Liverpool (h) CL QF pre-match thread

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The Riot Club said:
Need an early goal. Hopefully not a damp squib of a match where they score first and we end up 2-2 or something.

Just have to unleash hell, absolutely go at them, and ffs City, finish more of the chances we create!
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Absolutely right mate. We must take the lead to have a realistic chance. 2-0 at half time, like Saturday, and then a proper performance in the 2nd half. Come on City !
 
I think we need to get back to basics with our line-up/shape.

----------------------Ederson----------------------
Walker-----Kompany-----Otamendi-----Delph
-----------------Fernandinho---------------------
------------De Bruyne-----D.Silva----------------
Sterling------------Aguero------------------Sane

Bench: Bravo, Stones, Laporte, Gundogan, Bernardo, Diaz, Jesus

Make the pitch big and vary the attacks down both flanks. Liverpool will always try to outrun us in midfield, but move the ball to either flank quickly and often and we've seen how badly they tire after 60 minutes if they have to constantly chase us. Assuming Milner, Oxlade-Chamberlain and Wijnaldum start, they will have very little off the bench when they do inevitably start to wilt.

Alexander-Arnold was one of several Liverpool players who seemed to grow massively in confidence and ability as the momentum of the occasion swung their way in the first leg but i would again look to target that as their real weak spot. Sane and Silva are more than capable of doing damage on that side and his confidence could yet be fragile without the backing of the Anfield crowd, especially if Sterling staying wide on the other side enables us to isolate him more than on Wednesday.

We do need the perfect game if we're to turn this around, but if this week has taught us anything, it's that it's very possible to score three goals in a 20 minute spell and that it's vital to capitalise on momentum and control when it comes. Obviously, the earlier we get a goal, the better but the first thing to do is to take the sting out of the Liverpool press, recover some confidence on the ball and get the home crowd behind us. If we can take a 1-0 lead into half-time, they'll be worried. We've scored 4 goals 12 times already this season and these big turnarounds aren't exactly unheard of around this stage of the Champions League. If they manage to score, well that just simplifies what we have to do.

After how terrible this week has felt as a City fan, it's scarcely believable that however slim, there is still a chance that in two weeks time we could be about to face Barca, Bayern or Real having just been crowned League champions. 93:20, Gillingham, Winning 3-4 against Spurs in the FA Cup. These things can happen if we get behind the team. C'mon City!
 
leth said:
I think we need to get back to basics with our line-up/shape.

----------------------Ederson----------------------
Walker-----Kompany-----Otamendi-----Delph
-----------------Fernandinho---------------------
------------De Bruyne-----D.Silva----------------
Sterling------------Aguero------------------Sane

Bench: Bravo, Stones, Laporte, Gundogan, Bernardo, Diaz, Jesus

Make the pitch big and vary the attacks down both flanks. Liverpool will always try to outrun us in midfield, but move the ball to either flank quickly and often and we've seen how badly they tire after 60 minutes if they have to constantly chase us. Assuming Milner, Oxlade-Chamberlain and Wijnaldum start, they will have very little off the bench when they do inevitably start to wilt.

Alexander-Arnold was one of several Liverpool players who seemed to grow massively in confidence and ability as the momentum of the occasion swung their way in the first leg but i would again look to target that as their real weak spot. Sane and Silva are more than capable of doing damage on that side and his confidence could yet be fragile without the backing of the Anfield crowd, especially if Sterling staying wide on the other side enables us to isolate him more than on Wednesday.

We do need the perfect game if we're to turn this around, but if this week has taught us anything, it's that it's very possible to score three goals in a 20 minute spell and that it's vital to capitalise on momentum and control when it comes. Obviously, the earlier we get a goal, the better but the first thing to do is to take the sting out of the Liverpool press, recover some confidence on the ball and get the home crowd behind us. If we can take a 1-0 lead into half-time, they'll be worried. We've scored 4 goals 12 times already this season and these big turnarounds aren't exactly unheard of around this stage of the Champions League. If they manage to score, well that just simplifies what we have to do.

After how terrible this week has felt as a City fan, it's scarcely believable that however slim, there is still a chance that in two weeks time we could be about to face Barca, Bayern or Real having just been crowned League champions. 93:20, Gillingham, Winning 3-4 against Spurs in the FA Cup. These things can happen if we get behind the team. C'mon City!
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Agreed with the lineup and the rest of the analysis. We need an early goal and to convert our chances. Would've felt a lot more confident with even just one away goal from last week, but a 3-0 or 4-0 win is definitely doable
 
bluemoon32 said:
Come on City, the dippers in work are all cocky as fcuk and reckon they'll walk it and win by 2 or 3 goals tonight.
They and the Utd fans all reckon we've been found out and Pep is a busted flush.
The fans of other clubs ( Villa, Birmingham, WBA and Wolves) all want us to smash the Scousers.
Lets fcuking smash them ffs
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So true! Villa and Wolves fans want City to crush Liverpool. Most English football fans (other then Liverpoo & United) want City to represent in the Champions League as only City are capable of beating Barca, Bayern & Real Madrid. Liverpool would get destroyed in the Semi Finals.

