 Welcome to Toffy TV. It is the match preview. It is the Merseyside Derby, and it is that time again. Of the Merseyside Derby? Just that general time again, where people get overly worried about a game of football, which isn't any more important than the last one we played or the next one we played. Just three points. Just three points. I mean, if you win, don't get me wrong, it's like amazing. A John Dice could make himself the Emperor of the World if we were to win this game. But it's a big game just in terms of the situation we find ourselves in as well. Seven points from our first batch of games, and now we go into a little bit more of a sticky period where we're obviously playing two tough games this week. We stand the following week away and then brighten our home. It's important, isn't it, for this game that we go out and we show the best of ourselves? Yeah, absolutely. The... No, I was going to say, in some respect, the performance is more important than the results are. I don't care if you play awful on one. But it is about turning up and performing in what is a very difficult game. It's not a happy hunting ground for everything, you know, not putting it madly. But it is an opportunity to go and to show people that they are now on the upward trajectory. You know, the man that did a point to the DXG and the chances we've had at home and all that, we haven't got our rewards for that. You know, we're currently lying at less than a point a game, which has got to be fixed. But going into a block of fixes that you just said Westam next week, Brighton, then Palace, and there's also a home cup game against Burnley before the next international break, we've got to go in and perform in all of these games now. You know, we've had the biggest underperforming team points wise in the XG table. Oh, yeah. If you want to do the expected points table, everything would be seventh, I think it is, in the league or eighth, seventh or eighth, if they've got what the performance should have merited, but now in a difficult block of games, we've got to go and start performing in these games. Yeah, absolutely. I suppose there's two ways to look at it, isn't it? The negative point of view is where we've played teams who should have beaten and now we're going to a tough spell and you could look back on them and go, that was a great opportunity while the team is finding its feet. But then the other way of looking at it is now the team looks like it's found its feet. I mean, three wins out the last four games is that we've got much more to take on these teams. I mean, I'd be honest, I'd have the points in the bag, I really would. I'd have the points in the bag, I'd have to be sitting here with, you know, 11, 12 points maybe to think, and yeah, we've had a good start of the season and the team is still jailed and all those things, but, you know, the manager obviously feels like he's obviously very even keeled Disney, he keeps everything on the same level, no matter what. He sees that the team is going in the right way, that the team has progressed, that we are making chances, that players have come back to fitness and we're only missing really, that like the shameless Coleman now. I have no stock in Delhi, I don't think he'll ever play for ever, never again. And so pretty much the squad is what the squad is, just need to add James Coleman to it. So he'll look at it thinking, these are the games, Andy, and we certainly look at it both the same ways. This is the game where you go out and think, right, we need a performance like we played against Benford, we need a performance like we played the first hour against Villar away, we need those kind of performances and if we get those kind of performances and we can see that there is that level, that pushing in good stead, of course you're playing on a good side in Liverpool and Liverpool are on a good side of course, we've got lots of firepower to hit us but if we go out and we do have that level of performance that we can put in weekend and week out then you can feel good about the situation we're in and that we will improve and things will even out because things like XG say they will. Yeah, it is level of performance, that's where you get your feeling from, that's where you get the look of the team from, it's level of performance. Evan have been far too inconsistent over the past. You could even include Carlo last season even though we did quite well, we didn't do what we should have done, you know, we'd win tough away games and come home and get beat by a team that was relegated and things like that so we have struggled for that level of consistency but more, you know, a bigger example of that rather will be the last two seasons where we have had the odd game where they've looked like they can do stuff and then the next minute they're getting beaten, can't win for weeks so the manager is trying to get into that level of performance and we have to see it in all the games and if you do that and you play that way for most weeks you will get the results, you will, you know, put it this way, if Evan play like they have in three of the last four and you can even include Luton even though I was frustrated and it was a terrible result, you still had enough chances to win it, if Evan do extrapolate that over the next 30 games Evan will be mid-table, it's as simple as that, there will be no danger to go on that but it has to transform into goals and victories though, it's great, there's no point to Evan playing really well for the next 30 games and winning three of them and going well we've been unlucky, we've got to win games and Liverpool are in the same boat with going for trying to get top four and going after trophies, they've got to have a level but we know that, we've been to Amffield on too many occasions and we just haven't done ourselves justice, whether we get beat or we don't there's been a lot of derby's, we've gone in soon, you've gone, if we play like we can, we might get a chance here and we turn up and we look like a team we've never seen before, that's been my problem and we spoke about that a lot of times on here, Evan we've done opposition previews and we've done well and we've gone over and gone oh you know what, we're doing well and this midfield is doing really well and we seem to be calm and this play is doing this and then we turn up and they're like what are you on about, use a rubbish or use bottle that today and I felt like that in a way last season when we went to Amffield and it was only a second game and there was no, there was only the Arsenal game to really point out from his team but it really annoyed me Liverpool