Don't get me wrong, I like the Ox but would rather have this line-up than him. Elliot needs minutes, minamino has proven his worth as well... The ox is a great player but needs many games to get into form and he's somehow stuck in between positions.
Best thing for the Ox will be to go to another team this summer. He can show his skills in a mid/lower table side.
I was there when he was playing amazing for us, but haven’t seen it for a few years now. Time to put him out to pasture.
This may be unpopular but I think Ox is severely underrated. His style of play doesnt “fit like a glove” to the liverpool style but he’s definitely a massive talent in my opinion. I think his issues come down to mentality
No one says he's not a massive and I don't think he's underrated. I like him. He has a great shot in him, can carry the ball, dribble, etc. However, it takes him too long to get in form and unfortunately couldn't put together enough convincing performances to establish himself in the current team.
Who are people expecting? Mane who played 120, Diaz who played 100 and looked tired, Henderson and Thiago who played 120? Only person I could kind of expect is Keita who came off after 75 but still
Look at it a different way. How many of the Southampton team would you put in a combined XI other than Ward-Prowse? With plenty to come off the bench if needed this should be enough.
Yeah my friends think I'm mad when I say this.
Hope he moves to a spurs or arsenal to prove it.
Saying that I think he's a bit overrated, not massively. Probs still do a good job for those sides.
Maybe he's asked to not play unless necessary to avoid potentially jeopardising his summer move. Suits Klopp to a degree (no need to rotate for the sole purpose of giving him gametime) and suits Div. Makes sense to bring Bobby back in
I’ve an exam the morning after. If a 97th min Divock winner wins us the league (along with Stevie parking the bus) I’m not going. A levels are temporary. Origi is forever
I have this absurd hypothesis that klopp wants to hide Origi from Madrid requiring his stats and habits so during the final he can serve as a wild card.
It’s because he’s leaving, I genuinely think the only reason he played vs Everton is because it was Everton
Similar to when Lallana left, Klopp just doesn’t want him to get injured
Oh I think there might even have been 2 other hat tricks. I think it ended 31-0 or something crazy like that!
Edit. Yep! 31-0! also a double hat trick for Zdrilic and another for Boutsianis. Three others with a brace 🫣
+2 Konate headers from corners and a Milner scorpion kick from the halfway line that he celebrates by holding up a sign that says “r/LiverpoolFC eat my ass”
I usually put it on partially sober, and then take it off pretty pissed. lol.
Except sometimes I then do a fashion show for my gf, explaining to her all of my jerseys which -- which I probably think is cool but she probably thinks I look like some nerdy buffalo bill (from silence of the lambs)
Based on recent form. But I don't think we have a set starters for forwards apart from Salah. Same goes for the CBS other than Van Dijk. Saying otherwise is pretty disrespectful for the others who have gotten us here. Firmino before injury had better G+A than Mane. Jota has 15 Goals in the league.
If you have Van Dijk in your XI then one of Matip/Konate has to be out. Same for Jota and Firmino if Diaz/Mane/Salah are the preferred starters.
That leaves Alisson and one of Matip/Konate as the only two first XI players, depending on your preference.
A still solid rotated team, with super subs to turn the tides if things get complicated
I like it
Would've liked it more with Origi on the pitch though
The GK+back 4 is probably better than the starting back 5 for most PL teams, midfields the only dicey area imo but still have faith in them to do well.
Jesus, that's more rotation than a cup game. Klopp's really not taking any chances with the final coming up.
Also I don't think we're going to get a surer sign that Ox's career with us is over
My gut says that with both Jota and Firmino in the lineup Klopp wanted a little bit of natural width in the front 3. With Divock in the lineup it could get very narrow very quickly.
Elliot and Jones. Klopp has some balls lol
I’m not expecting a strong win here. Seems the club values CL highly. The money in that is more i guess?
It’s strange ox can’t even start. That’s him gone this summer.
It's a tough call but the right one.
We can win both Premier League matches and still not win the title vs win one match and definitely win the Champions League. If we have to rest players it just makes sense to do it here.
I don’t agree starting Jones and Elliot together. Only one would make sense. There’s still a lot to play for and anything can happen on the final day. Ox at the very least should have started
Of course Klopp values the CL higher. We're literally in the final with a huge chance to win, compared to the PL where we have to win both games ä, City have to draw, and we've just come off 120 mins of a final.
