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Daily Newcastle Crossover Preview Carabao Cup Final vs Liverpool
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Iain discusses the Carabao Cup Final with Ardash from Daily Liverpool. Who will be fit and who will not and who will win the key battles in attack, midfield and defence
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Introduction to the Podcast
00:00:02
Speaker
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Focus on Carabao Cup Final
00:00:15
Speaker
I'm Adarsh and it's crossover Thursday. Today we're looking ahead to the Carabao Cup final this weekend as Liverpool take on Newcastle at Wembley. I'm delighted to say that I'm joined by Ian from the Daily Newcastle team. Ian, how's it going?
00:00:29
Speaker
it's all going It's all going well, thank you for asking Adarsh. We're just ah very excited about Sunday. Probably not really thinking about how the game's going to go, but just praying that we win somehow.
00:00:43
Speaker
ah Yeah, it's going to be it's going to be a cagey affair, I think, on on Sunday. But we'll get into a lot about the game um in
Episode Structure Overview
00:00:50
Speaker
today's episode. In part one, we're going to look at the form guide of both teams. In part two, we'll look at the key battles where the game would be won and lost.
00:00:56
Speaker
And then in part three, a predicted lineup for both teams and also score predictions. I don't know how you are feeling about score predictions, Ian. This is probably one of the games of the season you probably don't want to predict, but we're to have to do it anyway. So, um yeah, going into the form guide, I think...
Impact of Champions League Exit on Liverpool
00:01:13
Speaker
Let's start with Liverpool, obviously, because the ah big elephant in the room is that we're recording this the day after Liverpool have been knocked out of the Champions League by PSG on penalties. Obviously, I'm gutted. um Ian, I know we were just talking a bit before the recording today, but from a Newcastle point of view, how does that game impact you looking at Liverpool?
00:01:31
Speaker
Do you think it brings an inspired Liverpool on Sunday or do you think they'll still be wounded? I don't know. They look really down afterwards. ah understandably, because they played so much better in the second leg than they had done when they robbed Paris in Paris last week. um And and it must be it must be, given that the Premier League is probably already in the back pocket six weeks ago, it must be the main goal for the guys at Liverpool to have won that.
00:02:01
Speaker
um I don't know how they win the group stage and then end up with the toughest opponent in the round of 16. It seems a bit harsh, that. I guess that's just way the numbers worked. From our point of view, watching it last night, you know, we're delighted it went into extra time, trying exhaust all of those Liverpool players.
Newcastle's Perspective on Liverpool's Form
00:02:20
Speaker
I know Trent went off and he looks pretty doubtful for the sort Cup final, which has got to be ah good news for us. ah That'll mean there'll be a three assists from Connor Bradley, of course.
00:02:33
Speaker
have But as it stands tonight, if Trent isn't playing, then we we think that's... so Evening up injuries, because we've suffered with a few in the last last week and a half.
00:02:44
Speaker
and Canate went off looking pretty cocked as well. I don't know if you can update this on on how that's looking. I just saw him go off very sheepishly. um And that yeah if he's not alongside Dijk, that might all will be very encouraging for Alex Izak to be working some magic for us. That's probably it.
00:03:07
Speaker
Canate was, um I don't think is too serious, but I think we'll probably get an update in the next few days. But yeah, I think from a Newcastle point of must have enjoyed that
Liverpool's Chance for Redemption
00:03:16
Speaker
extra time. We looked shattered towards the end of that um that game. And also, if you're looking at from a penalties point of view, if the cup final goes to penalties, then maybe Liverpool need to definitely step up in that in that regard. um every yeah we We'd have to hope that all of those fantastic players miss two penalties in a row, though, which is unlikely because we wouldn't expect them to to Ole Miss, will we, last night?
00:03:39
Speaker
Yeah, no, it's the pressure of penalties, isn't it? But I think from a Liverpool point of view, obviously, the cup final kind of comes, in a way, can argue it comes at a good time and at a bad time. In a good time in terms of this is the perfect game to bounce back. You win, you win a trophy, first trophy of the season.
