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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. Kodap
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Trent get OUT of my team

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  2. Mumble Pie
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Big question marks over the pool defence me thinks. Trent / Robbo without the clean sheet just isn't as pleasing .. plus the likelihood of no bonus for either.

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

    another 30 pt gameweek incoming

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

      30, I would sell my gran for 30. You lot don’t know you are born. Back in my day we’d be pleased with 11 and a lump of coal

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      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Of course we had it tough. We used to play in middle o' road......

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

          You had a road... we’d have killed for a road... we just had a mud track

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

    Poor from Klopp. You are playing crap defenders. Play more defensively. Drop Henderson and Wijnaldum deeper. Or drop TAA and Robertson deeper. You have Salah and Mane you can tear apart this West Ham team individually with their skill.

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  5. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    bye TAA

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  6. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Liverpool defensive double up going well

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  7. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Chillwell or Zouma?

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

      Chill

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

      Zouma goal machine

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

      Chills

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

      Both

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    5. AC Yew
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Both

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

    When will Mark admit his double liverpool defence not work?? 😉

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  9. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Robbo to Zouma or chilly

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Robbo to Kilman or Valbuena me thinks

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  10. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Trent, Robbo and Salah CSs lost

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  11. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Goal is good for Salah (C). They have to chase goals now

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      You lost 2 pts you know?

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    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      And counter attacks for West Ham..

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

      Dont think it works like this

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      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        How doesn’t it? Forced to play more attacking football. They have a tendency to sit back and protect a lead but cannot do that here

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        1. Bubz
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Or now West Ham are ahead they can park every man behind the ball and make it harder for Liverpool to score?

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          1. IRBOX ⚽
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            😆 if you say so

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            1. Bubz
              • 10 Years
              3 years, 5 months ago

              It’s literally happening

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              1. IRBOX ⚽
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 5 months ago

                It is.. liverpool dominating and playing majority in West Ham’s final third, ergo my original statement was correct

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          2. IRBOX ⚽
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            Mark said the exact same think on the FPL Black Box pod with Az. They are going to have to score 2-3 goals each match to account for their defensive fragilities and I’m in complete agreement with him

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            1. Bubz
              • 10 Years
              3 years, 5 months ago

              Just because a team wants to score doesn’t mean they will

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              1. IRBOX ⚽
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 5 months ago

                But playing an attacking aggressive style is conducive to goals. You seem to just want an argument for the sake of it

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                1. Bubz
                  • 10 Years
                  3 years, 5 months ago

                  But what you’re saying doesnt really make any sense. Liverpool would want to score/play attacking football regardless of West Ham scoring

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                  1. IRBOX ⚽
                    • 7 Years
                    3 years, 5 months ago

                    Even an imbecile would realise the statement is perfectly logical.

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                    1. Bubz
                      • 10 Years
                      3 years, 5 months ago

                      You have very flawed logic

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                      1. IRBOX ⚽
                        • 7 Years
                        3 years, 5 months ago

                        So you’re saying if a team is required to score more than 1 goal to obtain victory, they will play less attacking and sit back more? Genius

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                      2. Jink
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 10 Years
                        3 years, 5 months ago

                        I think he’s trying to say Salah might get more minutes due to the west ham goal.

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

                        He’s not

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                      4. Bubz
                        • 10 Years
                        3 years, 5 months ago

                        No? Not sure where you’ve got that idea from. I’m saying Liverpool will play exactly the same whether West Ham had scored or not. The only thing that changes is how West Ham play, which will make it harder for Liverpool to score if anything

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                      5. IRBOX ⚽
                        • 7 Years
                        3 years, 5 months ago

                        Hahahaha so sporting teams play exactly the same way in their matches regardless of how the match is being played out. Do you not understand the premise of sport or a contest in general? Tactics change to accomodate different scenarios

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                      6. Bubz
                        • 10 Years
                        3 years, 5 months ago

                        Deary me. I dont think you have the ability to understand what Im saying so I wont waste anymore time on this discussion

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                      7. IRBOX ⚽
                        • 7 Years
                        3 years, 5 months ago

                        I do understand that you don’t understand football tactics or sport in general. I’ll also happy leave it knowing that inability is there

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                      8. Bubz
                        • 10 Years
                        3 years, 5 months ago

                        Alright yeah, I got to 5th in the ffs hall of fame without being able to understand football tactics... okay pal lol

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

              well Liverpool tried that tactic with BR in charge, it didnt work then. Bad strat, but ofc one they didnt ask for

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  12. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Liverpool a blue fixture on the ticker for attacking returns.

    Man City next week...

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

      City weren’t exactly on fire today

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      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        They might not need to be on this evidence.

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  13. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Alright, we know you’re selling your Liverpool defenders. Who scored/assisted?

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    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Fornals, no assist

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      1. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks.

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  14. Z
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Is ther masive egsodus now
    TAA/ Rob for Chilwell/ Zouma?

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    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      That’s what I am going with

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  15. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    TAA will be a 5.0m defender by the end of the season

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  16. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Adios Trent. Thanks for nothing

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  17. mgilbert86
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    So was it just VVD making Gomez look good after the whole time? Never looks convincing when I watch him.

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

      Blows hot and cold ; a lot

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

      Of course.

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  18. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    If Robbo and Trent were 6.0 I'd keep them for attacking returns. But they aren't.

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

      Sold Robbo yesterday. Not regretting yet. Still hoping him to get returns today though.

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  19. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    15 goals conceded by Pool so far this season!

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  20. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    As an Everton fan I was a bit worried there (they went top of the table for 10 minutes !)

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  21. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Gomez boy...He is so bad.

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  22. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Checks FFS watchlist and seed Robbo and TAA top of the list. Seriously?

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      *see autocorrect

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

    Robertson and TAA taking "OOP midfielders" a little too seriously.

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  24. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Robo cleanie goal early 🙁

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

    Sterling and Foden going to enjoy next GW

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  26. Mumble Pie
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Does anyone still do double ups in defence... thinking chilwell / Zouma ... decent fixtures

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    1. Z
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Dont do that....one of them is more then enough

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

      Double up in defence is very common for me, and yea Chelsea look good for it, or the best option at the moment. Its popular

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  27. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Double Pool defence has been an absolute disaster. Biggest waste of money since the track & trace app.

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

      Klopp hasn't adapted the team's tactics. Should have learnt from the Villa game. The weaker teams are targeting the space behind the full backs. If you are going to keep pushing them forward you are going to need much better protection from the midfield in the space behind. But he is still pushing Wijnaldum, Keita, Henderson etc. forward. And that was when VVD was fit. With VVD not fit you got to be more defensive.

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

        Its essential to the counter press that the midfield pushes forward.. You can disagree that its correct with current personell but Klopp was never going to change his fundamental approach to the game just because a few players are injured. He played this way before VVD was brought in and there were constant games with 2+ goals to each side.

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  28. Garlana
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    City 0-0 pool for sure knowing this game -_-

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  29. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Just look at this for a free double move:

    Robbo+Pulisic to Zouma+Bruno

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

      Looks good

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  30. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Come on Cresswell lad

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