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Kai
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Alisson injury suggests it may take quite a bit of time before Liverpool get back to their defensive level, the new reserve goalie Adrian just got a huge boost but I still expect more defensive issues.

Like Peter has already hinted last night, their biggest problem right now is that they play Southampton away so soon, there was already an opportunity to create a free swing trade soon as the game was approaching extra time. Can only speculate at this point on how the game will unfold but you can already more or less put together a team that should start for Liverpool, based on who didn't start Chelsea and who got subbed, and then decide whether that team is worthy of being priced at 1.50 and whether there's any drift potential. They should be fine in midfield, but their back line and their attacking trio could include some surprises.
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Its certainly a big test of their squad, they also have other world club commitments later in the year.
Test for Klopp too who decided not to add to the squad in the summer
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The squad should get even weaker with Lovren expecting to leave for Italy, he's not happy being 4th choice CB. Klopp apparently wants to free up space for van den Berg and Hoever to develop. Fabinho can cover at CB and fullback in a pinch as well, like he did last season. Ox, Lallana and Brewster are practically considered new signings after long-term injuries so it's still a very good squad.
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Kai wrote:
Thu Aug 15, 2019 11:28 am
The squad should get even weaker with Lovren expecting to leave for Italy, he's not happy being 4th choice CB. Klopp apparently wants to free up space for van den Berg and Hoever to develop. Fabinho can cover at CB and fullback in a pinch as well, like he did last season. Ox, Lallana and Brewster are practically considered new signings after long-term injuries so it's still a very good squad.
Not sure if Lallana is up to much anymore. Ox has been off a long time, Brewster is a kid. Its a lot to ask those guys to step into the team and level of the others. Saw the difference Firmino made when he came on
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Klopp says Adrian a doubt for Southampton with swollen ankle after being injured by a fan who ran on the pitch during Super Cup final celebrations.
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Has to be good news for Saints . Only Lonergan left. If something happens to him it might be Klopp himself who is in goals tomorrow :)
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If Adrian is ruled out then it's a toss-up between the veteran Lonergan and the youngster Kelleher. Klopp however doesn't like to rush youngsters unless they are absolutely ready, he takes their development very seriously.
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I thought Kelleher was injured
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He's been back in training for a week and a half but not 100% training, the kid is barely fit so it's far from ideal.

Not sure if anyone posted before but this is a good website in general regarding injuries, it's also possible to track teams/players there to get alerts etc.

https://www.premierinjuries.com/injury-table.php

The press conferences are of course broadcasted live on the club's Youtube channel.
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Kai wrote:
Fri Aug 16, 2019 12:31 pm
He's been back in training for a week and a half but not 100% training, the kid is barely fit so it's far from ideal.

Not sure if anyone posted before but this is a good website in general regarding injuries, it's also possible to track teams/players there to get alerts etc.

https://www.premierinjuries.com/injury-table.php

The press conferences are of course broadcasted live on the club's Youtube channel.
I'd not seen that before, thanks for posting it
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Any sites that post up the team line up as soon as they're available on match days?
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Twitter feed of the clubs concerned is the quickest, I think.
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brimson25 wrote:
Fri Aug 16, 2019 3:20 pm
Twitter feed of the clubs concerned is the quickest, I think.
That's what I've been using recently
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brimson25 wrote:
Fri Aug 16, 2019 3:20 pm
Twitter feed of the clubs concerned is the quickest, I think.
Yeah, AFAIK official club Twitter feeds put the lineups out first. Premier League teams try to be precise and release lineups right at the hour mark before kickoff for league games, sometimes earlier for non-league games, while European teams release lineups at random times. Overreactions are very commonplace, like everywhere else.
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ITV4 showing some La Liga games in case anyone not aware - Ath Bilbao v Barcelona tonight.
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