Liverpool (H) - Sun 23rd Feb, 16:30 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[Don Karleone]

I haven't slept for 24 hours, hoping to wake up to a decent performance if nothing else.

 

[Gaz76]

Another of peps big game surprise line ups, we have four centre midfielders on the bench, I do hope his plan works this time

 

[maurizio]

A lot of moaning on here. Our defence looks very vulnerable but we have creativity and goals up front if we can perform to our standards. Should be a few goals.

 

[Fordyboy46]

Salah to score and assist, Liverpool to win 9 to 1

 

[OntarioBlue]

So many groups as well - odd

Just got to my seat and I’m surrounded by strangers. Be interesting to see what happens if the Dippers score.

 

[There is a Light]

The amount of half and half scarfs is fuckin triggering me.

It’s time these monstrosities were banned completely from the stadium

 

[5 Hit Gibbon]

Hoping for the best but fearing the worst. Hopefully it will be a performance like Newcastle and not Madrid. Not confident with that line up though. Hopefully I’m wrong and we smash them.

 

[BlueDan91]

It's bizarre..

Counted 4 Croatian flags so far. Plenty of half and half scarves and an Egyptian cohort too.

Lady behind me is about to teach the Japanese lot the words to Ederson and Ake, Walker and Akanji...

 

[robbieh]

Given the injuries it's pretty much all we can do. I suppose adding Grealish instead of Doku might have added some stability but then again.

It's s very exciting lineup. Phil really has to step up and show he can replace Gundo/Kev permanently.

 

[GaudinoMotors]

No one thought it odd that there were a load of supporter number applications from Liverpool.
But that useless drink of water can go to the next meeting "another full house Sir".

 

[Ajm1985]

So we've flown our star player over to a game that he has no chance to play in, just so our opponents don't know he's not playing, and the fallout of it all is that the team that does actually play, plays like they did?

You're probably not far wrong, but it all looks a little silly now doesn't it.

Didn’t Pep say Haaland only said he couldn't play on the day of the game? When they were already in Madrid

 

[5 Hit Gibbon]

The amount of half and half scarfs is fuckin triggering me.

There’s loads today. This fixture is a magnet for tourists though.

 

[Gazza]

looking at Khusanov and Lewis on the right hand side can see us getting smashed big time but fuck it, come on boys let’s give it them

Let's hope Savinho does a lot of tracking back, he usually does to be fair.

 

[cityboy1]

Am i the only one more worried about kdb and foden together in the midfield more than lewis or doku. No control at all in the middle and im worried liverpool will exploit that successfully.

 

[LWashington]

Weird seeing Haaland laughing and joking at FT last weekend. "great, he's not seriously injured. Thank fuck". Not even been in the subsequent two match squads. I guess we spoke too soon.

I didn't think he'd play for a while when I saw him do it. Awkward twist with weight on it followed by knee pain/ giving way a few minutes later. It was a mirror image of when I did my ACL. I was thinking best case scenario MCL and a month or two. Hope I'm wrong :(

 

[madloaf]

This could be a horrible 90 mins but isn't football brilliant! I'm trying to feel better about this.

 

[jimharri]

I haven't slept for 24 hours, hoping to wake up to a decent performance if nothing else.

If that's due to thinking about football, you're taking it far too seriously. Yes we all get annoyed/deliriously happy with our team. I'm a miserable twat when we've lost (far too often this season). But at the end of the day, it IS only a game. Don't let it affect your health.

 

[simon23]

Alti Fan and Twatwell will decide this game. Not the players.

We were robbed by the official last season at home because Allison fell over.

getting the excuses in....

Last game means nothing....its all about the players on the pitch

at present we are less than second best to them in every department - we have had such a good period of dominance we just have to accept that it aint there at present.
Anything can happen in a one off game so we might win but lets not have excuses if we lose....

 

[Betterdeedthan red]

I have very little interest in attending games anymore, the tourists are a big reason for that

Yep same here along with var and the cost.

 

[Bluewars II]

A lot of moaning on here. Our defence looks very vulnerable but we have creativity and goals up front if we can perform to our standards. Should be a few goals.

Happy flower.