Liverpool (h) pre-match thread

[HarrytheBlue]

Play Danilo at LB..

I would play Danilo at LB. He's a versatile player and knows the full back position.

 

[SWPISHOME]

So not a question of who does everybody EXPECT to start Thursday, But who does everybody WANT to lead the line Thursday...Gabriel Jesus OR Sergio Ageuro?

 

[SebastianBlue]

So not a question of who does everybody EXPECT to start Thursday, But who does everybody WANT to lead the line Thursday...Gabriel Jesus OR Sergio Ageuro?

Yes.

 

[aguero93:20]

Yes.

I like the idea of starting both tbh, leave one on Lovren.

 

[SebastianBlue]

I like the idea of starting both tbh, leave one on Lovren.

I think Kun is now on the cusp of full match fitness (so, near lethal finishing) and Jesus brings quite a lot to link up play in the final third, including the QPR Messiah himself, so playing them both will give Liverpool a bit of a headache.

 

[M12Blue]

We might not get many chances to score,mahrez is currently not on the right mindset to pass it,sane and raz will keep them occupied and fast counter attacks with those 2 on the same wavelength will get us goals,it get proved over and over again those 2 give us the best balance and they both can get back as they are fast,if we defend as a team let them worry about us,we are the home team and champions,changing the balance has not served us well before

Disclaimer : i might be talking total bollocks

Not sure we’ll be doing the counter attacks, that will be Liverpool’s plan, sit deep and draw us in. Difficult one Mahrez or Sane/Sterling, if it is the latter they can’t be under any illusion about there role in defence and attack

 

[M12Blue]

Vinny for this one I hope

Yep, leadership, been there before

 

[bluethai]

We need fighters to press their defence from the front, Jesus + Aguero could be a good idea imo.

 

[Father Paul]

I like the idea of starting both tbh, leave one on Lovren.

I think this game will be a bridge to far considering poor form of late and injuries. With KDB looking likely to miss out or not be fully fit we miss that key fast pass from deep midfield that lets Sterling and Sane lose into open space causing problems. The slower build up leaves them stuck in traffic and their threat nullified. Personally I would go Three at the back for this one with both Kun and Jesus up front putting big pressure on their central defence where there just might be a wobble. I don't think we have the spark at the minute to go at them like we did in the 2nd leg of the CL. I think if we do it will end up like the 2nd half of that game when they got joy on the counter. We must stay on level terms in this one for as long as possible and hopefully Kun will come up with a goal. Don't like leaving Sane on the bench as he has been our brightest light lately as for Sterling not worth a starting place on the basis of previous form against the dippers but you always hope that maybe this could be his night. If we defend for our lives and get the crowd going we can win this but we need luck for this one I fear.

 

[Deleted member 81382]

Ederson
Danilo Kompany Laporte Zinchenko
Fernandinho
Mahrez D Silva B Silva Sane
Aguero

Muric, Walker, Stones, Otamendi, Gundogan, Sterling, Jesus​

 

[Bluekiwi]

I would like to see Vinny in the starting line-up - a true LEADER and he can boss their front three

 

[HellasLEAF]

Too dramatic to say this could be the league in a nutshell right here?

A must 3 points imo. We can't lose anyway.

 

[M12Blue]

Ederson
Danilo Kompany Laporte Zinchenko
Fernandinho
Mahrez D Silva B Silva Sane
Aguero

Muric, Walker, Stones, Otamendi, Gundogan, Sterling, Jesus​

Walker RB Danilo LB

Walker had week off and raring to put things right

 

[mosssideblue]

HArd to say it, but don’t see anything but a draw here.
Dippers on fire !
We just need to get some form back

On fire?? getting results is more accurate imo

 

[mosssideblue]

Vinny, Dave as well these guys are the core of our team.

I would suggest there is a new core now with many young guns part of it

 

[Ken92]

Too dramatic to say this could be the league in a nutshell right here?

A must 3 points imo. We can't lose anyway.

See it the same way ,even draw is not a good result ,but loosing this one will quite surely end our title defending hopes.

 

[dhruvblue]

That Henry Winter piece is warning
if the dippers win the league,ass licking will be unbearable.For the sake of peace we need to beat them tomorrow and win the title too

 

[Tricky_Trev]

On fire?? getting results is more accurate imo

They’ve scored 18 goals in their last 5 league games, conceding 2 (and they were to the rags and Arsenal), GD of +16.

We’ve scored just 9 goals in our last 5 league games, also conceding 9 goals, GD of 0.

It’s purely bias to say that they are merely “getting results”.

 

[typicalcity...]

Think sterling has to start. Thought he played quite well in the home leg. Had van dijk worried in 3 minutes.

 

[supercity88]

Would play Danilo left back. Zinchenko being caught out with ease at the moment. Kompany has to play. Could Stones go CB and Laporte LB? For this one game I would try it to sure up the left back position. Sane can then play knowing Laporte has him covered.