League Cup Quarter-Final - Liverpool at home

[kieron]

It would be rather embarassing to lose the tie, wouldn't it?

[AsTallAsLions]

Not sure it's better for us given that their subs improved them and battered us for the last 10 mins on Saturday.

[frank black]

I’ve simmered down now, I guess all the teams with bigger fish to fry field the second string......meh  just the idea of them having two teams in two competitions simultaneously that doesn’t sit well with me.

If we lose it’ll be embarrassing

[Ads]

Not sure it's better for us given that their subs improved them and battered us for the last 10 mins on Saturday.

How do you know, you said you stopped watching on 81 minutes.

[dave.woodhall]

We're making history again

[Villafirst]

Really devalues the competition. Will Deano pick a full-strength team?

[KRS]

Hopefully Dean puts out a strong enough team to dispatch whatever team turns up wearing Liverpool shirts. Take it seriously and get to the semi final please.

[cdbearsfan]

Hopefully Dean puts out a strong enough team to dispatch whatever team turns up wearing Liverpool shirts. Take it seriously and get to the semi final please.

This.

[john e]

Sure Liverpool played some kids in the last round according to their fans and the media they would have you believe it was a full school kid team when actually the starting line up had Milner, Gomez, Ox, Origi, Keita, Lallana, that's more than half the team of multi million pound talent

What side they put out is anyone's guess but it won't be 11 kids with homework to do when they get home
it will have a few proper experienced players like last time

if Smith plays the same sort of side to last time against Wolves he will just be evening up the odds

depends where you stand on it and how much you want to get through to the semis
I would say if he plays a full strength side or near to and we will be massive favourites and go through
play a weaker team that he thinks will be good enough and we could well lose and their older players will be forgotten about and the kids will have beaten us

I know where I stand, I would be mentally writing in the names of Grealish, McGinn, Mings etc already

[TopDeck113]

I do actually have a small amount of sympathy for Liverpool.  This potential scenario should have been thought about before the season started.

Ultimately, as others have said, it can only hasten demise of the League Cup, and I for one would mourn its passing.  If it wasn't for the competition they'd be very few of us alive who would be able to say that we'd seen us win a major trophy at Wembley.

[brontebilly]

The decision makes a nonsense of a competition which is already in terminal decline.

[john e]

The decision makes a nonsense of a competition which is already in terminal decline.

it does seem that way
Yet It can still attract sell out crowds up and down the country given the right draws

[AV82EC]

I’ve always loved the League Cup as we’ve invariably treated it seriously. Autumnal and winter nights under the lights, just fantastic.

[BlackCountryVilla]

I have to say that I am surprised by this decision. At the end of the day we just need to beat whatever team is in front of us.
It will still be a decent side and no pushover.
We should go all out to win and get to the Semi. It will be interesting to see what the ticket price is for this one. I would expect a decent crowd.

[CT]

So instead of playing their U23s which they've used for this tournament, we'll now be playing their U23s......🙄

Big chance to reach the Semi Finals.