Pre Match FAC Barnsley (H) - Monday 12th January
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Anymore rest for Gomez and he'll be in a coma.
I've never seen it used as a football injury reason before - but I imagine "tired" or "fatigue" were used in its place. Those who pump iron will be familiar with a good bit of DOMS, usually the cause of not being able to walk down a set of stairs the day after leg day
Yeah Tuesday was my first gym day after Christmas and on Wednesday morning I could barely put shampoo on my hair
In recent weeks the bench has included Mamardashvila, Ramsay, Lucky, Nyoni and Ngumoha.
Slot says we will play a strong side but it's still an opportunity to rest a few regulars.
Maybe:
Mama
Ramsay
Konate
Gomez
Robertson
Jones
Nyoni
Szoboslai
Rio
Gakpo
Chiesa
Experience in all departments with a sprinkling of youth.
A strong bench but rests for Ali, VVD, Wirtz and Ekitike.
So: Woodman, Kerkez, Gravenberch, McAllister, Frimpong. And I would love to see Will Wright and Kieran Morrison subs as well.
Slot says we will play a strong side but it's still an opportunity to rest a few regulars.
Maybe:
Mama
Ramsay
Konate
Gomez
Robertson
Jones
Nyoni
Szoboslai
Rio
Gakpo
Chiesa
Experience in all departments with a sprinkling of youth.
A strong bench but rests for Ali, VVD, Wirtz and Ekitike.
So: Woodman, Kerkez, Gravenberch, McAllister, Frimpong. And I would love to see Will Wright and Kieran Morrison subs as well.
Yeah that's more like it. Slot was bigging up the FAC so he's not going to risk playing too many youngsters but also needs to rest senior players. Maybe Szobo for Macca. Or Gakpo for Frimpong (Chiesa RW).
I can't be the only one..
So I did some research
'DOMS, or Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness'
In regards to Rio. This has been mentioned earlier but a reason to why we’re a bit careful with him. It’s at least some part of it.
View: https://x.com/anfieldsector/status/2010323190862467208?s=46
View: https://x.com/anfieldsector/status/2010323190862467208?s=46
See that's more than fair. Why's it taken until now to say it? Why was the argument in the summer that we didn't want to block his minutes?
If I'm correct? Fuck off, you stupid twat.
It's you're fucking job to know.
God, I hate this prick.
Rest Virgil.
Looked decent against palace but took a couple of weeks to recover I believe.
It’s not so much about the gap to the next game as the gap from the Arsenal game which would have been a huge mental and physical toll. Can’t afford a key injury.
It's a damn shame that Ekitike is probably out, as I'd love to see him working with a competent 9 rather than a makeshift one
Slot needs to learn from his mistake in selection this time last year - he needs the cavalry on the bench. He started Gomez, which was fine, but once he got injured and was subbed off there were no senior players in defence and we lost the game as a result. We'd have won that game if Gomez had played 90 minutes, but the options on the bench only weakened an already-weakened team. If he does the same again then it's clear that he cannot / will not learn.
Start Gomez, he's more than good enough, but we need Ibou or VVD on the bench (to be used in case of emergency only).
Same throughout the team, but the biggest risk is at the back.
That said, I find it difficult to be arsed about this competition, it's lost its magic for me. All this stuff about "the magic of the cup" with shite teams putting weakened PL teams out, everyone gets excited and then City pulverise some shite team in a one-sided final because some minnow like Man United got an easy route to the final and didn't have the quality to make a game of it. And no bugger other than the fans of the two teams bothers to watch. Yeah, fucking magic that is.
Start Gomez, he's more than good enough, but we need Ibou or VVD on the bench (to be used in case of emergency only).
Same throughout the team, but the biggest risk is at the back.
That said, I find it difficult to be arsed about this competition, it's lost its magic for me. All this stuff about "the magic of the cup" with shite teams putting weakened PL teams out, everyone gets excited and then City pulverise some shite team in a one-sided final because some minnow like Man United got an easy route to the final and didn't have the quality to make a game of it. And no bugger other than the fans of the two teams bothers to watch. Yeah, fucking magic that is.
Slot said at the press-conference that his approach will be very different from last year - pretty much all the first-team players will be involved, from the start or from the bench.
As for the lineup, I don't care who plays as long as Ramsey starts. This is his big chance, perhaps his last and only opportunity to make it as a Liverpool right-back - he may or may not be good enough, but you've got to give young players a chance, you would be a heartless, soulless bastard of a coach if you don't.
Let me guess - if he plays well then the forum will be "See, Slot, you bald fraud, you should be picking him week in week out", if he flops then it will be "FFS, Slot, you bald fraud, this is on you for not playing him more often"
I think he learnt from the league cup too. Another game where the kids were thrown to the wolves. Nobody wants to see half the stadium walk out on 65 minutes.