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

[roubaixtuesday]

On the bright side, the assisted dying bill should pass on Friday, so there might be options to avoid unbearable suffering this weekend...

 

[SWPISHOME]

I’d give Ortega a start. He’s fucking earned it over the last couple of years and is far less prone to brain dead fuckups.

Right now we just need a bloke who can catch the odd ball and not give our defence the willies.

Ederson is obviously not Claudio Bravo but we’re in a similar psychological state to how we were in Pep Season 1.

There's no denying that Ederson has made mistakes at his time at City, It's going to happen now and again with the way we play.

We also have to look at the bigger picture, We wouldn't have won anywhere near as many trophies as we have done if it wasn't for Ederson, He's vital to the way the team played in all our success. Ortega maybe well be a better shot stopper than Ederson but definitely not able to do what Ederson does from playing out from the back or playing a 60 yard pass on numerous occasions.

We are in a similar psychological state as we were in Peps first season but that's certainly not down to Ederson. Let's be realistic we have far bigger problems than Ederson.

 

[Ric]

Hard to see anything other than a defeat here. The worry is that it could be an absolute pasting on current form. Just hope we take a pragmatic approach to the game. Playing our usual high line would be suicidal in the circumstances. Our best hope is to defend deeper, and try to hit them on the counter.

Think Gvardiol probably needs to be taken out of the firing line, or at least to move across to the centre so that he's not directly up against Salah. Ideally Stones would be fit and we could try that double pivot with Akanji that Guardiola alluded to recently, but presume he won't be available. At a push, I'd go for:

Ederson
Akanji
Dias
Gvardiol
Ake
Nunes
Bernardo
De Bruyne
Grealish
Foden
Haaland

 

[117 M34]

If we crack under pressure 3-0 up at home to Feyenoord then we’ve got no chance at Anfield. Their atmosphere is a myth but one bit of crowd noise against us and we’ll crumble, regardless of the stadium.

Dreading it. Need leaders and characters on Sunday. No passengers.

Their fans are going to be well up for it on Sunday.
Will be like the 2014 game there where they booed every city touch.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

There's no denying that Ederson has made mistakes at his time at City, It's going to happen now and again with the way we play.

We also have to look at the bigger picture, We wouldn't have won anywhere near as many trophies as we have done if it wasn't for Ederson, He's vital to the way the team played in all our success. Ortega maybe well be a better shot stopper than Ederson but definitely not able to do what Ederson does from playing out from the back or playing a 60 yard pass on numerous occasions.

We are in a similar psychological state as we were in Peps first season but that's certainly not down to Ederson. Let's be realistic we have far bigger problems than Ederson.

My post wasn’t about Ederson’s historic contributions. It was about this Sunday.

 

[69FACUPfinal]

Talk about shite timing for one of our Kryptonite games. I have feared the worst for weeks.

And when your luck is out, those shysters play RM tonight who have Vini Jr, Alaba and Touchamendi missing. Another nailed on win for those fuckers. If we were playing RM tonight those RealMardarses are available...

I fcuking loathe them.

 

[sarcastico]

Do not play Gundo or Rico in a pivot. Liverpool will press them to death and get easy goals on the counter.

We need Jack to be at his very best and draw fouls, Foden to find his shooting boots and Haaland to be himself. Also Ake to man mark Salah.

Liverpool arent unbeatable, Saints just put two past them and Forest beat them at Anfield.

 

[bellsouth]

0-0 anyone?

 

[TonyM]

IMO our problems stem from Gundogan, Akanji and Lewis in midfield. It can't unlock anything.

I'd go with Gvardiol as the midfield defender. With 2 more creative players to get forward.

Ederson
Akanji Dias Ake
Foden Gvardiol Grealish
Savio KDB Nunes
Haaland

Actually.... we are fucked. :-)

 

[pudge]

If Gundogan plays, Pep has officially thrown in the towel