Nottingham Forest v Liverpool

[teesred]

Sometimes I watch our games and think "I wish it would rain down" ( goals).

[teesred]

Kev - we’re doing Phil Collins songs

Beside Sunderland play like that and we played mostly in their half with Konate and Virgil 1v1 and picked up abd blocked the lines

Beside Sunderland was always one of his most underrated tunes.

[miller0863]

Nice dp

[Nineteenx]

Chelsea and Villa both dropped points today

Great opportunity to close the gap v Forest tomorrow

[Daffydd]

Forest could be in the relegation zone this time tomorrow

[ianlfc]

A nice win today would be perfect for a final push to the end of a hard season.
Just give the ball too Florian !!

[miller0863]

Today will be a good indicator as to whether they have the balls to push on to chase down Villa in third or have they mentally given up on the League this season.

[Steveo]

We owe this lot one from the game at Anfield. Surely the players are bang up for it. A week to prepare after the win v Brighton. Chelsea looking shaky - Personally I don’t even trust City to be that consistent - after they scraped past the Toon at the Emptyhad - despite the Toon being thousands of miles away playing a massive game just a few nights before - almost got an equaliser last minute too.

Seems everyone is dropping points this season… We can and must capitalise.

[Nineteenx]

Had a week to work really hard on everything and build again on the win Brighton. Work on how Mo and Gakpo were better with Chiesa as a false 9 and work with Ekitike to incorporate some of that into his game, dropping in at times with the 2 ahead of him

Alisson

Szoboslai Konate Virgil Kerkez

Gravenberch Macca Wirtz

Salah Ekitike Gakpo

Really hard pick, I really want that midfield 3 of Szobo Macca and Grav that bossed the league last season, I know he’ll start Wirtz, I’m not sure he’s actually what we needed to unlock low blocks, we didn’t struggle with it last season

Direct and winning the second balls and releasing both wide forwards early when it’s on always really worked for us, constantly trying to play the ball through the eye of a needle through the centre just hasn’t worked it takes away our tempo, intensity, cut and thrust and creativity

Use the long diagonals from deep, cross field passes and switches, back those balls up with runners from full back and midfield and or Ekitike coming shorter to get knocks downs etc Every time we win a second ball there it’s a new point of attack they aren’t set for

Love to see what Wirtz can do from there, backing up Gakpo or Ekitije getting the second ball and having Mo Ekitike or Gakpo to release, could be dynamite

Get the win NO excuses

[miller0863]

Thing is, we’re usually poor after a week’s rest, we seem to fare better playing every 3 days.

Need the midfield to tough it out and help keep the back door closed. Away in the Premier League is never easy

[Nineteenx]

Looking forward to another improved performance and a Liverpool win here today

[RedMagic]

Thing is, we’re usually poor after a week’s rest, we seem to fare better playing every 3 days.

Need the midfield to tough it out and help keep the back door closed. Away in the Premier League is never easy

Our midfield isn't currently known for toughing it out, something that isn't helped by having Mac Allister in that midfield and Szobozslai playing at right-back.

[Nineteenx]

Our midfield isn't currently known for toughing it out, something that isn't helped by having Mac Allister in that midfield and Szobozslai playing at right-back.

That’s only happening because we signed a playmaker 10 we didn’t need instead of a LFWD to replace Diaz to be fair

Wirtz is a very good player, but we already had two top class No10’s who we won the league with playing mostly Jurgen’s way

Wirtz being in midfield behind the 3 forwards in a more Coutinho role is starting to work now and Macca was great v Brighton he won possession about 12 times I think

[Nineteenx]

Where’s TrueAndRed with the match thread? Come on lad 😊

[Nineteenx]

Well Miller looks like it’s on you to create a match thread please fella