00:03:56
Speaker
If you lose, it just puts a bit of a dampener on what's been a pretty tough week from a Liverpool point of view. But I'm um' the optimist, so I'm looking at this as an opportunity for us to bounce back. um But from the Newcastle point of view, what what What's the mood going into this game? Because obviously we know what happened two years ago in the cup final against United.
00:04:14
Speaker
Back at Wembley, it's big it's a lot of anticipation around around Newcastle
Newcastle's Form and Historical Context
00:04:18
Speaker
in this cup final. So how do you think the mood's been recently? Yeah, well, the mood the mood in the last... Well, since we were knocked out um knocked out of the FA Cup by Brighton, ah obviously Gordon was sent off in that game, so he misses the ah final.
00:04:35
Speaker
We learned a few days after that that Lewis Hall... had to have an operation on his ankle. He's out for the but the rest of the season. Sven Botman, who's just about been coming back for maybe four weeks, has also had a little operation on his knee, probably not back until May.
00:04:52
Speaker
So the mood through last week was increasingly desperate. and We had this really weird Premier League match after everybody that we're battling against to get into Champions League places had picked up points.
00:05:08
Speaker
away at West Ham, which was a ah real banana skin, given that we were these players short. and Our form, this is a stat, going back 20 years, we've played something like, I think it's 20 games before a cup final over the last 20 years, and we've won five of them now, including the West Ham one on on Monday.
00:05:33
Speaker
So our form always dips when we've got something like this to look forward to. If we hadn't ground out that 1-0 win um on Monday against West Ham, what a terrible match to watch though. I mean, God help any neutral who sat all the way through it.
00:05:51
Speaker
um But I think that's encouraging. A clean sheet, winning whi nasty, and as it were, ah without Gordon.
00:06:02
Speaker
But some better performances from one or two of our key players who have been off it for a last three or four weeks. You might remember we went on a fantastic nine straight win run, and back down to early earth with a bump over the last few weeks with being brushed aside at Anna Field, hammered by Man City there.
00:06:26
Speaker
We were fortunate in that we were we we beat Nottingham Forest in between those, so effectively that's like drawing three games against those top teams. um So we haven't damaged our Champions League and challenge.
00:06:43
Speaker
There's 10 games left. We're bang there. And I think that is key. So for me, Cup final is a bonus. It's going to be a fantastic
Liverpool's Defensive Challenges
00:06:53
Speaker
day. we're going to enjoy it, whatever happens.
00:06:56
Speaker
um And after last night's game, I think maybe one or two areas have leveled up a little bit because we just felt like the whole world was on us last week. Yeah, i think i think it's it's weird because going into, before the PSG game, from a Liverpool point of view, I'm going into this week really excited. i'm like, okay, this is an opportunity to really, you know, it's a big week of our season, get through to the Champions League last eight, then the cup final. But it didn't happen like that, obviously, for Liverpool. And if anything, I've i've heard from a couple of
00:07:28
Speaker
fans in the Liverpool fan base. Now we're kind of worried on Sunday because you mentioned sort of Trent getting injured and that's a big player that we're going to be missing for the cup final. He obviously missed last season's cup final as well at Wembley. And then Canato potentially being a risk. And yeah, if he's a risk for the game, Isak is going to have a lot less competition going forward um on Sunday. But You're right in terms of the injuries. And I think... I looked at that Newcastle team against West Ham and it's still a strong team.
00:07:57
Speaker
You've still got the back four, looks solid. Livramento, I think, has done a really good job um since moving to left-back. Well, I think ah think Hall did really well against Salah at your place.
00:08:09
Speaker
i mean, he looked ridiculous. Some of the positions he had to get himself into, but he stopped him. and and We thought Livramento playing on that side might...
00:08:20
Speaker
might be okay because Livermanto being a a natural right footer, he's actually set up to put the tackles in every time Salah cuts in. That's still true, but what we noticed against West Ham is going forward, as Livermanto makes all of those lovely overlapping runs, but it's like Trippier playing for England on the wrong side.
00:08:41
Speaker
He's got to stop the ball and bring it back onto his right foot before he can play it. So it takes a massive... um a massive plus in our normal transition game because Hall overlapping with Gordon and then putting a cross straight in on his left foot is something that we use a lot.
