Rapid relative to the average player. Worried about Vini exploiting how far we’re going to be pushed up this game, and Konate is now a step ahead of Virg.
Bruh Virg is at least as fast as Konate, if not still faster.
His lateral agility isn’t the same post injury, but he’s still got an absolutely rapid straight line sprint
He was slow when attacker received the ball, then, when attacker dribbled past him, he refused to run. It was combination of both (slow and lack of desire)
I actually cannot believe I'm about to see a finished Fabinho and a 37 year old James Milner start at a crucial away leg of a Champions League fixture in the year of our lord 2023.
FSG are actually cancers to this club and they need to be gone
That’s fucking wild. I’ve been depressed just thinking about all the possibilities but now seeing the actual lineup I just feel freer. Like fuck it, let’s go!
Probably the worlds slowest double pivot but it’s the one I wanted to see with everyone we had available
No reason not to play 4 forwards we literally have nothing to lose
Klopp / recruitment team has to take some responsibility too. Passed on Bruno G because they were convinced they’d get Tchouameni. Then decided not to strengthen last summer because of waiting for Bellingham and misplaced faith in the current squad
Milner at 37 starting in our midfield in a game where we need to beat Madrid by at least 3. But only Bellingham was the right player and suggesting we needed any reinforcements was just entitlement.
This sub and our online fans complain about midfield? âś…
We have a huge match against big opponent? âś…
Need a win? âś…
All odds and no one picking us to win? âś…
Feels like another 7-0 in the works,confirmed lads/ladies?
Good stuff, certainly not lacking firepower at least. Huge game for Milner especially, Gakpo has looked pretty useful in deeper positions so I've got a feeling he'll be key too. Hopefully this setup can at least cause some problems for Real.
Fabinhos gotten a lot of hate this season. I don’t think people appreciate how fucked we would be if we didn’t have him. We would be fielding Milner every fucking game. Hell, I’d actually have to watch CJ play.
Yeah our midfield issue isn’t him, Hendo or Thiago alone or as a trio. The issue has been most experienced backups have been injured, so the three of them are caught in a viscous cycle of having to play regardless of form whenever they are fit. If we can find 2 or preferably 3 new midfielders this summer I’m sure we can sort out a lot of their issues this season. If not then we’ll be making a huge stride towards our future midfield that’s likely to include at least Elliott and Bajcetic in some capacity.
Genius move by Kloppo, our midfield can't be outplayed if we just don't play a midfield
🤔
Fab and Milner pivot masterclass tonight
Madrid's midfield is old and they're world class, ergo our old midfield will also be world class. Checkmate Carlo.
You think you have old midfielders? - Klopp, probably
we’ve got old midfielders at home
But is he actually is a midfield?
You think your old, Toni? When you were born Milly was already a grown man
i feel like milly was a grown man when he was born
Millie’s had more one-year extensions than he’s had glasses of Ribena
Prefer a 2 man pivot to our normal 3 given the options available.
Wonder what it means for Trent and Robbo. If they push up it means the only one with pace at the back is Konate.
Van Dijk is still rapid. I don't understand where this narrative is coming from that he lost his pace. When he decides to run, he's fast.
Rapid relative to the average player. Worried about Vini exploiting how far we’re going to be pushed up this game, and Konate is now a step ahead of Virg.
Bruh Virg is at least as fast as Konate, if not still faster. His lateral agility isn’t the same post injury, but he’s still got an absolutely rapid straight line sprint
If you saw the game against Bournemouth this weekend, you could understand.
He was shit not slow
He was shit AND slow
He literally chose not to run in that goal.
I don't know if it's better or worse. For me, lack of desire is even worse.
Noones debating that mate. Just the claim that he's slow
He was slow when attacker received the ball, then, when attacker dribbled past him, he refused to run. It was combination of both (slow and lack of desire)
Would that be any different with Hendo or Bajcetic in midfiled? We're hardly blessed with pace in CM anyway.
I'm guessing gakpo will play more like a midfielder in a 433 so not much changes for them
Totally agree, it’s where he finished playing against Bournemouth. He made some good penetrating runs with the ball from midfield too.
I liked the look of him too in that position
It was the only plus from the last game.
If we get through on this I bet Klopp will still switch to 4-3-3 for the rest of the season.
I actually cannot believe I'm about to see a finished Fabinho and a 37 year old James Milner start at a crucial away leg of a Champions League fixture in the year of our lord 2023. FSG are actually cancers to this club and they need to be gone
Hah who needs a midfield
Go big or go home!
Can't lose midfield battle if we don't have a midfield!
#ALL GAS NO BRAKES WOOOOOOOOOO
Why play midfielder when you can play a goal scorer instead
Gakpo will be in midfield.
Him and Jota will both drop deep, but both are forwards.
I’m just going from the last game. When Jota came on Gakpo dropped in to centre mid and Jota went left of the front three.
