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I think Oxlade Chamberlain could be a surprise selection if Liverpool wants to use more speed in the middle.Yeah I don't think the stadium is going to play too much into it. You would expect Spurs to be a bit nervous playing elsewhere, but I think if anything, playing in Wembley basically for so long now, they've gotten some of the playing in weird confines out of their system. I would expect many more Liverpool fans than Spurs fans, but there are so many wine and cheeser's that it doesn't really play into it as much.
I think Liverpool's lineup is pretty much set, it's just going to be a question of everyone's fitness. I would assume Salah can play, and Firmino might be able to go, but they'll probably see how far he can with an Academy match or two before the run up. Keita probably too soon, and I wouldn't expect any surprises.
I might be tempted to sit Gini after his substitute performance, but I think Klopp will go with the usual Hendo, Gini, Fabinho in this, and bring on Milner at 65-70.
If last night's game showed us anything, it's that Spurs essentially need to be the underdog in order to play well.
Not sure if there will be more Liverpool-fans. Of course there are more Liverpool-fans around, but if you spent 3k for a ticket last year many wouldn't afford it this year. While for Spursfans this does feel like a "once in a lifetime" kind of thing.
In any case Liverpool-fans scattered around outside of the allocated seats from the two clubs wouldn't necessarily influence the atmosphere much.
Id expect it to be a fairly balanced crowd, its rare for a European final to have a stadium decisively tilted in one direction. The ticket allocation is even and neutral tickets are too hot for the “event-oriented” casual crowd to be snapped up by one fan base.
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It's not like the stadium will be filled as a % of the total number of fans. If Spurs had played against RM in Kiev I honestly don't think there would have been a single fan less than what Liverpool had. Demand completely crushes demand for both teams. If the "demand" would be 500 000 tickets for Liverpool it would still be 100 000 for Spurs.
There are many more fans for Liverpool than Spurs.
I think it's worth considering that Liverpool knew they were going a day earlier than Spurs and could start bidding crazy amounts for neutral tickets
And Tottenham fans are quite a bit wealthier on average than Liverpool supporters.
Maybe? What's the data on that?