate shout at getting top four.
Onto Madrid who are without a RB...they lost their second choice RB during el classico and have had two really tough games. It goes without saying we should throw everything at Madrid..if we score first then we can really make it uneasy for Madrid...obvs if we concede then we need three at least...tough tough call that with no home fans.
Win on Wednesday and the confidence could be well and truly back...let's hope so.
Top 4 and Madrid.
posted on 11/4/21
I think it may well end up a more emphatic version of the Atletico match - we go at them to try and get the win and get picked off on the break.
Just the way it is this season - we’re not defensively sound enough to go full throttle at teams
posted on 11/4/21
comment by Got_Better (U6241)
posted 29 minutes ago
I think we can pressure modric and kroos..we didnt last week and paid for it. Hopefully klopp will tell.them more intensity and greater energy.
Modric and kroos can kill.u if given time..dont give them time and I mean the IMF AND front 3 need to close them down quickly
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for you to effectively press you need to be able to play the highline. so unless van dijk and gomez are back then that will play into their hands.
Alternatively I think playing Fabinho as a CB is another option. That way you can move higher up the pitch and hope milner and Thhiago dont get early yellow cards for reckless fouling
posted on 11/4/21
B10...yeah fair point about the press and lack of CB pace
posted on 11/4/21
comment by Got_Better (U6241)
posted 6 minutes ago
Get the 1st goal....hit Madrid with intensity and close their mf down like we played last season and I am convinced we will get through to the semis
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You need a high line to press high. You cant do it with your defense at the minute
posted on 11/4/21
It’s just all out pressing though. It’s trying to press intelligently like we used to gegenpress when Klopp first came in. Have a solid compact shape, then win it in the final third and go. I hate the way we play now tbh, to many tippy tippy passes and slows us down too much, that’s not us.
posted on 11/4/21
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posted on 11/4/21
not just defensive pace, the intelligence to read the runs aswell.
For you to go through you need to stop madrid from scoring a goal or prevent them from scoring 2 goals. To do that you may have to sit back and chose your moments.
You will need a lot of luck to go through. Madrid are nothing like Barca. They are just so savy in this competition
posted on 11/4/21
Fabinho and Kabak at the back, Milner and Wij as a pivot, release thiago and play the original front 3.
If its a good day you may go 2 up and madrid give up
posted on 11/4/21
Personally i would just go with fab and thiago sitting and get jota, firmino, salah and mane on the pitch from the start and just go for it. We are major outsiders this time round, comprehensively outplayed last week and lucky to get away with a 3-1. Yes we may well get picked off playing that style but with the 4 of them on there shouldnt be as much onus on the fbs to bomb on akd they can provide more support at the back. Let the front 4 try and win us the tie.
Think its a tough ask but if we are going out lets go out having a right go.
posted on 11/4/21
comment by Mellor, Lovely Cushioned Header, FOR GERRARD, OOOOOOHHHHHH YAAAAAAA BEEEAAAUUUTTTYYYYY!!!!!!!!! (U1859)
posted 1 hour, 3 minutes ago
Personally i would just go with fab and thiago sitting and get jota, firmino, salah and mane on the pitch from the start and just go for it. We are major outsiders this time round, comprehensively outplayed last week and lucky to get away with a 3-1. Yes we may well get picked off playing that style but with the 4 of them on there shouldnt be as much onus on the fbs to bomb on akd they can provide more support at the back. Let the front 4 try and win us the tie.
Think its a tough ask but if we are going out lets go out having a right go.
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i would except for how mane is getting worse not better.
I get the point though. draw them on (they won't commit though) then hit long and fast to the fast lads and hope for a goal or a red card foul.
If i were them I would draw us on passing it about then hit us with overload exactly the same as last week.
I wish nat phillips was any good on attacking set piece. he is just not good coming onto the ball. monster at the back in the air though.