was struggling on a bit though, it really annoyed me how we turned up at that game and how limp we were and all I really want to see from this game is that level of performance where people go, the opposition say we're in a game here and it's not easy and Liverpool last season when we played them it was far too easy there was only ever going to be one win and we made it so simple for them both goals were big mistakes from our players you know, turn over in possession and break counter attacking on us and it was just too easy, I just want to see us go there and give them a tough game like we have at other places and I think that's got to be the message or certainly that's the message that's been drilled into them by then and I think he's got enough games now to sort of, we doubt the wrong way but just find out where the strengths are in the side I think that's why someone like Dan Dume is not really in the side at the moment is because the manager's made the decision that he needs plays you can work both ways and he hasn't got, he can't be doing with the pressure he plays but he's got good enough quality to not have him in the side so I think he's figured out what he's starting at 11 I know there's still question marks on the sentiment field which will be interesting does he bring Ghana game for this or does he leave James Ghana or Nanna and what's interesting about that is if he does have James Ghana or Nanna and they play well, that will give everyone confidence that they can go forward and you can start sort of giving less game time to a dish of Ghana game One of the, and again just on top of that because it's right because if you first thought this, you'll put a dish back in and you'll push James Ghana out of the right but Liverpool have lost Andrew Robertson for this game and he's a huge attack and threat for Liverpool Symic is a proper play I'm not saying he's not a good player because he's decent and that almost gives Jack Harrison an opportunity to get at him he's not, you know, Robertson's been ever present for Liverpool this season so that gives Symicus a short on playing games for Liverpool and you've got Jack Harrison who's come in as excellent for us and scored obviously against Bournemouth so I think that should give Sean Dight a bit of confidence to actually potentially just leave that midfield as it is and have Harrison, because Harrison works hard as well but he can also maybe get a Symicus a little bit just while he's not fully up to speed when playing every week so that's what's in it I mean it's a difficult game and it's not, I don't think he's going to make loads he's not going to make changes, let's be honest the core will change slightly the way he plays but he'll play more in the natural way he plays away from home anyway which has got plenty of goals playing that style we've got Donbac in there obviously allows us to have that focal point and it'll be, the game will be I wouldn't say one and lost in centre midfield but it's going to be a big part of it and that's why that's why the question mark is over what does he do as I said I don't think you can just shift James Garner to right midfield anymore you've got Jack Harrison who's better than them there can do that role and his intelligence enough to play in that position and that's going to give the manager now the last game he decided it was going to be on on there's different speculation of why O'nana was left out of that game but the manager himself came out and said it was tactics nothing else, nothing else so it will be interesting and maybe just the fact that a Dysart Garnergate is coming back from a knock might just make his mind up, might give him that extra time in the week to work with the plays he wouldn't have had O'nana obviously but it does give him extra time to figure out how he's going to stop Liverpool in those positions and he could have found Sam Allardyce because apparently he's got the answers he's got the key and he's got the secret so fair play to you but what have we thought what are our thoughts on Liverpool because obviously a lot was talked about there we've both spoken to poor major today but a lot was made of their summer and how it was a disaster and in typical Liverpool fashion it's all turned out alright what are our thoughts on them so far? I think Liverpool in the attacking third I've probably got the best selection of forward players as a collection I'm saying someone like Harland wouldn't get a course he'll get a Liverpool team and there's different other players so I think when you've got and I know that Jota Suspender for this one isn't he back for this isn't he well Paul mightn't know me so that's my red so whatever if Jota's available then they've got Jota and I know Gacpo hasn't played but he's trained again so he's a threat they've got Salar who's incredible they've got Darwin Nunes who's flying back for him Salt America and apparently he looked a bit leggy like he came back for him international duty just with the duration of the flight and all that Liverpool are a real threat in the final third I think the midfield has been better than people give it credit for so far this season you know Sublau C or Sub Sly or however you say his name he's an excellent player I think Alexis McAllister's brilliant but he hasn't really been used he's been used more in the defensive midfields role so it's whether they put him like Gravenberg into midfield but what I do think for Liverpool is their most vulnerable bit at the moment it's the back four and they are conceding goals and I think everyone can get at that but the biggest threat is their form of players who I think are brilliant I think Jota is available by the way he is available Paul Mates you shouldn't be telling Paul Mates because I did include Jota Jota is available Kates of Jones is not available at the game the Liverpool players all flew back I think Tuesday night but after the walls game the last international break after the game Klopp said he shouldn't have played McAllister because he was dead on his feet so that'll be interesting to see because Klopp hasn't treated this with much respect to be fair to Darby he's just mixed the teams up fair play to him if he thinks he's got bigger games then fair play to him but what's interesting is there's no Champions League game in the week to take your mind off or anything so it'll be interesting to see what team Liverpool do play for this game but Gachpo is back in training Nunes scored and got an assist against Brazil for Yorogwai so McAllister so it'll be interesting but they start considering what was made of this summer and missing out on Beringham