Liverpool (H) | Pre-Match Thread

[mat]

Reckon Pep will make a comment about diving/penalties?

it’s hot topic atm

Wouldn't be surprised if he says certain Liverpool players are "clever" and the referee has to be aware of this.

 

[lionheart]

Why not try a back three of Ake-Laporte-Diaz with Walker bombing right and Cancelo left?

 

[mat]

Why not try a back three of Ake-Laporte-Diaz with Walker bombing right and Cancelo left?

Pep has a habit of choosing WTF combos against them so I wouldn't be surprised.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Well we won 4-0 a few months ago, we're undoubtedly stronger than then & they're weaker.

Man City​

• 31Ederson
• 2WalkerBooked at 56minsSubstituted forCanceloat 73'minutes
• 50García
• 14LaporteSubstituted forOtamendiat 79'minutes
• 22MendyBooked at 41mins
• 8Gündogan
• 16Rodri
• 47Foden
• 17De Bruyne
• 7SterlingSubstituted forBernardo Silvaat 79'minutes
• 9Gabriel JesusSubstituted forMahrezat 58'minutes

Substitutes​

• 1Bravo
• 5Stones
• 11Zinchenko
• 20Bernardo Silva
• 21Silva
• 26Mahrez
• 27Cancelo
• 30Otamendi
• 69Doyle

Liverpool​

• 1Alisson
• 66Alexander-ArnoldSubstituted forN Williamsat 76'minutes
• 12GomezBooked at 24minsSubstituted forOxlade-Chamberlainat 45'minutes
• 4van Dijk
• 26Robertson
• 14HendersonBooked at 90mins
• 3Fabinho
• 5WijnaldumSubstituted forKeitaat 62'minutes
• 11Salah
• 9FirminoSubstituted forOrigiat 62'minutes
• 10ManéSubstituted forMinaminoat 85'minutes

Substitutes​

• 7Milner
• 8Keita
• 13Adrián
• 15Oxlade-Chamberlain
• 18Minamino
• 27Origi
• 48Jones
• 67Elliott
• 76N Williams

Referee:Anthony Taylor

 

[domalino]

It will be a lot less of a problem with Walker, Dias, LaPorte and Ake clearing up, though.

Mendy or Zinchenko would be a major problem.

Mendy's played 3 games against Liverpool and we've not conceded a goal in any of them. He's handled Salah perfectly both times.

It's a shame he's not available.

 

[eversince 76]

Mendy's played 3 games against Liverpool and we've not conceded a goal in any of them. He's handled Salah perfectly both times.

It's a shame he's not available.

Finally someone has done his homework.

As for the match, I think Liverpool are stronger than we like to believe. And we still don’t play our best football by far.
Even in the latest 4-0 win they had the best of chances.

IMHO it’s pretty even stuff. But any naïeve stuff like Atalanta or the slow build up play we seem to use a lot lately and is easy to defend, and we will get nowt from this one.

 

[the-ecstacy-of-eight]

Genuinely this is the first game that I've had any pre-match excitement about since feb/march.

We NEED not to lose, but we're so capable of winning this, and winning it by a fair margin.
I just hope we show up 'cause I fcuking hate City damp squib let downs. Hate VAR controversy more though.

It'd just be nice to come away from ONE big league match against this lot (and spurs for that matter) without feeling cheated, swindled and confused.

Anyway,
So many valid options and alternatives, just hope Pep doesn't overthink it too much, but it's a fine line, sometimes his "WTF" formations are magical on the eye and some of them are just "WTF". Whatever the formation, just hope we get to play OUR game and please, please, PLEASE can we NOT get hit on the break and concede the first goal after about 13minutes.

MY TEAM -

------------------------------------------------------------Ed--------------------------------------------------------------


--------------------------------------------LaPorte--------------------Diaz----------------------------------------------
-------------------Walker--------------------------------------------------------------------Cancelo-------------------
--------------------------------------------------------Gundogan--------------------------------------------------------


-------------------------------------DeBruyne-------------------------Foden/Bernard--------------------------------


--------------------Torres-----------------------------------------------------------------Sterling----------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------Jesus----------------------------------------------------------

(I have NO way of deciding between Foden or Bernard, can't do it :) took me long enough to finally give Gundogan "the nod" over Rodri)

 

[mexico1970]

Finally someone has done his homework.

As for the match, I think Liverpool are stronger than we like to believe. And we still don’t play our best football by far.
Even in the latest 4-0 win they had the best of chances.

IMHO it’s pretty even stuff. But any naïeve stuff like Atalanta or the slow build up play we seem to use a lot lately and is easy to defend, and we will get nowt from this one.

The difference between us now and last season is the centre back pairing and Kyle Walker being on fire, the only threat we have is the cheating and VAR.

If this game is close their front men will be acting like there are snipers in the stands and their enamel faced manager will give them license to do it.

 

[Sleeping_Easy]

 

[Woody135]

Feel like you have to go on a media black out before these games as its all incredibly pro liverpool.
Number of articles about jota or firmino is embarrassing.

Theyre doing well but we’re doing shit is the common narrative.

We win this game and we can go above them when we’ve played the same number of games.
We lose this game and i’m certain liverpool will lose several more so is not ideal but also not a problem.

This is not a title decider!