Liverpool Fc @ Anfield - Reds Supporters Gatherings

[countryman]

Originally Posted by Firmino

We have a few more seasons with Klopp and if we do not at least win the PL twice I will be very disappointed. This club can go places and I hope luck sticks with us.

Yes, u better start playing well n score a few more.. Your performances have been below par lately!

[ThisIsMelwood]

Gini Wijnaldum included in the 20 man team list and flew to Qatar.

Good luck guys.

[JadeBird]

Originally Posted by ThisIsMelwood

Gini Wijnaldum included in the 20 man team list and flew to Qatar.

Good luck guys.

Good.... that means his injury is not too serious.

[francined69]

Since the team is already heading for Qatar for the CWC, hopefully they can bring back another trophy and the high spirits will give them a boost for the boxing day match against Leicester City.

[francined69]

The Champions League round of 16 draw takes place on Monday 16 December

When is it?
The draw takes place at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, on Monday 16 December. The live stream will begin here at 12:00 CET.

Who is involved?
The draw features the eight group winners (seeded) and eight runners-up (unseeded):

Seeded
Barcelona (ESP: Group F)
Bayern München (GER: Group B)
Juventus (ITA: Group D)
Leipzig (GER: Group G)
Liverpool (ENG, holders: Group E)
Manchester City (ENG: Group C)
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA: Group A)
Valencia (ESP: Group H)

Unseeded
Atalanta (ITA: Group C)
Atlético (ESP: Group D)
Chelsea (ENG: Group H)
Dortmund (GER: Group F)
Lyon (FRA: Group G)
Napoli (ITA: Group E)
Real Madrid (ESP: Group A)
Tottenham Hotspur (ENG: Group B)

How does the draw work?
The seeded teams are at home in the second legs.
No team can play a club from their UEFA Champions League group or a side from the same national association.
Further restrictions will be confirmed before the draw.

When do ties take place?
The first legs are scheduled for 18, 19, 25 and 26 February, with the second legs on 10, 11, 17 and 18 March. Kick-offs are at 21:00 CET. The draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final is on 20 March.

the 5 teams that Liverpool will potentially face.

[WhitePaper]

Liverpool playing Athetico Madrid in CL last 16 away 1st leg and 2nd leg at Anfield.

[escobar43535]

So it's Wanda Metropolitano Redux!

Tough tie, but this is a relatively new team without the experience of Godin, Gabi, Juanfran etc. They are also not the same without Griezmann. Felix still has a long way to go. Morata is playing better than he did at Chelsea though.

Also Atletico have a very savvy manager in Simeone of course, but he plays a distinct style.

1st leg is going to be massive.

Defensively they are still one of the best teams in Europe and will definitely set up to spoil the game.

Atletico will play like Napoli did - restrict our space to operate on the flanks and flood our midfield. It will be tight, very ugly man marking. Hopefully Fabinho should be back by then which will be an advantage, but I really think that its players like Keita, Origi, Shaqiri and Minimino that might provide us with the X factor. Also, Matip is huge for us in Europe, so hope he can get back soon as well.

A good ref is crucial for both ties. Someone who doesn't fall for Atletico's tricks!

Couple of other very tasty ties in the draw as well!

[ThisIsMelwood]

Champions league - Last 16 draw

[ThisIsMelwood]

Our blue neighbor will hv Carlo!

Carlo Ancelotti agrees deal to become Everton manager

[countryman]

Originally Posted by ThisIsMelwood

Our blue neighbor will hv Carlo!

Carlo Ancelotti agrees deal to become Everton manager

I was thinking Arsenal would suit Ancelotti better...
Surprised Arsenal didn't go for him!

[PaulMerson]

Originally Posted by countryman

I was thinking Arsenal would suit Ancelotti better...
Surprised Arsenal didn't go for him!

Arsenal task too big for Mikel Arteta, says Paul Merson

https://www.skysports.com/football/n...ys-paul-merson

Any manager including Klopp and Gaurdiola will struggle in Arsenal now. Arsenal problem stems from players and top management.

Carlo Ancelotti knew that.

All the Arsenal legends knew that besides Freddie Ljungberg.

[WankJanice]

I think Arsenal needs a tough guy like Sam Allardyce but they would never take him..
Frankly, after the way they treated Arsene Wenger, they deserve all the shit they are getting now.
Lucky they are still in the top 10(barely).
Best lesson for their top management..

[escobar43535]

Apparently a brave and relatively good performance from our kids(literally!) against a proper PL side away, so no shame whatsoever notwithstanding the 5-0 scoreline and a great learning experience for all of them.

Just looking at the Stats it would appear that our young lads did pretty well.

TEAM STATS
Villa Liverpool
11 Shots 15

8 Shots on target 8

42% Possession 58%

469 Passes 637

83% Pass accuracy 86%

4 Fouls 8

0 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

5 Offsides 1

2 Corners 7

Think if Brewster or Glatzel were not injured and playing we might have nicked one or two at at least.

Looks like Elliot was outstanding and if he works hard and keeps fit, we might have a first XI starter in 18 months or even less(the lad is still only 16 years old at the moment).

Seems like Hoever had a very good game as well, so another promising consistent youngster in the making.

But apparently Keheller and Van Den Berg were disappointing. Hopefully they can improve.

Finally props to John Terry and Dean Smith for going to the away dressing room at the end of the game to give our lads some words of encouragement. Class act the both of them.

[countryman]

Disappointing performance from the youngsters last night.. Despite having 60% possession, they couldn't create much clear chances n finishing was poor. Defence was bad also. What Villa did was just sit n wait for a defensive mistake n they would pounced on it n scored. Not that I was expecting a win though but I thought the youngsters would have put up a better fight!

[escobar43535]

Originally Posted by countryman

Disappointing performance from the youngsters last night.. Despite having 60% possession, they couldn't create much clear chances n finishing was poor. Defence was bad also. What Villa did was just sit n wait for a defensive mistake n they would pounced on it n scored. Not that I was expecting a win though but I thought the youngsters would have put up a better fight!

Since you appear to have watched the game, how was Elliot and Hoever?