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Daily Liverpool - Champions League Preview PSG!
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Tom Goward and Tom "Barnesy" Barnes join Jesse Sarwar to preview Tuesday night's massive CL crunch game against PSG at Anfield.
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Match Preview: Liverpool vs PSG
00:00:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello and welcome to the Daily Liverpool podcast brought to you by the Global Sports Podcast Network. PSG are on their way to Anfield for that crunch. Champions League round of 16, second leg tie.
00:01:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's an 8pm kickoff UK time. That is 4pm Eastern Standard Time.
Liverpool's League Confidence
00:01:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm joined by Tom Goward. Tom, it's been a while, mate. How are you?
00:01:11
Tom Goward
Yeah, has been a while and feel like lot's happened in the Liverpool world in between then. But yeah, I'm all good and I'm looking forward to the game, the second leg.
00:01:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
turning Turning up for the big ones, yeah.
00:01:23
Tom Goward
Yeah, exactly.
00:01:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
And we've got another Tom in the house, Tom Barnes. How's it going, Tom?
00:01:29
Tom
Yeah, all good. Thank you, mate. It's been a while as well. I think we were less confident with the league last time was on a podcast. So it's a it's nice to be that ever more confident this time around. And yeah, looking forward to another big game tomorrow.
00:01:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, got two Toms in the house, so you're Barnsie today, which on a Liverpool pod, that's not not a bad thing. But so you mentioned you mentioned the league title race.
00:01:47
Tom
Go on, George.
00:01:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Tom, Tom Goward, is it, is it, is that a title race now?
00:01:55
Tom Goward
I mean, it's, I think we've pretty much won it. I mean, I don't want to get ahead of ourselves, but, yeah, it's, yeah every Every week you just sort of see Arsenal play and I'm like, can United do something yes you know on Sunday? And sure enough, they took a point, got a draw against them. And then you say, well, we've got 15 games. I think we need to six more wins or 16 more points, five wins in a draw something like that. so And it'd be quite good that then on our seventh game we play Arsenal at home and they have to give us the Guard of Honour, which will just be the perfect ideal situation.
Analyzing the Title Race
00:02:29
Tom Goward
Yeah.
00:02:30
Tom Goward
But yeah, we're looking good. We're looking strong. Obviously, we got the final on as well on Sunday. So I'm liking where Liverpool are at at the moment.
00:02:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, Barnsley, I think it's more, yeah, look, we' we're 15 points ahead. But it's it's now the games are running out now, aren't they, for Arsenal? That's the key now, nine games left.
00:02:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know they've got a game in hand and they will play more games than us by the time we come back to Premier League action and in April. is Is that any kind of a factor or or is it it still too much for them to do now?
00:03:07
Tom
Yeah, I mean, when you're in a title race and you have the opportunity to play a few games before your rivals then play again, you look at think, OK, if we get a few wins, then that's got to be a psychological benefit. But when, I mean, I think you asked the question yesterday on Sky and it was just like, oh, they'll play three times before Liverpool play again. And in your head, instinctively, thinking, oh, wow, OK, that might boost them if they get three wins out of three. But then they say, well, then that will just close the gap to seven points.
00:03:34
Tom
And it's just like, well, seven points even at this point stage of the season, still a big big deficit. so yeah no i think I'm one of them and I have been in previous years when we've when we've been at the top. I don't want to get ahead of myself too early, but when you're 15 points ahead in in the middle of March, then it's it's hard not to say that you'd be astonished if Liverpool aren't to go on and win the title, regardless of whether Arsenal play three games before our next Premier League game.
00:03:59
Tom
and So, yeah, no, i think think it is too big of a deficit to him to overcome. and So, yeah, no, I don't think anything can really... It'll have to be a complete capitulation if we're not to go on and do it now.
Reflecting on the First Leg vs PSG
00:04:13
Tom
So, like light Tom said, I'm happy we're aware Liverpool are at the moment and I don't really have too many concerns regarding the league.
00:04:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I just think there's there's just too many things in our favour now. As I said, it's not just the points gap. It's the number of games that are left now. It's the fact that Arsenal look so toothless up front. It's the fact that it you know we'd have to lose four or five games now between now and the end of the season and Arsenal then win all of their games.
