UCL - Madrid v Liverpool

[Dr. J]

If Rodgers put out a second team line-up I wouldn't blame Madrid for going after a cricket score against us as a way of showing how a real club behaves.

 

I wish I hadn't read that supposed line-up as it will leave me fucking seething until we know for sure.

[The Golden Eel]

I've heard this is the team

 

Mignolet

Manquillo-Toure-Ilori-Smith

Lucas

Can-Henderson

Ibe

Borini-Suarez

 

Could be bullshit but it's from a trusted source

[Section_31]

[Tony Moanero]

I can't fathom why people bother using Twitter for football.

[RobbieOR]

Same reason why people use forums.

 

You'd actually be suited to it, Tony. Because you never post anything on here over 140 characters!

[ngogswilly]

I'm telling you lads, Markovic is going to do it tonight. I have a feeling. 

 

*Disclaimer - We'll still get beat like

[Tony Moanero]

I wish I hadn't read that supposed line-up as it will leave me fucking seething until we know for sure.

Fucking hell. Are you about fifteen?

[aRdja]

I can't fathom why people bother using Twitter for football.

Why not?

[Torvald Utne]

Another version of the the am has Balotelli and Borini starting, no Lambert or Coutinho.

 

@Karlton81: Mignolet

Johnson Skrtel Kolo Moreno

Henderson Lucas Lallana

Markovic Balotelli Borini

I'd be all for that in a 442

[aRdja]

Real play with no DM, to best exploit that we need to play someone between the lines, maybe Balotelli just behind Borini.

[an tha]

Should be buzzing for this, these are the games we have been missing for too long.

 

Thing is I am dreading it though, just hope the players are bang up for it and not dreading it.

 

What better way to silence the critics than doing a job on these on their own ground tonight....

 

I'd go with this side:

 

Mig

 

Manquillo

Moreno

Skrtel

Lovren

 

Henderson

Can

Allen

 

Lallana

Sterling

Balotelli

[Tony Moanero]

Why not?

An awful lot of it seems to be bullshit.

[Nelly-Szoboszlai]

5 at the back and try and hold on for a point.

 

That'd do, for me

[Tony Moanero]

Same reason why people use forums.

 

You'd actually be suited to it, Tony. Because you never post anything on here over 140 characters!

Fair enough. I use this forum because it's a relatively enjoyable way of killing time, not for for bullshit team line-ups so that I can get angry about supposed inclusions/exclusions hours before kick-off.

 

For your information I've tried Twitter but didn't like it.

 

I don't think I'll ever understand, why some people, take the piss out of others for not making dead long posts on an internet forum. It's not a competition.

[ratcatcher]

I've heard this is the team

 

Mignolet

Manquillo-Toure-Ilori-Smith

Lucas

Can-Henderson

Ibe

Borini-Suarez

 

Could be bullshit but it's from a trusted source

 

LOL! That had me going for a minute!

[Lario]

Should be buzzing for this, these are the games we have been missing for too long.

 

Thing is I am dreading it though, just hope the players are bang up for it and not dreading it.

 

What better way to silence the critics than doing a job on these on their own ground tonight....

 

I'd go with this side:

 

Mig

 

Manquillo

Moreno

Skrtel

Lovren

 

Henderson

Can

Allen

 

Lallana

Sterling

Balotelli

 

This is correct.

 

If Johnson is in the team, we'll get bummed bigtime.

[stringvest]

I've heard this is the team

 

Mignolet

Manquillo-Toure-Ilori-Smith

Lucas

Can-Henderson

Ibe

Borini-Suarez

 

Could be bullshit but it's from a trusted source

 

I like the look of that team.  

[stringvest]

I don't care what team we put out.  We should have enough to beat them comfortably.  

[Anubis]

Don't need to win. Just show me some fight this time. If we lose, we lose. But make them work for it.

[Jairzinho]

4(narrow)-2-2-1-1.

 

Mignolet

Toure Skrtel Lovren Sakho

Can Lucas 

Henderson Allen

Lallana

Sterling

 

If your name isn't Lallana or Sterling you will be getting fined for crossing the halfway line in open play. From set pieces, Lallana takes, Skrtel and Lovren go up, everyone else goes back. Coutinho for Lallana, Borini for Sterling, Rossiter for whichever of the double double pivot gets tired first (probably Lucas). The game should end with all 14 of our players being booked for time wasting.

 

We can do this if we ensure that there is no more than 20 seconds of uninterrupted actual football taking place at any point within the 90 minutes.

 

Believe.

[Gym Beglin]

Madrid will score within 10 minutes, I'm putting a fiver on it.

 

If we try to attack, we're dead meat.

If we try to defend deep, we're dead meat.

 

Rodgers has turned two glamour ties against Madrid into a joke. He's playing possum, so small-time.

[Section_31]

It's games like this where our philosophy falls down. There are ways of beating superior opponents, that's part of the joy of football, but it requires tactical nous and discipline, two things we have very little of. When your only way of playing is to attack, when (a) your attack force is broken up or isn't playing well, or ( b ) the opponent's attack is better than yours, you're fucked.

 

Under Houllier or Rafa a backs to the wall victory would have been plausible, almost no chance of it tonight though unless Madrid really can't be arsed. Doubt that though, they'll smell blood and beating a side like Liverpool still makes waves. I fear a few Oles' tonight.

[Rapey Hugh]

Time for alehouse tactics gents. Just hack the fuck out of them, Pulis style. There is no shame in going out to just fuck them up and nick a point. I'd back Lucas for this one, if he is one of 2 DM then he can still do the required dirty work. Lambert up top, elbows akimbo.

We will be fine. plus we will have this beast locking shit up at the back:

[Stickman]

It's games like this where our philosophy falls down. There are ways of beating superior opponents, that's part of the joy of football, but it requires tactical nous and discipline, two things we have very little of. When your only way of playing is to attack, when (a) your attack force is broken up or isn't playing well, or ( b ) the opponent's attack is better than yours, you're fucked.

 

Under Houllier or Rafa a backs to the wall victory would have been plausible, almost no chance of it tonight though unless Madrid really can't be arsed. Doubt that though, they'll smell blood and beating a side like Liverpool still makes waves. I fear a few Oles' tonight.

 

 

Have to agree with that, I remember the game a couple of weeks ago and seeing the side that was put out and thinking we are treating this game as if we are playing QPR not the European Champions.....

Rogers hasn't got it in him to be tactically cute and be defensive at this time hopefully it's something he gains but he hasn't proved that as yet...

 

For the first time in my life supporting Liverpool I'm genuinely scared of what another team could do to us tonight.....

[INTORRESTING]

I am convinced we will get bummed so that's why we'll win