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

[alexmcity]

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 who knows better how to manage a team than people on the net. If some fans agree with you about his *mistakes*, this doesn't mean they are mistakes indeed. He isn't perfect and takes wrong decisions at times, but precisely which decisions are wrong is less obvious and certain than some may think. Consensus among amateurs doesn't amount to much more than just another (amateurish) opinion.

If you think you know better how to prepare the team for Saturday or the final weeks of the season, OK, tell us what should be done. Pep might be reading this thread, who knows :)

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

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

Put the kids in, kick them off the park and take the red cards.

 

[Kompany & co]

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

How about.

Ederson
Stones dias Laporte ake
Foden rodri gundo cancelo
jesus grealish
Different but strong.

 

[Eric Hitchmough]

How about.

Ederson
Stones dias Laporte ake
Foden rodri gundo cancelo
jesus grealish
Different but strong.

I can’t see him picking Ederson sadly.

 

[Kompany & co]

I can’t see him picking Ederson sadly.

I'd be happy with steffan. And maybe swap bernado for gundo or grealish.

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

Tricky to know who is where in terms of fitness without having access to all the fancy data that City have. Grealish, Sterling and Jesus makes sense, and Bernie is the fittest player I've ever seen play for City, so he might have to come in with Fernandinho and one of Gudno and Rodri. Luckily for us, Diaz will hopefully be back to his best and Ake is in the best form of his City career right now.

 

[birchwoodgingerste]

How about.

Ederson
Stones dias Laporte ake
Foden rodri gundo cancelo
jesus grealish
Different but strong.

Or zinchenko left mid cancelli right mid to block the channels

 

[nellyonthewing]

Mahrez should still be fresh after Wednesday.

 

[WestGorton]

I think Silva and Foden must take a break on the bench. Steffen will start. Don't think Dias will start yet but your never know.

 

[inchy14]

Steffen
Cancelo
Dias
Laporte
Ake
Rhodri
Fernandinho
Bernardo
Sterling
Grealish
Jesus

that’s enough fresh legs and experience to beat the dirty scouse rats.