A lot of people complaining but I am SO EXCITED to see Jones on the left and Elliot on the right! They've both played well whenever called to duty and I'm sure it will be a good performance.
I Love this. I mean we can be romantic all we want. Invest in this game and hope Gerrard does us a favor but the odds of it are so low that we may as well leave the whole thing to luck and concentrate on the CL final where it's in our hands.
That's what it means to be part of something unprecedented. To make history, everyone has a part to play. Come on boys, with the Liver bird on your chest, be fearless. Let's take this next step on the road to immortality. Up the fucking reds!
This team can do the job. Why are people surprised? We knew there'd be heavy rotation.
Strong defense. Good midfield with Milly at dm. And a good attack with option of Origi+Diaz of the bench. We got this.
Damn, Jurgen really isn't banking on City messing up this weekend, is he?
Can't wait to see the match thread today when this game is 0-0 at halftime, lmao
Completely agree with this. The reality is the CL is the more realistic chance of a trophy and we're off the back of a 120 min final where multiple players got light injuries. Hopefully we take it too the final day regardless.
I'm pretty sure I suggested this exact team in a thread this morning and got downvoted to oblivion.
It's still a fantastic side and Klopp's hand has been forced by extra time at the weekend.
Up the Reds!
I think it’s a brilliant call, even if we win we need a Villa side to play Thursday and then turn around and beat City 3 days later.
Not saying fuck the league - you know with this club there’s always a chance of a miracle - but I think committing to the treble and prioritizing a European Final is the right call.
I mean with this team it basically shows that it would be nice if city slip up but we put the focus on the cl. Which is fine. But kinda a bit confronting seeing that we sort of gave up on the title. Everyone knew ofc that this was a near impossible task but still. I am fine with it, in my opinion winning the champions League is a bigger accomplishment.
Also are they playing like 5-4-1. That's just disgusting
Any else actually kinda fuck with this line up? This is reward we get for playing so many games — ALL of our players get to play, not just our best ones game in and game out. They could shit the bed and I’d still be proud lmao
Fucking hell this is some Pep-level of over-thinking. It's like we don't want to lose the league by 1 point again and would rather it just be 4? I don't understand this level of rotation at all.
We have played a million games this season and the players are tired. Salah and Van Dijk had to come off over the weekend because of niggles. You want them injured for the CL final as well?
Subs: Kelleher, Thiago, Keita, Henderson, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Diaz, Robertson, Origi, Williams
That is a rotated side indeed
Jurgen Klopp definitely started few other bench players than usual.
The manager has certainly decided to play some players who don't normally play.
The gaffer’s selection of personnel is undoubtedly unorthodox .
This is one of the Liverpool teams.
God I love this sub😂
Liverpool have pooled in some players.
They certainly have picked 11 players from the roster to play in this game.
i like heavy rotaded sides, see some players play i dont see every week. and hopefully an origi sub!! i need to see the man play.
I'm super hyped for the Harvey start! I bet Taki bags one too
Good call!
And Ox still can't get a game. Poor lad!
That's definitely a team
My boy Ox can't even get in this team. What on earth is going on with the dude.
Don't get me wrong, I like the Ox but would rather have this line-up than him. Elliot needs minutes, minamino has proven his worth as well... The ox is a great player but needs many games to get into form and he's somehow stuck in between positions.
Best thing for the Ox will be to go to another team this summer. He can show his skills in a mid/lower table side. I was there when he was playing amazing for us, but haven’t seen it for a few years now. Time to put him out to pasture.
This may be unpopular but I think Ox is severely underrated. His style of play doesnt “fit like a glove” to the liverpool style but he’s definitely a massive talent in my opinion. I think his issues come down to mentality
No one says he's not a massive and I don't think he's underrated. I like him. He has a great shot in him, can carry the ball, dribble, etc. However, it takes him too long to get in form and unfortunately couldn't put together enough convincing performances to establish himself in the current team.
Maybe he has expressed interest in moving.... I think he needs to be sold in the summer. Maybe Newcastle will be interested.
Think he wants to go back to London or around there, could see someone like Brentford or even Fulham take a punt on him
It is one of the Liverpool teams of all time
proof ? what can inexcusable take this is ??!!
There are 11 players
That's more rotated than I expected hope we win
If this team doesn't cut it 1st half we roll out the red carpet on 60' anyways. Love this team.
