I personally don’t think that Klopp will prioritise winning the FA CUP, and I’m sure that he’ll be fielding a weaker team to make sure that none of his star player’s are injured before the champions league finals match, as he’s fielded a weak team before too in this competition. Also at this stage it’s fair to say that the race for premier league title is all but over, and with their eyes fixed on winning the champions league I don’t expect them to win this FA Cup finals match.
While that has been true, this is a final, and technically the quadruple could still very well be on. So, I think he goes for it. Unfortunately, Fabinho picked a injury up in the midweek game, which rules him out for this tie. So, he won't be featuring. If I had to go out on a limb I'd say Alison, Trent, Konate, Virgil, Robertson, Henderson, Thiago, Diaz, Mane, Salah, Keita, and then we might actually be looking at a Curtis Jones appearance. I don't think originally the intention was to play Jones for this game, but with the injury to Fabinho the midfiled has to be shaken up a little bit. Also, Tsimikas played midweek which probably indicates Robertson will be playing on the weekend. I think that's a good enough team to win on the day, the reason I went with Konate instead of Matip is due to his pace, but Klopp might go with Matip. I think Matip in the Champions league final will probably make more sense, and we've got to try manage his fitness, as he is known to be a bit injury prone.
I'll be going for a 2-0 victory. I find Chelsea can be a bit starved for goals, and they lack that creativity, and cutting edge, although I was impressed with how Lukaku took his goal the other day.
Yeah, FA Cup's always had a weaker squad and we've seen our 2nd choice keeper and strikers especially do the job in earlier rounds but he put out what I felt was a strong squad for the semis, knowing also Pep could/would do the same.
This is a final, and an opportunity for a cup treble, plus it's a cup we haven't won since the Gerrard final. I'd say it's a prize well worth winning. Definitely Alisson, why not, Salah, for certain if not a bench 1st choice, I'd love to see Jones in there. He MIGHT experiment with Mina/Origi for a bit in lieu of Mane/Salah/Diaz/Jota and I believe Bobby's also a fit option.
I'm thinking 2-0 as well, one in each half, if not a 3-2 blazer like in the semis if we let Havertz get through our high line often. Play Lukaku and I'm not as worried tbh.
