Liverpool (N) - FA Cup - Sat 16th April, 15:30 (BST) | Pre-Match Thread

[TFC]

We threw both cups away last year by going understrength against The Chavs in the fa semi. let's not make the same mistake again.need to sow doubt into these vermin.

Its this for me too. I cant stomach the notion of us giving them any kind of an easy time.

 

[wolviedinho]

Full strength team please pep.

No surrender and no excuses. We can beat them without Kev and Walker. Let’s nip this quad talk in the bum on Saturday. Time for Grealish, Ake, Jesus, Mahrez to step up for Kev.

 

[alexmcity]

Full strength team please pep.

No surrender and no excuses. We can beat them without Kev and Walker. Let’s nip this quad talk in the bum on Saturday. Time for Grealish, Ake, Jesus, Mahrez to step up for Kev.

It doesn't make sense to plead with Pep to play for a win. He's a huge competitor anyway.

He will play a team that can win, without however taking big risks with player's health and fitness. If that was the last game of the season, you can risk injuries. But we play Real in two weeks, and have 2 PL games before that.

Pep will play the strongest possible team given the circumstances. It's as simple as that. The rivalry with Liverpool is on a different level to that with Chelsea. This game won't be like the Chelsea game last April. The motivation to beat Liverpool is much stronger.

 

[Grassland Blue]

I haven't read the whole thread so I don't know if something like this has already been posted.

Re - Travel to Wembley Stadium.
Due to planned engineering works there will be no trains into London Euston tomorrow.
HOWEVER
There is a direct train service (on normal service trains) from
BIRMINGHAM MOOR STREET to
WEMBLEY STADIUM.
Trains leave at xx14 and xx37min past the hour.
The journey takes around 2hours.
It is about a 10 minute walk from the railway station to the Stadium.
The last possible train you could catch to make kick off would be 1:15 (13:15) from MOOR STREET.
The last possible train you could catch back to MOOR STREET
would be the 7:41 (19:41).
This gets you back in time to catch the last train to MAN PICC which leaves NEW STREET at 9:57(21:57).
I hope this helps a few.
Good luck!

 

[wolviedinho]

It doesn't make sense to plead with Pep to play for a win. He's a huge competitor anyway.

He will play a team that can win, without however taking big risks with player's health and fitness. If that was the last game of the season, you can risk injuries. But we play Real in two weeks, and have 2 PL games before that.

Pep will play the strongest possible team given the circumstances. It's as simple as that. The rivalry with Liverpool is on a different level to that with Chelsea. This game won't be like the Chelsea game last April. The motivation to beat Liverpool is much stronger.

Is this the same Pep who decides not to play with a DM in a final? Who knows what kind of crazy ideas is currently running through his head. Go weak and go home. The last time we tried to manage the end of season we got beat by the chavs in the fa cup and the champions league. Strongest team available.

 

[blueparrot]

Is this the same Pep who decides not to play with a DM in a final? Who knows what kind of crazy ideas is currently running through his head. Go weak and go home. The last time we tried to manage the end of season we got beat by the chavs in the fa cup and the champions league. Strongest team available.

It's the same Pep that knows how to manage a squad to multiple trophies, 100% right every time, no that would be a daft expectation, does he do it better than anyone else,obviously yes.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

We also have to factor Liverpool play United on Tuesday. From that perspective, we owe it to ourselves to give them another tough game.

 

[FantasyIreland]

We threw both cups away last year by going understrength against The Chavs in the fa semi. let's not make the same mistake again.need to sow doubt into these vermin.

Yep,and it still hurts.

That quad was very much on.

Worry about the next match after the main event - play your strongest 'team'.

 

[Dr Jacoby]

I’m not greedy, I’d take a Prem and CL double now.

 

[Jack74]

Can’t see us winning this one after tonight.

I think Steffan, Dias, Grealish and Jesus will come in.

Steffan

Cancelo
Stones
Dias
Ake

Grealish
Fernandinho
Gundogan

Mahrez
Sterling
Jesus

I think that will be the team apart from Zinks for Stones