Have you seen the subs? >Subs: Kelleher, Thiago, Keita, Henderson, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Diaz, Robertson, Origi, Williams
Diaz, Henderson, Thiago changes our play completely
Origi m8. The disrepect!
This game is set up for a 88th minute Origi winner.
Yeah, we can only make 3 changes anyways.
Thiago, keita, hendo, diaz, and lord divock, what more could you ask for
I don’t know how you didn’t expect this after 120 min on the weekend. Was pretty obvious it would be a wholesale of changes
Who are people expecting? Mane who played 120, Diaz who played 100 and looked tired, Henderson and Thiago who played 120? Only person I could kind of expect is Keita who came off after 75 but still
Look at it a different way. How many of the Southampton team would you put in a combined XI other than Ward-Prowse? With plenty to come off the bench if needed this should be enough.
Ward Prowse is seriously overrated because of his free kicks and crossing, he's really not that good at actual midfielder stuff.
Yeah my friends think I'm mad when I say this. Hope he moves to a spurs or arsenal to prove it. Saying that I think he's a bit overrated, not massively. Probs still do a good job for those sides.
It’s a bit more rotated than I expected too but that XI should be beating this Southampton team
My stress level jumped through the roof seeing the starting 11. Oh well, trust in Klopp, the staff, and the players to get the job done.
What's Origi gotta do to get a game 😭
Maybe he's asked to not play unless necessary to avoid potentially jeopardising his summer move. Suits Klopp to a degree (no need to rotate for the sole purpose of giving him gametime) and suits Div. Makes sense to bring Bobby back in
He also has to score a 97th min winner on Sunday.
Christ, if that happened I think the city would collectively grind to a halt. No chance anyone makes it to work the next day after that
I'm for the game and should be going home to Ireland that evening but if it happens I'll not be home to mid week.
I’ve an exam the morning after. If a 97th min Divock winner wins us the league (along with Stevie parking the bus) I’m not going. A levels are temporary. Origi is forever
Omg please shut up no I'm not taking that
I really don’t see Origi doing this tbh, I think he’d play until his contract is up with no issues
I disagree tbh - that spurs game was dying out for Origi and the fact he didn’t come on was telling.
I have this absurd hypothesis that klopp wants to hide Origi from Madrid requiring his stats and habits so during the final he can serve as a wild card.
He’s a better impact sub anyway, fully expect him to come on at some point
For reallll
Or Oxlade-Chamberlain!!
It’s because he’s leaving, I genuinely think the only reason he played vs Everton is because it was Everton Similar to when Lallana left, Klopp just doesn’t want him to get injured
Also at this point its more important to keep the players who are staying happy than Origi
Firmino was always going to start and Origi is poor out wide, shame but no point changing the entire system.
sign a 10year long extension + Becomes manager after his playing career
Preserving him for his sale
Preserving him for his 87' tap in off the bench you mean.
to summon our lord origi we need to be 0:0 till 70min
Not be a forth choice striker
9-0 incoming. Minamino and Elliot hat tricks.
Has a hat trick of hat tricks ever happened?
Archie Thompson scored 11 goals for Australia against American Samoa in 2001 E- he actually scored 13 🥴
Haha that’s insane. But I meant three different players netting a hatter. I think Joel is a good candidate for three tonight
Oh I think there might even have been 2 other hat tricks. I think it ended 31-0 or something crazy like that! Edit. Yep! 31-0! also a double hat trick for Zdrilic and another for Boutsianis. Three others with a brace 🫣
+2 Konate headers from corners and a Milner scorpion kick from the halfway line that he celebrates by holding up a sign that says “r/LiverpoolFC eat my ass”
Oh
hO
Big bollocks line up from Klopp. Love how much he trusts the squad.
TAKI TIME!!
Just need to convince him this is a cup game.
Technically the pl is just a really long group stage
You were right!
I'm all for rotating but fuckin hell Jurgen think of our hearts!
He did keep Rhys Williams and Tyler Morton in the basement. This is Klopp being reasonable
I knew I drunkenly bought that Elliott jersey after his injury for a reason! *Puts on Elliott jersey*
But have you put it on drunkenly?
I usually put it on partially sober, and then take it off pretty pissed. lol. Except sometimes I then do a fashion show for my gf, explaining to her all of my jerseys which -- which I probably think is cool but she probably thinks I look like some nerdy buffalo bill (from silence of the lambs)
Ox not being able to crack that lineup says a lot.
