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

[Bill Walker]

To the tune of Grocer Jack

Gucci Jack
Gucci Jack
With sexy calves and hair swept back
Wont let us down oh no no no

Sounds like you fancy his calves mate :)

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Think we are in for a surprise this afternoon and a very good one at that.

I hope you are right mate, as I fear 3 or 4-1.

The midfield legs are knackered. Would love to see Delap in the starting line up and at least get a supply line in to him.

He's a big lad and can also hold it up for our midfield runners.

 

[heslops barnet]

Lots of space in behind both defences today on that big pitch
The long ball over the defence is a good weapon on this pitch

Etihad has the largest pitch size and dippers one of the smallest, should suit us better….

 

[If I die in the Kippax St]

for me the front 3 has to be foden sterling jesus - that front 3 will press the liverpool back 4 all day and they dont like it...it has pace to get in behind and lots of work rate as well...

this what serves us well vs the scousers

midfield3 has to be bernardo, KDB and rodri - playing gundogan vs liverpool can cause an issue - he struggles with their intesity at times......but it all depends on the fitness of KDB

Back 4 - hopefully walker is fit as we need his pace and it allows cancello to play on the left where he is better.....

If Dias is fit to play id drop Laporte personally but that would be quite harsh potentially

Ederson in goal but im guessing Pep will play Steffan as a guess as he is the cup keeper.....if it goes to penalties he is potentially slightly better in this situation that Eddie but for the overall game and our build up Ederson is the obious choice

Just feel that the midweek battle will have taken it out of us.

These guys are athletes and used to playing every three days plus the bounce from reaching the semi chumps league. So I don’t hold with the theory of tired legs. It’s what we do being involved at the business end of the season. I’d gladly take 6 points from the next 2 league games against a result today.

 

[mat]

Sounds like you fancy his calves mate :)

I'm envious of them.

I was at work for the soton game. The match was on on the mess room and the three women in there who dont like football had a collective sploosh when they saw him.

 

[heslops barnet]

Hope Pep doesn’t out Pep himself, we know what he’s like…..

 

[Jesus H Gabz]

Stones hasnt played too much this last 8 weeks

Or this season, but it’s well known his body doesn’t hold up well playing twice a week over long periods, better to rest him now, but I suppose the med team will know best

 

[JewelZee]

I hope you are right mate, as I fear 3 or 4-1.

The midfield legs are knackered. Would love to see Delap in the starting line up and at least get a supply line in to him.

He's a big lad and can also hold it up for our midfield runners.

 

[JewelZee]

That's why I would drop either Phil or Grealish into KDB's spot next to Bernardo...

 

[Katsunari Takayama]

In spite of our midweek exertions and injuries and the dippers having rested their better players we’re still comfortably favourites for today’s game. Come on you blues.