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

Match Result Prediction?

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3-1 Liverpool . We can’t deal with tempo at the minute and I feel we will have a meltdown at some point in the game shipping goals in quick succession. Still think we will create chances but we just don’t seem to put the ball in the back of the net when we play there . I might be being harsh but I’ve seen it play out time and time again and the Spurs and United away games has left me devoid of confidence
I’d play
Donnarumma
Nunes , Dias , Guehi, O Reilly
Rodri , Nico
Cherki, Fodem Semenyo
Haaland

Nunes can provide some width if we have Rodri and Nico sitting .
 
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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Agree totally..talking to my red dipper mate, he's identified weaknesses in their defence ...get out and hammer it !
 
alexmcity said:
I think Khusa is likely to start but he's still quite raw. He wins fewer duels than any of our main CBs and FBs, including Ake. He's never won more than 5 duels in a PL game (StatMuse), whereas Gvardiol and Dias win 7-8 per game, and Guehi won 10 at Spurs (Khusa just 3).

What's the explanation? Guess his positioning isn't that great. He doesn't read the game as well as the more experienced CBs, which is normal. Let's hope he'll have a great game at Anfield.
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That's surprising - maybe they're not counting the times that he simply reaches the ball first as a 'duel'?

Seems to me that he sniffs the danger and tidies up far more often than those stats suggest.
 
Donnarumma

Nunes
Khusanov
Guehi
Ait Nouri

Gonzalez
Cherki
Reijnders

Marmoush
Semenyo
Haaland

If Haaland pulls his finger out that is
 
alexmcity said:
Not sure about the point you are making. The other City players including the defenders won a lot fewer duels than Rodri. O'Reilly played next to him and won 5 duels (about 1/3 of Rodri's).

Also, worse teams than City have to defend a lot more than City, yet their players win fewer duels than Rodri.

He isn't at his physical best (obviously) and is expected to improve, but his performances haven't been half as bad as many on here have described them.
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My point was the team clearly isn’t right if Rodri is having to win that many duels. That’s more my point is that he’s been getting exposed because we’re playing basketball style football. If we continue to do that we aren’t gonna get Rodri back to his best.
 
Big test in particular for Guehi. The place will give themselves a hernia booing him every time he is on the ball and that’s before we consider the negative narrative led by the commentators.

Can’t stand these bastards, come on City, stand up and put on a fight! Blue is the colour…
 
Never look forward to the weekend we play Liverpool away just because we always get beat and it’s a shit weekend football wise! Maybe if somehow Sunderland get a point it make it just an ok weekend! Because I’m expecting are defeat at Anfield..
 
I was there in 03. Had a bit of luck that day. That’s all we need to win tomorrow. And if we do win could change the narrative for the rest of the season,
 
Get stuck into them from the off, no backing out of 50/50s. Make them know we are there to battle, rough em up, if we lose then lose by knowing we didn't lose by lack of effort and commitment. Make sure they know they've been in a game and keep their YNWA quiet from the off !! Get a fair ref and we will win this !!
 
We need the players to show some bollocks and not shrink when they start fast. We always get counter attacked to death at Anfield but at least compete and make it a challenge! Thats also down to Pep and his team selection and tactics.
 
Our record at Anfield isn't great but I'm looking forward to a high scoring cracker of a game. City to win in a 7 or 8 goal thriller. Cmon City
 
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