Liverpool (A) - Pre Match Thread

[Marvin]

I'd take a draw because of the injury situation. The season has barely begun, and I feel the pressure is on Liverpool to win this game. If they don't then that's a result for City. We should get stronger as the season goes on as our squad is stronger, and we have big players to come back from injury.

That's of course assuming that luck with injuries evens up over the course of a season.

In reality luck is very lumpy. Man Utd have been awarded 18 pens over the last 50 league games. Man City have had 6.

I wonder what's that in terms of points? Then figure out the effect in terms of corners, free-kicks, offsides etc.

Bias in the game is absolutely massive in respect of Manchester City. Here's why:

Mid-table clubs are treated equally badly. The only significant beneficiaries are Man Utd and Liverpool, and they are our rivals so this is why MCFC fans are sensitive to such issues. It materially effects us in a way that does not affect other teams. Perhaps Arsenal fans in the past experienced this feeling. Maybe Chelsea too.

 

[Oldham80]

How the fook do you know that? Another dipper fan spewing out shit!

Oh right, my mistake. I'll take the word of a City fan as opposed to people who've actually met and spent time with someone. I guess it's another conspiracy against City?

 

[Franknorgrovesnephew]

Oh right, my mistake. I'll take the word of a City fan as opposed to people who've actually met and spent time with someone. I guess it's another conspiracy against City?

Conspiracy against city haha coming from someone who supports the team the has a conspiracy against them every game, Grass to long, the wind, the lines had been fixed need I go on but your always the victim as they say.

 

[big gaz]

I wouldn’t really consider mendy. I’m sure he’s a nice bloke and can’t help picking up injuries but he’s another Santa Cruz/rodwell. Surely we’ll learn one day not to buy perennially injured players for large amounts of money.

Or buy them after a season when they were injury free and looked value for money ;-)

 

[kippax4ever]

Silva isn’t fit.

Karen 7 think so,or is that Sergio

 

[normskih]

No he doesn't. He's looking at the opposition and seeing if he can learn or see anything new.

He puts his trust in his own coaching staff to get the Liverpool team ready

Really? Learn anything knew, what? Half an hour before kick off? Do they not have half a dozen analysts/tacticians looking at opposition tactics and football in the days/weeks coming up to matches like all other teams?

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

It certainly seems to be effecting him

to be honest I don’t think he has been on last seasons form all season.

 

[The Black Shed]

It is Remembrance Sunday for flips sake. Can they not just act in a dignified manner, respectfully welcome our visit and leave it all inside the stadium?

 

[blueju]

I dream of the day we lose the perennial moaning arsewipe brigade

I know, beer after training talking again. Just frustration

 

[ctid83]

Gonna be tough without ederson