00:04:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
And we have only lost one game all season. So let's just hope that, you know, that kind of pans out in the way that we're all expecting. Right. So Liverpool, we take a 1-0 lead into into this game against PSG, courtesy of that late Harvey Elliott strike, that smash and grab raid at the Parc de Prance last week.
00:05:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Tom, we were played off the park last week at PSG. No doubt about that. And not a great first half at the weekend as well. We can't have any slow starts in this one, can we?
00:05:17
Tom Goward
No, and I think Slott mentioned as well after the Saints game at the weekend about the intensity levels, how they sort need to go one up against PSG and six or seven against Southampton. But I think we're at home.
00:05:29
Tom Goward
That always gets the players up. You know, we've we've got an advantage. I think they will have learned things from the first leg. You know, they've they've managed to learn. I don't think that front three, they were quite expecting them to be that good. I know they were good, but...
00:05:43
Tom Goward
david That was the best attacking performance I've seen a team against us this season. But I think now they'll be aware of that. They would have worked on that. you know It's nice quite nice. It's difficult to be made. It's quite nice to have an easier game in Southampton at the weekend.
00:05:59
Tom Goward
So I know, like I say, it wasn't the most plain sailing, but it's not like we were playing a big six team or whatever. And yeah, I like to think we do the job. I think the home advantage helps us, like I just said.
00:06:14
Tom Goward
And we we'll just see. I mean, it was a crazy game. up That's one of the craziest games I've watched in a few years from Liverpool. But im think I think the confidence will be up.
00:06:24
Tom Goward
They're knowing what's at stake the next, you know, getting into the next round. So yeah, we'll see what happens.
Liverpool's Strategy Against PSG
00:06:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, look, there there isn't anything sweeter than getting absolutely hammered for like close to 90 minutes and then getting a loss but last minute goal to win it. I mean, I don't want to go through it again at Anfield.
00:06:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Don't get me wrong, but it was it was a great win. Tom, at the weekend, apparently Arnie Slott really, really, you know, kind of laid into the players at half time.
00:06:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
And even Mo Salah alluded to that. in his post-match interview. The head-to-head record for Liverpool, it's in our favour.
00:07:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Five matches, Liverpool won three, there'd be no draws, PSG have won two, PSG have never won Anfield. But as Tom mentioned, that front line-up for PSG, the likes of Dembele, Karat Skelia, they were just on a different level.
00:07:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
And that they're really going to have to be contained in this game if we're going to progress.
00:07:34
Tom
Yeah, 100%. I think, like like Tom said, we've it's all about intensity.
00:07:39
Tom Goward
Okay.
00:07:41
Tom
It's about starting quick. But I think Arnie Slott will tell them, listen, we got battered for 90 minutes and we were 1-0 up on aggregate. Imagine what would it would be if if we were to play well, if we were to turn up on the night. We can't rely on another Alison Masterclass again because...
00:07:54
Tom
goalkeeping performances like that come every so often. that They're not coming at all and that's why it got the plaudits. It did. and So, yeah, and I think it's no surprise this the best PSG I've looked in a while. Now all the the the big superstar names have gone. They look more of a team now. It's probably one of the best teams in recent years I've seen play against Liverpool by a country mile.
00:08:14
Tom
and just without the the clinical edge at the end of it. But no, I think with it being at Anfield, listen, we've turned Real Madrid over, we've turned Bayer Leverkusen over comfortably and these are teams that you'd probably say are arguably better than PSG. So there's no reason why if we don't turn up, we can...
00:08:31
Tom
we can go out of them. But, OK, yeah, that their front three is has looked very good. I mean they've had a great season up to now. They've lost however many games, very little. But I think it's one of them. We've got to look at where we are in the league, how we've got on in the league phase, when they find the League Cup. PSG should be more worried about us at Anfield than we should be, as I'm coming to us, OK, you've got to have one eye on the opposition. But if we go out and play our own game, then I feel like whoever we were to play at Anfield, we'd do a number on.
00:09:01
Tom
i'm I'm confident we'll get the job done but like you say we we can't afford to start slow because they showed the masterclass, that they can punish teams and they will punish us if they get the chances. so yeah know As long as we start fast, out't don't give away any sloppy chances like we did against Southampton and obviously PSG last weekend, then I think we should be just fine.
