As if he's going to come out and say "Yeah, we'll roll over for them"
Pre match thread: Norwich - Liverpool
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Yep. Bit of tennis football. They always play it for a bit of fun.
Pure brilliance roadred!
Might be fit.
That's an old pic from earlier in the season.
fooled me. thanks.
Daniel Sturridge @D_Sturridge Apr 17
Pushing myself to get back ASAP! Fuming I'm injured but it's life. Everything for a reason. God has his plan.#redordead
Pushing myself to get back ASAP! Fuming I'm injured but it's life. Everything for a reason. God has his plan.
Obviously something that they can exploit that City couldn't. I doubt it's our weaknesses they need to worry about.
Three Key Battles: Norwich City vs. Liverpool
Ross Dillon’s Prediction: Norwich 1-3 Liverpool
1. Michael Turner vs. Luis Suarez
There is surely only one way this can go, and that’s badly for the Norwich centre half.
If you are any centre back, you will never like facing Suarez and especially not right now when everything is on the line for Liverpool.
Suarez has tormented defenders all season, and since his arrival in the Premier League, there is no defence he has put more goals past than Norwich’s – that’s a stat that Norwich fans won’t want to look at too much.
Turner doesn’t have the pace and agility to deal with Suarez, so what he will have to hope for is that his Norwich side don’t give Liverpool the time and space to play their fluent stuff.
The important thing will be not to allow Suarez to run at him one-on-one and making sure he always has support around him.
But it is going to be very tough to find a trick that most of the best defenders couldn’t find.
2.Ricky van Wolfswinkel vs. Martin Skrtel
The out of form Norwich striker comes up against one of the most in form defenders in the league, Martin Skrtel.
Van Wolfswinkel has had a dreadful start to his Norwich career, he has only scored one goal all season – and that came way back in August on the opening day of the season.
Norwich are in desperate need for him to start scoring so he can fire them up the table and away from the drop zone.
But it doesn’t look as if it will be a field day on Sunday as Skrtel has been a rock at the defence for Liverpool.
Last year it looked as if he was on his way out but he has clawed his way back into the side and is not only defending like a warrior, he is chipping in with goals.
He is the highest scoring defender in the league and at this crucial time Liverpool will be looking for him to carry on his impressive displays at both ends of the pitch.
3. Bradley Johnson vs. Steven Gerrard
At the heart of midfield is where these two will meet, and it promises to be a tough battle.
Both players aren’t afraid to get stuck in at this time of the season the battle in the middle of the park is what can win games.
Johnson has come up with a few important goals this season, and he actually managed to net one past Liverpool in the reverse fixture back in December.
But his form hasn’t been up to the levels of where Norwich would like, which is why they are struggling to fight for survival.
And coming up against the man who everyone is talking about right now, Steven Gerrard, it definitely isn’t getting any easier.
Gerrard is so desperate to bag his first Premier League winner’s medal and he will give it his all to make sure it happens.
And that starts Sunday as he will put his heart and soul into winning every tackle, making sure every pass his accurate and certainly making sure he doesn’t slip up.
To beat Gerrard in the middle of the park on Sunday will take some doing, so Johnson and the rest of the Norwich midfield need to bring their best form.
Ross Dillon’s Prediction: Norwich 1-3 Liverpool
1. Michael Turner vs. Luis Suarez
If you are any centre back, you will never like facing Suarez and especially not right now when everything is on the line for Liverpool.
Suarez has tormented defenders all season, and since his arrival in the Premier League, there is no defence he has put more goals past than Norwich’s – that’s a stat that Norwich fans won’t want to look at too much.
Turner doesn’t have the pace and agility to deal with Suarez, so what he will have to hope for is that his Norwich side don’t give Liverpool the time and space to play their fluent stuff.
The important thing will be not to allow Suarez to run at him one-on-one and making sure he always has support around him.
But it is going to be very tough to find a trick that most of the best defenders couldn’t find.
2.Ricky van Wolfswinkel vs. Martin Skrtel
Van Wolfswinkel has had a dreadful start to his Norwich career, he has only scored one goal all season – and that came way back in August on the opening day of the season.
Norwich are in desperate need for him to start scoring so he can fire them up the table and away from the drop zone.
But it doesn’t look as if it will be a field day on Sunday as Skrtel has been a rock at the defence for Liverpool.
Last year it looked as if he was on his way out but he has clawed his way back into the side and is not only defending like a warrior, he is chipping in with goals.
He is the highest scoring defender in the league and at this crucial time Liverpool will be looking for him to carry on his impressive displays at both ends of the pitch.
3. Bradley Johnson vs. Steven Gerrard
At the heart of midfield is where these two will meet, and it promises to be a tough battle.
Both players aren’t afraid to get stuck in at this time of the season the battle in the middle of the park is what can win games.
Johnson has come up with a few important goals this season, and he actually managed to net one past Liverpool in the reverse fixture back in December.
But his form hasn’t been up to the levels of where Norwich would like, which is why they are struggling to fight for survival.
And coming up against the man who everyone is talking about right now, Steven Gerrard, it definitely isn’t getting any easier.
Gerrard is so desperate to bag his first Premier League winner’s medal and he will give it his all to make sure it happens.
And that starts Sunday as he will put his heart and soul into winning every tackle, making sure every pass his accurate and certainly making sure he doesn’t slip up.
