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

[Deleted member 81382]

Benching Sterling was ultimately the right decision imo. It means the crowd don't have a focal point for their anger.

 

[abu13]

Ederson

Walker Otamendi Kompany Laporte

Fernandhino Gundogan

KdB Silva Sane

Jesus


Interesting, but as usual Pep throws a curve ball.

Now if Mendy was at left back that would be unstoppable, both full backs bombing on while ferny drops into a back 3.

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

I hope we absoloutley batter those scouse cnts.

 

[EL APACHE TEVEZ]

Scouse ****s bottling the city coach and people have sympathy for these scumbags.

 

[Chi-town blues]

Kdb or Silva on right wing is bit of s concern. Hope we score few away goals regardless of result .
Come on city

 

[GeorgeHeslop'sTackle.]

I like the look of the team but fern and gundogan will have to walk a tightrope. If both get yellows and are banned for the return leg we could be in a spot of bother.

Which page is the team on?
Odd it’s been announced over an hour before. Is the leaker aprowel again?

 

[Utter bobbins]

Must have missed that hospital pass he gave Otamendi ;)

From my seat Ferna was just as culpable with his positioning and hit some really iffy passes

 

[Manchester_lalala]

I would have liked to see Bernardo on the right instead meaning KDB would stay in the middle.

 

[TRUE BLUE NO1]

Does that mean De Bruyne and Silva can also hang out wide?

thats my concern as well.....Kev/Silva have more impact in the middle!

 

[abu13]

I like the look of the team but fern and gundogan will have to walk a tightrope. If both get yellows and are banned for the return leg we could be in a spot of bother.

Yaya :)

 

[bobmcfc]

Fucking idiots
Arrest them for criminal damage.

Most of them were being launched by Merseyside police ;-)

 

[Utter bobbins]

No he wasn't, whilst fernandinho didn't have a great game the key issue was no options in front of dinho hence why he ended up being caught on the ball and giving it away.

So all Gundogan fault then

 

[BlueMedic]

Not a fan of the line-up tbh. Lose legs in midfield with Gundogan therefore lose control in midfield, lose width with no Sterling & Laporte up against Salah is naturally a little spooky.

But hey ho, can't really doubt Pep.

Their bench is fairly poor if it doesn't go well for them.

All about surviving the first 45 mins, if we're not behind by then I fancy a win.

 

[SWP's back]

Why ?

Probably because he’s quite a good and important player and stretches the back line of the opposition.

 

[BLUEMATT23]

Why didn't we just turn up hours before and negated this hostile crowd?

 

[razman]

Sterling... hmmmm

 

[blue ranger]

Yeah, I think he will start and play centrally too. He struggles out wide against Liverpool at Anfield, not sure if it's the proximity to the crowd (who are invariably baying for his blood) or just that his opposing full back is always well up for it (Flanagan, Milner, Robertson etc). I think if he plays centrally he can have a greater impact on the game, and it's tough to leave him out on current form. Michael Cox did a decent piece about it today:

http://www.espn.co.uk/football/uefa...ns-league-could-be-decided-by-raheem-sterling

Looks like we got it wrong again ha ha.

 

[Harvster]

Dear Pep, please keep Kev in the middle of midfield
Yours, Harvster

 

[Ric]

Last time we started with Fernandinho, Gundogan, De Bruyne and Silva together was the Carabao Cup final I think, and it didn't work particularly well then until Guardiola changed it after the break.

 

[JGL07]

Which page is the team on?
Odd it’s been announced over an hour before. Is the leaker aprowel again?

The teams are released 75 minutes before kick off for Champions League matches.