26/27 International Blues I

[blueToffee]

Thought Branthwaite might get a start but looks like nope...

Alexander-Arnold is set to play in a back four that also consists of Trevoh Chalobah, Marc Guehi and Lewis Hall. Hall is expected to replace Nico O’Reilly, who isn’t in the squad because of fitness issues, while Chalobah is in for Ezri Konsa, who is also unfit to start.

It's probably a fine backline for this sort of game, but it's another somewhat suspect back 4 for me.

[Shogun]

Hopefully get torn apart

[weimaranerblues]

As long as he doesn't play Jarrod in next Tues game, Gueihi won't play 3 on the bounce so the Croatia game on Saturday will do , then a week's rest...

[Cereal Killer]

O’Brien and Johnson benched, Ireland and Wales both winning… just saying

[Kerryblueboy]

O Brien came on last 15 minutes played well there is 4 games in 21 days the same team can’t play every game

[Escalator]

O Brien came on last 15 minutes played well there is 4 games in 21 days the same team can’t play every game

Exactly the same for Johnson

[blueToffee]

Not sure if this was elsewhere, but for the non-International blues we apparently played a game against Blackburn behind closed doors. Finished 3-3. Fair amount of kids played plus a few looking to get some fitness back (Grealish, Norgaard).

[Kerryblueboy]

Alcaraz Barry and a young 16 year old scored not sure about these 4 games seeing a fair amount of players getting injured

[Shogun]

No sign of Myko tonight

[Gash]

No sign of Myko tonight

Back at the club isn't he?

[Shogun]

Back at the club isn't he?

Yeah just saw that. Bodes well

[Bluedylan1]

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/f ... k-34898374

Tuchel said: “It’s not our favourite situation because of course we would have liked Marc and Ezri, they were key players for us. We need a partner for Jarell, basically. And then Jarell needs to step up on his level.

“I wanted to build this strong core in the central defence with the both of them and this partnership. And improve it, even.

“We’re forced now to find a new solution and as always if you have such crucial partnerships on the pitch, like central defenders, it’s not easy for them to straight away connect with each other and then connect with the idea of football and then connect with a new goalkeeper behind them.

“We need to be fair and need to put it in perspective once they do it because it will be a new pair. Jarrad Branthwaite is doing very well but it’s a very different style of play for him from Everton towards us.

“You can see that Dan Burn is straight away a big voice in training and is more used to the style with Newcastle from the last two seasons with Eddie where they followed in a high press and to man-man.

[Shogun]

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