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Dugout Discussion October 31

Klopp reverts to 4-3-3 as £4.0m defender Phillips starts for Liverpool

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Jurgen Klopp has made an immediate return to 4-3-3 for Liverpool’s Gameweek 7 meeting with West Ham United.

The Reds’ boss experimented with Diogo Jota (£6.3m) joining a 4-2-3-1 formation in the Gameweek 6 win over Sheffield United but ran into some supply problems on the right-hand side of the pitch.

Despite netting against the Blades, the former Wolves man drops back to the bench today, allowing Mohamed Salah (£12.4m) to return to the right-hand side of the front-three, joined there by usual suspects Sadio Mané (£12.0m) and Roberto Firmino (£9.3m).

Of particular interest is the fact that Klopp has turned to Nathaniel Phillips (£4.0m) as the solution to his current centre-back problem, pairing him with Joe Gomez (£5.4m).

Virgil van Dijk (£6.3m) and Fabinho (£5.5m) remain long-term absentee while Joel Matip (£5.4m) also misses out. Therefore, Phillips has the potential to string together a run of starts if he can impress tonight.

There had been some pre-match rumours in the press that Andrew Robertson (£7.1m) would feature at centre-back but Klopp’s decision to trust Phillips means he remains at left-back.

Meanwhile, David Moyes has selected Sebastien Haller (£6.1m) to lead the West Ham attack in the absence of Michail Antonio (£6.2m), who is out for at least a month with a hamstring problem.

Jarrod Bowen (£6.3m) and Pablo Fornals (£6.4m) support the attack from advanced midfield, while Vladimir Coufal (£4.5m) and Arthur Masuaku (£4.5m) are the wing-backs in a 3-4-2-1 formation once again.

Liverpool XI (4-3-3): Alisson; Robertson, Gomez, N Phillips, Alexander-Arnold; C Jones, Wijnaldum, J Henderson; Mané, Firmino, Salah.

West Ham United XI (3-4-2-1): Fabianski; Cresswell, Ogbonna, Balbuena; Masuaku, Soucek, Rice, Coufal; Fornals, Haller, Bowen.

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  1. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Flappianski saw a ghost. Completely missing the ball haha

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    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      'Tis the season, wait.

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  2. Bushwhacker
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Liverpool need to import United VAR

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    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Used their quota last season

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  3. djoker_nole
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Fair play to Mane , A certain bucktooth from Manchester would have made a meal out of that

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    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Can you imagine Lamela, Bamford or Danny James right there? Would still be rolling around now.

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  4. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Doubling up on Trent and Robertson and holding on for this long until now has been the downfall of my season.

    I have 2ft and as soon as I sell Trent he will get a 21 pointer against city.

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    1. HonestBlatter
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      This is your destiny

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    2. FPL.team
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      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      This is my problem so now I just can't sell!

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      1. FPL Blow-In
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        If he hauls, I don’t care. Gomes and Phillips ! Nah ...

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  5. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Westham is such a typical to cause Pool problems, highly predictable given Pools recent form, probably lose 1-2

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  6. Will J 256
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Oh fantasy football, stop punishing me!! Ha ha

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  7. Hansel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    A) Coufal, Ziyech (3-5-2, Mitro first sub)
    B) Chilwell, DCL (3-4-3, Bissouma first sub)

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    1. Blzbobuk
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      B better long term but A short term, note Ziyech may go up tonight if you are tight on cash. Given injuries etc I would suggest waiting if you can as more may happen / make the first price change transfer And delay the other one until more games played

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  8. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Got to love the loyalty of the TAA keepers. One day! 😆

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    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Not watching the game then?

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      1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Watching the points

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    2. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Haha see below

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    3. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Hilarious

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  9. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    I’m still keeping Trent...

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    1. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Really. I’m finding it hard to justify with 2x 6m mids.

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      1. BremerHB
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        I am in this boat too...

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  10. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    There is Nothing TAA can do in this game now to make me keep him.

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    1. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Hattie?

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  11. Homer21
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Liverpool struggling to look like champions

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    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Struggling to field 11

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  12. AnfieldLad
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Who to ditch/ ditch first?
    A) TAA
    B) Robbo

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    1. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Twofer

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  13. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Are people finally going to agree that Firmino is overrated and a fraud? Passenger for a long time and its becoming clear now that they need players to step up.

