Real Madrid Vs Liverpool

[dmishra]

When was the last time you went into a Liverpool match with such absolute certainty that we're going to lose?

Sometimes there's the odd glimmer of hope, the tiny bit inside you that if X, Y, Z go our way we could nick it, or a bit of false hope really. There's completely fuck all this time though. We're going to get dicked and nothing has ever been as certain.

Yep. Really depressing. It's a pretty bad indictment of the manager as well. He really needs to sort us out quickly.

 

[Mystic]

We need to go with two back one forward for this game, preferably Henderson and Gerrard in front of the defence with Coutinho/Lallana in front. Stick Lazar and Sterling on the wings and tell them to sit back and be ready to counter, upfront I'd probably have Lambert, but Balotelli could do the job also, basically sit back deep and try to soak the pressure / limit the damage, and hit them fast of the counter-attack.

 

[Woland]

The last time I was this sure we'd get fucked was when we played Juventus in 2005.

Actually, no, it was when we played Real Madrid a couple of weeks ago.

 

[SummerOnions]

Mignolet
Manquillo Skrtel Lovren Moreno
Sterling Can Lucas Coutinho
Gerrard
Balotelli

 

[StevieM]

Come on Northern Ireland! (Feels like that)

Fixed

 

[Frogfish]

Play Lucas.

I agree. We have no hope in this match so save our better players for Chelsea at the weekend.

 

[Pesam]

.....................................Mignolet...................................
Manquillo...........Skrtel..............Lovren.................Moreno
..............Henderson....Allen......Can.......................
.............Coutinho........Sterling.........Lallana..............

7 men behind the ball with the front 3 hitting RM on the break.

 

[Frogfish]

-----------------------------Mignolet

Manquillo -------- Skrtel ----- Lovren ----- Moreno

-----------------------Lucas ----- Henderson

Markovic --- Gerrard ------ Sterling ------ Lallana

No strikers because they are all shite and either too slow or won't track back enough for this one. Sterling is the fastest we've got so he gets to sit on the defenders shoulders when he's not pressing.

 

[Pesam]

.....................................Mignolet...................................
Manquillo...........Skrtel..............Lovren.................Moreno
..............Henderson....Allen......Can.......................
.............Coutinho........Sterling.........Lallana..............

7 men behind the ball with the front 3 hitting RM on the break.

That's obviously not the team I expect Brodgers to pick but the team I would like to see play.

 

[Best Believe It]

I'd play the following:

Ming
Manquillo Skrtel Lovren Moreno
Lucas
Allen Gerrard
Sterling Ballotelli Lallana

Henderson on current form isn't going to be much good against their midfield, and Gerrard is to be honest the only likely source of goals from our central midfielders.

 

[Delinquent]

I'd definitely be packing the midfield and not playing any of our awful strikers in this game. We need to field players who are prepared to put in a shift. Sterling on his own up front, 5 in midfield, Gerrard to try and find a Hollywood ball to Sterling at some point in the hope that we'll nick a goal. Hopefully we emerge from the game without completely embarrassing ourselves.

Manquillo---Lovren----Skrtel---Moreno
---------------Can------Gerrard------------
------Hendo--------Allen------Lallana------
---------------------Sterling--------------------

 

[Modo]

You honestly think that'll be the lineup? Astonishing.

If Gerrard isn't injured and isn't starting I'll buy his contract out myself.

Its the line up I want.
Never gonna happen.
Also, I want two upfront, not Lambert on the wing

 

[Glock21]

------------------Mignolet----------------
Manquillo--Skrtel--Lovren--Johnson
------------------Can---------------------
------Gerrard-Countinho-Lallana---
---Borini----------------------Sterling-

Where's Moreno and Balotelli?

DO you think we gonna play Real Madrid B team?

 

[jexykrodic]

Look, Real Madrid are going to carry all before them in this group so why worry about the points in an away tie, it's character and performance we need to show, group points can be collected in the other games.

Keep it narrow, get in their faces, see how much they care. We've done it before.

 

[Glock21]

Mignolet
Manquillo Skrtel Lovren Moreno
Sterling Can Lucas Coutinho
Gerrard
Balotelli

Are you Rodgers??

Fucks sake

 

[SummerOnions]

Are you Rodgers??

Fucks sake

Nah I did go for dinner with him yesterday. Brendan tell me what team we play

 

[Buddha]

Sturridge included in the squad for this...

A win it is then.

 

[Frogfish]

 

[Modo]

Yeah he'll play Sturridge in a pointless game

 

[nealmac]

Modo, shut the fuck up.

 

[Molbystwin]

I've always agreed with that. He's a hugely intelligent player, who in the past has looked very good in several different positions - he was a pretty great right back when needed - but he's got such prodigious attacking instincts it just seems a waste to cut that out of his game.

Now he has lost the burst of pace he had it makes sense to play him deeper but i still don't understand where his long range shooting has gone? Is it purely the bad injury he had??

He used to snipe them in with a bazooka...

Slowing down i understand losing the ability to shoot baffles me.

 

[mark1975]

Where's Moreno and Balotelli?

DO you think we gonna play Real Madrid B team?

Moreno/Johnson, there's not really alot of difference there, it's not like we're heavily reliant on Moreno doing anything to get us a point or three, is it? And I'm Johnson's biggest critic, as for Balotelli..........hmmmmmm ok.

 

[Squiggles]

I'd start this.

-----------------------------Mignolet------------------------------------
---Manq----------Skrtel-------------Lovren--------Moreno-------
--------------------------------Lucas--------------------------------------
--------------Gerrard-----------------------Allen-------------------
----------------------------Coutinho-------------------------------
---------------------Sterling--------Ballotelli----------------------

 

[Modo]

I'd start this.

-----------------------------Mignolet------------------------------------
---Manq----------Skrtel-------------Lovren--------Moreno-------
--------------------------------Lucas--------------------------------------
--------------Gerrard-----------------------Allen-------------------
----------------------------Coutinho-------------------------------
---------------------Sterling--------Ballotelli----------------------

Lucas is in, so I'm in. But it'll never happen.

 

[dantes]

Lucas is in, so I'm in. But it'll never happen.

As good as Madrid are, it is still difficult for any team to score from open play, which gives us a chance to get a point. With Lucas, you will at best make it a tiny incremental amount harder for them to score from open play. On the other hand, from the half dozen free kicks you must concede for that increment, do you really think Ronaldo will miss all of them?

Lucas is finished.

 

[Mystic]

Sturridge included in the squad for this...

A win it is then.

He's not in the squad, Rodgers says they've taken everyone over to Spain, fit or injured, and they're going to stay out there a couple of days before the Chelsea game and train. A good idea if you ask me, takes everyone's mind off the current form, will help moral no doubt.

 

[Buddha]

He's not in the squad, Rodgers says they've taken everyone over to Spain, fit or injured, and they're going to stay out there a couple of days before the Chelsea game and train. A good idea if you ask me, takes everyone's mind off the current form, will help moral no doubt.

Aha, yes, good idea.

 

[moron]

We are going to be fucked over big time that come saturday our boys will come out holding thier arses coz madrid are going to pump them so fucking hard they will feel as if they have had 10" cocks up their backsides.

 

[redhorizon2]

We are going to be fucked over big time that come saturday our boys will come out holding thier arses coz madrid are going to pump them so fucking hard they will feel as if they have had 10" cocks up their backsides.

Fate has spoken, we might actually beat Madrid!

 

[Jack D Rips]

Barrett seems to think that Stevie will be rested tomorrow night.