Liverpool (H) - Sun 23rd Feb, 16:30 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[Sibierskii]

Gonzalez being hung out to dry. He will be chasing shadows in there all afternoon. KDB looks like he is towing a caravan these days and Foden can't be arsed tracking back.

Scousers will walk this.

Get a grip man

 

[Zenmanc]

Would be nice if the legions of home fans who tend to sit on their hands expecting to be entertained actually show up with vocal support.

 

[simon23]

Lewis RB, a midfield without enough defensive balance + Doku who is good 1v1 but usually gives the ball away 50 times every game. Very possible we concede 5+ goals today.

Ill be surprised if they score less than 4 in all honesty....they will run through our non existent midfield

 

[Blu1]

Still no Jack is crazy

 

[BlueMonkey79]

Nah fuck that

With that line up Dias/Jones will murder Rico.

And they will walk all over midfield.

 

[Gazza]

Think we may be in a spot of bother today, but I also thought that before the Newcastle game and I was wrong.

Anyway time to wrap up in my waterproofs and make my way to the Stadium.

It's a long trek from Ontario.

 

[ninjamonkey]

Fucking hell. What's wrong with Haaland? Everyone's thought the injury was more serious than we made out now that's looking likely.
I bet our betting odds have tumbled seeing that lineup.

Maybe it is more serious and they're not revealing ot but him missing this game doesnt make it so. If you've ever jarred your knee like he did you'd know these things often take days to reveal the true extent of the damage, if any. According to pep, tests have cleared him of any structural damage to the knee so taking that as true, it likely means it will probably just be swelling that hes dealing with. Any swelling in or around the knee can make it excruiciating to even bend it never mind play football and you simply have to wait for it to go.

 

[bluemoon32]

With that line up Dias/Jones will murder Rico.

And they will walk all over midfield.

Maybe but lets have a go, fortune favours the brave and all that

 

[Fordyboy46]

Liverpool's midfield will cut through ours with ease and our centre half pairing fills me with dread

 

[tackeds]

We wanted Pep to ring the changes and drop some of the old guard and he has. Let’s get behind the team! Looking forward to this. Also shitting myself mind

 

[Ajm1985]

This was our normal lineup for the better part of the 4 in a row.

One DM, two 8s and 2 wingers and a striker or false 9.

Wouldn't really qualify current KDB or Foden as 8s

 

[GaudinoMotors]

Not a prayer with that team.
Yep - "that's the spirit" etc.

 

[M Gaudino]

worst lineup for a big game for 10 years

 

[Zenmanc]

Hopefully this isn't the day Khus gets minutes added on his mix tape of multiple tackles in the box for penalties.

 

[malg]

I reckon everyone on here would take 1-1 today.

 

[SWPISHOME]

Would have loved to see Ruben Dias start and put Khusanov at right back.

Nico Gonzalez will have his work cut out today, Personally would have started Kovacic or Bernie alongside him in a double pivot, I know he has Rico there and will be doing that job but it's a big ask against a good side.

Positives need to be taken into account, Khusanov starting again, Along with serious talent at the top end of the pitch to cause problems.

 

[Blumers Bloomers]

Beginning to think Pep picks these starting line ups by drawing names out of a hat.

It’s never boring eh blues?!

COME ON CITY!

 

[BlueMonkey79]

Maybe but lets have a go, fortune favours the brave and all that

Have a go? That will leave massive holes in behind for the long ball into Salah and Dias.
No Haaland means we are aleady fighting an uphill task!!

Match day thread will be interesting today. Can see a better fight in there than on the pitch.

 

[simon23]

Still no Jack is crazy

not that crazy.....he adds very little and its been obvious for a long time now that Pep has problems with Grealish off the field .....
Grealish has always been overhyped even before we bought him and continually since he has been here by fans at the ground and on here.....
Bang average footballer who it was a huge mistake to buy especially for the money we paid for him....

 

[Gazza]

Think it’ll be more of a 3-2-4-1 with Lewis pushing up alongside Gonzalez, and going 3v3 at the back. Risky strategy, but I feel like a more conservative midfield (with either Gundogan, Bernardo or Kovacic in) would get over run anyway. At least we’ll pose more questions going forward. Fortune favours the brave, and all that.

I'm glad you wrote Gonzalez and not this Nico rubbish.