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    1. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I think they do need to find some competition for Firmino, and add some variety to the role so they can utilise different systems and have a plan B. Firmin is good, but that attack is looking a bit stale at times, need a big singing or they risk losing someone like Mane.

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    2. Cojiro
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Maybe harsh, but I do think Jota deserves a run of starts

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      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        true, but still Jota isnt good enough. Waste of money probably, they need someone better

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    3. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Liverpool won the league partly because of him. Me thinks your trolling is in vain.

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      1. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Im not trolling this time, genuine opinion

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        1. have you seen cyan
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Imagine Kane playing the Firmino role for Pool, best attack in the world confirmed

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          1. Tinkermania
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            Firmino is quicker and does a lot of grafting than the said person. They would by him if he would enhance the team.

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            1. Tinkermania
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 5 months ago

              *buy

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            2. have you seen cyan
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 5 months ago

              How Kane is playing these days, he is unrivaled, drops back to defend, has the passing ability of KDB and a striker who can score 5 in a game. He has everything, Kanes probably the best player in the world right now

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  14. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    People will still hold Trent because of an anomaly of a 24 pointer ~6 months ago

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    1. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      patience is key in FPL 😉

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      1. Flair
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        So is stubbornness

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    2. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Or the fact he’s the highest scoring defender in the league. Usually.

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    3. Blzbobuk
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I want everyone to sell so I can buy him for 7m in a few weeks

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  15. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Mane never pass to Salah.. does he?

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    1. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Love it

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    2. ivantys
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      They are enemies

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      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Bubz and Irbox?

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        1. ivantys
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Are they?

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    3. Begbie.
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      He's more greedy than Salah is but the narrative is Salah is the greedy one...

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    4. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      A horrible team player just like Salah. Works when they both get tons of service from midfield and wing backs but when they are struggling and need to fight back in a tight game you cant have that.

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      1. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Works when Firmino is between them.

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        1. Brosstan
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          2 years ago when he was still good yea. Its the wing backs that have supplied the wide forwards last season and this one.

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  16. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    No better time for the Anfield record to be broken

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  17. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    TAA and Saiss to Chilwell and Coufal?

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    1. Traction Engine Foot
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Yes

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    2. Stockport Hatter
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Yep

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  18. The Mandalorian
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Pool look slow and toothless, no creativity in attack.

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  19. Baps hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Robbo has been playing deep imo, (even though he was just attacking).

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    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Bowen constantly targeting the space behind and WHU are playing route 1 football now

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  20. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    I dont care about points..
    I will keep double liverpool defence.. may be even tripple up 😉

    so that Liverpool will never ever keep a CS again 😉

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    1. ivantys
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Can get the budget 4.0 defender to triple up 😛

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      1. Gobigorgohome
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        this.. 😉

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    2. JBG
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Do it

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    3. Blzbobuk
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Nice

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  21. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Bubz and Irbox, I’m hearing Premier Inn have a nice discount available for tonight

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  22. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Just feel Liverpool need the experienced lads playing with the absence of VVD and Fabinho. Could head like Milner should be playing as much as possible imo. Always does incredible such a professional.

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    1. Stockport Hatter
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Agree with this.

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  23. Stockport Hatter
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Went against my principles and took a hit to bring Zouma. I’ll take that all day long. Just wish I’d captained him!!

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  24. Jam0sh
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Anybody else get error when trying to log in to FPL?

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    1. BremerHB
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      After my awful start to the season I feel like it is a sign...

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      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Account deleted as mercy.

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    2. Begbie.
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      working fine for me

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  25. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Liverpool look so average

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  26. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Masuaku or Coufal?

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    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Gujarati imo

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      1. Wrong Captain Again
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        I'm Gujarati and I don't get the reference.

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        1. Royal5
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Sry, bad joke. Sounded a bit like languages.

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  27. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    TAA + Podence + Foden to Coufal + Bruno + 4.5 mid. Makes sense?

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  28. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone having issues signing into fpl? I just keep getting an error message?

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    1. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      All the sales of liverpool defenders causing issues??

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    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Why would anyone want to sign in

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  29. Begbie.
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Suddenly getting nervous about benching Balbuena...

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  30. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    How did this team just win the league? They have been dire since restart...

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    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      They played an attacking style of football that other teams hadn't worked out how to beat.

      Now, with Liverpool's best defender out and a season's worth of data to analyse, the opposition have a plan and are executing.

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