Liverpool (H) - Sat 1st April, 12:30 | Pre-Match Thread

[KearsleyBlue]

Not sure Haaland should be risked , Alvarez is a decent replacement and the clubs priority i believe is the Champs league ,dont agree with it , give me another league title anyday , but Haaland will be essential to beating Bayern , not sure an under par Dipper team will be anywhere near the same threat.

We shouldnt under estimate the Dippers they have two cup finals a year and they are against us , Clubshop will be desperate to make a point , but if we play to our best form it is streets a head of an ageing one dimensional Red Shite team , the only way we do not win this game is if our lads dont turn up on the day , i dont see that happening

It's OK then they don't score in cup finals ;)

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

It's OK then they don't score in cup finals ;)

If it's 0-0 , Klippety will want a penalty shoot out :)

 

[Xhavenjoe]

For pressing Allison too, prone to a clanger when under pressure.

 

[Toffeedude]

1-0 will do

But feel free to destroy them.

Good luck City

 

[mosssideblue]

Really looking forward to this game, been too long since we last played

 

[Withnail]

Erling has asked to play :)

Tough call.

Unleash the Viking for an hour.

You have to trust Pep on this, difficult decision but if there are any doubts put him on the bench and if we need a goal bring him on.

 

[SebastianBlue]

He fell off before that, to be fair. He was never totally the same after that first season at Liverpool. It was the knee injury in the 09/10 season that started the downward trajectory. He was already struggling before Euro 2012.

07/08 season: 0.7 goals per game
08/09: 0.4 goals per game
09/10: 0.6 goals per game
10/11: 0.2 goals per game
12/13: 0.3 goals per game

Yes, but he wasn continually told that an operation could potentially correct most of the issues he was having and he ignored the guidance.

He took pain relief injections to play through it right before and during the Euros, and for a bit after, and he absolutely destroyed his knee. It meant he was never going to be even a shadow of the player he once was.

It is why the decision to play or not when a player has an injury should not be in their hands. Their incentives are almost always aligned against their (and often their club’s) long term interests.

 

[citymad]

Not sure Haaland should be risked , Alvarez is a decent replacement and the clubs priority i believe is the Champs league ,dont agree with it , give me another league title anyday , but Haaland will be essential to beating Bayern , not sure an under par Dipper team will be anywhere near the same threat.

We shouldnt under estimate the Dippers they have two cup finals a year and they are against us , Clubshop will be desperate to make a point , but if we play to our best form it is streets a head of an ageing one dimensional Red Shite team , the only way we do not win this game is if our lads dont turn up on the day , i dont see that happening

Well said

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

I can't see a scenario where Walker doesn't play.

Murdyk ( who is rapid) is still looking to escape Kyle.

 

[wolviedinho]

Haaland needs to play for me. Forget the whole better with false 9. We need him scoring 1/2 goals in this game. Especially with Foden out. Two of our best goal threats unavailable is not an option. Get him on so the damage is done and sub early. We can’t give arsenal extra room to fuck up. They will drop points but city do not have that luxury. Forrest game and the rags game have left us short.

Win is the only opinion. Liverpool to score first for me. If Haaland is available we win if not it’s 50/50. Liverpool can still put on a show when needed and they would love nothing more than to fuck us at 12.30.

Dias, ake, stone and Walker for me. Alvarez in for Foden, pep will probably go with Mahrez.

Do or die time now until we either win the league or falter. Come on city, smash the fuckers.