Coffee_Johnny Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 @TheBrownBottle @St1pe @Miggys First Goal Stand-up, take a bow, it’s fecking dire reading in here without your combination of optimism, blind hope and superstitious totty-waving! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokerprince2004 Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Can see this being tighter than a lot of people think. Their last 3 home games they drew twice and the other they were 3-2 down to Fulham with 5 minutes to go. Going for a surprise 2-1 win Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Before the season started I had this game circled in my mind after last year. Wanted it even more after the collapse at home. Now I wish we could skip it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Bizarrely, I think this is the perfect tonic... for a few reasons. 1. It doesn't derail a good run of results. 2. When confidence is low we might as well get Anfield out of the way. 3. Playing a quality opposition often raises focus/standards going forward. 4. There's zero expectations. Looking at it, this is our hardest fixture in the second half of the season (Emirates aside). Get this fucker out the way and the only way is up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Also, if Eddie wants to experiment, Anfield is the day (Gordon and Miggy are fucked): Dubravka Schar Lascelles Botman Trippier Livramento Longstaff Bruno Joelinton Isak Wilson Give Isak a free role to run the channels, which is where Liverpool are weak. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinky Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 I would love it, just love it..........3-4 with last minute, extra time winner from Isak Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 1 minute ago, Jinky said: I would love it, just love it..........3-4 with last minute, extra time winner from Isak Miggy right foot Shirley? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 I wonder if Eddie has figured out a plan to stop their runners getting in behind us? Even before Forest tore gaping holes through our midfield, Liverpool have made a habit of getting in behind us when we push too many forward leaving our defenders chasing shadows. The defence Howe put out against Forest was too slow to cope with their pace in wide positions. We need a better plan this time to make sure there is less open space for the likes of Nunez, Salah and Luis to attack. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginola14 Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 some cause for optimism... last time we went to Anfield it was a pretty patched up team, without Bruno, ASM and Wilson, while Botman stayed on the bench and Isak was making his debut, yet we should have really won it or at least drawn (Isak's disallowed second was a brilliant goal that should have stood imo) This time we should have Isak, Bruno, Botman, and Gordon starting, hopefully all fired up for this knocking Liverpool off their perch would be so sweet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 1 hour ago, STM said: Also, if Eddie wants to experiment, Anfield is the day (Gordon and Miggy are fucked): Dubravka Schar Lascelles Botman Trippier Livramento Longstaff Bruno Joelinton Isak Wilson Give Isak a free role to run the channels, which is where Liverpool are weak. Is Lascelles back? I don’t think trying something new is a bad idea Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinky Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Last time I saw us at Anfield we lost 6-0....... (You'll be pleased to know I wont be jinxing them on Monday!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geogaddi Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Play the likes of Ritchie and the rest of the reserves , keep our best players for the derby . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoot Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Hopefully the 6 day break has done the lads good. First time we've had 6 days off since the beginning of the season. Hopefully no one gets Injured or sent off so they miss the Derby. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy84 Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Can the football gods please be kind and we get a break in this game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stottie Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 3 hours ago, Dr Jinx said: I had been putting the whole fatigue thing down to the injuries we had but we were pretty much full strength when we played these and we got knackered at around 70 mins. They took full advantage. At the current state of the squad, we’ll be toast by the 35 minute mark. The SJP game was flukey as anything, and I wouldn't dwell on those particular 90 minutes. However Liverpool are the strongest team in the league in the second half. They've only conceded five second half goals in 19 games. They've scored 15 out of their 37 goals in the last 15 minutes. https://www.soccerstats.com/timing.asp?league=england We have conceded 7 in the last fifteen, nearly double any other 15 min period of games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Captain Nunez in FF Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holloway Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Can see us scoring first here and trying to cling on, but it won't work Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rutland Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 1 hour ago, Ginola14 said: last time we went to Anfield it was a pretty patched up team They have massively improved since then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEFAFWISP Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Minimal chance of a clean sheet so just don't pick up any injuries and keep Nunez from Chris Wooding us please lads. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_R Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 43 minutes ago, Holloway said: Can see us scoring first here and trying to cling on, but it won't work It barely ever does. Any team needs to offer a threat at the other end of the pitch or it'll end badly more often than not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattoon Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 15 hours ago, El Prontonise said: Your incredibly naive if you actually think they'll be like this. Their home record is very good. Not naive, just trying to stay positive in the face of death Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erikse Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, rutland said: They have massively improved since then. They beat Man Utd 7-0 last season at Anfield, while this season they drew 0-0. They are more stable this season, but it's mostly their away form that has improved. Their home form is similar to last season (meaning they were really good at home when we met them last season). Edited December 29, 2023 by Erikse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Away Toon Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 5 hours ago, STM said: Also, if Eddie wants to experiment, Anfield is the day (Gordon and Miggy are fucked): Dubravka Schar Lascelles Botman Trippier Livramento Longstaff Bruno Joelinton Isak Wilson Give Isak a free role to run the channels, which is where Liverpool are weak. Eddie definitely doesn't change formations and generally doesn't rotate never mind experiment. He appears after two years here to be tactically as inflexible as it gets. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Just now, Away Toon said: Eddie definitely doesn't change formations and generally doesn't rotate never mind experiment. He appears after two years here to be tactically as inflexible as it gets. Seems strange given he took a year or more out of the game to educate himself and address his weaknesses. Doesn’t feel like someone who wouldn’t be thinking hard about how to solve every single problem we have. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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