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Bilic looks to the Bournemouth model as Reds await

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Bilic1Slaven Bilic hopes the Irons can do a Bournemouth over Liverpool on Sunday declaring: “They are an attack-minded side, but first of all you have to be solid and stop them creating and scoring.”

He admitted the result last week when the Cherries came from behind to beat the merseysiders 4-3 he said: “Of course that result gives us heart because they are conceding goals.

“They attack with such numbers they leave the back open and there is a lot of space that, although they have good offensive and defensive transitions, you can use.

“The Bournemouth game was a great comeback from them, to be fair, and they deserved it if you watch the second half.

“It’s much easier to do those kind of comebacks at home, when you have the crowd, but they showed that you can beat Liverpool in an opposite way. They went at them and caused Liverpool problems.

“In a 90-minute game you have all sorts of situations, but the way Liverpool play at Anfield, the opponent has to be solid first of all, compact behind the ball with numbers to stop them creating. Then, when you have the ball, you can hurt them.”

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