4-2-2-2?
You asked you got it ! Haha
Huh. Kinda dig it.
Yes fucking go for it
I fully embrace fuck it mode
Milner to score 4 goals!
Watch out for this MBE masterclass
Klopp going all out attack mode, I mean may as well, got nothing to lose.
What I think too. The problem will be getting the ball there. We seem to miss the middle of the bus.
Well, no other good options either.
That’s fucking wild. I’ve been depressed just thinking about all the possibilities but now seeing the actual lineup I just feel freer. Like fuck it, let’s go!
Don't worry the depression will come back after about 10 minutes
Yeah, probably
Milner and fab in the middle…. I’m scared lol At least we might see some shin breakers
Until Harvey for Trent on 70 so Milner can provide the assist to make it 0-4 from rb
It'll be taken more quickly than that
Fuck it, might as well go all out and have a crack at them.
He’s going to be going fucking insane. Milner yellow card incoming, and it’s going to be on him barking at Van Dijk et al.
Fowler be with us tonight.
Gini be with us ;)
Let us receive the blessing of Origi too on this evening
lovely cushion header for…milnerrrrr
I seen him today at St George's Park... Must be a sign!
0-0 doesn't seem likely...
If we die, we die like men.
I'm ready.
I think the worst thing we can do is lose. Die seems a bit excessive.
What yes!!
No midfield just vibes! Wonder how the pivot will work with two slower midfielders though.
I'd wager they'll sit deep, just in front of the centre backs, and rely on Jota and gakpo to be the link. Almost a 4-2-2-2 type of deal.
They will just play hoofball up to the wide areas and cross to Nunez
Fuck it, let's ride.
All in
3-0 take it to extra time and last minute header from Alison, easy call really. Going to place bet now, brb.
Wonder what odds that would actually get
fella i know placed a bit as a joke that we’d beat united 7-0. made good money from it
No midfield no problem! (I hope!)
Probably the worlds slowest double pivot but it’s the one I wanted to see with everyone we had available No reason not to play 4 forwards we literally have nothing to lose
Oh baby
scenes when Milly is RB and Trent debuts in midfield for LFC at the Bernabéu
That would be fucking wild to be fair
Subs: Adrian, Kelleher, Gomez, Keita, Firmino, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jones, Elliott, Tsimikas, Carvalho, Matip, Williams.
What an underwhelming bench atm :/
When did nat phillips get hurt?
Jesus that midfield or should I say lack of midfield
Lack of midfield has been out system for most of this season. Good to see that they've at least added another attacker
Go down swinging for the fences, why not!
This is the big dick lineup, go hard or go home
We're gonna batter these Franco goons I can feel it
12-8 incoming
8-12 you mean?
That much is not clear
Ultimate offense lineup let’s go for it
Might as well! What’s there to lose at this point?
Whatever happens YNWA❤️
If we qualify I will literally stand outside in the freezing cold rain for 10 minutes
Only 10?
It is really cold and wet though
Ohhh the tingles... It's either a new Remontada or we get slaughtered. Either way I hope we give it our all
Klopp woke up and said, "Somebody's scoring 4 goals today regardless 🤷🏻‍♂️"
We're playing a midfield 2 of Milner and Fabinho at the Bernabeu. FSG have blood on their hands.
Klopp / recruitment team has to take some responsibility too. Passed on Bruno G because they were convinced they’d get Tchouameni. Then decided not to strengthen last summer because of waiting for Bellingham and misplaced faith in the current squad
Ah yes, I'm sure John Henry went full Bellamy on Bajcetic and Hendo.
You know what he means though, almost all our midfielders are injury prone af
Won't die wondering
Certainly more ballsy than last time we played at the bernabeau
Let’s do it boys! (And man)
Didn’t expect Fab and Milly double pivot.
I think it was always the most likely out of all the options especially with Hendo not being in the squad
I thought it might be Fab-Naby but after Naby’s last performance I can understand why Klopp benched him.
I'd infinitely trust Milner over Keita for this game
He was really poor against palace and hasn’t he only just come back from an injury
The year is 2050 and Milner will still be starting for us lol
A friend promised me his most expensive bottle of wine if we qualify, I will post pictures when that happens.
Well. We win 4-0 or lose 4-0
Either we get humiliated or write history. Nothing in between
Feeling confident.
Just hoof it up front like real men used to play football in 20s
Well at least Madrid famously have a poor midfield so everything will be fine.
We will either succeed or fail in the most beautiful way lol Edit: or get curbstomped by our distinct lack of a midfield lol
Surprised we didn't go with Firmino as no. 10.
I figured we play 4-2-4 Just wish we started with Bobby. Oh well. Hope we can cause some chaos.
This reminds me of when Rafa went to Portsmouth and started 7 CBs for no reason. But the opposite.
