CL Quarter Final Draw - Liverpool A Apr 4th - H Apr 10th

Ah ffs, at least we’re home in the return leg. Really need a masterful defensive & pressing performance from the lads. Can’t afford to be lazy on the second balls again.
 
Barca and Madrid have only met twice in the CL - both times in the semis. Spanish teams kept apart as usual. They've tried to screw us and Liverpool over - this time with a difference. In the past, they judged that they could screw us over with tough draws on the pitch, but we now have a handful of truly elite players making us the team no other 'giant' wants to play. To be honest, I believe that we have not yet gone flat out in any game. But I'm sure the players will have noted that Barca scored three with one chance and two half chances that should have been saved. Come up against Madrid and we'll be punished for the sliced shots and the ones that fly twenty feet over the bar. We'll get chances against Liverpool (15 - 20 attempts) we just have to be clinical.
 
deano ou812 said:
Well at least we are away first leg.dont like to think there’s a jinx or hoodoo on us when we play at anfield,but if the match their goes the same way as the league one,where we had a 10min spell where everything that could go wrong did go wrong in fact culminating in probably our worst defensive display by far this season,then I will start to believe in a hex or hoodoo ..
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Three of their four were gift wrapped.
 
bluemoon32 said:
All this stuff about not playing Sterling at Anfield is weird, he needs to sort his head out if it effects him that much.
What next, every player choosing his games depending on how many big bad boo boys the opposition club has?
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Raheem's due a performance at Anfield. Sooner or later a player of his quality will hurt you.
 
DeBruyneWaterInMeEToilet said:
In the second leg, hopefully. Part of me feels like he’ll be benched for the first leg.
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Pep won't be thinking about Raheem's past Anfield experiences. He'll be focused on getting the player he's improved so much to deliver.... at Anfield. What about Bernardo anyway - now becoming a scary scary player for opposing teams ? He will shine against the very best.
 
Absolutely dreading this game. The dippers will light every candle possible and make this an emotionally charged game. Wouldn’t expect anything less off them. Has to be won at their place.

If the city end is full of scousers I will be ashamed. Come out in your masses and let’s put these candle lighters to the sword.
 
DeBruyneWaterInMeEToilet said:
In the second leg, hopefully. Part of me feels like he’ll be benched for the first leg.
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Yeah. It seems to me hat the Anfield crowd gets inside Sterling's head. Better to leave him on the bench for the first leg & play Bernardo instead. He won't be fazed by that lot. Got to look at the bigger picture & let Razza loose at the Etihad. Do that & we'll get through. What a week we could have though - dump the dippers out of the CL & win the PL on the Saturday in between. That's the stuff dreams are made of.
 
supercity88 said:
If we didn't have Pep in charge I would be less confident. Behind the front three they do not have a lot. They want to press and create chances by stretching us but as ever they struggle against organised teams.

We can play 5 at the back with better personnel than the 5-0 win and they will not find it easy to break us down and we will create chances to score. Being away in the first leg is a huge help as they will be so worried about conceding so will have to try and reign in things a bit out of that fear which will help us.

We know a 2-1 loss is still a good result so have more options in the way we play the game. The second leg at home gives us a chance to show what a real atmosphere is like and we can beat anyone at home and with our record at Anfield and against Liverpool in general it is about time we got one over them and this is the time we have all been waiting for.

In any case Barca Real and Bayern would have been tougher and likelihood is the semi and final will be even more challenging so lets embrace it and as fans get behind the team and get them past Liverpool and closer to that trophy! Klopp has a good record against Pep but I think he will help us by setting them up to bottle this! They would have been desperate for the home leg second and that famous anfield atmosphere. They could have gone at us from the off at the etihad but instead have to try and keep things tight.

Sevilla showed a 0-0 at home is a great result for the home side and poor result for the away side because then just 1 goal away puts huge pressure on the home side.

If we score first at Anfield this time we will sit back and counter to protect that lead.
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Do we ever deliberately sit back ? I've never seen it. Pushed back for short periods occasionally, gone to sleep once or twice, and even knocked it around at the back to draw the opposing team in - e.g. Chelsea, but never deliberately sitting back.
 
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