Inter - Liverpool (16 Feb 22) [0-2]

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ADRossi said:
It depends. If we have a lead we'll turn to Gagliardini.
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Whoever we turn too as that 3rd mid, it isn’t gonna be pretty. Vecino is a travesty of a footballer and Vidal looks cooked and ready to retire or come over here and play in the MLS. Which is basically retirement. Gags isn’t a whole lot better but he’s a solid defensive presence if anything.
 
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kurt0411 said:
Lautaro should still start this game alongside Alexis. Van Dijk vs Dzeko will be like watching me vs Brehme in a football debate.
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meanwhile in the real world....



....Van Dijk having no clue of where Dzeko went.
 
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Hey now, it appears that this match is on CBS and Paramount + @3:00pm EST in the US.
 
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Eirix said:
-------------------Handa--------------------
-----Dumbo-----Skriniar-------De Vrij------
Dumfries---Vidal---Brozo--Hakan----Perisic
--------------Dzeko-------Alexis-------------
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Dear god, I would be worried if this was a line-up against some mid-table team. Against Liverpool...gtfo...fuck you Barella, you incredible genius
 
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I believe this will be a lot tighter than people expect. Obviously, we know Italian teams are well organised defensively. Coach Simone Inzaghi will have them knowing their roles very well. I expect them to defend deeper, especially in the second leg at Anfield. I expect them to play with five at the back in a 5-3-2.

Liverpool are so good at switching the play and Inter will try to limit that. Liverpool often find overloads with Sadio Mane and Andy Robertson on the left or Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold on the right. I’m sure the way Inter set up will be to close the space on the wings.

As for Inter’s two strikers, Edin Dzeko is playing as good as he’s ever played. He has taken on a similar role to the one Romelu Lukaku had for the club in the previous two years. He’s not the same personality but he just seems like a guy that teams can attach themselves to. Lautaro Martinez is also quietly becoming one of the best strikers in Europe.

Inter can be effective on the counter, on set pieces. Liverpool will have a lot of the ball, try to probe and break them down. If they lose bad balls it could be dangerous.

Now everyone is fit and available, Jurgen Klopp will probably have to choose between Roberto Firmino and Diogo Jota for the last place in Liverpool’s attack. For me, I’d go with Firmino.

As RB Salzburg coach, I faced Liverpool three years ago and Firmino was the key. It’s because of his flexibility. They play 4-3-3, but with the ball it’s more of a diamond when Firmino is there because he drops deep. He tends to run the most out of anybody in the game. He’s clever with combinations, he sees things, but still has the ability to get in the box and be dangerous.

Salah and Mane are so entertaining, so explosive, but it’s often Firmino’s movement and connection with the team that allows them to have more room. The tactics are clever too. Firmino comes away from the centre backs and that allows Mane and Salah to run in behind. It will present problems for the Inter backline.

He is still very important for them. Keeping him fit, healthy and in form has always been the challenge for Liverpool, but when he is in form I find him to be the difference-maker. I think he is underrated in England. I certainly did myself before we played them.

Inter have home advantage in the first leg. They will play compact and won’t want it to be wide open. I remember Liverpool playing Napoli three years ago and Napoli kept it compact during their 2-0 win. It wasn’t easy for Liverpool to create chances. Liverpool haven’t always been great away from home in the Champions League. Inter will think if they can take a 1-0 lead back to Anfield, that will put them in good shape.

Jesse March, the former RB Leipzig manager, offers his piece about our clash with Liverpool. Personally some opinions are contrary to what we FIF believe and I think he is too nice with his judgement towards our team. Anyway this is the idea of someone whose football competence is more than entire FIF combined. Quite surprising that he still thinks we can take 1-0 in the bag although I am totally happy if we avoid total trashing.
 
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Irequis said:
I believe this will be a lot tighter than people expect. Obviously, we know Italian teams are well organised defensively. Coach Simone Inzaghi will have them knowing their roles very well. I expect them to defend deeper, especially in the second leg at Anfield. I expect them to play with five at the back in a 5-3-2.

Liverpool are so good at switching the play and Inter will try to limit that. Liverpool often find overloads with Sadio Mane and Andy Robertson on the left or Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold on the right. I’m sure the way Inter set up will be to close the space on the wings.

As for Inter’s two strikers, Edin Dzeko is playing as good as he’s ever played. He has taken on a similar role to the one Romelu Lukaku had for the club in the previous two years. He’s not the same personality but he just seems like a guy that teams can attach themselves to. Lautaro Martinez is also quietly becoming one of the best strikers in Europe.

Inter can be effective on the counter, on set pieces. Liverpool will have a lot of the ball, try to probe and break them down. If they lose bad balls it could be dangerous.

Now everyone is fit and available, Jurgen Klopp will probably have to choose between Roberto Firmino and Diogo Jota for the last place in Liverpool’s attack. For me, I’d go with Firmino.

As RB Salzburg coach, I faced Liverpool three years ago and Firmino was the key. It’s because of his flexibility. They play 4-3-3, but with the ball it’s more of a diamond when Firmino is there because he drops deep. He tends to run the most out of anybody in the game. He’s clever with combinations, he sees things, but still has the ability to get in the box and be dangerous.

Salah and Mane are so entertaining, so explosive, but it’s often Firmino’s movement and connection with the team that allows them to have more room. The tactics are clever too. Firmino comes away from the centre backs and that allows Mane and Salah to run in behind. It will present problems for the Inter backline.

He is still very important for them. Keeping him fit, healthy and in form has always been the challenge for Liverpool, but when he is in form I find him to be the difference-maker. I think he is underrated in England. I certainly did myself before we played them.

Inter have home advantage in the first leg. They will play compact and won’t want it to be wide open. I remember Liverpool playing Napoli three years ago and Napoli kept it compact during their 2-0 win. It wasn’t easy for Liverpool to create chances. Liverpool haven’t always been great away from home in the Champions League. Inter will think if they can take a 1-0 lead back to Anfield, that will put them in good shape.

Jesse March, the former RB Leipzig manager, offers his piece about our clash with Liverpool. Personally some opinions are contrary to what we FIF believe and I think he is too nice with his judgement towards our team. Anyway this is the idea of someone whose football competence is more than entire FIF combined. Quite surprising that he still thinks we can take 1-0 in the bag although I am totally happy if we avoid total trashing.
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I read that. I was going to be more optimistic if our form was the same as the end of 2021 and we had the full squad available. Now with our current form, Barella and Correa out and Bastoni in doubt, I'm less optimistic but still hopeful that our players and coach don't disappoint and show a solid performance and get the desired result.
 
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They’re not gonna blow us away. I’m certain of that, they’re not in the best of form themselves. They were a lot scarier a few months ago.

The only problem is that it’s just not a good match up stylistically for us. People who haven’t watched them play don’t realize the line they actually play. It’s very similar to Bayern 2020. Look at this statistic:

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Fricking Burnley themselves got in behind several times but had Weghorst who isn’t the quickest and couldn’t make them pay. Unfortunately we haven’t got any pace either or we’d have had a real chance
 
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After a quick look on their forums there are two types of Liverpool fans:

- The typical EPL fans who consider Inter at the level of Arsenal, Spurs and even Leicester and Serie A at the level of Championship :lol:
- fans who treat the game with optimism, excitement but also respect towards Inter

They are mostly concerned about Dzeko, Lautaro and Hakan set pieces.

@vasilios one of their members complimented UI of our forum. I thought you would like to hear it.
 
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