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i am not confident for sunday , just havent seen the sort of reaction we mostly see when a new manager comes in , looks like no sturridge again , coutinho looks off the pace at the moment , firmino well hasnt shown anything to breed confidence , benteke well will be ring rusty , now dont get me wrong not having a go at anyone but just dont think liverpool will win because cant score goals , lets hope sunday night my confidence is back .

Yeah, the lack of a goal threat is the biggest worry. That creates pressure.

Might be a tight game. 1-0 I hope.

With Benteke back, i feel we're going to have a good game. We still have an issue in the midfield with Lucas and thinking that a Milner-Can partnership might be better. We could then play any 3 of Lallana, Coutinho, Ibe, Firminho as the AM, don't know who though.

Kind of agree. Most new managers get a reaction and some results in their first few games but our boys just can't muster it. Too much Rodgers-ness about them still. Not Klopp's fault as he has to work with what he has but these players have to step up now as they're not all that bad.

Dare I say that this is a must win game?

I keep hearing the 'surely they're not all that bad' statement but it's makes you wonder.

Maybe they just need a complete cold reboot, with the Klopp operative system installed and the BR bôllocks system uninstalled before they start performing?

I would drop Couthino,unless Benteke is fit to play.if he is then I would play Phil on the right and ask him to suppy crosses.he's a top player but very predictable when playing towards the left.
Origi is no good up front on his own.if he plays we have to put a partner with him.i would play Ibe up there with him if Benteke isn't ready.

We also have to bear in mind that although Klopp is widely acclaimed, his track record consists only of success in one league and only one major club for a few seasons. Furthermore, the league he worked in was in his native country. A country whose people perhaps have a better work ethic and where football and footballers are not so obsessed with money.

There is therefore the possibility that we all got swept away with the hype that created Kloppmania, probably because we were so desperate to get out of the rut that we had found ourselves in. The reality might be very different and bitter - Klopp may not be able to work wonders or he may need longer than we hoped.

Only time will tell.

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"Football is football"