00:09:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Tom, PSG were 4-1 winners away Rennes at the weekend. They made eight changes in that game. And despite the you know the the score last week, you know they are full of confidence.
00:09:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, maybe some of the quotes are maybe even overconfident. I think it was Vettinia has said that, you know quote, we're going to score and we're going to go through and I'm sure of it. And a lot of the PSG players apparently are really, really confident.
00:09:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
I just think there's a really interest interesting psychology going into this game. mean, tom Tom mentioned rightly that we got absolutely battered in Paris and we still won.
00:10:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
But surely PSG will be thinking that can't happen again, right?
00:10:05
Tom Goward
Thank you.
00:10:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
that that they That can't happen. If we play as well as we do, as as we did last week, Alison can't come out with another 10 out of 10 performance and we will score.
00:10:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
And
The Anfield Advantage
00:10:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
I just think that they're, you know, and and on on the Liverpool side, it must be that like Tom said, if we can play so badly and still win, Surely, you know, we we can go that one better at home.
00:10:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I think there's also the interesting stat that the Parc de Prance pitch, I think, is four metres bigger than Anfield. I'm just wondering how is that going to play into the kind of style that PSG and Liverpool have? Is that going to affect anything?
00:10:51
Tom Goward
I don't know. i don't I would like to think it's not going to affect anything because the side that we are and have been this season. Like I said earlier, I think Liverpool will learn from the mistakes. It doesn't take a genius to work out that they were lucky to get the win last week.
00:11:05
Tom Goward
You know, the late smash and grab. They know that. So they know what's coming again. it's it's For PSG, it's nice that they've made the changes they did at the weekend, can still score four goals and sort of rest a few players.
00:11:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Let's give me a cast.
00:11:18
Tom Goward
I know we bought a few players off at half-time, but I don't think it was sort of keeping one eye on the week and one eye on the fact that they weren't playing well. I think he bought off against Saints, the Bosley Jones and...
00:11:30
Tom Goward
I can't remember.
00:11:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
mc
00:11:31
Tom Goward
Simicast, yeah. So you sort care, well, so Bozai will probably play because of his energy, but I think probably Jones and Simicast came off because their performance of the weekend. So, yeah, it's it's an interesting one. I think the psychological thing is a weird one from them because I don't think...
00:11:48
Tom Goward
it should affect it shouldn't affect Liverpool. We're not the lesser team here. I think we're the bigger, better team here. So they're trying to psych out... It's like Southampton trying to psych out Man City, for example.
00:12:00
Tom Goward
Like, it's not that big of a gap, but you know i mean? like I think we're the big we're the bigger team here, so it's weird that... That's how they think they're going to get to us, but it shouldn't affect us because we are the better team. And we've got that home advantage. And if they can just, if Liverpool can just see out the first 20 minutes to tomorrow with less chances given away like that we did last week, then I think we'd be all right. And then all we need to do is, and we had our own chances in the game last week. It was quite open at the back at times for PSG. And we we could have actually scored a few few ourselves. So,
00:12:30
Tom Goward
all right, we only had two shots whatever, but we had there was opportunities to to get shots away and to create chances. so And all we need to do is score one, score one in the first half, and then suddenly they need three. And I know they could have had about nine against us last week, but I don't think that's going to be the same because no two games the same.
00:12:47
Tom Goward
So we just, you know, we see out the first 20 minutes, deal with the wingers better, those two guys on the wing who were just unbelievable. score a goal, then they suddenly need three at Anfield to go through.
00:12:58
Tom Goward
And I just, honestly, I can't see that happening. Not not this season.
00:13:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
And how how do we deal with that? Barnsley, in terms of the threat down the flanks, you Trent, I thought he was pretty good at the weekend. And I thought Robertson, when he came on, thought he would, and I think he's really kind of upped his game in the last, you know, kind of month or so.
00:13:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, he had he had a lot of criticism early part of the season, but I think Robertson is slowly getting back into that kind of, the kind of form that we expect from him. And I think he's going to be a really key I think he's going to be a really key component for us between now and the end of the season with his experience. I really thought Simicass was really poor in that first half.
00:13:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I thought, you know, how can he be so poor knowing that PSG is around the corner?
00:13:46
Tom
Yeah.
00:13:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, this massive opportunity to kind of lay, you know, lay a claim to that position. But it's going to be team effort in terms of the that those players, Dembele, you know, they are so good. They're so quick.