00:08:58
Speaker
That's not going to be available. and yeah Compensated on that side of the pitch, though, if you haven't got Trent playing his wonder balls. I heard him described as the best passer of the ball, best English passer of the ball in the Premier League, and it can't be far off.
00:09:16
Speaker
Yeah, and it's a big player we're going to miss on Sunday. But um I think there are obviously some players that coming back to fitness that are going to be available, particularly particularly from a Newcastle point of view. I think Joe Linton coming back as well makes a big difference. How do you see him?
00:09:29
Speaker
I know this is kind of touching into what we'll touch in part two, but do you think Joe Linton will be operating as a midfielder or maybe on that left-hand side? Well, more than being out. I think... of i think I think Joe Linton will stay in midfield so he can drop back almost as a third centre-half at the corners because he's very good in the air in defensively.
00:09:50
Speaker
And Willock could play left wing. And he is dynamic going forward. and But I think the first choice, and that's why he was picked to play against West Ham, is for Barnes just to step into his natural position and replace Gordon.
00:10:05
Speaker
Now, Barnes has been... I think it's fair to say. i He's come on off the bench and scored some good goals. I think he scored only one less than Gordon has this year, but he's nowhere near the dynamic player that he is, that Gordon is.
00:10:21
Speaker
am That said, it was two Barnes efforts were the only two shots on target we had in the first half. And of course, he he played the assist for Guamara to score the winner against um and s West Ham. So ah much less flashy player than Gordon.
00:10:38
Speaker
But his numbers stack up. He is quite effective. I think he was picked and played through on Monday because that is Howe's preferred choice.
00:10:49
Speaker
Barnes hasn't had a lot of football, so you know hopefully the West Ham game will have made him a little bit more sharp. If he'd flopped, and he was still talking about how disappointing he is, but that's because we're comparing him to what Gordon does on that side.
00:11:06
Speaker
We'd be all right with Joe Linton keeping his left-sided midfield position and Willett going down the left, I think. So there's choices. We're going to keep you guessing.
00:11:17
Speaker
Yeah, you know what To be fair, I'm actually i'm um'm a big fan of Harvey Barnes in terms of what he's done at Leicester. I know since going to Newcastle, it hasn't been as easy for him. But I think, if um' from a little provident view, if Harvey Barnes is starting on that left-hand side, it's more of a threat. And I think he's going to cause more problems and ask more questions for that Liverpool defence, then if it's Joe Linton, he's probably more effective in the middle than Harvey Barnes. So I think, yeah, it's an interesting interesting battle. But we're going to touch on key battles after this very short break.
Midfield Lineup Predictions
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00:12:26
Speaker
Ian, I want to touch on the midfield battle first because I think that's an interesting part of the pitch. We've got... Well, I think Gravenberg, McAllister and Sobbslein will probably start um the game for Liverpool. Sobbslein have been absolutely incredible form recently, probably against ah midfield of Tonali, Guimaras and Joe Linton.
00:12:44
Speaker
um Maybe there might be a few changes here and there, but how do you see that midfield battle shaping up? Because it seems quite combative midfield in both aspects, but that, in my opinion, is where they think the game's going to be won and lost.
00:12:57
Speaker
I think it depends if if our guys turn up. I think I think if they're on form, if you go back to the matches against Arsenal in the semi-final of the Carabao Cup, if we have Jolinton, Gamarish and Tonali, although they didn't all play in all of those games, but they when they played, they played really well.
00:13:20
Speaker
If they're on in form like that, i think we'll win the midfield battle. And if we can get the ball up to Izak however many times, then who knows what will happen. When we played two or three weeks ago at Anfield.
00:13:34
Speaker
Gumarish was way off it. I think Joe Linton was wasn't playing, was he? He was still injured. years and and and I think that's why Liverpool seem to stroll to a 2-0 victory without getting out a third gear, really.
00:13:50
Speaker
um ah Our only chance is for the guys to win the midfield battle. I think we've got an ageing defence. He's saying it looks solid. It isn't. they'll give it They'll give chances up just by misplacing passes.
00:14:04
Speaker
and Lewis Hall being missing puts Liveramento on the wrong side, brings Trippier who is a fading star. He played really well against West Ham, but but he's is far less reliable than than he was.
