Liverpool (A) - Sun 8th Feb, 16:30 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

Match Result Prediction?

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Sleeping_Easy said:
Donnarumma
Nunes Dias Guehi RAN
Rodri Nico
Semenyo Cherki Marmoush
Haaland
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I’d be surprised if we go that attacking at Anfield. Think we’ll see either O’Reilly or Reijnders in midfield ahead of Marmoush.
 
The way we are defending and with a weak midfield, against their energy, cant see beyond a convincing Dippers win.
 
hertsblue said:
The way we are defending and with a weak midfield, against their energy, cant see beyond a convincing Dippers win.
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No, they've been rubbish this season, and look defensively poor, I hope our players & management go there with more confidence than you have, City to win 3-2!
 
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Donnarumma
Nunes
Khusanov
Guehi
O'Reilly
Rodri
Bernardo
Reijnders
Semenyo
Marmoush
Haaland

Solid back 4, no bombing on, stay as a back 4 all game. midfield 2 that stay as a midfield 2 which means no sending bernardo to press the keeper for no reason at all then the directness of a mobile and pacy attack with 3 runners all behind haaland.

Dont go for control, we can't control games, play fast and direct. That is what every team did to the dippers when they were losing by 3 goals every week, that weakness is still there to exploit. Then we've got cherki on the bench as a late sub if we need something different.

If we try and control the game and overload them I can see what will happen now, it's very easy to predict. we'll struggle to get put of our own third, they'll press us into turnover after turnover which they'll eventually punish us for before we collapse and they add a few more. we'll have next to no success going forward ourselves as we cant keep the ball well enough to mount any pressure resulting in 1-2 shots at goal all game.

All about the gameplan. Peps got pep2 right there, use him to exploit the dippers weaknesses. We now have the players to cause them many problems.

Would also be huge if Doku was anyway available, even off the bench for 20 minutes, he terrorises them.
 
ninjamonkey said:
Donnarumma
Nunes
Khusanov
Guehi
O'Reilly
Rodri
Bernardo
Reijnders
Semenyo
Marmoush
Haaland

Solid back 4, no bombing on, stay as a back 4 all game. midfield 2 that stay as a midfield 2 which means no sending bernardo to press the keeper for no reason at all then the directness of a mobile and pacy attack with 3 runners all behind haaland.

Dont go for control, we can't control games, play fast and direct. That is what every team did to the dippers when they were losing by 3 goals every week, that weakness is still there to exploit. Then we've got cherki on the bench as a late sub if we need something different.

If we try and control the game and overload them I can see what will happen now, it's very easy to predict. we'll struggle to get put of our own third, they'll press us into turnover after turnover which they'll eventually punish us for before we collapse and they add a few more. we'll have next to no success going forward ourselves as we cant keep the ball well enough to mount any pressure resulting in 1-2 shots at goal all game.

All about the gameplan. Peps got pep2 right there, use him to exploit the dippers weaknesses. We now have the players to cause them many problems.

Would also be huge if Doku was anyway available, even off the bench for 20 minutes, he terrorises them.
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We need the set up we had at Arsenal, or go even more defensive. No high-line: absorb, frustrate and attack on the break.

Let's draw the first half and win the 2nd - for a change.
 
the blue panther said:
We need the set up we had at Arsenal, or go even more defensive. No high-line: absorb, frustrate and attack on the break.

Let's draw the first half and win the 2nd - for a change.
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I would say the arsenal game turned into an extreme version, I wouldnt take it that far again but yes the same principles of not trying to play a controlled game, we sit a unit behind the ball and we let the front men go at 'em fast. If we get the balance right and crucially do not fall into the habit of trying to play a bit like pur usual self, I think we can give them a proper twatting.
 
Don't like Sundays, don't like Liverpool FC, and don't like Anfield ...... i can only see us struggling there yet again.

On the plus side Semenyo has scored twice there this season for Bournemouth, so i hope he can do the same for us !

We're chasing Arsenal, yet not really getting any close to them, and that makes draws seem like defeats, even if a point at Liverpool is generally seen to be a good one.
 
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ninjamonkey said:
I would say the arsenal game turned into an extreme version, I wouldnt take it that far again but yes the same principles of not trying to play a controlled game, we sit a unit behind the ball and we let the front men go at 'em fast. If we get the balance right and crucially do not fall into the habit of trying to play a bit like pur usual self, I think we can give them a proper twatting.
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ninjamonkey said:
Donnarumma
Nunes
Khusanov
Guehi
O'Reilly
Rodri
Bernardo
Reijnders
Semenyo
Marmoush
Haaland

Solid back 4, no bombing on, stay as a back 4 all game. midfield 2 that stay as a midfield 2 which means no sending bernardo to press the keeper for no reason at all then the directness of a mobile and pacy attack with 3 runners all behind haaland.

Dont go for control, we can't control games, play fast and direct. That is what every team did to the dippers when they were losing by 3 goals every week, that weakness is still there to exploit. Then we've got cherki on the bench as a late sub if we need something different.

If we try and control the game and overload them I can see what will happen now, it's very easy to predict. we'll struggle to get put of our own third, they'll press us into turnover after turnover which they'll eventually punish us for before we collapse and they add a few more. we'll have next to no success going forward ourselves as we cant keep the ball well enough to mount any pressure resulting in 1-2 shots at goal all game.

All about the gameplan. Peps got pep2 right there, use him to exploit the dippers weaknesses. We now have the players to cause them many problems.

Would also be huge if Doku was anyway available, even off the bench for 20 minutes, he terrorises them.
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Well done Ninja
Your the first to include Khusanov in our starting eleven.
It will be criminal to drop king Khus for Dias.
He's more than earned his starting place.
 
Not looking forward to this one.

Probably go in at half-time 1 nil up and end up losing 3-1.

Really hope the team can surprise me, but our recent performances, Liverpools relative uptake in form, plus our historic difficulties at Anfield make it hard to get excited for this one.

Donnarumma
Nunes Khusanov Guéhi Aït-Nouri
Rodri Nico
Cherki Reijnders
Semenyo Marmoush
 
There’s no way Haaland isn’t starting.

Donnarumma; Nunes Dias Geuhi NOR; Nico G Rodri Foden; Cherki Haaland Semenyo
 
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