Liverpool (h) CL QF pre-match thread

[dhruvblue]

Since we will go all out,we will create chances to score 3/4/5/6 but how much will convert remains to be seen.
Again our back 4 opens itself up when attacked.Full back 4 needs to step up

 

[taleofbluehalves]

Literally no idea. Thought we’d storm the last 2 and we lost. I’ll go for a defeat and no expectation and perhaps we’ll progress.

 

[Nightmare Walking]

I think we will go through. This team has not turned crap overnight.

 

[razman]

last 2 defeats have been sobering....hopefully those loses will focus minds...

start like the 1st half yesterday , but covert the chances as well...then we may have a slight chance

 

[razman]

Easy game, 6-0, 5 for Aguero.

would be happy if sterling scores a hat trick to make up for the disaster class yesterday

 

[GaudinoMotors]

It's actually concerning and even endearing reading the wide eyed hope in here.

 

[rnblade]

Nothing would please me more than for us to get a convincing win and go through.
I’m a realist though. I can see us getting another pasting because all they need is a draw. We won’t be able to stop them scoring. After watching the last two games it proves we don’t have the ability to be defend against teams willing to push us higher up the pitch, twinned with our comical keystone cop defending, our inability to be ruthless in front of goal and put away simple chances. Sterling should play to allow him to redeem himself after his disastrous attempts v the rags.
It’s shit or bust Pep, the comedy at Candlepool needs to be avenged. Can’t see it happening though.
It will be a close game but I think our calamitous defence will be our undoing and our wastefulness of clear opportunities.
1-1 or 2-1

 

[Gabriel]

I don’t want to hear a peep out of any players, no ‘we know we’ve let the fans and ourselves down’, no ‘we know we’ve got a mountain to climb’, or any other such banalities. Just get out there and beat them in 90 minutes. They’re just as brittle as we are.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Not so sure, to be honest. Could be a score draw. Could be anything. We played Everton off the park. Hell, we played United off the park for forty-five minutes. But our defence has been dire these last two games. I’ll be behind them 100%, of course, but I think after what’s happened in the last four days, all bets are off.

The defence has been dire all season when attacked. Sloppy goals everywhere. Individual errors everywhere. The stats only look good due to us as a team not letting the opposition get close to our box (first half same yesterday) and opposition sides being too scared to attack us. When they have, they have had plenty of success.

I would love to see our goals conceded to shots faced stats. I bet it’s the highest or one of the highest percentages in the league.

 

[Bayblue]

I’m bizarrely optimistic for this.

Early goal and it’s game on.
Hopefully our lads will be hurting badly.
We might even look back and think losing yesterday was a good thing.

We fight to the end.........