Liverpool (a) pre-match thread

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Trent Arnold for me is a possible weak link for them and we need to get Leroy on the ball to exploit this potential weakness.

Napoli went at them on Wednesday night and if we show a similar intensity then we can beat them.

 

[northwichblue]

Guilty,it's not my backbone that matters,i don't think the boys have their heads straight when it comes to the dippers,it won't be terminal to our title hopes even if we do lose though

I think the crowd get to us, non stop booing and jeering. It fucking gets to me the bastards.

 

[kaz7]

I think the crowd get to us, non stop booing and jeering. It fucking gets to me the bastards.

Makes me angry so god knows how it makes the boys feel especially if the ref shafts them as well,they are not robots they have to react somehow

 

[HolisticJim]

Surprised so many are suggesting Stones in midfield. I didn't think it worked very well against Oxford, trying it against Liverpool is suicide.

Suprised we haven't had vinny there this season tbh.
After all, it's where he started out with us.

 

[northwichblue]

Mane's the one that worries not salah.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Suprised we haven't had vinny there this season tbh.
After all, it's where he started out with us.

And,for good reason,was quickly moved back to his natural position.

 

[west didsblue]

Their front three aren’t what they were last season but they are much better at the back especially Van Dijk. If we play our normal game we can do it. Just need to get over the Anfield hoodoo and the officials too easily swayed by the crowd. I would play a back four of Walker, Stones, Laporte and Zinch. Not convinced yet about Mendy’s defensive ability and Sane is as good if not better at being an attacking winger. Then Fern with the Silvas in the middle. SAS up front.

 

[worsleyweb]

Just read salah has his shoulder taped up. Clearly still troubling him.

 

[inchy14]

That’s what irks me, he always seems to be in the right spot the pharaoh ****!!!

We just need a cat then!!

Just read salah has his shoulder taped up. Clearly still troubling him.

Other shoulder mate though that didn’t stop the dippers still going on about Ramos on Wednesday.

 

[blueincy]

Hopefully more Mahrez Magic coming our way....

 

[HarrytheBlue]

We made most of our mistakes in the season against Liverpool. Some unforced and some under the pressure of their aggressive high press. Pep demands his players don't make mistakes against the high press. Hope they swarm forward at us - back us to turn the ball over and mix it up - some long diagonals to Leroy and Raheem and some stuff through our midfield.

 

[Father Paul]

Hopefully more Mahrez Magic coming our way....

Not sure what your point is exactly but imo he is more effective in a central position than marooned out wide a bit like Bernardo.

 

[blueincy]

Not sure what your point is exactly but imo he is more effective in a central position than marooned out wide a bit like Bernardo.

My point being he shows us why Pep wanted him so bad...

 

[HarrytheBlue]

Mane's the one that worries not salah.

Mane's obviously a capable player, but he constantly throws himself to the floor to get free kicks.

 

[Zin 'messiah' Zimmer]

Not sure what your point is exactly but imo he is more effective in a central position than marooned out wide a bit like Bernardo.

It’s transitioning from a counter attacking team he’s struggling with, he’s a natural wide man, he just needs to adapt to our style of play

 

[kaz7]

Pep refuses to consider the idea of playing more defensively at Anfield. "It is boring and secondly our team is not built that way, I will try to convince our players to be ourselves, even at Anfield."

 

[Ric]

166 have voted to say we will lose?

Fuck me grow some backbone!

Ha, I guess there’s little point in having the poll if bravado is the only criteria in voting. We could just preset it as 100% win, in case anyone voting otherwise was accused of cowardice!

 

[Ric]

Atkinson likes dishing a red card to these, so hopefully we’ll be playing ten men again at some point.

I think you’re overplaying this. It’s been two red cards in eight years.

 

[Dax777]

Yeah, just seen the presser, catch 22..... personally I say fight ‘fire with fire’, something just tells me they will shit it if we go at them!!

My boy Zee could be magic at that DM spot :)

 

[xgorton]

The game will be shown in 179 countries and over a billion homes,wow.