Inter (A) - CL Round of 16 1st leg, Wed 16th Feb 2022 (8:00pm)

[3 Stacks]

I think if they had some of their best players in Barella and Bastoni, and gave it a go, they could frighten us. Their numbers are very good this season, especially in attack, and Inzaghi is a good coach. But as it is, they're weaker and will probably look to shithouse a result.  

[lebron]

1 hour ago, Carvalho Diablo said:

Italian sides are terrified of our blistering attacking pace.

 

They cannot match us physically or in terms of pace / tempo / pressing. They would love to drag us into a slow - slow - quick - slow chess match and try to cynically weasel their way to a win.

 

Fuck that, show them zero respect, just go out there and fucking batter them. Like City did last night and exactly like we've done to countless foreign teams over the last 5 years.

Agree with this. Rather hoping for them to play an expansive game (especially if their quickest CB is out). They are obviously no mugs, but we're as bad a matchup for them as they could get.

 

I'd go with the same team that started against Burnley, but bench Hendo.

[Reckoner]

Where is that Sugarape article from please? Very in depth.

[VladimirIlyich]

5 hours ago, AngryOfTuebrook said:

If the attacker scores, VAR would check it anyway, wouldn't they?

Yes,but it seems in Europe they are quicker in their decisions and maybe less inclined to give the marginal stuff? Maybe it will have no bearing whatsoever anyway.

[TheHowieLama]

GET THE TEAM LEAKED!!

[Butch]

I'm going for 0-3 tonight, in Europe we're too good for anyone. 

[Sugar Ape]

28 minutes ago, Reckoner said:

Where is that Sugarape article from please? Very in depth.

James Horncastle in The Athletic. 

[suzy]

23 hours ago, Reckoner said:

Here’s that YNWA from 2008. One of the comments describes it as being sung like a defiant hymn that day as the club was being dragged through the mud to the brink of extinction which sums it up nicely.  I remember how good it felt to just keep singing it and everyone else must have felt the same. I was sat under the scoreboard in the corner.

 

Everyone felt the same - except the twats next to the person filming it who kept talking! The end is brilliant.

[Josef Svejk]

European knockout match at the San Siro just over an hour away and we're under three pages. 

 

Strange times... 

[3 Stacks]

Konate and Elliott.

[alles ist gut]

3 minutes ago, 3 Stacks said:

Konate and Elliott.

Brave; I’d have played at least nine players.

[an tha]

[El Rojo]

Is Klopp trying to force Diaz out?

[AngryOfTuebrook]

3 minutes ago, an tha said:

Fucking strong bench, that. Good to see Big Div back.

[dockers_strike]

Personally, Im not convinced by Konate yet. He seems to have a gaffe about him and would much rather Joe partnered Virgil if Joel is rested. But it looks like Joe's going to be forced out and sold in the summer.

[an tha]

6 minutes ago, AngryOfTuebrook said:

Fucking strong bench, that. Good to see Big Div back.

Must be pretty much first time all season we have had everybody fit/available.

 

Hopefully it continues - we need it our fixture list is insane over next couple of weeks.

[TheHowieLama]

1 minute ago, an tha said:

Must be pretty much first time all season we have had everyvody fit/available.

 

Hopefully it continues - we need it our fixture list is insane over next couple of weeks.

Wait til Afcon.

[TD_LFC]

4 minutes ago, dockers_strike said:

Personally, Im not convinced by Konate yet. He seems to have a gaffe about him and would much rather Joe partnered Virgil if Joel is rested. But it looks like Joe's going to be forced out and sold in the summer.

Big game to bring Joe Gomez back for given he's played about 20 minutes this year, rather see him against Norwich.

[an tha]

1 minute ago, TheHowieLama said:

Wait til Afcon.

Cancelled, mate.

[easytoslip]

I like the way Klopp said that he's not worried about the draw as the only team he wouldn't like to play is us, c'mon Redmen. 

[3 Stacks]

7 minutes ago, dockers_strike said:

Personally, Im not convinced by Konate yet. He seems to have a gaffe about him and would much rather Joe partnered Virgil if Joel is rested. But it looks like Joe's going to be forced out and sold in the summer.

Gomez has barely played football this season and has been terrible when he has. You couldn't put him in such a game.

[Section_31]

Good side that against inter-natchio-nal

[KMD7]

I'll be honest lads, with Phillips gone I'm not confident about tonight.

[KMD7]

13 minutes ago, dockers_strike said:

Personally, Im not convinced by Konate yet. He seems to have a gaffe about him and would much rather Joe partnered Virgil if Joel is rested. But it looks like Joe's going to be forced out and sold in the summer.

I'd have preferred Joel starting myself. 

[bossy]

I’m never confident. Hope we win.