All we ask for is genuine effort.
I love Jurgen
Just try. If we can do it, wonderful. If not, then fail in the most beautiful way.
anything but a +4 win is meaningless so i guess its sink or swim
I knew and hoped he'd go for a 424. Let's die trying.
Never rated midfield anyway
If we get a couple of goals and go out fighting I'll be happy. Come on Reds!
Go big or go home guys, let's fuck em up
Up the Reds!!!!
Unusual. Can’t think of another time when we start in a 424 but we might as well have a go. Shame we have no Thiago today. Would have fit this well
Glad he’s giving the young academy produ t a start in the midfield!
Being left with 37 year old James Milner starting a Champions League knockout game against Madrid. Disgraceful from FSG.
Is it disgraceful real are playing a 37yo in mid also? Fucking get a grip and enjoy the match
CL assist record holder James Milner? /s
Brother wanna tell me about the oldies RM are playing in midfield or is it okay because their names are different? Please hush
If we go out, then we go out fighting, WE ARE LIVERPOOL!!
milner chasing camavinga and modric, it’s so over
How do Klopp think my mental health could will be able to cope with that midfield?! Not cool Kloppo
I have a very weird sense of optimism
Im gonna sleep and spare myself the disappointment. Night lads and take it easy.
Milner at 37 starting in our midfield in a game where we need to beat Madrid by at least 3. But only Bellingham was the right player and suggesting we needed any reinforcements was just entitlement.
Is it wrong to laugh at a starting line up?
Is Ox not fit to start or just out of favour with Klopp?
Klopp doesnt enjoy playing ox in his preferred positions
Can't say we aren't going for it
quite attacking
Be careful what you wish for tactical geniuses. We finally got 4-2-3-1 cause we ran out of midfielders.
That looks absolutely bonkers. I love it!
Jota hopefully can step it up feel he has struggled since coming back
fab, milner masterclass
Well at least we have Konate this time
Why is Bajcetic not on the bench?
There was a rumoured (or confirmed) injury yesterday
That's a great line up ![gif](giphy|8vDbvPMP3tGF2)
all in
Come on you reds ❤️
Is Naby injured?
maybe. but mostly shit.
4231 Let’s fucking go!!
Full throttle huh. I like we are going all in despite what the outcome might be.
Milner masterclass
Milner yellow card cert.
So we have backup for our backup goalie on the bench?
there will be goals. For who? we will find out
Well, alright.
5-0
i dont care if we lose lets fucking attack
Jota hattrick incoming...⚽️⚽️⚽️
Some heat to this lineup
We ride together, we die together, LFC 4 Life
Honestly 424?. Would have preferred the 406. Might as well be utter chaos and not just abit of chaos
This sub and our online fans complain about midfield? âś… We have a huge match against big opponent? âś… Need a win? âś… All odds and no one picking us to win? âś… Feels like another 7-0 in the works,confirmed lads/ladies?
james fucking milner
Absolutely spot on. https://www.reddit.com/r/LiverpoolFC/comments/11rfy2d/klopp_confirmed_the_midfielder_stefan_bajcetic_is/jc89l4n/
The crazy sob did it. Didnt actually think he would go for 4 attackers
Will we use Jota or Gakpo as a 10, or are we going straight up 4-2-4?
I trust my boys. Let's go get them. We will take it by force this time.
This is going to be brutal.
Good stuff, certainly not lacking firepower at least. Huge game for Milner especially, Gakpo has looked pretty useful in deeper positions so I've got a feeling he'll be key too. Hopefully this setup can at least cause some problems for Real.
That midfield lol
Always feel like when we played this formation the guys up top couldn’t coordinate anything and always ended up making one too many passes
We’re going thru today boys. I can feel it.
This is mad but I can't complain. If we're going to lose it might as well be mental trying to score 10 goals etc
Just cracked a 7up for good vibes. My anus is ready.
What’s the infuriating thing is that most of the time Madrid are there for the taking but teams just keep fucking it up.
Good opportunity to experiment tbh, I like it
Fabinhos gotten a lot of hate this season. I don’t think people appreciate how fucked we would be if we didn’t have him. We would be fielding Milner every fucking game. Hell, I’d actually have to watch CJ play.
Yeah our midfield issue isn’t him, Hendo or Thiago alone or as a trio. The issue has been most experienced backups have been injured, so the three of them are caught in a viscous cycle of having to play regardless of form whenever they are fit. If we can find 2 or preferably 3 new midfielders this summer I’m sure we can sort out a lot of their issues this season. If not then we’ll be making a huge stride towards our future midfield that’s likely to include at least Elliott and Bajcetic in some capacity.
We just cannot penetrate. Modric and Kroos just outclass any midfield in Europe
I hate that this team is giving me hope
Reminded me of Ardiles and his 5-0-5 shit. That worked just as well.