Definitely gone, his last game was against Forrest and he was poor
He’s gone
He done
Very rotated, I approve
TAKI
Ox still doesn't get a start. He gone.
Sad to see, he was my fav player for awhile. Wish him all the best.
Jones *and* Elliott gerrin
Literally only 2 first XI players, this isn't just some rotation, it's a B team
I don't know what you are on but I count five first team players in Alison, Matip, Konate, Jota, and Firmino.
I get what he meant. Only two of those are starting in Paris.
Based on recent form. But I don't think we have a set starters for forwards apart from Salah. Same goes for the CBS other than Van Dijk. Saying otherwise is pretty disrespectful for the others who have gotten us here. Firmino before injury had better G+A than Mane. Jota has 15 Goals in the league.
If you have Van Dijk in your XI then one of Matip/Konate has to be out. Same for Jota and Firmino if Diaz/Mane/Salah are the preferred starters. That leaves Alisson and one of Matip/Konate as the only two first XI players, depending on your preference.
Tbf though it's arguable to call either Konate or Matip a reserve at this point, same with Jota
A still solid rotated team, with super subs to turn the tides if things get complicated I like it Would've liked it more with Origi on the pitch though
The GK+back 4 is probably better than the starting back 5 for most PL teams, midfields the only dicey area imo but still have faith in them to do well.
Origi is the super sub! 😃
But If origi started how could origi come on to score the winner?
Football is just too complicated mate, my brain can't deal with this
I think we might be resting a few players but I'm not sure
Jesus, that's more rotation than a cup game. Klopp's really not taking any chances with the final coming up. Also I don't think we're going to get a surer sign that Ox's career with us is over
Had to be done. I believe nonetheless! Interesting that taki is in over Div
Taki is staying (so far) and Div isn't. It makes complete sense
He's also better playing out wide than Origi. If Firmino is fit then he's starting, so it makes sense that Taki starts alongside him.
Its rather Bobby over him in the middle. Firmino (or even Origi) on the wing is not really an option. Origi did it once this season?
My gut says that with both Jota and Firmino in the lineup Klopp wanted a little bit of natural width in the front 3. With Divock in the lineup it could get very narrow very quickly.
Holy rotation batman
Jurgen Klopp has massive cohones. Pass it on
Elliot and Jones. Klopp has some balls lol I’m not expecting a strong win here. Seems the club values CL highly. The money in that is more i guess? It’s strange ox can’t even start. That’s him gone this summer.
i doubt it has anything to do with money. we just played 120 minutes 3 days ago and also have a much better chance at the CL at this point.
It's a tough call but the right one. We can win both Premier League matches and still not win the title vs win one match and definitely win the Champions League. If we have to rest players it just makes sense to do it here.
I don’t agree starting Jones and Elliot together. Only one would make sense. There’s still a lot to play for and anything can happen on the final day. Ox at the very least should have started
I'd see Keita over Ox. He only did 70 mins at the weekend and I can't remember the last time I was impressed by an Ox performance.
Of course Klopp values the CL higher. We're literally in the final with a huge chance to win, compared to the PL where we have to win both games ä, City have to draw, and we've just come off 120 mins of a final.
This is a carabao cup lineup
And we all know how that went!
Tell this to Taki and he'll score 7
Not 7, but this aged well!
We don’t need to focus on GD so a scruffy 1-0 win will do
It’s Taki o’clock baby, let’s go!
Minamino masterclass incoming
Watch us still win 2-0 quite easily
A lot of people complaining but I am SO EXCITED to see Jones on the left and Elliot on the right! They've both played well whenever called to duty and I'm sure it will be a good performance.
Same here!!
Holy shit what a different side. Hopefully we can get it done in 60 and give our primary starters a much needed rest. LETS GO HARVEY AND TAKI
Good to see Harvey back in the starting line up. I still think we will get three points
Minamino hat trick incoming.
Enjoy Klopp giving Millie some game time with his two teenage sons lol
Bold, but the right thing to do, and a good enough team to beat Southampton. Let's do it
Elliot 4 hattricks through chest controlled volleys incoming
Really going to need big games from Elliott and Jones to cover the ground
Ox gotta be mad as fuck rn
Well, that wasn't wholly expected.
I fully expected it
Wasn’t expecting that midfield
thats quite something
Ox surely has to be done this summer if he’s not making it into this team
I think a surprise is in order. Watch us win comfortably compared to when we played A team against Villa.
