Liverpool (H) | Pre-Match Thread

[Brendan110_0]

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!

Had a bad start apparently (hasn't every team?). Win 2 - 1 and it'll burst their defending the title bubble.

 

[Horlocksleftpeg]

This game is “must not lose” for both teams and given their problems in defence they would happily take a point and try to hit us on the counter.

We haven’t been at our attacking best at any point this season but the defence has looked as good as it’s done for a while.

I can’t see a lot of goals in this one.

My worry is that they appear to be far more clinical than us and in a game of few big chances it could be the difference.

With that in mind, and the fact I know fuck all, I’m going 6-0 to city

 

[Cobwebcat]

Out for Liverpool

Fabinho
VVD
Chamberlain

Out for City

Fernandinho
Mendy
Aguero

There's a certain symmetry in that. I think we will both miss the DMs equally. They will miss VVD more than we will Mendy. We will miss Aguero more than they will Chamberlain.

 

[wolfie1988]

If Foden plays, it has to be on a wing. Preferably the left one to get Sterling on the right.

I'd be playing Bernardo in the middle but not sure Pep will.

Jesus up top to be replaced by Torres after an hour.

Think we'll see Walker in a back 3 with Cancelo as a wing back. God knows what we do with the left side

 

[Horlocksleftpeg]

If Foden plays, it has to be on a wing. Preferably the left one to get Sterling on the right.

I'd be playing Bernardo in the middle but not sure Pep will.

Jesus up top to be replaced by Torres after an hour.

Think we'll see Walker in a back 3 with Cancelo as a wing back. God knows what we do with the left side

Walker is in the form of his life and has been bombing forward for fun recently I can’t see him tucking in to a back 3 but god knows what pep has up his sleeve

 

[domalino]

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!

I just listened to the big midweek podcasts and its incredible, they don't think we have a chance. The guardian think our players would have been watching pochettino on sky and wishing we had him. Apparently its impossible to see Liverpool drop many points this season despite losing 7-1 to villa 2 weeks ago...

Bizarre comments all round. We need to win this one and remind them who they are talking about.

 

[Horlocksleftpeg]

Ederson

walker
Dias
Laporte
Cancelo

Rodri
Gundigan
KDB

Sterling
Jesus
Foden

think that gives us more than enough on the left and right to keep their full backs penned back.

I can’t see anything but that 3 in the middle starting. The only question is who is playing at LB and the front 3

 

[FantasyIreland]

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

Ive been thinking along the same lines

--------------Eddie------------
---Walker----Dias----Laporte---
Cancelo------Rodri---------Torres
-------Foden--KDB---Bernie-------
--------------Jesus---------------------

 

[Inter Me Nan]

Keep their full backs busy and we're in buisness.

 

[Craig]

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

Struggle to take too much from that game as it meant fuck all to them after absolutely pissing the league. Plus they missed about 3 sitters before we scored in what was a very strange game. Expecting a tight game this weekend