FA Cup

[El Rojo]

Would love to see us have a right crack at this now, particularly given that we surely have to take the Everton game relatively seriously.

 

Maybe the last few days might have made the tournament less of a headache than previously perceived. We’ll also have even more top quality players coming back from injury in the coming weeks. 

 

Why not go all out for everything?

 

Your thoughts and reflections on the same are encouraged. 

[Dr Nowt]

[Guest Pistonbroke]

I think the nature of the draw will see us put out a reasonably good team, plus Jürgen will want to get one back on Ancelotti. Obviously I want us to win all our games, but this cup really is third on the list as far as our remaining fixtures this season go. It will be interesting to see how we approach it if we beat Everton and get a favourable draw. Especially if our lead in the league increases and like you say players coming back. 

[Guest]

Win every game we play and we win every tournament we enter. 

 

But the League and Champions League surely must be the priority at this stage of the season. 

[Guest]

Oh and PM'D. 

[Lee909]

Reckon Nat Phillips will start. He'll want to rest one of the CBs. Its the fact we can end up with replays that cause shit in this. Sadly I'm not that arsed about it, especially not this year. Get the title won and progress in the champions league. Everything else is miles down the list. 

[Ronnie Whelan]

6 minutes ago, Lee909 said:

Reckon Nat Phillips will start. He'll want to rest one of the CBs. Its the fact we can end up with replays that cause shit in this. Sadly I'm not that arsed about it, especially not this year. Get the title won and progress in the champions league. Everything else is miles down the list. 

Yeah he has to play him imo. Curtis Jones as well. Would like Virgil to get a break and probably Joey if the other lads aren't back yet.

 

A few weeks ago, i was worried about our lead being whitled down. Now, I'd like a cup run and see where it takes us.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

I wonder how Ancelotti will approach this game being as he's fresh to things. I honestly can't see him playing a full team as he'll probably still harbour thoughts of getting into the EL next season and will want to see his full squad play over the next few games. Probably a reason that them beating Newcastle is better for us, plus they have City away in the league after the Toon. 

[A_S]

Div

Shaq

Mini-me

BGJ

Adriaaaan

Naby/Gini

Lallana

 

It's still a pretty solid team, though the back 4 could be an issue, with only kids available as back-ups in defence. 

[s(k)aturation]

 

Yep, why not.... 

 

Win the treble that the Mancs denied us in 77.

[Lee909]

22 minutes ago, Ronnie Whelan said:

Yeah he has to play him imo. Curtis Jones as well. Would like Virgil to get a break and probably Joey if the other lads aren't back yet.

 

A few weeks ago, i was worried about our lead being whitled down. Now, I'd like a cup run and see where it takes us.

Reckon you might see Origi, Shaqiri and Minamino for the cup game 

[Toxteth O'Grady]

Put the best team out, outplay and hammer the poisonous small time no marks and then put the under 12's out if we draw Wolves as a thank you to them and then support them all the way to Wembley.

[Anubis]

I’d like to see us play a strong team to dump Everton out, followed by a second string in later rounds....

[aRdja]

Adrian

Hoever

Matip/Lovren (whoever’s fit)

Phillips

Milner

Fabinho

Lallana

Oxlade-Chamberlain

Shaqiri

Minamino

Origi

[mgw100]

That is optimistic, injury wise, mate. If we see Ox in January, I will be pleasantly surprised. Also doubt any of Fabinho, Matip or Lovren will be back. There's no sign of that yet from Klopp's updates.

[deiseach]

7 hours ago, Toxteth O'Grady said:

Put the best team out, outplay and hammer the poisonous small time no marks and then put the under 12's out if we draw Wolves as a thank you to them and then support them all the way to Wembley.

Wolves are owed nothing. NOTHING. 

[Bjornebye]

Fuck Prince Charles 

 

 

oh and win this 

[Grinch]

Couldn't care less.   It's shit, slightly less than the league Cup but not by much.   Neither domestic cup holds any water these days. 

[scudger99]

Beat Everton then hope we draw Villa.  Give Villa a well owed severe rectal trauma then do our best to win the trophy.

I still love the FA Cup and would to see Henderson lift it.  It'll be a good competition to start giving Minimino games too.

A good day out at Wembley come the end of the season.

Remember the days it was nicknamed Anfield South ?

[KMD7]

49 minutes ago, Grinch said:

Couldn't care less.   It's shit, slightly less than the league Cup but not by much.   Neither domestic cup holds any water these days. 

This. 

[Bjornebye]

54 minutes ago, Grinch said:

Couldn't care less.   It's shit, slightly less than the league Cup but not by much.   Neither domestic cup holds any water these days. 

 

4 minutes ago, KMD7 said:

This. 

Nah no way. It still punches me in the gut getting knocked out of the cup. Cup finals are boss days. 

[KMD7]

Just now, Bjornebye said:

 

Nah no way. It still punches me in the gut getting knocked out of the cup. Cup finals are boss days. 

If we get to a final I'd obviously be delighted but I dont want anything to jeopardize us finally getting our hands on no 19. 

[TheDrowningMan]

It’s the obvious opportunity to rest players, and the fact that it’s against Everton should do nothing to change that. I hope to see a side along the lines of the one that knocked Arsenal out of the League Cup - The obvious starting changes to that team would be Adrian for Kelleher, Lovren for Gomez if fit, Minamino for Brewster and, now that Keita is on a really good run, have Curtis Jones take his place for this one.

[dockers_strike]

14 hours ago, El Rojo said:

Would love to see us have a right crack at this now, particularly given that we surely have to take the Everton game relatively seriously.

 

Maybe the last few days might have made the tournament less of a headache than previously perceived. We’ll also have even more top quality players coming back from injury in the coming weeks. 

 

Why not go all out for everything?

 

Your thoughts and reflections on the same are encouraged. 

No, just no.

[Bobby Hundreds]

Nah fuck this thing.