Week 6- Start with dessert

[SocrManiac]

Liverpool are trotting out what might be their strongest eleven.

Seeing whether Mané or Jota can miss more sitters will provide endless, uh, entertainment.

 

[67YAZ]

Liverpool are trotting out what might be their strongest eleven.

Seeing whether Mané or Jota can miss more sitters will provide endless, uh, entertainment.

So best XI today, rotate the squad for Porto on Tuesday (a risk, IMHO), and then the best XI again for City next weekend?

 

[PedroSpecialK]

Sitting in NW London - a friend-of-a-friend who'd told me not to worry about tickets for this one ghosted me, so that kind of blows. Get to watch this one on actual TV at least.

 

[PedroSpecialK]

So best XI today, rotate the squad for Porto on Tuesday (a risk, IMHO), and then the best XI again for City next weekend?

Given the congestion, and how adept Milner/Tsimikas have looked as fullback cover, I think it's ultimately the right move - just gotta hold serve at home in the group stage and grab 1-2 away results.

 

[OCST]

Sitting in NW London - a friend-of-a-friend who'd told me not to worry about tickets for this one ghosted me, so that kind of blows. Get to watch this one on actual TV at least.

That suck man.

 

[SocrManiac]

So best XI today, rotate the squad for Porto on Tuesday (a risk, IMHO), and then the best XI again for City next weekend?

As many talented ankles as possible need to be kept off the pitch against those hacks.

 

[teddykgb]

Liverpool playing in Yellow it’s a topsy turvy world. Also making me want 5 guys

 

[OCST]

These Pool kits are hideous. They look like waitress uniforms at a burger drive in

 

[PedroSpecialK]

Was literally telling the better half that they are in McDonald's uniforms. Hideous

 

[OCST]

It’s seriously making me not want to watch

 

[PedroSpecialK]

Wild match so far, Ajer with an outstanding save off the line, Matip with a good-but-awkward one. Really entertaining

 

[SoxFanInCali]

Eh, Nike has dropped my expectations so much that I don't really mind these kits. Liverpool used to wear all yellow as the change kit pretty often.

 

[SocrManiac]

Keepers diving after simple catches should be a cardable offense. It’s no less simulation than any other dive.

 

[SoxFanInCali]

Can't say Brentford didn't deserve that, they'd been pressing.

 

[PedroSpecialK]

Just awful marking off an unnecessary set piece conceded

 

[OCST]

Eh, Nike has dropped my expectations so much that I don't really mind these kits. Liverpool used to wear all yellow as the change kit pretty often.
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It’s the red and yellow checker trim that makes it truly awful

 

[SoxFanInCali]

Jota gets Liverpool even quickly. Great cross by Henderson.

 

[OCST]

With Brentfords goal depriving TAA of a clean sheet no one is breaking 40 in FPL this week

 

[SoxFanInCali]

It’s the red and yellow checker trim that makes it truly awful

Yeah, I get it, but in normal game action you don't really see it, only on closeups.

Again, not saying I think it looks good, it's only in comparison to all the ridiculous crap Nike normally does that I can deal with it.

 

[swiftaw]

Keepers diving after simple catches should be a cardable offense. It’s no less simulation than any other dive.

Absolutely, drives my crazy. Also if a player goes down holding their face and VAR shows no-one touched their face it should be a red.

 

[SoxFanInCali]

Bad luck for Liverpool with that staying out, but incredible save on the follow-up.

 

[PedroSpecialK]

Complete sitter again good grief

Unfair on Jota I guess but man, hate seeing those go by the boards

 

[OCST]

Jota looks like the goofy best friend in a teen comedy

 

[the1andonly3003]

Ahmed Fareed sighting...is it Monday afternoon already?

 

[Mighty Joe Young]

Ole claims Villa players were mean to Bruno before the missed PEN

https://www.goal.com/en/news/bruno-fernandes-penalty-miss-solskjaer-complains-about-villa/1gs7wdbcxj8k1mgb5d29ld7hr

 

[teddykgb]

In regards to the Jesus celebration this morning he is expecting his first child

 

[SocrManiac]

Ole claims Villa players were mean to Bruno before the missed PEN

https://www.goal.com/en/news/bruno-fernandes-penalty-miss-solskjaer-complains-about-villa/1gs7wdbcxj8k1mgb5d29ld7hr

This is the most asinine complaint I have ever seen. It reads like an Onion article.

 

[Mighty Joe Young]

This is the most asinine complaint I have ever seen. It reads like an Onion article.

This was on top of Ole moaning that Klopp was the reason they weren’t getting their unfair share of penalties mid week.

 

[the1andonly3003]

This is the most asinine complaint I have ever seen. It reads like an Onion article.

and CR7 is mean to defenders...

 

[PedroSpecialK]

I dunno, OGS claiming Villa's goal off a corner was offside was pretty good as well

 

[67YAZ]

I do love it when an underdog decides to run with Liverpool. It’s great entertainment, though very stressful for me personally.

 

[SoxFanInCali]

That's onside.

 

[teddykgb]

That's onside.

It sure is

edit: this is where Var is good. Totally understandable for the linesman to make that error on the far side but justice done and switfly

 

[Mighty Joe Young]

I think that was on

 

[SocrManiac]

Delayed flag works.

 

[67YAZ]

This is the most asinine complaint I have ever seen. It reads like an Onion article.

In his professional career, Bruno is now 26/28 (92.8%) on PKs. Ronaldo is 95/111 (85.5%) - and didn’t take a single attempt at Juve last season. Ole should just say “Bruno is our guy in these spots, he’s the best in the world with an impeccable conversion rate.” Stop bitching about the opposition because now the next few clubs are going to try to get into Bruno’s head.

 

[67YAZ]

Salah is unreal.

 

[fletcherpost]

Salah is unreal.

Mate, I'm just in the door, just got the game on. Was that his 100th league goal for Liverpool?

He's slowly moving up the ranks of Liverpool legends.

 

[SoxFanInCali]

Oof, Brentford's gotten the benefit of a couple of fortunate bounces going the right direction, but they've earned them with their effort.

 

[fletcherpost]

Brentford tearing up the script.

 

[SoxFanInCali]

Mate, I'm just in the door, just got the game on. Was that his 100th league goal for Liverpool?

He's slowly moving up the ranks of Liverpool legends.

Yup, 100 for Liverpool, 2 for Chelsea.

 

[teddykgb]

Brentford seem good. Seem a good bet to stay up

 

[SoxFanInCali]

CURTIS JONES

 

[67YAZ]

He did not miss that one!!!! Wow

 

[67YAZ]

And now he’s subbed off! Thankfully the whistle didn’t blow a minute earlier.

 

[PedroSpecialK]

Jones holy hell

 

[SoxFanInCali]

Scored with his last touch, haha.

 

[fletcherpost]

Klopp is a cruel mistress.

 

[SoxFanInCali]

They've been sloppy when conceding, but you have to like the response from Liverpool. They scored within 4 minutes of both Brentford goals.

 

[SocrManiac]

I’m taking credit for the Jones goal. I was commenting how useless he’s been.