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

[Chak19]

Got a Riyad winner written all over it Saturday.

Unfortunately he usually shits the bed against the scousers.

 

[hihosilva]

Steffen
Cancelo Stones Dias Ake
Bernardo Fern Gundogan
Jesus Sterling Grealish

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

Don't want to hear about injuries and fatigue , weve got 30k fans going down to Wembley and we should put eleven players out who are capable of beating the Dippers. Leave the excuses to other teams , we have a few knocks and it was a tough game against Madrid , but start the game on the front foot like we did at the Etihad and show the scouser what we are made of , on and off the pitch

 

[1978 & still here]

We will do them. Raheem and the boys will step up. Bluemoon.

 

[DATOIA]

------------------------------------steffen-------------------------------------
cancelo-----------stones----------------------laporte------------------ake
--------------------------------------fern--------------------------------------
---------------------foden-----------------------zinchenko------------------
------Jesus-------------------------sterling--------------------grealish-----

offense:


------------------------------------steffen-------------------------------------
stones-----------------------------laporte---------------------------------ake
-----------------fern-----------------------------------zinchenko--------------
------cancelo-----------------------foden--------------------grealish-------
---------------------Jesus------------------------sterling---------------------

defense:

------------------------------------steffen-------------------------------------
cancelo-------------stones----------------------laporte------------------ake
----------Jesus--------------------fern----------------------zinchenko-------
-------------------foden------------------------------grealish------------------
-----------------------------------sterling--------------------------------------

Jesus will help Cancelo a lot against Mane
zinchenko and ake will cope with the Salah

foden and grealish can be a big surprise for the midfield..

Ruben can also get a chance in the second half and substitute either stones or laporte or cancelo..

Bernardo Rodri Gundo Mahrez will get a rest..
Gundo and Mahrez are 30+ and Bernardo-Rodri definitely need it after the last three game's heroics.
KDB and Walker definitely need a rest doesn't matter it's injury or not, maybe second half for KDB..

I think we have a chance here, Grealish-Jesus are well rested, Zinchenko always performs when given such an opportunity..

Hopefully Foden and Cancelo recover and will be ready.. Stones-Laporte duo won't have problem, 100% sure..

 

[BlueCityfan]

I'd be pleasantly surprised if we managed to win this. Because Liverpool will have their strongest 11 available while we will be just short. Anyways, it's just one game and the final is after the league is over. So there is no excuses or a way to rationalize about how losing or throwing this game would somehow help us in the league.

 

[MCFC1993]

I'd be pleasantly surprised if we managed to win this. Because Liverpool will have their strongest 11 available while we will be just short. Anyways, it's just one game and the final is after the league is over. So there is no excuses or a way to rationalize about how losing or throwing this game would somehow help us in the league.

FA Cup Final is May 14th.
Our penultimate league game will get moved to May 17th/18th.
Our last league game is May 22nd.

 

[BlueCityfan]

FA Cup Final is May 14th.
Our penultimate league game will get moved to May 17th/18th.
Our last league game is May 22nd.

Really? I thought the final was always after the league is over? Strange.....

Still want badly to win this. If only to deny Liverpool the possibility of a quad.

 

[hammocity]

I’m going:

Steffen

attacking full backs/midfielders, Zinny and Cancelo with Dias, Stones and Ake back three.

Just in front of the back three, holding mid, Ferdy


Other 4, Grealish, Jesus, Sterling and Foden

It’s important to give the lads a rest before Brighton and Watford.

 

[Oystercatcher28]

Really? I thought the final was always after the league is over? Strange.....

Still want badly to win this. If only to deny Liverpool the possibility of a quad.

Played Stoke 2011 in Cup final followed by the league game against Stoke (W) three days later, the Bolton (W). Wigan in cup final was followed by Reading (W) and Norwich (L).

2018/19 was special. The cup final as the domestic season finale was special. It's sad finals aren't the end of the season. I understand play-offs etc, but even they should be played before the Cup final.

Quite nervous about the Scousers in the semi. Hope we can edge it.