Liverpool vs United Match Thread
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Wisdom...and i don't mind that.
Kelly...
Free kicks aplenty then
we should press in 3's, high tempo, a la Barca at their peak.
Lucas needs a massive game for us.
That article is a good article, i've been massively excited for this game, these are the games all football fans look forward to, and I fucking love it.
Playing against the Mancs and winning is one of those fixtures where you have a huge grin on your face for days after it.
I remember the 4-1 at Old Trafford watching it with 4 Mancs and the glee on my face after it.
I hope we batter these cunts.
That article is a good article, i've been massively excited for this game, these are the games all football fans look forward to, and I fucking love it.
Playing against the Mancs and winning is one of those fixtures where you have a huge grin on your face for days after it.
I remember the 4-1 at Old Trafford watching it with 4 Mancs and the glee on my face after it.
I hope we batter these cunts.
Read he could be out of the game tomorrow. Hope its true tbh
Can you get hold of at least two of them?
You know what, I've never, ever realised that.Hold on, there was 4 of them and 1 of you and the score was 4-1?
*phones all mancs in the phonebook*
Not sure if this has been mentioned but, this guy is the ref:
Andre Marriner
Notable game incident involving LFC:
* Mascherano red card in the 2-0 victory at home against Man U in 2009
* Refereed the game when Suarez racially abused Evra
* Gave us a penalty against Arsenal in the dying minutes of the game, when Lucas was fouled in 2011
* Latest game 0-6 vs Newcastle.
Andre Marriner
Notable game incident involving LFC:
* Mascherano red card in the 2-0 victory at home against Man U in 2009
* Refereed the game when Suarez racially abused Evra
* Gave us a penalty against Arsenal in the dying minutes of the game, when Lucas was fouled in 2011
* Latest game 0-6 vs Newcastle.
They must be losing their influence if they can't get Webb to ref.
Mosaic for tomorrow
WOW
That interview will never be topped and the actual version in the Guardian is even better, it's quite perfect in fact.
Hahahaha ... That's ace.
smoke and mirrors
Sly digs as Gollum by BR? Mind games being played? Either way, I like it!
Brendan Rodgers believes the Premier League witnessed a more cautiousManchester United in David Moyes's Old Trafford debut and claimed the goalless draw with Chelsea would not have petered out under Sir Alex Ferguson.
Liverpool host a Ferguson-less United for the first time since February 1986 on Sunday and, in comments sure to rile the former Everton manager, Rodgers admits he is prepared for a different mind-set from the Premier League champions. The Liverpool manager lost both league games against Ferguson last season and believes the absence of Anfield's old adversary will have an impact on United, as demonstrated by the tame conclusion to Monday's game with José Mourinho's Chelsea.
"I think it [Ferguson's retirement] could affect the attitude at United. A manager can affect the attitude of his players," said Rodgers, who is close to signing the Sporting Lisbon defender Tiago Ilori. "Look at the Chelsea game the other night. It was drifting towards a nil-nil and there wasn't really a murmur at Old Trafford. You know at the time Fergie was there he was probably going for the win so the crowd were near enough expecting a goal at the end of the game. Now that is an attitude and a behaviour that he installed over many years because they had success through that. That is something you can achieve as a manager over time. That is the impact you can have. If, as a manager, you can create a hostile environment that will get you results, then that is what you will do."
Rodgers claimed he would "always look to get the win" with 20 minutes of a goalless game remaining but understood the approach of Moyes and Mourinho on Monday. "At this stage of the season you don't want to give too much away to the opponent, especially if it's going to be a rival," he added. "That point could ultimately prove crucial either way."
Liverpool finished 28 points behind United last season as Ferguson led their fierce rivals to a 20th league title. But Rodgers disputes the recent claim by the former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher that the Scot was worth at least 10 points per season to United. "It is more about the players, being honest," he said. "Certainly Fergie was renowned for always asking about the time in games and using that influence but ultimately it is about the players. It is the ones on the pitch who get you the points. Players might react to what managers say or do but I don't go along with the whole mind-games thing. If you let that get to you, then you are beaten."
Despite expecting Ferguson's departure to impact on United, Rodgers says he holds Moyes – who never won at Anfield in 11 years as Everton manager – in the same regard as any adversary. He said: "I've always had respect for the opposition manager whether he's won multiple trophies or not. If you've been fortunate as a manager to work with a group of multi-talented players who are winners, then naturally you will have an opportunity to win trophies. But at the same time you could be like David Moyes at Everton. He did a great job there but he never had a trophy to show for it. But you can't say he wasn't successful. I'll always respect every manager. It is a tough job. For me there is no difference."
Brendan Rodgers believes the Premier League witnessed a more cautiousManchester United in David Moyes's Old Trafford debut and claimed the goalless draw with Chelsea would not have petered out under Sir Alex Ferguson.
Liverpool host a Ferguson-less United for the first time since February 1986 on Sunday and, in comments sure to rile the former Everton manager, Rodgers admits he is prepared for a different mind-set from the Premier League champions. The Liverpool manager lost both league games against Ferguson last season and believes the absence of Anfield's old adversary will have an impact on United, as demonstrated by the tame conclusion to Monday's game with José Mourinho's Chelsea.
"I think it [Ferguson's retirement] could affect the attitude at United. A manager can affect the attitude of his players," said Rodgers, who is close to signing the Sporting Lisbon defender Tiago Ilori. "Look at the Chelsea game the other night. It was drifting towards a nil-nil and there wasn't really a murmur at Old Trafford. You know at the time Fergie was there he was probably going for the win so the crowd were near enough expecting a goal at the end of the game. Now that is an attitude and a behaviour that he installed over many years because they had success through that. That is something you can achieve as a manager over time. That is the impact you can have. If, as a manager, you can create a hostile environment that will get you results, then that is what you will do."
Rodgers claimed he would "always look to get the win" with 20 minutes of a goalless game remaining but understood the approach of Moyes and Mourinho on Monday. "At this stage of the season you don't want to give too much away to the opponent, especially if it's going to be a rival," he added. "That point could ultimately prove crucial either way."
Liverpool finished 28 points behind United last season as Ferguson led their fierce rivals to a 20th league title. But Rodgers disputes the recent claim by the former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher that the Scot was worth at least 10 points per season to United. "It is more about the players, being honest," he said. "Certainly Fergie was renowned for always asking about the time in games and using that influence but ultimately it is about the players. It is the ones on the pitch who get you the points. Players might react to what managers say or do but I don't go along with the whole mind-games thing. If you let that get to you, then you are beaten."
Despite expecting Ferguson's departure to impact on United, Rodgers says he holds Moyes – who never won at Anfield in 11 years as Everton manager – in the same regard as any adversary. He said: "I've always had respect for the opposition manager whether he's won multiple trophies or not. If you've been fortunate as a manager to work with a group of multi-talented players who are winners, then naturally you will have an opportunity to win trophies. But at the same time you could be like David Moyes at Everton. He did a great job there but he never had a trophy to show for it. But you can't say he wasn't successful. I'll always respect every manager. It is a tough job. For me there is no difference."
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