Alonso

No chiesa on the bench

I think Alisson comes back in for either girona in the champions league or Southampton in the league cup match.

Easy…Ramsay back from loan to act as cover for Bradley, Nallo promoted to the first team to make the 4th centre back and Gordon and Doak back from loan to fight it out for right wing.

https://x.com/David_Ornstein/status/1864297509645930670?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^tweet

That was me who posted that the other day, and no such clearer game than yesterday as to why that stat is there. Just ridiculous. Since summer 2018 salah has been officially fouled 168 times in the prem, grealish had that alone in the 19/20 season.

Hasn’t endo played right back before?

We’re being linked to frimpong by the German media as a replacement for Trent.

What with his new contract signed last month and bad attitude, seems one to avoid!

What’s this Jhon Duran like at villa. Seems to have had some good reviews coming off the bench this season but can’t get a start ahead of Watkins. Worth a cheeky bid for him?

Yeah probably agree with that, ease him back and give him the tail end of the game. We don’t want to be taking risks given tsimikas is now out for a while too which puts a bit of extra strain at full back.

So do we think he will start and then come off around 60/70 minutes ahead of Sunday or does he come on for 30 or so so he’s eased back in?

Melissa reddy makes a very valid point from her tweet earlier… Mohamed Salah can’t be replaced in the algorithm. There is no younger version of him. He is HIM. What he has done and continues to do can’t be filtered down to a shot map, goal contributions or such. His availability, his appetite to better and challenge himself, his physical conditioning and mental fortitude… What would all of that cost in the market? This is not sentiment, it’s reality. Liverpool rely on Salah, he is their banker, he remains the reference point… https://x.com/MelissaReddy_/status/1860995863092265210?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^tweet

Since 2018, Mo Salah has been fouled (actually called by the official) 168 times in the Premier League. In the 2019/20 season alone, Jack Grealish was fouled the same amount.

Since 2018, Mo Salah has been fouled (actually called by the official) 168 times in the Premier League. In the 2019/20 season alone, Jack Grealish was fouled the same amount.

Rest him v saints given the run we’ve got coming up against Madrid and city.

Think we drew at old Trafford last season but won there this season.

We’ve been linked to jarrel hato at Ajax (along with Arsenal). Left back/centre back type who’s only 18 but getting rave reviews.

Fit just in time for the next international break!!

But is that the law for offside, if so he wasn’t interfering when stones headed the ball, that’s what they’re looking for. The tussle as the corner is taken is no more than you see normally in the box at corners

I don’t think it was offside. He was tussling with the keeper as the corner was taken and you can’t be offside from a corner. He only became “offside” when stones headed the ball and at that point he wasn’t interfering

So still no word then on a new contract!

And that’s in a dysfunctional Chelsea side.

Funny thing is it’ll cost them a lot more to sack him now they’ve given him that new contract instead of at the end of last season. Yet more money wasted.

Touché!!

I mean I know they take ages to do it but 200 years is some record