00:14:19
Speaker
Shah as well, the wrong side of 33. I think ah think he whilst he would be first name on the team sheet this time last year, now with he's a It's an accident waiting to happen. i heard somebody in the crowd saying that Sharon Byrne playing centre-half against Brighton was like watching them playing in a bomb scare.
00:14:42
Speaker
To give you an idea of how jittery they look. and And I honestly don't think that your from three will give them a moment's rest. So that that could be all the good work in the midfield could easily be undone by one or two aberrations at the back from Newcastle.
00:14:59
Speaker
I mean, we gave you that first goal after 10 minutes, really, when we played at your place. This is what I mean. There's so many games where we give up the first goal just almost to get started. and We managed not to do it against West Ham and ended up winning 1-0. So, yeah, but the midfield for sure is the key battle.
00:15:18
Speaker
ah If we turn up, it'll be close. And if we don't, i think we'll be well beaten. be well-being yeah and i think when it comes to the cup final in particular that first goal is always the most important it sets the tone of of the game but i think from a little point point of view boslite has been probably our standout midfielder over the last few weeks we were saying on the on the podcast and the daily um on the daily show that each of our midfielders has kind of had their own moment this season it kind of started off being the gravenberg show at the beginning of the season
00:15:52
Speaker
Then probably over the winter period, McAllister really stepped up. But now we're seeing Sabozlai really feel like getting into his groove. And obviously, like you mentioned, he opened the scoring in the game at Manfield. how do you Do you think he's going to be a big player from Liverpool point of view? Because he just seems like he can run for days and days.
00:16:07
Speaker
Even at the end of that PSG game, he was i mean he came off with about 10-15 minutes to go. But he gives everything to the Liverpool shirt. he He certainly does. and And me, other Newcastle supporters...
00:16:22
Speaker
Perhaps. We were tracking him before he moved because he was going to come to Newcastle, apparently, for a long time, right up until the he signed for Liverpool. So I followed him with great interest since he started because thinking he should be in a black and white shirt. Now, we've got Tonali instead as a midfielder and and, you know, now he's playing. We're really happy with him.
00:16:45
Speaker
um Yeah, he runs all day, doesn't he? And he's he's a good player. He's a very good player. and It's all down to whether Linton gets onto him and stops him.
00:16:59
Speaker
Depends whether Guimara and McAllister fall out. I think we go back to the yeah the match at St James's Park.
00:17:12
Speaker
They were on it that night and McAllister didn't get anywhere near the ball. um because the three midfielders ran that show for the first half. i mean, Liverpool came out in the second half and were a different beast, but you were hanging on at the end of the first half.
00:17:29
Speaker
And and that it'll be like that, won't it? It'll go in fits and starts, but oh yeah, I don't think you'll see... Sabae Slai, if that's how you say his name, won't stop running, that's for sure.
00:17:42
Speaker
But he's got such a good shot on him. I mean, everything seems to be going through him at the moment. and when Liverpool have kind of... Maybe it's... i don't know if it's because you don't have to play as well anymore because you've got so far ahead in the Premier League. does seem like Liverpool have gone off the boil a little bit.
00:17:59
Speaker
But not so, Brasla. He is stepping up. His performance is is improving. Yeah, no, 100%. I think but yeah that's very good... i think that's a very fair point because we've...
00:18:11
Speaker
we've kind of coasted the Premier League and no one's really challenged us when it comes to sort of those games. And I think from a little point of view, it's actually kind of, it's quite easy to say like, oh, we're not playing well, but we're still picking up points. And i think that's the most important thing when you're going for a title race or going far in any competition.
00:18:27
Speaker
um But yeah, like you said, Sobber's Lie has been one of the players who's been consistent for throughout that period. um And it's good that you mentioned the game at St. James's because that day we looked really shaky at the back because of how well Newcastle pressed and the energy that you brought to that
High Energy and Pressing Tactics
00:18:43
Speaker
game. And if we're looking at front threes and how teams are going to set up and press, do you think...
