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Dave looks back at Sunday's game against Brighton as the reds draw with De Zerbi's men. Dave also looks at the defence and the need to evolve, with a look at Trent's role, with a look at perhaps moving the playmaker into midfield, to sure up the defence. He also discusses Robertson, and why Liverpool may need to be looking for a succession plan in the summer.Â
On the latest RAW Trev Downey, Hari Sethi and Dave Hendrick spend a record 103 minutes talking about Brighton 2 Liverpool 2. Yet again, we have more PGMOL incompetence influencing a Liverpool game as Anthony Taylor fails to red card Solly March. Klopp's midfield selection leaves the lads in total confusion. Mac as the 6? Dom on the left? Harvey on the right against a team that loves to attack that flank? Why was Endo withdrawn at half time against Union? Had Gravenberch not earned a start ahead of Elliot? The continued insistence on the Trent experiment seems to have far more downside than up. Brighton were a far more cohesive unit than Liverpool in the first half but Mo Salah proves his class yet again to see the Reds go in ahead. Liverpool had very little by way of response to conceding the equaliser to leave Klopp's men with just one point from six.
In this episode Al and Andrew look at how the challenges LFC have been facing, on and off the pitch, can have a galvanising impact on the squad!
All this and more on The Midfield Podcast
On the latest Molby On The Spot, Trev Downey and Jan Molby discuss the week that was for Liverpool and look ahead at the week to come. Jan gives his verdict on the PGMOL farce and the fallout from the release of the audio. The lads discuss the disappointing tribalism and myopia that followed from the journalists, managers and fans of rival clubs. Trev asks Jan to salvage the positives from the debacle and the focus is on the tremendous display by the Reds in the face of adversity. There's a chat about Joe Gomez and his tentative return to his best form and the lads reflect on Jan's recent chat with Trent Alexander Arnold and what the armband means to him. This, in turn leads to a conversation about Steven Gerrard and the burden of captaincy in English football. Obviously, there's some talk of the win over Union Saint Gilloise and Jan runs the rule over the weekend challenge posed by Brighton as the lads speculate on the likely Reds team to face the Seagulls. All this and a whole lot more!
Dave quickly reflects on last nights win in the Europa League. He then looks at the Spurs situation, as fans and ex-players have asked if the Premier League game was to be replayed, the Champions League final should be replayed, Dave looks where the teams from that night are currently at. He then looks at the news and gossip ahead of the game on Sunday against Brighton.Â
On this episode Dave & Karl preview the upcoming game for Liverpool, as the reds travel to the south coast to take-on Brighton. The pair discuss how Liverpool will approach the game with players missing through injury and suspension, who replaces Curtis in midfield for instance? Do you keep Mac Allister as the 6 and bring in a Elliott or Gravenberch, or do you bring Endo in and push Alexis further forward?Â
They of course look at Brighton in detail as well with Roberto De Zerbi's side coming to terms with midweek Europa action, as the Italian manager rotates his side perhaps too much? They look at the threats and weaknesses of Brighton with their defence falling behind their midfield and attack especially in terms of quality.Â
They then look at Liverpool's game on Thursday, with the Belgian sides rise in football being really impressive, what sort of test will they cause in the Mac Allister derby!? They of course discuss the reds in the aftermath of the Spurs game which may have changed tact for the Europa league with suspensions and injuries potentially causing a rethink for Jurgen Klopp.Â
After a week dominated by debates around VAR in the aftermath of the Spurs debacle last Sunday, the Reds secured a comfortable 2-0 win at home midweek against Union St Gilloise.
Klopp’s side now turn their attention back towards the PL, as they face a stern test this weekend away to Brighton. With both clubs keek to bounce back from defeats last weekend, Sunday’s clash promises to be a feisty affair.
Joining Hari on the pod this week we welcome on Alan Wares from Brighton podcast Albion Roar. Alan shares his perspective on the Seagull’s development under De Zerbi, the departures of Caicedo and MacAllister and where fans expectations lie for the season ahead.
On the latest RAW, Trev Downey, Dave Hendrick and Hari Sethi react to Liverpool's routine win over Union Saint Gilloise in the Europa League group stage. As ever, performances are assessed and key moments discussed with some specific discussion on: the renaissance of Joe Gomez, the promise of Ryan Gravenberch, the classy calm of Jarrell Quansah, the odd choice of not starting Curtis Jones and the happy knack Diogo Jota has for playing badly and scoring regardless.
Dave looks ahead to today's game against Union SG, with a look at the team before tonight's Europa game. He goes through how heavily Klopp could and should rotate with complications now with injuries and suspensions in the Premier League (as ever with podcasts the Kelleher news broke after recording!). He then catches up with general LFC news and gossip.Â
Dave Davis is joined by Mark Evans and James Mckeen to discuss:
- Septembers Results & Performances
- A Month of Great Performances
- Gomez and Matip Recognition
- The Dynasty Equity Invesment
- Predictions for October
