Liverpool (A) - Sun 1st Dec, 16:00 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

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I still think it's a question of mentality, Sunday is a huge challenge but I hope the players aren't as downbeat as the majority of posters on here seem to be. It's NOT time to throw in the towel as far as the title is concerned yet, there's a long way to go even if we do lose on Sunday and end up 11 points behind. Sometimes you have to be able to appreciate the bad times as well as the good and stop complaining and blaming every man and his dog.
 
WesthoughtonJohn said:
That is where we're at - none of us could pick a midfield we'd be comfortable with going there given the players we have available
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Exactly, we are horribly unbalanced

Like we don't even have Kovacic there, who is somewhat a Rodri backup

Do we have Doku/Savio on the wings to counter attack, where dos that leave Phil? Or do we go with Grealish/Bernardo for solidarity but lose some speed and direct attacking options

For the centre midfield do we go with Stones, who may still be injured or Ake, neither are natural there. Do we play Nunes CM after he's been best out on the wing. Are Rico Lewis or Bernardo too lightweight? Is KDB a liability who leaves too much open space? Gundogan is the only real CM we have that's a CM and he has no legs... but Pep brought him off I assume so he is rested for this game

Genuinely a confusing time, even having Kovacic back would help

I think I'd like to see this, but even then not really

Lewis - Nunes - Bernardo
Savinho - Haaland - Foden

Im not happy with that, and that's who I'd pick

Think Pep goes with the same 6 that started vs Feyenoord

Nunes - Gundogan
Bernardo - Foden - Jack
Haaland
 
Not looking forward to this, normally optimistic about City chances, but with key players missing and no pace and legs in midfield, I just can't see past a Dippers win. I really hope my prediction is horribly wrong and we turn up and secure the 3 points, nothing would make me happier.
 
handsofstone said:
Exactly, we are horribly unbalanced

Like we don't even have Kovacic there, who is somewhat a Rodri backup

Do we have Doku/Savio on the wings to counter attack, where dos that leave Phil? Or do we go with Grealish/Bernardo for solidarity but lose some speed and direct attacking options

For the centre midfield do we go with Stones, who may still be injured or Ake, neither are natural there. Do we play Nunes CM after he's been best out on the wing. Are Rico Lewis or Bernardo too lightweight? Is KDB a liability who leaves too much open space? Gundogan is the only real CM we have that's a CM and he has no legs... but Pep brought him off I assume so he is rested for this game

Genuinely a confusing time, even having Kovacic back would help

I think I'd like to see this, but even then not really

Lewis - Nunes - Bernardo
Savinho - Haaland - Foden

Im not happy with that, and that's who I'd pick

Think Pep goes with the same 6 that started vs Feyenoord

Nunes - Gundogan
Bernardo - Foden - Jack
Haaland
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i dont want Lewis, Gvardiol or Walker in the starting line up. their heads are gone at the moment
 
Take a draw imo need Ake at left back to deal with Salah Gvardiol not capable of that
 
M Gaudino said:
i dont want Lewis, Gvardiol or Walker in the starting line up. their heads are gone at the moment
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Wouldn't disagree but Stones is probably not available and Ake is always 50/50, deffo not reliable enough to play 90 mins

If you take those 3 out you have Dias, Akanji and a so-so Ake to pick a back 4 or 5 from... so who you playing with them? One of the kids? Salah/Dias wi tear then apart and ruin their confidence

Also that means that Gundogan is all but certain to play, which I think will be the worst possible outcome against a team as physical as Liverpool
 
handsofstone said:
Wouldn't disagree but Stones is probably not available and Ake is always 50/50, deffo not reliable enough to play 90 mins

If you take those 3 out you have Dias, Akanji and a so-so Ake to pick a back 4 or 5 from... so who you playing with them? One of the kids? Salah/Dias wi tear then apart and ruin their confidence

Also that means that Gundogan is all but certain to play, which I think will be the worst possible outcome against a team as physical as Liverpool
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we were 3-0 up with gundogan on the pitch against feyenoord so im prepared to give him a pass. Nunes might be an option of some kind, O Reilly? it really is tragic

Kev has to play. No more fannying about.
 
handsofstone said:
Wouldn't disagree but Stones is probably not available and Ake is always 50/50, deffo not reliable enough to play 90 mins

If you take those 3 out you have Dias, Akanji and a so-so Ake to pick a back 4 or 5 from... so who you playing with them? One of the kids? Salah/Dias wi tear then apart and ruin their confidence

Also that means that Gundogan is all but certain to play, which I think will be the worst possible outcome against a team as physical as Liverpool
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We don't have enough fit players available and are tactically limited.

Vaseline at the ready to ease the pain I think
 
Don’t even see us getting a shot. They have too much energy for us. They look strong v Madrid
 
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