To beat Gerrard in the middle of the park on Sunday will take some doing, so Johnson and the rest of the Norwich midfield need to bring their best form.
Whatever they are, I bet it has to do with the fullbacks. Even in great teams that's usually the weakest place defensively. MOTD talked about how Flanno did very well vs Navas, but then Milner started coming inside into the space between Flanagan and Sakho – and we couldn't quite cope. The first goal was scored after one such run and a couple of minutes before that they scored almost a carbon copy, which was (correctly) ruled out because the ball happened to run out of play in the build-up. That's one potential weakness for Rodgers to correct.
The 2nd one is probably Mignolet coming out and missing/not coming out for crosses, especially from set pieces.
I bet they'll try to use Smodgrass to exploit one of those "identified weaknesses" - a plan that will be scrapped 10 minutes into the game when Flanagan flattens Snodgrass in a fair tackle and leaves the Scotsman wondering why there was a truck on the pitch, and paranoid with the ball on his feet for the remaining 80 minutes.
That first goal for City was slick, I have to admit. Henderson allowed Milner to escape his watch and Silva hung back cleverly to take the cut back when Sakho got sucked in to help close out Milner. That was pretty work by City, and I can't complain about letting in a goal like that, compared to some silly goal or a rare wonder shot.
Nice idea. Actually, I wonder if we're allowed to have that embroidered or ironed on our current kits. For example, a line in gold/white just above the trimming on the sleeves. Would be a good reminder to the guys if they ever need one, when they wipe their brow with their arms and see the captain's words.
Don't worry, Sterling will probably get it tattooed somewhere.
Only problem being he'll walk out of the toilet, read it, & walk back in to go again.
Only problem being he'll walk out of the toilet, read it, & walk back in to go again.
Ay! This does not fucking slip now. Listen to me, this does not fucking slip. Listen, this is gone. We go to Norwich, exactly the same, we go again. Come on!
That phrase gives me goosebumps.
I think stevie has given me more goosebumps than any single woman in my wank bank over my entire life.
I think stevie has given me more goosebumps than any single woman in my wank bank over my entire life.
You need to sleep with some more women, some do. Both in good way & bad!
Enough Fabio, stop thinking of cheating on Borini tonight.
I'll take your word for it.
Daniel Sturridge @D_Sturridge Apr 17
Pushing myself to get back ASAP! Fuming I'm injured but it's life. Everything for a reason. God has his plan.#redordead
What has Robbie Fowler got to do with it?
Steven Gerrard playing through the pain barrier with persistent heel injury to keep Kop in title chase
Sunday People Sport can reveal Liverpool and England skipper Steven Gerrard is forcing himself to play through the pain barrier every game – with a nagging heel problem, writes Alan Nixon of the Sunday People.
Gerrard is left in agony after matches as he drags the Kop towards their first title success in his career.
And the midfielder, primed to lead the Three Lions to the World Cup finals in Brazil this summer, is desperately trying to find a way to cope with the complaint.
People Sport can reveal that Gerrard, who turns 34 next month, is going to extraordinary lengths to get over the trouble to make it through Liverpool’s crunch fixtures.
The Adidas poster boy for the Predator has had FOUR new sets of boots made this season by his company.
The firm have tried to help by making moulds of his feet and Gerrard has been spotted in several versions of the design.
However, he is still feeling pain from the injury – in his left heel – and is trying to find other cures.
Gerrard is wearing extra supports in training to ease the discomfort. Insiders reveal it is something he has previously suffered from, just not as badly.
The Liverpool dynamo will grit his teeth again this lunchtime at Norwich and should be OK for the rest of the campaign.
But in the meantime Gerrard is looking at ways of managing the injury as he heads for the most crucial couple of months of his illustrious career.
There is no medical solution for the injury and the local hero is just going to have to grin and bear it.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footb...d-heel-injury-liverpool-3434301#ixzz2zNHX3F2d
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Sunday People Sport can reveal Liverpool and England skipper Steven Gerrard is forcing himself to play through the pain barrier every game – with a nagging heel problem, writes Alan Nixon of the Sunday People.
Gerrard is left in agony after matches as he drags the Kop towards their first title success in his career.
And the midfielder, primed to lead the Three Lions to the World Cup finals in Brazil this summer, is desperately trying to find a way to cope with the complaint.
People Sport can reveal that Gerrard, who turns 34 next month, is going to extraordinary lengths to get over the trouble to make it through Liverpool’s crunch fixtures.
The Adidas poster boy for the Predator has had FOUR new sets of boots made this season by his company.
The firm have tried to help by making moulds of his feet and Gerrard has been spotted in several versions of the design.
However, he is still feeling pain from the injury – in his left heel – and is trying to find other cures.
Gerrard is wearing extra supports in training to ease the discomfort. Insiders reveal it is something he has previously suffered from, just not as badly.
The Liverpool dynamo will grit his teeth again this lunchtime at Norwich and should be OK for the rest of the campaign.
But in the meantime Gerrard is looking at ways of managing the injury as he heads for the most crucial couple of months of his illustrious career.
There is no medical solution for the injury and the local hero is just going to have to grin and bear it.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footb...d-heel-injury-liverpool-3434301#ixzz2zNHX3F2d
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