00:14:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's going to take the midfield coming in as well to help those guys out at fullback.
00:14:08
Tom
Yeah, definitely. think the cliche answer, and how to stop them wingers, is to stop them getting the ball. And I think that starts with the front.
00:14:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:15
Tom
I think it's going to have to be... PSG are one of them teams now, they've shown the quality, so it means that we're going to have to do a proper Liverpool-Anfield performance, defending from the front, full throttle, intense, you know, just don't let them breathe.
00:14:29
Tom
mean, if you give them space, they're going to create chances of punishing. That's the quality they've got. and At the same time, so do we. If we if we can you know keep the ball, take the sting out of the game, at the end of the day we don't have to score tomorrow to go through.
00:14:40
Tom
They do. They have to score at least one. and like and So, yeah, if we can defend from the front, and stop the wide plays getting on the ball, stop the midfield, because I was very impressed with the midfield as well last week, as well as the Wings.
00:14:54
Tom
Obviously, the Wings are going to take all the credit, but I think you've got a really good balance there.
00:14:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Fattini was outstanding, wasn't he?
00:15:00
Tom
see Yeah, yet and that's Jean Neves as well. yeah i mean You can tell that they play together in the Portuguese set-up as well. They've got that understanding. But at the end of the day like i said before, whoever if we play at Anfield, I just feel like battles all over the pitch. I'd back us to win all day, every day. and i think Obviously, the crowd are going to have a big part to play tomorrow.
00:15:18
Tom
and see They had the home crowd behind them last week and that's no doubt going to have helped them get on the ball, dictate the game. But when they're coming to Anfield, I don't think when you're fighting a 1-0 deficit, the last place you want to come is to is to Anfield. So it's going to be tough. But yeah, I just say defend f defend for your life, f defend from the front. don't Don't give them a chance to get the ball, get it get it out of the feet and play two-touch passing and you know letting them dictate the play. If we can detect dictate the play out of possession and with possession, then I just don't see how they can hurt us to the point where they're going to knock us out
Game Predictions and Tactical Insights
00:15:52
Tom
the Champions League. So I'm confident tomorrow as long as we
00:15:56
Tom
Obviously, don't turn up like we did last week. But if we turn up how we have throughout the season, then, yeah, it's it's in our hands to lose.
00:16:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I think the intensity of PSG last week was, I think that that's the thing that really kind of, I think it surprised all of us. And it I think it's it kind of surprised the team as well.
00:16:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
But it was the fact that they kept up that intensity pretty much for the whole, you know, nearly the 90 minutes.
00:16:21
Tom
there.
00:16:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think but when we scored, it kind of, it was a real kind of gut punch for them. But up until that moment, on that big pitch, they really, really were very intense.
00:16:28
Tom
Mm-hmm.
00:16:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I'm just wondering, I know that if it was a Jurgen Klopp team, I know that that first 20 to 30 minutes, we would try to just blow them away and just kill the game, score two, maybe even three goals in that first half an hour.
00:16:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's it. Game over. Tom, do do you think slots... got that in him or or is he going to be a little bit more circumspecting in terms of that fear of being hit on the break?
00:17:04
Tom Goward
I don't think Slott's got that in them. I think the players have got that in them. I think, you know, apart from Chiesa, all these players are played under Klopp, right?
00:17:10
Tom Goward
So they know what he's like. It just depends if they overall what Slott wants them to do and and go back to what they used to do under Klopp or they've got a game plan. But, you know, we've heard players speak about how they like that Slott manages games well and there's always a plan in place for certain examples of what might go on in the game. So...
00:17:30
Tom Goward
you know We know they like that. But I think last week as well, not only did PSG play well, we did cause ourselves a lot of problems. I think the midfield, that wasn't their best game. Giving the ball away, it just felt like constantly giving the ball away. If that was just getting it clear or losing it in the middle and just giving PSG the chance to come back.
00:17:48
Tom Goward
Salah, that was probably Salah's worst game of the season. But, you know, every cloud right came off and Javier Leic came on. But... Yes, i think we I think there's a few things that place our players could have done better last week.
