Liverpool (a) pre-match thread

[pudge]

Pretty sure that Anelka winner was a 3 o'clock kick off. Sadly there's zero chance of ever having another of them when we go to Anfield.

Bet their fans barely raised their voices during that match.

 

[blueballs84]

I'd start mahrez because Sterling always has a mare against liverpool.

Walker-----Otamendi-----Laporte-----Mendy
-----------------------Fernandinho
Mahrez------BSilva-----------DSilva-------Sane
----------------------------Aguero

I'd settle for a draw away and batter them at home.

To have a chance Aymeric needs license to play those raking long passes to break the press and Ederson needs to use some of his party tricks too.

Alternatively if we try to solidify the midfield and Mendy is still injured:

Walker-----Otamendi-----Laporte-----Danilo
-------------Fernandinho----Stones
Mahrez-------------------Silva-----------------Sane
-----------------------------Aguero

Walker can overlap with Mahrez cutting inside and Danilo can underlap with Sane staying wide. Stones can help out Fernandinho and Danilo defending.
I'm starting to lean towards a double pivot being the way to go.

 

[blueballs84]

-------------------------EDERSON
WALKER------KOMPANY------OTAMENDI-------LAPORTE
--------------FERNANDINHO---STONES
STERLING---------------D.SILVA--------------------SANE
-------------------------AGUERO

If Delph was back i'd play him left back and Laporte centre back. Laporte wasn't great tonight but think Zinchenko will struggle more vs Salah.

Can't get Bernardo in that line up, think Fern needs Stones' help in this one, which means its him or Merlin.

Problem is none of our options at left back have a great deal of pace. Even Mendy isn't lightning quick like Walker on the other side.

 

[blueballs84]

Ederson
Walker Kompany Ota Laporte
Ferna D.Silva
Sterling B.Silva Sane
Aguero

Laporte will get slaughtered at left back. He won't get any protection from Sane and he just doesn't have the pace to hold Salah.

 

[blueballs84]

If we can survive their press in the first 30 minutes we can win. Not only will they tire in the second half but look at this stat...

When we lost in the league last year they scored 3 times in the 2nd half.

 

[Bill Walker]

I think that's the only team in the world we're playing against and our fans are buying a draw.
So hard to win there in Anfield, I still think we have a good chance of doing it if the lineup looks like this:

Ederson
stones kompany laporte
walker --------------------------------------------mendy
dinho
B.silva D.silva
jesus and aguero

I think we have to find a spot for Sane, we need his speed and ability to ghost past defenders

 

[Mancityus]

Laporte will get slaughtered at left back. He won't get any protection from Sane and he just doesn't have the pace to hold Salah.

Sane tracked back well enough to provide protection to Ederson today.

 

[hjm1962]

its not likely,but I think we need Kompany & Danilo starting, gonna need some balls

 

[buckshot]

Is City at Anfield the biggest fixture in the league? If City can get this monkey off their back it would be the first step in turning the PL into the Bundesliga where everybody not in sky blue is playing for 2nd every year.

 

[blueballs84]

Is City at Anfield the biggest fixture in the league? If City can get this monkey off their back it would be the first step in turning the PL into the Bundesliga where everybody not in sky blue is playing for 2nd every year.

I always feel that Anfield and Stamford Bridge are our toughest away games of the year. We have such a good record at The Swamp these days that it barely registers but Anfield and Stamford Bridge still feel like fortresses and given the way this year is unfolding those are both going to be key games.