Liverpool (a) - CL Quarter Final pre-match thread

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We've won it 6 times ..new Liverpool song before We've even played them.. come on City so can't wait for this one
 
Huge game for whoever plays left back. In the first game, the space between Otamendi and Mendy was ruthlessly exploited, whereas in the second game, they funneled all our play onto Delph, before the injury, and then swarmed all over him. His hesitancy and lack of aggression arguably cost us the opening goal.

I hope we go with Danilo in there, with Silva and Sane making supporting angles. Indeed, switch Jesus for Aguero, and the starting eleven that won at the Emirates would do.
 
I know some are worried with our history at Anfield and the result from earlier this season but one big thing to remember, we didn't have Merlin or Vinny for that one. Those two are going to be huge for us. Here's my team:

Ederson, Walker, Kompany, Otamendi, Danilo, Fernandinho, De Bruyne, Silva, Bernardo, Sane, Jesus.
Sterling scored yesterday but worried about him at Anfield, also think bringing him on as a sub with fresh legs could help us around the 70th minute. A score draw would be a great result, I'm going for a City win though, 1-2.
 
...................Ederson............
...Otamendi...Kompany.....Laporte...
Walker............Dinho................
.............KDB.............Silva.......Sane
Bernardo..........Jesus............


I go for something like this with Raz as a bench option and Sane and Silva occupying the left side to strangle anything in front of Laporte.
 
The fact that Liverpool have overloaded is at left back and in central mid. I just have a feeling that we'll play 3 at the back and play 3-4-3 with Silva in a free role:
----------------- Ederson
Kompany Otamendi Laporte
--Walker Fernandindo KDB
--------------------Silva
Bernardo Aguero/Jesus Sane

I wouldn't start Sterling as his head isn't right at Anfield. I'd Probably bring him on as a sub when Liverpool start to tire though.
 
Gabriel said:
Huge game for whoever plays left back. In the first game, the space between Otamendi and Mendy was ruthlessly exploited, whereas in the second game, they funneled all our play onto Delph, before the injury, and then swarmed all over him. His hesitancy and lack of aggression arguably cost us the opening goal.

I hope we go with Danilo in there, with Silva and Sane making supporting angles. Indeed, switch Jesus for Aguero, and the starting eleven that won at the Emirates would do.
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I think we’ll see Danilo start as well. Delph hasn’t played, let alone started in a long time so I can’t see him getting nod here. Salah would destory Zinchenko so he’s not starting either. Pep tried Laporte vs Everton but he looked slow there IMO, so risky to start him against such a pacey player. Danilo is best option and Salah likes to cut inside so it should help Danilo being that he’s right footed.
 
Gabriel said:
Huge game for whoever plays left back. In the first game, the space between Otamendi and Mendy was ruthlessly exploited, whereas in the second game, they funneled all our play onto Delph, before the injury, and then swarmed all over him. His hesitancy and lack of aggression arguably cost us the opening goal.

I hope we go with Danilo in there, with Silva and Sane making supporting angles. Indeed, switch Jesus for Aguero, and the starting eleven that won at the Emirates would do.
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I thought Mendy was very poor defensively in the first part of that game
 
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I think we’ll see Danilo start as well. Delph hasn’t played, let alone started in a long time so I can’t see him getting nod here. Salah would destory Zinchenko so he’s not starting either. Pep tried Laporte vs Everton but he looked slow there IMO, so risky to start him against such a pacey player. Danilo is best option and Salah likes to cut inside so it should help Danilo being that he’s right footed.
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Salah is ridiculously physically strong, great technique and in a scoring run, but based on what I've seen he doesn't leave defenders trailing in a leg race like Raheem does. Then again, he doesn't need to - he does all his work in and around the box. Straight line quick-ish, yes, quicker than average on the ball, yes, but blisteringly quick, no. None of the speed tables I've seen have him in the top ten. Not sure how Pep will prepare for him. Probably a case of impose our game and the rest takes care of itself. We converge on the guy with the ball - whoever that may be.
 
HarrytheBlue said:
Salah is ridiculously physically strong, great technique and in a scoring run, but based on what I've seen he doesn't leave defenders trailing in a leg race like Raheem does. Then again, he doesn't need to - he does all his work in and around the box. Straight line quick-ish, yes, quicker than average on the ball, yes, but blisteringly quick, no. None of the speed tables I've seen have him in the top ten. Not sure how Pep will prepare for him. Probably a case of impose our game and the rest takes care of itself. We converge on the guy with the ball - whoever that may be.
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Didn’t say he was up there with Sterling and Leroy but he is pacey. A tier below the top, add his silky dribbling and he’s a major threat.

Suffocate the midfield and cut the supply to the front 3 and we should win.

Henderson/Can?...Wijnaldum...Milner/Ox

VS

Fernandinho....D.Silva...... De Bruyne

And there is only one winner. David was such a miss for us at Anfield. Gundogan is good on his day but he often disappears and was missing frequently there. Fern also had an off day.
 
BlueAnorak said:
I wouldn't start Sterling as his head isn't right at Anfield.
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I don't understand this attitude - not aimed especially at you, there are plenty of other examples on this thread. Why assume that any player is going to continue to play badly against a certain team because he's had a few poor games previously? By that logic the whole team may as well not turn up given the club's abysmal record at Anfield.

Sterling has been a key player this season and he was far from the only one to have a poor game in the 4-3 defeat. I'm sure Pep can make sure his head is right on Wednesday. Dave and Kompany starting will be the big difference from the last visit to Anfield.
 
Never got that excited about CL games, whenever we’ve gone out I just crack on and never that bothered. If we lose a PL game I’m on lockdown for a week and won’t watch anything, the Wigan game was hard one to get over as well
This game though has got me pumped like a derby and much more than semi v Madrid
Think it’s more to do with it being Liverpool than the CL though as I hate them with a passion and am dreaming of s Sterling winner
 
lancs blue said:
I don't understand this attitude - not aimed especially at you, there are plenty of other examples on this thread. Why assume that any player is going to continue to play badly against a certain team because he's had a few poor games previously? By that logic the whole team may as well not turn up given the club's abysmal record at Anfield.

Sterling has been a key player this season and he was far from the only one to have a poor game in the 4-3 defeat. I'm sure Pep can make sure his head is right on Wednesday. Dave and Kompany starting will be the big difference from the last visit to Anfield.
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Don't understand all you like. He's played there 3 times and been , well, it can best be described as rubbish, 3 times. Head just not right on 3 occasions.
Compare and contrast with returning City players - who generally have very good games!
 
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