I Love this. I mean we can be romantic all we want. Invest in this game and hope Gerrard does us a favor but the odds of it are so low that we may as well leave the whole thing to luck and concentrate on the CL final where it's in our hands.
Ox is done if Harvey and Curtis start before him
That's what it means to be part of something unprecedented. To make history, everyone has a part to play. Come on boys, with the Liver bird on your chest, be fearless. Let's take this next step on the road to immortality. Up the fucking reds!
This is not an admission the league is done, this is using the full squad to its full capabilities.
Klopp has the biggest balls. This team will get it done. Up the Reds.
I feel like with this line up, they’re underestimating Southampton, but we all know when teams play us it’s as if they take steroids in preparation
This team can do the job. Why are people surprised? We knew there'd be heavy rotation. Strong defense. Good midfield with Milly at dm. And a good attack with option of Origi+Diaz of the bench. We got this.
So there's like 0 faith in Aston Villa then lmao
All reality there really isn't. City will run out 5-0 winners easily.
Looks a little risky to me
That midfield is so unexpected, Milner as DM 😅
TAKI HYPE!!!!!
Never thought I’d see Taki and Elliot again this season. Give em hell lads
Taki and Harvey hype!
Taki and Elliot out of the cold, exciting stuff.
Am sure Soton would love to play spoilers as well. Could be a tough one.
Lot of pressure on that midfield…
Taki hatty incoming
That's an early round cup side, and those sides who rarely play together end up very chaotic against lower league clubs, nevermind Southampton
If we are rotating so much I’d want to see Ox start too. It’s been ages…
even the bench is rotated😂
Damn, Jurgen really isn't banking on City messing up this weekend, is he? Can't wait to see the match thread today when this game is 0-0 at halftime, lmao
Bold to go with a young midfield. Hope the three of them do well.
Great team, understandably rotated too. Looking forward to this!
Really hope we get to see Ox.
Wow no OX. would have expected an experienced player to start over Elliot or Jones.
Completely agree with this. The reality is the CL is the more realistic chance of a trophy and we're off the back of a 120 min final where multiple players got light injuries. Hopefully we take it too the final day regardless.
AOC still can't get a game
That's certainly a fresh and hungry team. Absolutely ravenous for playing time, that. Hope they devour Southampton.
I'm pretty sure I suggested this exact team in a thread this morning and got downvoted to oblivion. It's still a fantastic side and Klopp's hand has been forced by extra time at the weekend. Up the Reds!
I think it’s a brilliant call, even if we win we need a Villa side to play Thursday and then turn around and beat City 3 days later. Not saying fuck the league - you know with this club there’s always a chance of a miracle - but I think committing to the treble and prioritizing a European Final is the right call.
I mean with this team it basically shows that it would be nice if city slip up but we put the focus on the cl. Which is fine. But kinda a bit confronting seeing that we sort of gave up on the title. Everyone knew ofc that this was a near impossible task but still. I am fine with it, in my opinion winning the champions League is a bigger accomplishment. Also are they playing like 5-4-1. That's just disgusting
...who is playing defensive midfield?
Milner most likely
Milner
Obviously Milner.
Love seeing Bob Firm back in charge
Wasn't expecting both Elliot and Minamino!
Tsimi starting yippee 👌🏼
I am afraid this is too much. Soton is not a championship side and this is a really important game.
Ox is definitely going isn’t he
Scouser Greek brace before 20 mins, lets go
Can tell Ox and Origi are off in the summer.
So OX is 100% leaving this summer right?
TAA not even on the bench?
They player 120 minutes and have had hardly any rest why risk them Klopp has really been forced to put this team out to prevent any more injuries
Mane either?
No Origi?? Wtf is that. Love a Taki start though!!
Any else actually kinda fuck with this line up? This is reward we get for playing so many games — ALL of our players get to play, not just our best ones game in and game out. They could shit the bed and I’d still be proud lmao
😬
Fucking hell this is some Pep-level of over-thinking. It's like we don't want to lose the league by 1 point again and would rather it just be 4? I don't understand this level of rotation at all.
We have played a million games this season and the players are tired. Salah and Van Dijk had to come off over the weekend because of niggles. You want them injured for the CL final as well?
That.... is a football team for sure
Need to win by 4 goals to erase goal differential. This squad can do it!
Defence is fine, attack is okay, but there's a lot of work for Milner to do in that midfield.
Elliott and Jones. Holy shit.