00:18:03
Tom Goward
you know We had the likes of Van Dijk and Alisson playing well, as always. But I think this week or Tuesday we'll... we won't cause those problems again. i think, you know, keeping the ball better, not panicking. I think the pressure with just PSG swarming around Liverpool players, I think, like you mentioned, it took them by surprise and just kept losing the ball or just after, so after all those shots, they were just like, right, just get it clear. There was a lot of times Trent was just booting the ball or Robertson just booting the ball away, which is fine, but you just give it back to them and they just go again and again. And,
00:18:35
Tom Goward
i think i think they have got the I think they've got the intensity in terms of pressuring. and yeah That Real Madrid game we played, we beat them 2-0. That was the best I'd seen Liverpool work as a team this season.
00:18:46
Tom Goward
So I think we certainly need one of those performances again. and We've shown this season we're capable of so I don't see why not.
00:18:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
And it's interesting point that you made at the beginning there, that, you know, kind of players overruling the manager. I think it was Carragher, Jamie Carragher said that there are certain games at Anfield where basically the tactics just go out the window.
00:19:06
Tom Goward
Yeah.
00:19:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because so as soon as you step on that pitch, as soon as the whistle goes, it becomes like such a bear pit in there that it just overtakes everything. And so even even if Slott's message to the players is, look, first 20 minutes, let's calm the game down.
00:19:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Anfield just won't let you do that. And you you know very often the players just get caught up in that. And I wouldn't be surprised that they, and like you said, Tom, a lot of those players, you know, that, well, all of them, as you said, apart from Kayser, were clock players. So they, they know something about going for the jugular right from the off.
00:19:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
it'll be interesting to see what, what happens. But I, I really do rate this PSG team. And I think that, You know, they've kind of gone under the radar ever since, you know, Mbappe, Neymar, Messi left.
00:19:43
Tom Goward
Amen.
00:19:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
And, you know, they they struggled in the group stages. But as you said, Barnsley, before, that they they now look like a proper team. And i honestly think that PSG are probably dark horses for the Champions League.
00:20:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I think that if we beat them, I think that we'll be in a great position to get to the final because honestly don't think that there's going to be a team that's going to give us a harder test than than PSG did in Paris.
Lineup and Tactical Discussions
00:20:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
But right, we're going to go for a very short break. And when we come back, we'll do some predicted lineups and a score prediction.
00:21:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
OK, welcome back. Let's get into some predictions. We'll start with the Liverpool line-up. Barnsley, after that performance in Paris, I don't think there's going to be any any surprises or doubts in terms of who's going to be in goal.
00:21:24
Tom
Yeah, no chance, no. Alisson, 100%. I think whenever he's fit in the Champions League, he's always going to have that role regardless of how well he played in the previous game. But yeah, I know i think the first leg just makes If it was ever an argument, now it's now it's not.
00:21:38
Tom
So no, definitely. and Hopefully he doesn't have to it be relied on as much as he did in the first leg.
00:21:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. And ah ah to Tom, i I suppose there's there's no kind of argument there in terms of Alisson. And that back four, are we sticking with, you know, Trent, Canate, Van Dyke, Robertson? is Is Robertson, you know, the guy for left back there?
00:22:03
Tom Goward
I think so. I think it could have been a week ago, you could have argued Simicast could have a chance, but after the performance of the weekend, I mean, he wasn't bringing them off at half time to save him for BSG.
00:22:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:22:13
Tom Goward
Let's be honest. He was bringing them off because he put poor performance in.
00:22:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
you
00:22:16
Tom Goward
So i think as robert as as much as Robert has bit of an up and down season and, you know, not been great at times, I think he he he played in a game last week so he he can learn from what he did wrong or what he can do better or whatever.
00:22:31
Tom Goward
So, yeah, I'd stick, I mean, the two in the middle, two centre-backs, just that's their place now. I don't can't see anyone taking that. And obviously, Connor Bradley's injured, so Trent's starting the right back. So, yeah, that's the back four I'd go with.
00:22:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Barnsley, I thought Trent played pretty well at the weekend. I thought he had a decent game, even in the first half where we didn't play well as a as a team. I thought he's you know he was always trying to get on the ball. He was trying to pick up that tempo for the team.
00:23:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I think that Robertson, I just think his his experience is going to be really key in these games. But that back four looks set.
00:23:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I was really, i was encouraged, actually, that Arnie Slott made changes at half-time, which he's never done before. But it just goes to show how how seriously he's taken this part of the season now.