City to win tonight 5-1 !!!!!
 
Not too worried about scoring early, even if we went in at half time 1-0 up it would be better than coming out hell for leather and conceding 1 .
 
Gray said:
Lot of positive people on here, just like before the first leg.
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If we manage to over turn this it’ll beat QPR as my favourite ever city gMe. Come on city we have to believe, the players will need us fans tonight big time.
 
Ray Hudson is predicting that City will go through to the Semis by crushing Liverpool! Rocky gets to watch some great football on a regular up close basis.
 
HarrytheBlue said:
30 seconds left, we’re 4 - 1 up, Karius is stranded out of position, Liverpool players dead on their feet, Raheem’s bombing into the box with the ball at an angle, almost an open goal. What happens next ?
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a throw in
 
What worries me is that the crowd could be flat and people may not care after saturday, which is absurd. If we as fans show up for the whole 90 i think we have a great chance. Lets do our bit and have faith in the players to do theirs.
 
leth said:
I think we need to get back to basics with our line-up/shape.

----------------------Ederson----------------------
Walker-----Kompany-----Otamendi-----Delph
-----------------Fernandinho---------------------
------------De Bruyne-----D.Silva----------------
Sterling------------Aguero------------------Sane

Bench: Bravo, Stones, Laporte, Gundogan, Bernardo, Diaz, Jesus

Make the pitch big and vary the attacks down both flanks. Liverpool will always try to outrun us in midfield, but move the ball to either flank quickly and often and we've seen how badly they tire after 60 minutes if they have to constantly chase us. Assuming Milner, Oxlade-Chamberlain and Wijnaldum start, they will have very little off the bench when they do inevitably start to wilt.

Alexander-Arnold was one of several Liverpool players who seemed to grow massively in confidence and ability as the momentum of the occasion swung their way in the first leg but i would again look to target that as their real weak spot. Sane and Silva are more than capable of doing damage on that side and his confidence could yet be fragile without the backing of the Anfield crowd, especially if Sterling staying wide on the other side enables us to isolate him more than on Wednesday.

We do need the perfect game if we're to turn this around, but if this week has taught us anything, it's that it's very possible to score three goals in a 20 minute spell and that it's vital to capitalise on momentum and control when it comes. Obviously, the earlier we get a goal, the better but the first thing to do is to take the sting out of the Liverpool press, recover some confidence on the ball and get the home crowd behind us. If we can take a 1-0 lead into half-time, they'll be worried. We've scored 4 goals 12 times already this season and these big turnarounds aren't exactly unheard of around this stage of the Champions League. If they manage to score, well that just simplifies what we have to do.

After how terrible this week has felt as a City fan, it's scarcely believable that however slim, there is still a chance that in two weeks time we could be about to face Barca, Bayern or Real having just been crowned League champions. 93:20, Gillingham, Winning 3-4 against Spurs in the FA Cup. These things can happen if we get behind the team. C'mon City!
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Great post Leth - cheers.
 
I'd go with a 3-5-2 tonight:

Ederson
Otamendi Kompany Laporte
Walker KDB Fernandinho Silva Sane
Jesus Kun Aguero

Pretty fluid and can easily change to four at the back required.

Also, I noticed that Liverpool have only got 2 or 3 big lads in their team (Van Dijk, Lovren, I think that's it without Henderson or Can). If we get our deliveries right from set pieces it could be a big advantage for us having Kompany, Otamendi and Laporte all playing. Fernandinho has a decent leap on him too.
 
Don't know why you get your hopes up with this guy in charge:

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Just a question of how many penalties Senor Lahoz gives against us tonight. 3 against us in the past 2 matches we've had
 
chaddblue said:
Or more likely a tit of a ref
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Either way, it'd be foolish to refer to the previous encounters where we've beat them 3-0 and 5-0 on our patch. In the same way, they'd be foolish to think they'll win, just because they've won the last two.

The advantage is our pitch. It'll be nice and slick tonight, no rain forecast and light winds. All the conditions you want for a match like this. Lets just hope we give the best we can, and what follows will be.
 
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