Coseidaw no, no, Coseidaw and almost falling into some of the other players it will be interesting to see what they go with yeah, I mean we'll have a look this is the team that started the last game that Liverpool play before the break and actually the back four of Alexander-Arnold matter van Robertson so we know that Robertson will be the change and then the midfield is McAllister and Harvey Elliott and then the front three is Salah Nunes and Diaz but when you look at that one talk and what will Liverpool's front players you've got Salah, Diaz, Giote, Nunes and then Gachpo and you don't matter if Gachpo if Dave do include them in the squad it's only going to be as a sub you've got my back, my knee injury and only just training again but that they are the threat that will be Mohammed Salah and this is obviously his statistic from this season he's got five goals in eight games from a next year 5.2 so he's slightly below it but he's also got four assists when he's left foot of goals there five and Diaz is his map as you can see he's just been incredible since Liverpool bottom in all things he's going to get in he plays all the game scores every week real threats let's get it right absolutely get in the dressing room and you always see these why is he playing with keys I don't know why has he got pockets he's got pockets in shorts that have wallet keys and a player he's gone on he could have had all kinds in his pocket I think this is where football is missing the trick I think football's shorts should have pockets in them just to put plays in because you know when you wear footy you have a board to pair of footy shorts and you haven't got anywhere to put your phone in your keys why don't they make them so they've got pockets for normal people do you make any sense when are you wearing footy shorts I'm not saying me you're the market you're in Florida you're swanning around you're swanning around magic kingdom you want to wear everything short you want to wear the short why haven't they got pockets in them for normal people you're not doing slight tackles I appreciate that no but I'm saying then they can wear normal ones they should make them with pockets for us so we have got keys, mobile phones and mokesally that's all I'm saying let's hope Michelin co does enter the pockets and mokesally is in there but I think better players than Michelin co struggle to keep mokesally side quiet the evidence side last time we played against Bournemouth and the victory this was the line up do you see much changing from this no I don't see him changing the team I really doubt it I think as I said the corey's position will be slightly deeper like he plays in most away games I've gone against the only one but that brings in like we've just said what do you do with James Gannon and you're not shifting him to the right there's just no way he shouldn't do no but if he does he's it'd be lunacy one thing he did say in his press conference he was asked about that and he said but I do like the versatility of him and that just makes me think oh why because you know Jack Harrison is going to work himself after bollocks they're just starting then just after bollocks they start James Gannon if you're loving so much bakinghead's finest leave him in there and let's just go with it let's just go with it because you've got it that core's going to have to be made at some point anyway especially you know diminishing returns from the Disagana african nations coming up as well you're going to have to make that why not go into a maze side Dabi and say right we trust O'nana we trust James Gannon we trust the corey he's the most important player we've got two players wide bollocks off up and down ok what are you missing yet you're missing that little dog to go trying to find the ball but we've seen it before a Ramfield leave his position and they were able to score this might not be the game this might not be the game but you could also the other thing as well is you're having a player who's quite energetic on the bench then and if the game is tight and they were able to look as though on the top of it then you've got somebody you can drop in and it also sends a message as well it sends a message of confidence to James Gannon that even though this fella's back I'm still getting picked in this position and be it a message to the other players that even when there's a player who is regarded as a first choice player available again you've done well so you'll keep your place this is the my only thing is really is actually young Nathan Patterson thing that's a boat the worry is whoever actually goes up against its pace but then Nathan Patterson has got pace but hasn't got the experience and some signs falls apart in these games so it is, I think it will be actually young I don't think the manager's going to change that team from what people have I really don't so I think that's what we'll go with be tweaked of course tactically just go give us a performance give us some I mean number one go on win the game just go on win the game just win it's not hard is it I mean it's been hard there's three results there's three results two thirds of them I'm happy with there's just one so are you getting the two thirds play, yeah play the percentages win or draw, don't lose I don't see how hard that is I don't understand how hard that is the only thing that makes it difficult is Europe is a good team but just are you getting the two thirds that's all you have to say as you're walking out just say that I've walked into the dressing room I've shown Dyson and said two thirds and the other thing I want is pocketing me short and I think that could get us a reason I think you're asking big you're asking the important questions Mike bastard to be proud of there you go eh it's another mayside but listen it'll all be over by about three o'clock the way the odd time on it I'm feeling you know the script keep playing keep playing that keep playing that we did say it's at least eight minutes and now we play twenty three we said at least we're playing till that stadium stand is built whatever comes first there you go make sure you check out Baz over on Red Men TV's opposition preview Paul Machin is on our opposition preview make sure you check out the start on eleven show and make sure you check out all the content after the game be interesting it always is it always is there you go thanks for watching give this video like subscribe if you haven't already and listen you you live a pool fan so just subscribe subscribe you're always watching us so why don't you just subscribe get 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