Liverpool (A) | Pre-Match Thread

[kevin horlocks wand]

This game will be a new world record of number of stewards you can fit in an empty ground.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Team talk is settled already:

Win today and you go 5 points clear with a game in hand.

Or 10 points clear of the dippers with a game in hand, lets go on to beat them by more than 18 points

 

[Saddleworth2]

if Scotland can beat England at Twickenham for the first time since 1983, we can do similar at Anfield. We just need to replicate their controlled aggression. If Carlsberg did weekends........

 

[alexmcity]

Or 10 points clear of the dippers with a game in hand, lets go on to beat them by more than 18 points

As long as we win the title, it doesn't really matter whether we finish 1 point (season 18/19) or 25 pts (season 17/18) above them. It's likely that in April/May we will play in other competitions too. So the PL title is enough, whether on 78 or 98 pts.

The United result means we are not under pressure to win today. Which hopefully means we are going to win.

I'm sure Pep would be blamed if we failed to win for many seem to perceive Liverpool as poor now. But they'll likely be close to full strength apart from VVD, and it's football, nothing is certain. No tactics guarantees success over a single game. Luck and other things play their role. Let's see what happens.

 

[Maly]

Think this is from the embargoed part of the pre-match press conference. First question is - will there be an asterisk on who ever wins the title ? I remember previously there was discussion of how great it is to be champions this year as teams have struggled more than in a normal season due to Covid. Now, that City are likely to win it, the narrative has to change.

Just fucking wow. Which one of the UKs finest was it that asked that stupid question? Sounded like it was a juvenile prank to get the word asterisk into a sentence, so I’m guessing it came from the WhatsApp group?

The UK media are a fantastic parody who should be ridiculed, but they really don’t need to be as they ridicule themselves on such a frequent basis. This weeks instalment is 2 week break & an asterisk as we’re playing Liverpool.

Do we have Arsenal next week? If we do it will be a parody about City, sports washing & dirty oil money. They are getting more ridiculous as the weeks go by :)

 

[Heath Park]

The Sunday Telegraph, in their wisdom, is predicting a 3-2 win for Liverpool this afternoon.
Delusional at it's best...

 

[FantasyIreland]

I think currently we have more leaders/characters in the dressing room than we have on previous occasions.The likes of Dias,Stones,Laporte,Cancelo,Rodri,Dinho and Walker will be pivotal to our mindset and will not allow us to implode or to be bullied.

 

[FantasyIreland]

I would take a point right now if it was offered.

Bollocks,go for the throat.If the players have that weak attitude they are setting themselves up to fail.

I don't think they will for the reason above

 

[Eric Hitchmough]

Bollocks,go for the throat.If the players have that weak attitude they are setting themselves up to fail.

I don't think they will for the reason above

Agreed. While a draw wouldn't be a disaster by any means, today represents an enormous opportunity to both end the Klanfield hoodoo and make a statement. Hope the lads take their shooting boots with them to Miseryside.

 

[Hart of the Matter]

Oliver will beat us fair and square today....