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

[dockers_strike]

Predictably, there have been more reports of Porto being poor than Liverpool being excellent.

 

I wonder how many more times it has to happen before people realize the two are not unrelated.

 

Always has been since that lot down the East Lancs revival. Oppos talked as being world beaters before we play them then when we have spanked them they were Conference standard all along. I take it as a backhanded compliment and just smile to myself.

[The Golden Eel]

How would people like to see us approach the second leg?

 

Aiming for a 6-0 loss, hopefully.

[s(k)aturation]

Aiming for a 6-0 loss, hopefully.

 

 

That would be ideal.

[Ranxerox]

Predictably, there have been more reports of Porto being poor than Liverpool being excellent.

I wonder how many more times it has to happen before people realize the two are not unrelated.

I imagine if you took a poll of other club's supporters asking "who do you want to draw next round" we would be at or near bottom on every list.

[goose]

Repped for starting the match thread, at last! I've got tickets to this and am taking my 12 year old to his first ever game. I'm not sure who is more excited, him or me.

What a great, great night. Unforgettable.

[Josef Svejk]

What a great, great night. Unforgettable.

Lucky kid!

[Ranxerox]

What a great, great night. Unforgettable.

You know you an your lad have to attend every game from here on right?

[magicrat]

How would people like to see us approach the second leg?

 

Give some much needed game time to the likes of Clyne, Klavan, Lallana, Ings and Solanke or keep up our momentum in the competition and go hell for leather with our first XI again?

 

Rest as many as possible ahead on the Manc game.  Mo, Mane and Bobby on the bench for starters

[rubble-rouser]

Predictably, there have been more reports of Porto being poor than Liverpool being excellent.

 

I wonder how many more times it has to happen before people realize the two are not unrelated.

Pissed me off when the commentators were saying how easy it was for us. If it was easy it was easy because we worked our balls off and made life horrible for them. We were rewarded for hard work

 

 

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[goose]

Lucky kid!

Yes, at 3 nil the Porto fans were saying that this just never happened to them at home. After the match I said to him, do you how lucky you are, we haven't won away in Portugal for over 30 years?

His reply, "yeah, and I got to see Gary McAllister!"

[stringvest]

Pissed me off when the commentators were saying how easy it was for us. If it was easy it was easy because we worked our balls off and made life horrible for them. We were rewarded for hard work

 

 

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agree with that, but we work hard most games and don't often come away with a 0-5.

[moof]

agree with that, but we work hard most games and don't often come away with a 0-5.

More often than most other teams in world football.

[Pureblood]

No BBC article on us today, like there was all day about Spurs and their incredible comeback in Turin.  In fact it's still there.  

[stringvest]

More often than most other teams in world football.

 

 

I don't know about that.  But I don't remember us having many games as easy as that this year, though we've only just got VVD and Wijnaldum turned up and looked a decent player last night.  It was a great team performance overall though.

[Pureblood]

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!

 

 

 

 

Roses are red

Wijnaldum is shit

 

 

Tough start so far. Our weak midfield is struggling.

 

 

Yeah it's largely non-existent. We really lack that driving presence in there, Keita can't come quick enough.

 

 

Our midfield is utter shit. May as well not be there.

 

 

 

This midfield is going to cost us big

Offers fuck all offensively or defensively

No pace,no bite no guile

 

 

Sad but true. Porto always seem to have a decent midfield setup so I don't expect us to dominate them. Hopefully we can just get a smash-and-grab win tonight.

 

 

Midfield absolutely dire

 

 

Do you think it ever crosses Henderson or Wijnaldums mind to move to receive a pass, when our back 4 are endlessly passing the ball between themselves?

 

 

 

Load of shite.

[moof]

Negged by accident when I went to rep, apologies.

[Pureblood]

Negged by accident when I went to rep, apologies.

 

It's like that on every match thread.

 

Then we usually win, and the same people post it again on the next match thread.  Asinine.  

[Oh Buoy]

Load of shite.

I apologise for being a hysterical fanny.

[Pureblood]

I apologise for being a hysterical fanny.

 

Yeah, Buoyyyyyyyyy.

[dylstar]

No BBC article on us today, like there was all day about Spurs and their incredible comeback in Turin. In fact it's still there.

Yes we’ve won 5-0 away from home but let’s not get carried away it’s not like we’ve come from 2-0 down to draw now is it.

[s(k)aturation]

Some banal BBC article blowing smoke up our arse - would just want to make me vomit anyway.

[an tha]

I've decided I like us playing in the orange! Think we've always done well when wearing it

The echo have out the mockers on it now though!

 

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/bold-citrus-proving-liverpools-good-14293889

[Pureblood]

Yes we’ve won 5-0 away from home but let’s not get carried away it’s not like we’ve come from 2-0 down to draw now is it.

 

Just how did Spurs do it?  And how impressive was it?  It was so impressive. I've been asking myself all day "how impressive was that?". 

[Harry Squatter]

Be hilarious if Juventus beat them at Wembley.

[Anubis]

Amusing to watch Spurs getting lauded for draws at places we've gone and won.