00:18:48
Speaker
it's a battle of the press as well because I think Isak sets the press really well for Newcastle. Obviously, Gordon has a big role in that, but he's going to be missing. Yes, he does. So how do you think both teams, because they'll have probably a similar style of approach to the game, high energy, high intensity, pressing.
00:19:04
Speaker
How do you see that battle in terms of the intensity?
00:19:09
Speaker
Cool. Liverpool... need to do with the whole game? Or did they just do it to show what they could do and then we step right back off it and that's why you could just pick your moments to score?
00:19:20
Speaker
I think we need to yeah, we need to be on it. We need to be bold. We need to go man for man. That might sound like suicide against Liverpool's excellent 11 men, but that is how, that's how the press can work for you. um And that intense press is how our identity has been and We've been off it half the games this season.
00:19:46
Speaker
and And I think Gordon being missing for us will be a big loss because I don't think Barnes offers the same sort of um pressing. that might be but That might be why it could be Willock who starts because he will.
00:20:03
Speaker
He will press. ah Whether it's effective or not is a different question. and But but butd he's he's more energetic and will get up and down quicker. Yeah, and I think... It's just one frightening to think about Liverpool pressing Schar and Byrne.
00:20:20
Speaker
I think our most technically gifted defender is definitely Lewis Hall. heek He's got fantastic control, close control. Tino's not far behind him, but I'm just going hope that Trippier's experience means that he can marshal them so that they're able to get out of that.
00:20:40
Speaker
But expect more ah Long balls, I think. i The other thing which which would make a big difference is whether it's Pope or Dubravka who gets picked playing goal.
00:20:52
Speaker
Because Dubravka is very good at the ball at his feet and picking out a pass to somebody, not just at the side of the box, but at chipping it over to somebody on the halfway line in a bit of space.
Goalkeeper and Key Battles Analysis
00:21:03
Speaker
Pope can't do that. quote ah We don't even want him to try to do that. If Pope wellies it that goes out in the opposition half, then that is one of the better sorts of his distribution with his feet.
00:21:16
Speaker
He's great at throwing the ball out. um So, yeah, so I think look at the look at which goalkeeper we have to determine how well we're going to cope with the press.
00:21:27
Speaker
Because if it's Pope rolling the ball out to burn, it will go backwards and forwards. And if you're all over us, then, yeah, they they panic. They panic. It's scary to think of it.
00:21:38
Speaker
It reminds me of um when, I think a few see was it a few seasons ago in the cup final that Pope got suspended for the cup final against United then and then Dubravka was cup tied and it meant that Karius was in goal, right?
00:21:51
Speaker
Yeah. Well, Dubravka was on the Man United bench. Dubravka got a winner's medal in that game. we had Karius in. Yeah, I mean, i can I can relate to how it's like to have Karras in goal.
00:22:03
Speaker
um But I think it's a good point you mentioned. He only played twice. He played in the cup final and he played one league game. It might have been away at Liverpool, was it? Or away at Man City. It was a really big game.
00:22:17
Speaker
They were the only two matches he played. I thought he did all right, actually. Couldn't blame him for the goals. ah Horrible deflection to get Man U's second goal. Yeah. I thought he did all right.
00:22:29
Speaker
But there you go. Yeah. He was a good goalkeeper until that Champions League final. He was. We have this debate. I think he's actually a decent goalkeeper, but he's just had the worst game of his life in the biggest the game.
00:22:42
Speaker
So I think, yeah, it's always going to impact him. But... There's one more key battle that want to touch on, and you kind of mentioned that those long balls over the top. It's quite a mouthful in key battle, but Van Dijk against Isak. I mean, you mentioned before the before we started recording, Isak always seems to score against Liverpool, and he always seems to give Van Dijk a tough game.
00:23:01
Speaker
Do you think that's where... I personally think that's where the game is won and lost. If Van Dijk can handle Isak, I think Liverpool have a great chance. If Isak gets the better of Van Dijk, Newcastle have a great chance. Well, who comes in instead of Canatek?
00:23:14
Speaker
if Canate's injured. Kwanzaa has to come in, I think. But hoping Canate's fit, but if not, Kwanzaa comes in and then right back. Bradley's still out injured, actually, so it might be Endo coming in or not not really sure who else.
