Wednesday, 14th February - FC Porto vs Liverpool. Happy Valentine's Day

[Red House]

Defensive pessimism is the most adaptive mindset when it comes to supporting us I've found.

On the plus side, they do have a few of their best players missing too (Aboubakar, Corona, Danilo). That said, they definitely have superior full-backs to us in Ricardo Pereira and Alex Telles. But hopefully, I will be made to eat my words after they get destroyed by Salah and Sadio.

[Oh Buoy]

What the fuck is that midfield. 

[Guest]

What the fuck is that midfield. 

It's a midfield to be bypassed by both their defence to their attack and our defence and our attack. 

 

Hoof!

[Pidge]

Didn't know Ings was now in the squad.

[Russ Atmosphere]

What the fuck is that midfield.

 

Linda just tweeted the same.

[dockers_strike]

Not sure why some are going on about the midfield. Dont they trust Jurgen or something. I am hoping for the win but will take a scoring draw on the night. Come on boys.

[Jennings]

Would have preferred to have seen Oxo-Chambo or Lallana in that midfield.

[Ne Moe Imya]

What the fuck is that midfield. 

 

I'm pretty sure Klopp's thinking will have been influenced by the Southampton game. 

 

TAA was all alone out on the right against Tadic/Bertrand. Salah wasn't tracking back (and obviously you wouldn't want him doing that much), and Oxlade-Chamberlain was too far forward. I think Klopp will have seen that and put Milner in to give TAA some cover and prevent him from being overloaded by their fullback & winger.

 

I generally don't like Milner in midfield but I can see the wisdom tonight. Apparently with Aboubakar out Porto's other forwards are more hit-the-big-fella-with-the-cross types, so stopping the crosses would be more of a priority.

[Elite]

Would have preferred to have seen Oxo-Chambo or Lallana in that midfield.

I agree. There's no pace or guile in there, Winjaldum needs a big game sick of him being a passenger, at least he scored a few times last year (At home, where else?) but even that's dried up.

[Marko121]

Stevie seems to have confirmed that Can is leaving on BT Sport.

 

Tell us something we don’t know

[Simbo]

Stevie seems to have confirmed that Can is leaving on BT Sport.

 

Tell us something we don’t know

Was literally just coming on to say exactly the same thing.

[Gym Beglin]

Milner is better than any of Porto's midfield.

 

Honestly, you give them too much credit. They haven't lost a game this season, won loads and yet there's a rizla between the top 3.

 

I'd be more worried if we were drawn against Sporting or Benfica.  Aboubakar has just been a flat track bully against shite defences, someone like Benteke would score 50 in that league.

[an tha]

Wijnaldum to break his away duck tonight.

[Elite]

Stevie seems to have confirmed that Can is leaving on BT Sport.

 

Tell us something we don’t know

He's talented but very replaceable.

[TheHowieLama]

Our midfield is going to run around -- ALOT

[ianfitz]

Anyone have a stream?

[TheHowieLama]

I could do with that too

[an tha]

He's talented but very replaceable.

I think he is very upgradable and hopefully we will upgrade.

[Elite]

Anyone have a stream?

All sizes?

[Nelly-Szoboszlai]

Roses are red,

Violets are technically purple,

A van Dijk bullet header,

Reminiscent of Skrtel.

[TheHowieLama]

Roses are red

Shamrocks are green

one of you fuckers

send me a stream

[El Rojo]

Roses are red,

Violets are blue,

Life is a series of

Disappointments of varying degrees

[Strontium]

Portugal such a hard place to go. Can see this being a repeat of the Benfica tie in 2006. Narrow away defeat, batter them at home and get sucker punched.

 

A score draw would be utopia.

[Carvalho Diablo]

Roses are red

Violets are mauve

Michael Owen

Ya fucking dwarf.

[Carvalho Diablo]

Reds to stick 4 past the greasy cunts in a St Valentine's Day massacre.