00:23:23
Tom
yeah Yeah, I agree. I remember in pre-season, I was just listening, trying to get a better understanding of Arnie Slott and he said as people were saying, yeah, he's he's ruthless when it comes to substitutions.
00:23:33
Tom
It doesn't matter what minute in the game it is.
00:23:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:23:35
Tom
If he thinks it's going to benefit the team result-wise, then he's going to do it. I think we saw that on the first week with, obviously, Kwanzaa coming off at half-time at Ipswich and he hasn't done it much since then. and I think that was a bit of a reminder that yeah does it doesn't matter where we are in the in the league table, how comfortable it is at the moment.
00:23:50
Tom
it He wants to win every single game possible. He wants to wrap it up as as soon as he can. but yeah i think I agree with Tom that Simakas didn't come off to be rested for it tomorrow night. He's come off because of his performance. and i think yeah Like you say, the experience, the know-how that Robertson has in these types of games, i mean he's he's done it at the highest level for many years.
00:24:09
Tom
He'll be the one that will start at left-back. Speaking on Trent, this season as as a whole, i think obviously, he's had the odd performance, Man City away being the most recent one, where keep your back question is defending. I think as a whole, i think Arnie Slott's really developed him in that area. I think obviously under Klopp, he had the licence to just go forward, go forward and he he just knew that Fabinho or whoever it was was going to be there to hoover up behind him. But now I think he's a bit more reserved and when he goes forward, when he stays back and i think as a result, I think his defending has come on leaps and bounds and hopefully if he is to stay at Liverpool in years to come, then that's only going to get better.
00:24:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Coming back to those substitutions and Arnie's slot, I thought it was really good management because apart from the obvious in terms of substituting players that aren't performing, you know, he's picked the the easiest games, the eas easiest game in this run of three games. You know, he said three cup finals, right?
00:25:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
And the Southampton game is the least prestigious out of those three. But he's gone absolutely ballistic at his players on this game because he's trying to instill that mentality that every single game in this part of the season is important. You just can't drop off at all. So I really, really, know, I was really pleased to see that reaction from the manager.
00:25:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I think it's really going to be interesting, Tom, in terms of what formation, he goes for for this game. You know, is he going to go for the kind of tried and trusted midfield and then, you know, Salah, Diaz, Nunes or Jota?
00:25:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Or does he think, look, PSG dominated possession. They're likely to, if not dominate possession, to be kind of 50-50 with us at Anfield.
00:26:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Does he do what he did he did at Manchester City? Does he say, okay, but we're not going to play an out-and-out striker? you know, Jones and Sabozlai come on, along with Gravenberg, McAllister, and then, you know, Salah Diaz, but no out-and-out number nine.
00:26:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Or do you think that's a bit, do you think that's given the wrong message to PSG?
00:26:27
Tom Goward
Oh, that's that's an interesting one. I think it depends what he wants to do, right? Like, we've got the one the one goal lead. So does he go, right, we put everyone behind the ball and we defend for 90 minutes again and soak up all the pressure?
00:26:40
Tom Goward
Or do we go slightly attacking, get the second, and then make changes, bring Endo on, bring Jones on, whatever? So I think he'll stick... I'd like to think he'll stick with the same formation, the same midfield of Graven, Birch, LeBosli and McAllister.
00:26:56
Tom Goward
If things don't go well, you know, throughout the game, you then change it. Like we've just talked about his substitution. So, but we also mentioned, Barnsley mentioned, start about defending from the front, right? So I think the front three tomorrow or Tuesday night needs to be energized, they need to be on it.
00:27:14
Tom Goward
And I could see Nunes playing, I think tomorrow, just for his relentlessness of running. And I mean, he did something stupid at the weekend against Saints where he lashed out at Walker Peters, which to be honest, I don't see how, I mean, I thought he was gone, to be honest.
00:27:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
i was I thought he was gone.
00:27:31
Tom Goward
And he was stood there.
00:27:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
you know You know when it went to review?
00:27:32
Tom Goward
Yeah.
00:27:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
When it went to review, I thought, God, he's gone.
00:27:33
Tom Goward
Yeah.
00:27:36
Tom Goward
Yeah.
00:27:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's gone.
