Tottenham vs Liverpool (August 31st, 2014)

[Reckoner]

My mate works at melwood, ffs

No, but a delta driver told me he looked quite spiritely the following day. On this basis he should start.

[JermainePennant]

I think this RCB and LCB thing is a load of shite. Play the best two. I've seen plenty of right footed CBs playing together. Why is it a problem with two left footed?

 

And people slating Lovren after three games for the club is also a load of shite. Just fuck off with that.

It shouldn't be a problem but for some it is, if you look back to last season when kolo started struggling it was when he was moved to lcb but him playing a lot of games in a row also played a part.

[Babb'sBurstNad]

Feeling strangely pessimistic about this one for some reason; though I did feel the same about this fixture last year and that turned out alright.

 

This is the kind of game that could point to whether we're actually shifting to a slightly more pragmatic approach, as many hoped, or if we're just going to keep exposing the CBs and asking them to cope with it.

 

Spurs' attack is nothing special, but if we just let them run at our defence while they're full of confidence we'll continue to leak goals.

 

They're ripe for the counter though, their back line is nothing special, so hopefully this is the game to knock the early wind out of their sails.

[Pureblood]

Brigant Bollocks, more like. 

[alles ist gut]

Brigant Bollocks, more like.

Lack of Solidarity.

[Captain]

I would really like us to keep a clean sheet in this one. We need to get our defensive act together.

[Brigant Moloch]

Lack of Solidarity.

 

glad you've quoted him because I've blocked him 87 years ago:D

 

 

I would really like us to keep a clean sheet in this one. We need to get our defensive act together.

 

 

no chance.

[stringvest]

I will NEVER give Lovren a chance, I know he's a red now etc. but he's just mediocre, I knew it, he won't get better, he's been always like that, he's 25, and we'll give away many goals because he won't be benched, he costed 20mil for fuck's sake. 20mil! Benatia costed 23mil, one of the best CBs in the world. 20mil for The Leader of Men? Fucking ABYSMAL business.

 

This is the sort of cunt we have to put up with these days.  The internet has a lot to answer for.  

[Josef Svejk]

This is the sort of cunt we have to put up with these days.  The internet has a lot to answer for.  

 

I think he's often a very good poster. But he's either lost his mind completely or is on a monumental bender.

[Brigant Moloch]

nah I just hate Lovren. can't help it

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

Serbia & Montenegro you clit, I'm too old and can't remember the split. Excuse my Alzheimer.

 

 

 

You're right, but I was asked a question. I answered. But You're right, way too early to give him Johnson-esque abuse, 2 years from now.

 

Cheers dude. One of the things that got most people about Code was he made his mind up the first minute and then banged on about it for years regardless of what happened. If he's shit in 2 years time then he will get dogs abuse anyway.

[Pureblood]

Bloody internet fans.

[cloggypop]

Bloody internet fans.

 

It is quite good though.

[Pureblood]

It is quite good though.

 

Aye, it's a belter. 

[Allan]

Confirmed #LFC team v @SpursOfficial: Mignolet, Manquillo, Moreno, Lovren, Sakho, Gerrard, Allen, Henderson, Sterling, Sturridge, Balotelli

 

Confirmed #LFC subs v @SpursOfficial: Jones, Enrique, Toure, Lambert, Coutinho, Can, Markovic

 

Spurs team - Lloris ; Dier, Kaboul, Vertonghen, Rose ; Capoue, Bentaleb ; Lamela, Eriksen, Chadli ; Adebayor

[ZonkoVille77]

Diamonds are forever

[Joe Strummer]

Lallana clearly still not fit then.

[TheHowieLama]

Rodgers gets it.

[Captain]

Finally we get to see Lovren and Sakho. Fingers crossed they hit it off instantly.

 

I'm also pleased with Mario and Daniel up front. A lot of pace on the counter with those two plus Sterling.

[Mook]

Lallana clearly still not fit then.

Was looking foward to seeing him coming off the bench too.

 

Looks a good team and decent subby options.

[Phoenix]

I like the front three. Sterling, Balotelli and Sturrridge.

 

SBS instead of the SAS.

[Russ Atmosphere]

Great to see Balotelli and not so great to see that back four. Need to score first here I think.

[Dr. J]

Love the team. Let's win this fucking game and get the season started.

[Babb'sBurstNad]

Pedant's note: I never liked the fact that people included the "and" to make the A in SAS.

 

I suppose without it we'd have the SS, so it's understandable, but still.

[Captain]

Yeah, that's the back four I'd like to get a few games together. Hopefully they'll work well together from the off.