00:23:30
Speaker
Maybe Simakas. That might be Simakasas left usually, though, isn't he? Yeah, i think I think we don't have Kava because Gomez is also out injured as well. So it might be a tricky one.
00:23:42
Speaker
Not sure what we'll pick. I think all of that will stack up as to as to how effective Izak is against Van Dijk.
00:23:55
Speaker
Even with Trent playing, you Gordon whizzing past Trent and putting a ball through for Izak, who ended up getting fouled by Van Dijk when Van Dijk got a red card couple of years ago.
00:24:11
Speaker
Last year, Izak and Gordon combined for a very good goal. And we ended losing 4-2 on that somehow. It was 3-2 with four minutes to go, but I don't know how. Dubravka made about 15 saves that night.
00:24:27
Speaker
Yeah, he does do very well. And our hopes are pinned on Izak being able to do something for us. um And we we'll be looking for him, you know. here's a There is a good connection between Gumarish, Murphy, Izak.
00:24:42
Speaker
They kind of know where each other are without looking. And if you put Joe Linton and Willock together, because Willock's got a similar thing with Izak as well. I don't know if you remember the the goal in the 6-1 against Tottenham, where Willock... Oh yeah, plays up....the ball with the outside of his foot around the back of the defender and Izak ran through to score.
00:25:03
Speaker
That was the fourth goal after that day, after 19 minutes. um Yeah, if the Liverpool defence is disrupted and there's nobody in in right back, you might actually see Harvey Barnes do some damage down there.
00:25:20
Speaker
I talked to the Liverpool boys about Barnes and they said that when he was a young lad, he used to go past people all of the time, but he but you could never score. He got injured at Leicester, practised his shooting, suddenly became very good at shooting and and a lot of his goals are him cutting in and putting it into the top corner, but never ever went past another defender once he'd come back.
00:25:46
Speaker
And that's the Barnes who we've seen. He doesn't take anybody on. He'll cut in. and And, you know, as we saw when England played in the World Cup, when you don't have anybody who's properly a left winger playing on the left wing, you just dilute your attack. Everything's going to come down the right and it's very easy to defend against.
00:26:09
Speaker
So, fingers crossed we won't fall into that trap. But, yeah, I think ah think that's where I think Isaac has got a bit of an Indian sign on Van Dijk.
00:26:24
Speaker
I mean, he greased past him and scored a wonderful goal to open the scoring in that three three at at Newcastle earlier this year. and And if he does tend to score against Liverpool, so hopefully he'll get one and after about 10 minutes and that will settle us and we give you a proper game yeah no i think it is a number of key battles that are gonna be interesting on sunday but um that's definitely one of them uh after the break we're gonna touch on score predictions and our predicted lineups your body is unique
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00:27:31
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Your body Amazing. So going into predicted lineups, I'm going start with the Liverpool predicted lineup. And I think there'll be a few changes. Well, I'm hoping there's gonna be a few changes because of what happened midweek in the Champions League. And I think a few players going be affected by that, especially injuries.
00:27:48
Speaker
Um... I think Canante is going to be fit. So I'm going to go with Alisson in goal, which is quite harsh because Kelleher is usually our cup goalkeeper and he's had a really good recent recent record at Wembley.
00:27:59
Speaker
But, I think you've to go, Alisson. Kwanzaa will probably fill in at right back. Kanate and Van Dijk's centre-backs. Left back, I'm going Robertson. Midfield, I think it's that McAllister-Gravenberg-Soberslein midfield.
00:28:12
Speaker
They looked really tired against PSG, though, so that's my only concern. But do I think Slott will freshen it up? I'm not too sure. And then up front, this is where the big dilemma is, because do you start Darwin Nunes?
00:28:23
Speaker
Yeah. I think you do I think you start him I think for cup final he's going to be fired up he's going to bring that energy um and Jota at the moment is not really cutting it so I'm going to go Jota 20 odd games since he scored Jota Jossa, yeah. He's he's in... It's so weird because he's in such weird form.
00:28:43
Speaker
Like, there is... Because he's had a few injuries this season, so he he hasn't looked the same player, ah but he just looks like he's short of confidence, giving the ball away a lot recently as well, especially in that PSG game.
