Liverpool Thread | 2024/25

[tunnel01]

If you beat them this week the dynamic changes totally.

Liverpool have gone to Old Trafford and the Emirates as tough away games

We (Arsenal) have gone to Chelsea, Villa, Tottenham, Newcastle, Man City,

City have gone to Chelsea, Newcastle, Brighton. This week you will chalk Anfield off the list.

As far as tough games away v the 'big 6' + Newcastle and Brighton. Arsenal have played 5 to Liverpool's 2, and after this week City will have played 4.

So if you win, Liverpool's lead at the top would be a mirage. Like in the 400m sprint. The guy who is winning after 50m is winning because he starts ahead, however toward the backend of the race, the sprinters behind have a shorter pathway to the finish line.

Wouldn't surprise me if you win this weekend. Football can work like that.

This is a big part of your fanbases problem. You a look too far ahead and don’t focus on the task at hand. The teams that are serious about the title focus on their next game and that’s it. Meanwhile you are looking at fixtures in week 32 and onwards. If Liverpool maintain their current trajectory those games will become meaningless anyway.

The reality is Arsenal are under immense pressure in the present moment and are most likely one more match of dropped points away from being out of the title race.

Are you even definitely going to beat west ham away this weekend? They are coming off a good away win over Newcastle. Manchester United at the emirates? Their new manager will be desperate to make a statement. And you can’t even draw these matches you HAVE to win

 

[M18CTID]

How have Arsenals injuries been any worse than Liverpools?

Alisson, Jota, Elliot all been injured for over a month.

Arsenal have gone for a couple of weeks without Odegaard and completely collapsed.

Fair enough. Our injuries have been worse than yours and Arsenal's put together though ;) Not that I like using injuries as an excuse but it's been a factor - not the only factor granted - in our loss of form

 

[tunnel01]

Fair enough. Our injuries have been worse than yours and Arsenal's put together though ;) Not that I like using injuries as an excuse but it's been a factor - not the only factor granted - in our loss of form

Not arguing with that. Rodri alone is completely season changing in my opinion. We went through the same thing with Van Dijk although I would argue that the position Rodri plays is even more damaging and harder to replace.

 

[TinFoilHat]

Bus wrecking
Bin dipping
Giro loving
Hubcab stealing
Bastards!

 

[the-ecstacy-of-eight]

Not arguing with that. Rodri alone is completely season changing in my opinion. We went through the same thing with Van Dijk although I would argue that the position Rodri plays is even more damaging and harder to replace.

Unfortunately Rodri IS our system, with him out we seem to have absolutely no idea how to play to any sort of decent standard. We're still trying to play Rodri-ball without Rodri and the world can see that we're a fucking shambles at present; passes going astray all over the pitch, players all leaving the ball for each other, still committing everybody to our slow possession-attack and leaving ourselves totally open to any sort of swift counter attack. And that's only the tip of the iceberg. We're so brittle, put us under any pressure and we shatter into 11 little individual pieces.

I have a horrible feeling that your lot are going to be celebrating wildly on Sunday night after giving us a total pasting.