Liverpool (A) - Sun 3 Oct 16:30 | Pre-Match Thread

[birchwoodgingerste]

That wasn’t a dream. That was a nightmare!!

It was an illusion a dellusion illusion!:))

 

[Champions Again Ole Ole]

Anyone any idea how bad the severely restricted view is at anfield? Row 34. Is it a case of there at pillars in your way or that you have to bend down to see it

 

[LongsightM13]

Wouldn’t mind seeing Ferran involved at some stage tomorrow, think his movement could trouble them

 

[Claytop]

Hammer and tongues football. High risk game style. Anyone could win, depends on who gets the breaks.

I also hope sterling plays, he could dispel all his current demons with a commanding performance.

Dias and Stones would be ideal at the back.

He could, but he never managed when he was at his best at City and unfortunately I’d have no confidence in that changing tomorrow.

 

[Oldham Exile]

Wash your mouth out mate, that better not happen. Sterling will shit it again and shouldn't be starting anyway, he's not earnt it

Absolutely agree - I am not anti Sterling - but I am grateful that Pep seems to have seen through all the hype and is able to witness the limitations of Sterling.

That control of possession and quality of pressing against Chelsea simply would not have happened if Sterling had played - as we saw on Tuesday as possession was repeatedly lost once he became involved

Decent squad player - but certainly not a starter at the moment. He needs to make the effort and make the level of improvement to be considered a starter - just like Bernie has. Can you imagine how Bernie must have felt sometimes - seeing Sterling continually picked no matter his form - whilst he could not get a start. I would not want to see Sterling considered ahead of Bernie again until it is justified

I doubt that Sterling has it in him to make the effort - but hope that he at least tries

 

[Harvster]

Terrible vivid dream about this last night. We're 1 -0 up and playing well until the 70th minute. They equalise, (Walker mistake), we're shaken, they and the rabid crowd are stirred; we lose 4 -1 :-(

Asked my dream therapist about this, who frowned, looked worried, then said ‘ii, it’s a VVD dream’

 

[kaz7]

Take the game to them like we did the chavs , dont commit too many foward though , soaking up the first half hour hasnt done us much good aside from one game in how many years , add in the crowd and a weak ref and could be a long afternoon

 

[BuryBlue1977]

My thoughts on this game:
I can’t fucking stand scousers. Phlegm spewing parasites on society. Cunts, the lot of them. “This means more”….and all that shite. All football fans are equal, whether you support Preston or Real Madrid. These twats believe they’re special, I really hope we put them back in their box.
Prediction for score: 1-0 to the scouse rats (near post header by Oliver in the 89th minute).

 

[Father Paul]

It was obvious that their pressing game was crap vs Brentford. When it's good, teams like Brentford struggle to come out of their half. Teams don't run and press in the same manner in every game. For instance, our energy levels vs Southampton were really poor. That the game between Liverpool and Brentford was brilliant doesn't imply that Liverpool were at their physical best. It's the opposite: they didn't close down Brentford well and allowed them to play and attack. Klopp knows well that the spin of his team is a bit oldish and that their energy levels have to be carefully managed if they want to avoid another collapse. They still could have easily won that game if they were more clinical in the 2nd half and more concentrated in defence.

Also, it's perfectly reasonable to manage the energy levels of the team when your entire game vs top teams is based on superiority wrt running and sprints. Liverpool will run much much more vs City than they did vs Brentford, does anybody doubt it?

This is why to get anything out of this game we have to match them particularly during the first 15 mins of each half. If we do this successfully we can then impose our will on them. You are certainly right that a team cannot produce the sort of hard working display for example we put in last Saturday every two or three days. This is true regardless of the age profile of a side. It is hard to believe we would not have beaten Southampton if we put in the sort of work rate we produced against Chelsea. But producing that type of a performance everyday is not physically or psychologically possible. I expect the dippers to be a lot more up for this than Chelsea were and we need to be every bit as good as we were last Saturday to match them.

 

[eastmanc]

I forgot how much I hate these after fake Ron's homecoming but when I see them twats singing they're jingle and judas milner charging into people and that snide ned Robertson frothing at the mouth salah and mane throwing themselves to the floor il remember who our actual title rivals are. Absaloute c*nts

Not a fan then.