00:28:57
Speaker
um He just got he looks really short confidence. So I think... And also, if we're talking about penalties, I'd rather bring on Jota for a penalty shootout than Darwin Nunes. So I'll start Nunes. I think Diaz starts on the left-hand side and Salah, the main man on that right-hand side.
00:29:12
Speaker
Before we go into Newcastle team, Ian, what do you well do you think that's how Liverpool set up? i I'd be surprised if Canate is fit after the way he looked when he came off.
00:29:24
Speaker
But if he is, then that sounds... mean, I don't know who you'd play right back because, as you said, if Trent's out and then... Bradley's injured and Gomez is injured. I ah don't know who else would fit in there because Conor is a centre-half, isn't he?
00:29:40
Speaker
Yeah, he's a centre-half. Yeah, well, that sounds that sounds reasonable. I think Callagher might still play because he's an excellent goalkeeper.
00:29:51
Speaker
He hasn't done anything to let you down. but oh um mean he's not as He's no Alisson, that's for sure. but But, you know, why why would he change it?
00:30:02
Speaker
Seems to be a bit harsh. Is Slott a harsh manager like that? I think so. I think because Kelleher did play... Alisson played the first leg against Spurs um in the Carabao Cup, but then I think Kelleher came in for a second leg.
00:30:17
Speaker
It's a weird one. I think... I think Slott goes for Alisson purely because he is quite ruthless and I think he goes for the strongest team but possible. He's not someone who's changed a lot recently, so I think Alisson goes and goes. I'd love to see Callagher in goal as well.
00:30:30
Speaker
I'd be happy with either. But I think he goes, Alisson. There's a lot of Newcastle fans secretly have Callagher on their shopping list in the summer, not James Trafford, because when Mamo Dashavilli comes in, he's going to be third choice at Liverpool. He's not going to get a game, is he?
00:30:45
Speaker
He's got to move on. I think he will, and this is a separate point, but I think he will look to stay in the Premier League if he does move on. And I think, to be honest, Newcastle, I think it's the best choice for him. He's going to get guaranteed first-team football. He's a quality goalkeeper.
00:31:00
Speaker
And he seems like a player that would be adored by the the the Newcastle fan base. He just gives me that vibe that he would. um So if he does move on in the summer, think Newcastle good choice. Let's see. I wouldn't mind him.
00:31:11
Speaker
I wouldn't mind him at all. Maybe Isak comes in return. in excel You'd have to send us about 15 Kellehers if you want ease Yeah, maybe we have to sort of cho up chop up a few more million dollars, um probably like in the 50s, 60s, 70s, probably more than that. um But that that's a conversation for another day.
00:31:30
Speaker
Ian, what's your what's your predicted line-up for the Newcastle? Well, we have a clean bill of health from Monday night. Eddie said on his match preview on Friday that he'd play his strongest team.
00:31:41
Speaker
because it's an important Premier League match. We had to win that. If we hadn't won that, we'd have been languishing in ninth, something like eight points off Nottingham Forest.
00:31:52
Speaker
ah So i think he played his I think he played his best team on Monday, and I wouldn't be surprised if that was what he picked. We were surprised Pope got picked. To be honest, Dubravka's been in better form, you know um but Pope didn't do anything wrong on on the West Ham game. So if it's Pope,
00:32:12
Speaker
ah
00:32:14
Speaker
Trippier, Shah, Byrne and Livramento with our Fab 3, Tonali, Gamarish and Joe Linton in midfield and I think Izak down the middle, Murphy on the right pick themselves probably Barnes because as I say Eddie was fulsome in his praise of Barnes after the match and because it was him who had his little flick and his little header and had shots on target put the assist in for the goal.
00:32:43
Speaker
I don't think we change it. That said, it was a rather um out of left field, three man, and three centre halves, back five that we picked both games against Arsenal. And that was super effective. and Our record down at their place is almost as bad as our record at Anfield.
00:33:06
Speaker
But we won that first leg 2-0. playing 5-5-0 for the last half an hour, which was hilarious because Arsenal are really toothless up front, particularly now.
