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[ycsatbjywtbiastkamb]

Nice one mate

[kazza]

I am a little worried about this one. In the last few years we tend to do well when we are expected to lose and not do so well when expected to win. Our defenders played above themselves last week and it was probably due to the fact that everyone said we would get battered. All the press saying we have a great chance to go through worries me and I hope Klopp does not allow our players to feel too relaxed ( especially our defensive unit) as we all know there always seems to be mistakes in them. Dortmund are a better team and they must be p1ssed off they did not play their best last week and I guarantee that they will play better tonight. The importance of CL football next year cannot be understated since we plan to bring players in and Dortmund don't have that pressure. We need this win much more than they do so I hope the players play with freedom rather than tension.

Not saying we cannot make it through, I just much prefer us as underdogs with a point to prove than tipped to win. I think we need a great night at Anfield to drive the players over the line.

[woof woof !]

Yeah, a bit like Kazza, I'm feeling apprehensive about this one, more so than the first leg.

I don't think either side will keep a clean sheet tonight

We'll need a top performance from all our players if we're gonna win this one.

[leeroy74]

From the first whistle - out of the blocks press them high get 2 goals in front then shut up shop and semi finals here we come.

LFC 3 - 1 BD (agg score)

[Reg]

Yeah, a bit like Kazza, I'm feeling apprehensive about this one, more so than the first leg.

I don't think either side will keep a clean sheet tonight

We'll need a top performance from all our players if we're gonna win this one.

The reason folks are nervous is because we've seen the Reds make silly mistakes and throw away leads too often. It's a normal reaction and its upto the lads to show us they're more trust worthy these days! 

[devaney]

Defensive job for Lucas anybody?

Frankly after Sunday's mauling of Stoke team selection will be tricky. Good luck JK.

If we score more goals than BD we will win the game  Seriously though creation from midfield and scoring goals is the key to this game. Would consider starting Stewart. At the very least I hope he is on the bench. Milner offers more without Hendo on the pitch and that could prove important.Big game for Couts who needs his "A" game.

The crowd will need to be AT IT as well !!

COYR !!

[RED BEERGOGGLES]

Our most important game since 'God knows when' ,practically pleading for the hours to push past so I can breathe in that atmosphere ,its going to be a special night !

[Reg]

Ripped from RAWK

http://statsbomb.com/2016/04/liverpool/

Interesting article here discussing how successful Klopp has been since taking over and what we can likely expect in the future.

[only me]

Yeah, a bit like Kazza, I'm feeling apprehensive about this one, more so than the first leg.

I don't think either side will keep a clean sheet tonight

We'll need a top performance from all our players if we're gonna win this one.

The 1-1 draw at first looked as a great result but it's really a hidden trap i hope we don't fall into.
Getting a draw and an away goal was superb but when you come to think of it we didn't achieve such huge advantage.
As we are unable to keep a clean sheet it means that we will need to win the game ,not to protect the draw ,and it means we will need to score at least twice to keep the lead as we are going to concede for sure. So apprehension is totally  unavoidable.

However I do think that that the big Win in Germany wasn't the result but that we dented their confidence and we should play to that.

[woof woof !]

Ripped from RAWK

http://statsbomb.com/2016/04/liverpool/

Interesting article here discussing how successful Klopp has been since taking over and what we can likely expect in the future.

Stats Bomb is right !, I've got a blindin' headache after trying to interpret that lot

Thanks Reg I guess it's the kind of stuff "accountants" get off on     

[Reg]

Shows you how technical analysis of football is becoming.... thats how you should assess a player, by hard fact, not because he's young or old or cheap etc.. go out and buy the right player for a job.

[Reg]

Dortmund train at non-league Marine ahead of Europa League quarter-final against Liverpool

Thomas Tuchel's men were put through their paces ahead of Thursday's Europa League quarter-final at Anfield
Mark Critchley @mjcritchley 2 hours  ago0 comments

Borussia Dortmund trained at non-league club Marine’s ground ahead of Thursday’s Europa League quarter-final second leg against Liverpool.

The Bundesliga side, who earned a 1-1 draw in last week’s first leg at Signal Iduna Park, specially requested to train at the Arriva Stadium in Crosby before arriving on Merseyside.

Marco Reus, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and co. were greeted by crowds of intrigued locals before enjoying some light training, including one rather bizarre drill which was filmed and posted on the Bundesliga’s club’s official Twitter feed.

Marine’s ground, formerly known as Rossett Park, is also the home of AFC Liverpool, the club set up by Liverpool supporters in 2008 as a protest against the ownership of Tom Hicks and George Gillett.

The stadium features only three stands, with large netting scaling the side adjacent to Rossett Road in order to stop stray balls flying into residents’ back gardens.

“When the e-mail landed from Borussia Dortmund, it was April 1,” said Paul Leary, Marine’s chairman, to the Liverpool Echo.

“We got the request asking if they could use our facilities for a training session on the morning of the game, and I had to say look, if this is an April Fools' joke then stop now!”

Thomas Tuchel, Dortmund’s head coach, has become renowned for his unorthodox training methods.

The former Mainz manager has previously trained his players on diamond-shaped pitches to encourage them to cut inside and forced them to hold tennis balls while playing, so that they do not pull each other’s shirts.

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/foot ... 84166.html

[Reg]

https://twitter.com/BVB/status/720558366859358208

Dortmund train at non-league Marine ahead of Europa League quarter-final against Liverpool

Thomas Tuchel's men were put through their paces ahead of Thursday's Europa League quarter-final at Anfield
Mark Critchley @mjcritchley 2 hours  ago0 comments

Borussia Dortmund trained at non-league club Marine’s ground ahead of Thursday’s Europa League quarter-final second leg against Liverpool.

The Bundesliga side, who earned a 1-1 draw in last week’s first leg at Signal Iduna Park, specially requested to train at the Arriva Stadium in Crosby before arriving on Merseyside.

Marco Reus, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and co. were greeted by crowds of intrigued locals before enjoying some light training, including one rather bizarre drill which was filmed and posted on the Bundesliga’s club’s official Twitter feed.

Marine’s ground, formerly known as Rossett Park, is also the home of AFC Liverpool, the club set up by Liverpool supporters in 2008 as a protest against the ownership of Tom Hicks and George Gillett.

The stadium features only three stands, with large netting scaling the side adjacent to Rossett Road in order to stop stray balls flying into residents’ back gardens.

“When the e-mail landed from Borussia Dortmund, it was April 1,” said Paul Leary, Marine’s chairman, to the Liverpool Echo.

“We got the request asking if they could use our facilities for a training session on the morning of the game, and I had to say look, if this is an April Fools' joke then stop now!”

Thomas Tuchel, Dortmund’s head coach, has become renowned for his unorthodox training methods.

The former Mainz manager has previously trained his players on diamond-shaped pitches to encourage them to cut inside and forced them to hold tennis balls while playing, so that they do not pull each other’s shirts.

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/foot ... 84166.html

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and Dortmund's eleven...

Weidenfeller, Piszczek, Sokratis, Hummels, Schmelzer, Weigl, Castro, Mkhitaryan, Kagawa, Reus, Aubameyang

subs: Bürki, Ginter, Sahin, Gündogan, Ramos, Pulisic, Bender