That is why Iwobi was so important to our offensive build up play and counter attacking from the left.

However, with a little bit of creativity and drive from the middle we can offset that disadvantage a bit. That's why I'd encourage Emery to incorporate Willock, Ceballos and Lacazette into the line up. Given the opponent's impressive pressing abilities its obviously harder to survive out in the middle but we should back ourselves against them, and all three of those players can drift out-wide at any point.

Given who we have available, I'm not sure this is the kind of game where we'll see the best of Aubamayeng. He'll likely be tied down by defensive duty for portions.

That's a shocking stat. We haven't won against Pool in the last 8 matches, drawn 4 and thumped in the other 4. Last win was 4-1 at Emirates 4 years ago.

The key and the pattern to most of our matches against them is not concede in the first half. We often lose the entire game in the first 20 to 30 minutes.

The team I will go for

Leno
AMN Sokratis Luiz Monreal
Xhaka Willock
Ceballos
Pepe Auba Nelson

Klopp pre match saying we have signed 3 of the very best players in their respective positions.

Clrnc wrote:

That's a shocking stat. We haven't won against Pool in the last 8 matches, drawn 4 and thumped in the other 4. Last win was 4-1 at Emirates 4 years ago.

The key and the pattern to most of our matches against them is not concede in the first half. We often lose the entire game in the first 20 to 30 minutes.

The team I will go for

Leno
AMN Sokratis Luiz Monreal
Xhaka Willock
Ceballos
Pepe Auba Nelson

Klopp pre match saying we have signed 3 of the very best players in their respective positions.

We beat Liverpool 4-1 four years ago?

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert wrote:
Clrnc wrote:

That's a shocking stat. We haven't won against Pool in the last 8 matches, drawn 4 and thumped in the other 4. Last win was 4-1 at Emirates 4 years ago.

The key and the pattern to most of our matches against them is not concede in the first half. We often lose the entire game in the first 20 to 30 minutes.

The team I will go for

Leno
AMN Sokratis Luiz Monreal
Xhaka Willock
Ceballos
Pepe Auba Nelson

Klopp pre match saying we have signed 3 of the very best players in their respective positions.

We beat Liverpool 4-1 four years ago?

Yup. It was a Rodgers team that still had Lucas (remember him) and Allen in midfield. Before Sterling’s big move to City. Proper rout. Their only goal was a late penalty.
They are impenetrable at Anfield. We need to find a way to get past that psychologically. Hopefully our significant turnover during the last year and a half means that we aren’t traumatized by the away record versus the top 6. We just do it.

Liverpool are not looking as strong as last season and we are much better than last season so i'm sure we'll give them more of a game.
Of course if we both play to the max, they win but that's not how it always pans out so i've everything crossed for a surprise result in our favour.

Claudius wrote:
Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert wrote:

We beat Liverpool 4-1 four years ago?

Yup. It was a Rodgers team that still had Lucas (remember him) and Allen in midfield. Before Sterling’s big move to City. Proper rout. Their only goal was a late penalty.
They are impenetrable at Anfield. We need to find a way to get past that psychologically. Hopefully our significant turnover during the last year and a half means that we aren’t traumatized by the away record versus the top 6. We just do it.

The year before - when they Stevie Me'd the title at home to Chelsea - we won at home against them too, kicked them out of the FA Cup on the way to winning it too.

Their record against us is a pretty recent phenomenon, before that 5-1 loss at Anfield in 2014 we had their number for absolute ages both home and away. Usually it's fine margins that decide games like these, hoping with the new blood ie Ceballos Luiz and Pepe we can turn around the trend back in our favour

Where's Lacazette? :babysad:

He was there but the losing team doesn't get in the final photo.

Former England defender Lescott believes the Spaniard will have to take more than Ozil's availability into account, when making his selection.
“For me, they’re not guaranteed to win this game,” he said on The Debate.
“So if you put him back into the team and it doesn’t go to plan, everyone will point a finger.
“It will leave him to be a scapegoat.
https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1169346/Arsenal-news-Liverpool-Premier-League-match-Mesut-Ozil-illness-fitness-Unai-Emery-squad

Things I would like to see at Anfield -

Attack them - field Auba-Laca-Pepe. Bring out the big guns, baby. For a few reasons. Why should we stifle ourselves? Would Liverpool do the same even at The Emirates? Also, having Auba down one flank and Pepe on the other could help us keep Robertson and AA honest.

Take Firmino out - would be great to take the ugly mofo out with an uppercut. But having a DM harry him for the first half. Can trade another one in to finish off the job later.

Control midfield - Pool have a hardworking midfield, but they aren’t uber-talented. If we have some good passers in there to move the ball through the middle quickly and distribute out to our forwards that would be good.

Resist overplaying from the back - Liverpool are not typically a pressing team, but if we constantly play out short from the back, they will smell blood and descend on us. And we will risk 1 or 2 quick goals. Will need to make sure we play the ball into midfield a few times to ease pressure on our guys. This here is our biggest risk


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Claudius wrote:

Things I would like to see at Anfield -

Attack them - field Auba-Laca-Pepe. Bring out the big guns, baby. For a few reasons. Why should we stifle ourselves? Would Liverpool do the same even at The Emirates? Also, having Auba down one flank and Pepe on the other could help us keep Robertson and AA honest.

Take Firmino out - would be great to take the ugly mofo out with an uppercut. But having a DM harry him for the first half. Can trade another one in to finish off the job later.

Control midfield - Pool have a hardworking midfield, but they aren’t uber-talented. If we have some good passers in there to move the ball through the middle quickly and distribute out to our forwards that would be good.

Resist overplaying from the back - Liverpool are not typically a pressing team, but if we constantly play out short from the back, they will smell blood and descend on us. And we will risk 1 or 2 quick goals. Will need to make sure we play the ball into midfield a few times to ease pressure on our guys. This here is our biggest risk

Firmino always kills us from false 9 because our midfield is structurally incapable of dreaming with him. I'd give torreira a man marking job on him, stop pool from playing

I can't see Torreira man marking Firmino.

I'm mostly concerned about how with deal with going down if/when it happens. Especially if we fall 2 behind. I want to see both Emery and the teams reaction.

We're the underdog with minimal expectations. Liverpool just polished off a season with 89 goals and one loss, and a CL trophy. Hopefully we go there focusing on the performance first and paying less attention to the potential result. That way hopefully a conceded goal carries less impact.

Qwiss! wrote:

I'm mostly concerned about how with deal with going down if/when it happens. Especially if we fall 2 behind. I want to see both Emery and the teams reaction.

Hopefully we don't get to that point.

I'd rather see their reaction to going 2 or 3 up.  8)

I don’t get the formation. 4-3-1-2 with Pepe up top or 4-3-3 with Ceballos wide?