Liverpool (A) | Pre-Match Thread

[tolmie's hairdoo]

OMG yes! I had two wishes for this team selection:

- play Zinchenko over Laporte and Walker
- play a false 9

He’s done both! Mahrez false 9 again is my bet.

Maybe Sterling wide left and Foden false nine?

 

[@BluePhil8]

I’ve got this real visceral excited feeling in the pit of my stomach seeing their centre backs and midfield. I think we can absolute obliterate these today. I think we’re going to see something spectacular. It reminds me of the 1-0 derby in 11/12 when I saw the rags team sheet and just knew they were shit.

 

[ONTHERUNWITHTHAKSIN]

I’d have gone Jesus over Sterling but Raz will be well up for it, best chance he’s got of sticking it to them at Anfield without gets dogs abuse from their fans which does seem to affect him

The dippers backroom staff will still give him dogs of abuse

 

[come-on-barney]

Remember a certain Chelsea home game where some fans were complaining about Zinny being selected, played a blinder. Hardly ever let’s us down and we are much more fluent when he plays.

 

[Zenmanc]

You have a guy like Zinchenko who can’t defend for his fucking life. You have a Sterling who’s had an awful form for the past 4-5 month, unable to finish pretty much everything coming his way. And then he puts Mahrez in there who is as predictable as a sunrise and pretty much never fights for the ball and run.

This line-up will probably cost us. Unbelievable. Pep never learns.

Right because we've had such little success and joy as a result of Pep.

 

[mat]

Fucking knew Allison, Fabinho, and Mane would all make miraculous recoveries.

I'm as shocked as you are...

That scared of being docked he's rested them for a few games.

 

[Hayley Croppers chopper]

Fucking knew Allison, Fabinho, and Mane would all make miraculous recoveries.

I’m surprised VVD isn’t playing too

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

I hope you mean ji?

Well you have 18000 odd ;-)

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Similar to Chelsea game. Mahrez false 9 (KDB) (not as good ofc) Foden and Sterling wide

It’s the exact same 11 as West Brom (5-0). Mahrez played false 9 that day.

 

[CC1]

You have a guy like Zinchenko who can’t defend for his fucking life. You have a Sterling who’s had an awful form for the past 4-5 month, unable to finish pretty much everything coming his way. And then he puts Mahrez in there who is as predictable as a sunrise and pretty much never fights for the ball and run.

This line-up will probably cost us. Unbelievable. Pep never learns.

Guess he needs a teacher - after all, he’s won nothing

 

[BringBackSwales]

You have a guy like Zinchenko who can’t defend for his fucking life. You have a Sterling who’s had an awful form for the past 4-5 month, unable to finish pretty much everything coming his way. And then he puts Mahrez in there who is as predictable as a sunrise and pretty much never fights for the ball and run.

This line-up will probably cost us. Unbelievable. Pep never learns.

Let me finish this for you.....

....and we have jii posting like a wet knickered **** as usual. Is the j for Johnny come lately and are the 2 i’s one for each fucking brain cell?

 

[Eccles Blue]

In Pep I trust. The Boys in Blue never give in, they fight to the end. COME ON CITY, COME ON CITY.

 

[MeatHunterrr]

It’s the exact same 11 as West Brom (5-0). Mahrez played false 9 that day.

West Brom are comfortably the worst team in this league. I think sunday league team can beat them

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

Same team as West Brom away, our best performance of the season.

I'm pretty certain it will be Mahrez as a false nine, Foden and Sterling are needed out wide to help Zinny and Cancelo.

 

[FantasyIreland]

I’m surprised VVD isn’t playing too

He's there in spirit,God rest his soul.

 

[MCFC ISRAEL]

I can live with Cancelo's defensive weakness because the fact that he contributes so much on offense but Zinchenko ?! Against Saleh ?! Why? I don't like it at all. Their main power cone from the wings and our fullbacks not good enough defensively

 

[mat]

Assuming walker is injured seeing as he's not on the bench. Would have gone with laporte and I think jesus harassing their makeshift defence was the way to go, he would force them into mistakes. Whilst we've looked strong at the back, that defence is a bit too adventurous and lacking in pace for my liking. Not as confident as I was before the lineups now. Big big games needed from the entire back 4 and sterling and mahrez

He's injured as far as I'm aware? Kyle usually gives Mane an excuse to dive near him so I see it for a bonus.

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

Really like this side.
Come on city!!! Let’s batter these scouse *****

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

Do you think Henderson and Fabinho have the intelligence to deal with a false 9/fluent interchange with the midfielders? I think we’ll pull them all over the show.



Just pick Dias and Ederson.

I've got stones and Silva

 

[BringBackSwales]

Guess he needs a teacher - after all, he’s won nothing

This could be better than the monty python Romans sketch, what’s Pep ever won for us?!