00:27:36
Tom Goward
Yeah, so I think he was lucky to get away with that and a bit of a bit of a rash decision from him. But I could see if he doesn't score assists on Tuesday night, that's fine. I think just his energy and go, right, give me 60 minutes, 70 minutes of just giving it your all. And then we'll see what assess the situation.
00:27:56
Tom Goward
Again, might take off him and then put Endo on and then not play with a striker like you mentioned. Yeah.
00:28:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
And
00:28:02
Tom Goward
And honestly, it honestly just depends how the first, I think to how the first 20 minutes to sort of halftime goes to my, depending on what he does. But I think he would set up with the same formation and the same a field.
00:28:14
Tom Goward
And for front three, I'd go, I'll definitely obviously stick Salah's keep with Salah's go Nunez.
00:28:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
what about the front the front three then for you?
00:28:20
Tom Goward
And I think the last few games as well, and I don't know if he's going to be fit, but it's showing that we're missing gap. just sort of 50, yeah.
00:28:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
don't know I think he's 50-50. He's a doubt. I'd be surprised if he if he starts, given he's been out for a few games.
00:28:34
Tom Goward
Yeah. Yeah.
00:28:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
So it's likely that Diaz will continue on the left.
00:28:40
Tom Goward
But that's fine.
00:28:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Barnsley, what do you think?
00:28:41
Tom Goward
But...
00:28:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, sorry, mate. In terms of the midfield, are you sticking with that three in midfield or or does he pack it out with Jones as well?
00:28:55
Tom
i think and yeah I think it's an interesting point you made with obviously the two almost number 10s with Sir Bosley and Jones that is a potential it could happen and I think if we were to be going to France with a 1-0 lead I think there'd be more chance of that happening showing a bit maybe showing a bit more respect to PSG and what they can do especially in front of their home fans but I think you will stick to standard 4-3-3 and I think I agree with Tom that Nunez will have a big part to play tomorrow and I'm still on the fence will it be from the start will it be from from being subbed on but something's telling me that I think it'll be a shot that'll start up front particularly with him being rested at the weekend and Nunez starting but listen if if Nunez was to start then I'd be all for it because like like Tom said we need that front three to be energised and I think
00:29:46
Tom
The chaotic nature that Nunes brings could almost just, it could work wonders for us. and But as as for the other two, I think it will yeah whoever it is, Diaz or Jota or Nunes, they'll be in between either Diaz or Salah.
00:30:01
Tom
So I think it is just the number nine position that probably could
Score Predictions and Closing Remarks
00:30:04
Tom
go either way.
00:30:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:30:05
Tom
I think the two wingers, they pick themselves tomorrow.
00:30:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
All right then. Tom score prediction.
00:30:12
Tom Goward
I'll go 2-1 on the night, 3-1 on aggregate. I can see us conceding. I mean, it'll be i mean if we don't concede tomorrow night, how we kept two clean sheets against them would be one of the biggest feats in football, I think. So I think we'll concede the goal, but yeah we're at home with scoring goals. So 2-1, 3-1 on aggregate and we go for it.
00:30:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
2-1. Barnsley?
00:30:34
Tom
Yeah, I'm going 3-1. I think it's been Liverpool's favourite result.
00:30:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
3-1 on the night.
00:30:38
Tom
Yeah, 3-1 on the night, sorry, 4-1 on an aggregate. I think it's been Liverpool's favourite score in the last few years.
00:30:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, wow. Okay.
00:30:44
Tom
So, yeah, I can see 3-0 up and they'll score a consolation goal late on. So, that's my prediction.
00:30:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. I'm going to go for a 1-1 on the night, which puts us through.
00:30:55
Tom Goward
Okay. Yeah. yeah
00:30:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I'll take any of them.
00:30:57
Tom
I'll take any of them. All
00:31:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. But it should be a cracking game and a really big week for Liverpool as well, because we've got the League Cup final. on Sunday. But that is all for today. Give us a follow on your preferred podcast platform so that you get the very latest content when it drops. Follow us on social media at GSPN Liverpool.
00:31:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
You can email us at gspndailyliverpool at gmail.com. Join us again tomorrow when we'll bring you the review of this game, hopefully with the Reds going into the quarterfinals.
00:31:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
From myself and both of Tom's, thank you for listening.
00:32:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.