00:33:18
Speaker
And and i think Eddie just acknowledged that and said, well, we're just going to camp here 30 yards out. Let's see if he can score. And he had half an hour to do he couldn't. and He might do something like that, although I think the option to do that is personally is gone because Botman's injured. Botman's injured, yeah. Our...
00:33:39
Speaker
LaSalle has been out and still out so we'd have to bring Craft Emil Craft in if we wanted to play three men at the back couldn't pause it he tried where was it he tried this I think he tried for about five minutes at the Man City game playing Kieran Trippier as a third centre half with Murphy dropping back into wing back but we got I mean, we didn't touch the ball for the first five minutes and the mut just we were three down after half an hour.
00:34:15
Speaker
So I don't think he'll play Trippier at the centre-half, that's for sure. and i mean, it's boring, but he'll pick the same 11 to start that started against West Ham and we'll go 4-3-3 and we'll just well try and take you on.
00:34:30
Speaker
Yeah. trying win win Win the battles, win the duels. yeah it's going to be It's going to be an interesting game. Before we wrap up the podcast, we should do some score predictions. it wouldn't be it would it be fair to not do score predictions. I'm going to let you go first, Ian.
00:34:45
Speaker
and let you go you want I thought you might. you know i don't know if you remember, um every single match I do a score prediction for, I pick Newcastle to win 3-1.
00:34:58
Speaker
And that's been coming in fairly regularly this year. so but Could we win 3-1? Could you see Isak scoring ah an early goal?
00:35:08
Speaker
Liverpool pressing hard. But Newcastle breaking away, i mean, two up at half-time. Then defending again. Then defending again, and Liverpool get one back, and they're pushing, and they're pushing, and they're pushing. But Wilson's on by then and breaks away and scores. that We'll go for 3-1.
00:35:27
Speaker
Newcastle to win 3-1 in 90 minutes. Just got me fingers crossed we can get to penalties, and then it's 50-50 chance. No, Newcastle to win 3-1 is my prediction. Bold, bold prediction.
00:35:38
Speaker
I know, big odds. That will be big odds. Big odds, yeah. you come in big ah There's definitely big odds on that. um My experience of cup finals is that it's always a tight game. um with I just think it's going to be... I see... It's either 1-0 or 1-1. And that's just because I know they're cagey.
00:35:57
Speaker
Yeah.
00:36:00
Speaker
I think it will be a 1-0 to Liverpool. I honestly don't. and that' just This might sound pessimistic. but see You're used to playing teams like Chelsea and Manchester City and you've not played Newcastle in a cup final. Come on. look well Not since you won 3-0 in 1974, was it?
00:36:19
Speaker
See, that was easy. but yeah That was another Newcastle team that turned up and didn't play at Wembley. um it's It's tough. These cup finals, think it's cagey and I don't think I just think it's going to be a tight game.
00:36:32
Speaker
And I think it'll be... think a Melbourne Magic wins the game. A like last season. Or just a corner set piece, something like that. I'm going to go with a 1-0 Liverpool win. and Not sure who's going to score.
00:36:44
Speaker
There might be someone rogue. Maybe a Darwin Nunes. if he I mean, it would be just sort it's the sort of game where he would he could just do it and he could just win the cup for us. That is the sort player he is. um He does turn it on against Newcastle, that's for sure.
00:37:00
Speaker
Yeah, he does he has those teams where he just likes he just has a good record hopefully he can bring the win from a Liverpool point of view. Obviously, you're hoping for that 3-1 victory on Sunday. yeah Well, I was really hoping for 1-1 and penalties because that's our best chance.
00:37:13
Speaker
Yeah. kind If it goes to penalties, gosh, that is going to be a week of penalties for Liverpool. But um yeah, that is all for today's episode of the Daily Liverpool podcast. Thank you, Ian, from the Daily Newcastle podcast. Go check out the Daily Newcastle podcast after this.
00:37:28
Speaker
They're going to be doing more preview ah previews for the game on Sunday, as will the Daily Liverpool team. um It's a big game on Sunday before the March international break. Who will win? We'll find out on Sunday. Thank you, Ian. And thank you, everyone, for listening.
00:37:42
Speaker
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