Liverpool's biggest problem at the moment is that they are a bit thin on the ground, numbers-wise, especially at the back. It wouldn't be too bad if they had only lost one defender, one midfielder and one attacker, but they are all in the same sort of department. Even Jordan Henderson and Georginio Wijnaldum, who are both injury doubts for this game, are more defensive-minded midfielders, rather than attacking. So Jurgen Klopp has lost that shield a little bit and even Virgil van Dijk has started to look a little bit ordinary because there are so many different people around him. But the Reds are at home and playing a Bournemouth team that are not good defensively. After beating Chelsea 4-0 the Cherries went and lost 2-0 at Cardiff last weekend, which is like going one from extreme to another. I am not sure what kind of performance we will see from Eddie Howe's team this time, but I would still back Liverpool to win comfortably.
Liverpool's biggest problem at the moment is that they are a bit thin on the ground, numbers-wise, especially at the back.
It wouldn't be too bad if they had only lost one defender, one midfielder and one attacker, but they are all in the same sort of department.
Even Jordan Henderson and Georginio Wijnaldum, who are both injury doubts for this game, are more defensive-minded midfielders, rather than attacking.
So Jurgen Klopp has lost that shield a little bit and even Virgil van Dijk has started to look a little bit ordinary because there are so many different people around him.
But the Reds are at home and playing a Bournemouth team that are not good defensively.
After beating Chelsea 4-0 the Cherries went and lost 2-0 at Cardiff last weekend, which is like going one from extreme to another.
I am not sure what kind of performance we will see from Eddie Howe's team this time, but I would still back Liverpool to win comfortably.
Source: BBC