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Due a result at Anfield.

.........................Hermanson

AWB.....Mavropanos.....Disasi....Diouf

Bowen.....Magassa.....Fernandes.....Summerville

............................Soucek

........................Taty Costalot

Replace Soucek with Fearon in Pablo's role.
Full of running and great passing to link up the midfield and attack.
It's the simplest change, and he showed how good he was in pre season compared to our then midfield/ dead wood.

BoleynGone wrote: ↑25 Feb 2026, 17:38 I heard Geo on WH chat stake a case for Bowen behind Taty and Soucek out right allowing Fernandes to be alongside Magassa. This worked against Sunderland for part of the game but Liverpool are a bit different. Doesn't mean both stay in those positions. It could be a better option. I feel Soucek has had his few good games and now goes back to the indifferent self. We don't have many alternatives due to Nuno letting go of our best young attackers.

also want a different bench not this 7 defensive shit.
Areola. Todibo,KWP,Ajala,Orford,Wilson,Traore,Scarles,Kante.

I heard Geo on WH chat stake a case for Bowen behind Taty and Soucek out right allowing Fernandes to be alongside Magassa. This worked against Sunderland for part of the game but Liverpool are a bit different. Doesn't mean both stay in those positions. It could be a better option. I feel Soucek has had his few good games and now goes back to the indifferent self. We don't have many alternatives due to Nuno letting go of our best young attackers.

also want a different bench not this 7 defensive shit.
Areola. Todibo,KWP,Ajala,Orford,Wilson,Traore,Scarles,Kante.

Taty is an intelligent player but he needs others around him. Not great at being the lone man. Bowen has not really been back to his best since going back out wide so him alongside Taty could work.

 

fraser wrote: ↑25 Feb 2026, 13:06 I believe Summerville has scored a winning goal at Anfield 

I believe Summerville has scored a winning goal at Anfield 

Summerville has to stay on the left. He’ll absolutely rape Szboslai, who they’ve had at RB recently.

Yep i hear you, I think what would make most sense is playing Bowen up there with Taty but that only leaves Traore as the RW option.   The squad strip in January has fucked us. 

Can see your point Rossal, we did offer more when someone is linking the play like Pablo did but I don't think anyone else can do that role effectively.

Its hardly rearranging the whole team.    Its going back to the system where we have looked the best recently (two up top)  and putting our best player in that run in his best position (Fernandes in the deeper two)    

If we are going to win the game we need to score goals and take the pressure of the defence by posing a threat going forward. I don't see how we do that unless we get someone attacking close to Taty like Pablo was. 

Yup- you don't go away from something which has been working unless forced to.

fraser wrote: ↑25 Feb 2026, 09:59

Rossal wrote: ↑25 Feb 2026, 09:53

fraser wrote: ↑25 Feb 2026, 09:16 Soucek was awful against Bournemouth but there isn't really anyone to replace him with.. So unchanged is best. Need to nullify them as we did with Bournemouth but take our chances this time. 

I agree Soucek should be replaced,  theres plenty of options.   Play Fernandes and Magassa.  Move Bowen up top with Taty and bring in someone on the right.    Or bring Jimmy into the 10 and play someone else wide left.     or play Taty and Wilson up top together. 

Nope I wouldn't be rearranging the whole team 

Dick Shaftsbury" wrote: ↑25 Feb 2026, 10:01 Diouf should be able to handle Salah better than Scarles. Salah aint the player he was, but Scarles got turned inside out last time. 

Diouf should be able to handle Salah better than Scarles. Salah aint the player he was, but Scarles got turned inside out last time. 

Rossal wrote: ↑25 Feb 2026, 09:53

fraser wrote: ↑25 Feb 2026, 09:16 Soucek was awful against Bournemouth but there isn't really anyone to replace him with.. So unchanged is best. Need to nullify them as we did with Bournemouth but take our chances this time. 

I agree Soucek should be replaced,  theres plenty of options.   Play Fernandes and Magassa.  Move Bowen up top with Taty and bring in someone on the right.    Or bring Jimmy into the 10 and play someone else wide left.     or play Taty and Wilson up top together. 

fraser wrote: ↑25 Feb 2026, 09:16 Soucek was awful against Bournemouth but there isn't really anyone to replace him with.. So unchanged is best. Need to nullify them as we did with Bournemouth but take our chances this time. 

Soucek was awful against Bournemouth but there isn't really anyone to replace him with.. So unchanged is best. Need to nullify them as we did with Bournemouth but take our chances this time. 

Manuel wrote: ↑25 Feb 2026, 08:46

Rossal wrote: ↑25 Feb 2026, 08:35                   Hermadsen 

AWB  Mavro  Disasi  Mayers 

      Fernandes   Potts 

   Bowen   Jimmy       Diouf  
  
                  Taty 


Mayers to do a job on Salah.  Fernandes in his better position which is deeper.  Jimmy in the 10 and Diouf to ping crosses in for Taty

Potts is suspended for 3 games.

Throwing in Mayers is akin to what Potter did to Scarles last season at Anfield.

Not a good idea.

Rossal wrote: ↑25 Feb 2026, 08:35                   Hermadsen 

AWB  Mavro  Disasi  Mayers 

      Fernandes   Potts 

   Bowen   Jimmy       Diouf  
  
                  Taty 


Mayers to do a job on Salah.  Fernandes in his better position which is deeper.  Jimmy in the 10 and Diouf to ping crosses in for Taty

A winnable game as mental at that sounds. Can’t wait. 

                  Hermadsen 

AWB  Mavro  Disasi  Mayers 

      Fernandes   Potts 

   Bowen   Jimmy       Diouf  
  
                  Taty 


Mayers to do a job on Salah.  Fernandes in his better position which is deeper.  Jimmy in the 10 and Diouf to ping crosses in for Taty

Suspect there will be one or two changes. I'm not overly fussed either way as while I appreciate tactics are important in the modern game it's ultimately players that decide games and take chances when presented to them, so yea bottom line we need to convert chances to win games of football. Fancy we might get a point here and then hope the seagulls can do us a favour on Sunday.

Massive Attack" wrote: ↑24 Feb 2026, 19:06 If ever there was 1 of those games to cram the midfield this is one of those occasions at Anfield. 451 seems about right to me, still with a flat back 4. 

I'd take a draw now if offered.

Offer a score  to any random   11  scalies you encounter up there  to play against us and we'd still lose .
Times change..?
 not for West Ham United   at Anfield it don't.