16 Aug 2026 11:36:19
Anyone else watching the behind closed doors match on right now? Very high pressing from what is essentially our second team.
16 Aug 2026 11:50:06
Did I miss something? I've been staring at closed doors all morning.
16 Aug 2026 12:04:12
Yeah, it's very noticeable how high we are pressing! This will suit our players so much better, not only the forwards but defence as well. Como having to go direct a lot to avoid the press, and that should really suit VVD! I'm expecting to see him back to his very best.
Just backed him for player of the year, those long balls and 1v1 situations are meat and drink to him. This has been a hard watch tho. Munoz with some nice moments, Nyoni looking good again, and Macca with some nice passes. Ramsey has surprised me with his defending.
16 Aug 2026 12:08:13
Nothing impressive so far to be honest. Basically what we already suspected - aside from our starters, the rest of the squad is not good enough.
Munoz and Trey are the exceptions so far.
16 Aug 2026 12:10:38
The camera angle is killing me, but it's definitely noticeable, the increase in energy output AI expects from his team, Como not getting much time to think.
16 Aug 2026 12:12:08
Who is captain?
16 Aug 2026 12:20:58
Even game so far, I would say. With both teams struggling to make any serious impact in the final thirds. It's surprising how poor Mamardshvili is with his feet. Always looks awkward and rushed.
16 Aug 2026 12:21:54
Tsimikas is Captain.
16 Aug 2026 12:22:38
It's tough to say the squad isn't good enough based on this game with a lot of the second, third and even fourth string playing.
You hope that you'll only have to call on the second, third or fourth string players occasionally, and not too many of them at a time. Put Ramsey at RB with a full starting 10 players around him, and he'd look a lot better than when he has Endo and Chambers at CB and Elliott in front of him, for example.
I really don't think the squad is as thin as some seem to believe. Yes, there's a drop off in quality from first choice to squad players, but that's why they are squad players. As long as we don't have to play too many of them at once we have numerous players who can do a decent job in every position.
The one position I worry about is the keeper. If Marma has to play too much this season, it will be a problem.
16 Aug 2026 12:25:26
Tsimikas, I think, Taurus. Munoz has been direct and positive, Trey controlled, finding passes between the lines, Mc'Connell is pressing very well.
16 Aug 2026 12:29:04
I deffo agree with Brown Jesus about the camera angle. Victor with some nice moments though.
16 Aug 2026 12:29:26
Correct about Mamardshvili. If the opposition force him to kick it long, they know they are guaranteed to win back possession of the ball.
16 Aug 2026 12:37:17
I don't understand how you guys are watching it if it is behind closed doors?
16 Aug 2026 12:47:51
On LFC TV, Todd.
16 Aug 2026 12:50:21
We're all here, Man of Todd. Looking over fence.
Only you not showed up.
16 Aug 2026 12:51:33
Not one of these players, apart from Munoz, Nyoni and, unfortunately, Mamadashvili, will get anywhere near the first team this season.
16 Aug 2026 12:53:01
Man of Todd, it's on LFC TV.
16 Aug 2026 13:33:02
You've forgotten about Mac Allister and Tsimikas who are definitely in the first team (the squad of 25). And I think Koumas will make it too.
16 Aug 2026 13:38:45
MOT, you can purchase Allred Video for £43 pounds for a year, like I have, less than a pound a week till next June. Exactly the same features as the LFC Channel, it's only the name that's different. Thank Sky for that, the reasons are, financially, obviously Sky want to charge you circa £12 a month for exactly the same content as Allred, which is circa less than four pounds a month.
The dodgy boxes meant that pundits were getting Sky, TNT etc and the LFC Channel for buttons, so the Allred channel was brought out, so LFC didn't miss out on fans wanting to watch the LFC Channel (Subscription needed for Sky etc).
16 Aug 2026 14:10:14
So with Koumas, Munoz and Chiesa playing in this one, who is playing at RW this evening? I am assuming Rio is on the left, Wirtz as 10 and Gakpo is not risked.
16 Aug 2026 14:14:09
I guess Gakpo on the left and Rio on the right.
16 Aug 2026 14:15:46
Probably Gakpo left, Wirtz central behind Isak, Rio right.
16 Aug 2026 14:51:30
Surely you want the 6pm team to be the team against Newcastle to work as a unit. If Gakpo is leaving, you would play him in the earlier game, or not at all. Unless talks are not as advanced as thought (the deal is done but not actually done!!), or the thought is the RW starter against Newcastle will be Our Brad.
16 Aug 2026 15:30:16
Jojo65, please use the correct Fornax scale when commenting on whether a deal is done. ?