So, Sunderland

[jon545660]

Balotelli vs Borini debate...

Borini has good movement but lacks quality with the ball. Balotelli has the quality on the ball but lacks the movement.

Fuck knows.

 

[Leo]

Neither can score a fucking goal so it's all irrelevant.

 

[RedStar]

Balotelli shits goals.


League games
2007–2010 Internazionale 20 goals in 59
2010–2013 Manchester City 20 goals in 54
2013–2014 Milan 26 goals in 43

Italy
13 goals in 33.


He will come good.

How many of those goals were penalties though, serious question because he wont be taking them for us so its not something hes going to replicate. He only had something like 15 goals from open play from 54 games at AC Milan, his record is nowhere near as good as some people are suggesting. I accept that penalties still count but Gerrard is out penalty taker and without them to bolster his stats Mario isnt much better than a 1 in 4 player, nowhere near as prolific as you might think, hes basically Robbie Keane with a persecution complex

 

[cloggypop]

Those Milan goals were over 2 seasons as well. They always seem to be given as 1 for some reason. Not so impressive when you double the timespan.

 

[Mystic]

Sterling will start up front, why are people thinking he won't?

 

[RedStar]

Sterling will start up front, why are people thinking he won't?

Cos he just got back from holiday and ting

 

[Squiggles]

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

 

[Hansern]

Sterling will start

 

[Mystic]

Cos he just got back from holiday and ting

He's training today, and he's had a weeks rest, of course he's going to start.

 

[Wiberg]

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

Gerrard and Coutinho to cover Lucas...against a team that wants to hurt us on the break? :-S

 

[Squiggles]

That's right.

 

[hmmmmm1]

Keep Mario/Fabio on bench/injury free in the slim hope someone wants them this transfer window

 

[Frogfish]

Rumoured team: Mignolet; Markovic, Can, Skrtel, Sakho, Moreno; Henderson, Lucas; Gerrard, Borini, Coutinho.

 

[Spencer]

Hearing that Sterling won't return until next week, so that team seems plausible.

 

[Hansern]

Yeah, read that aswell. Good for him. Needs a rest.

 

[dmishra]

We're desperately short of quality up front. Central midfield has been ordinary for about 3 years now. Perplexing to \see why we're doing nothing about it.

I can see us struggling in this one with Lallana out.

 

[Modo]

I'm damn sure Hendo will start.

 

[FoxForceFive]

Is that a labrador behind Henderson?

 

[the count]

Is that a labrador behind Henderson?

With doggy dentures as well.

 

[hmmmmm1]

Sunderland are fcuking awful, It is worrying if are unable to beat them without Sterling

 

[Gary25]

Enrique's a bit of a clown isn't he.

 

[FoxForceFive]

Enrique's a bit of a clown isn't he.

He looks like the type of person at a party who tells you he's a bit mad then proceeds to be a complete try hard cunt all night.

 

[cloggypop]

He looks like the type of person at a party who tells you he's a bit mad then proceeds to be a complete try hard cunt all night.

Then ends up on your bed, with his mates, in just his pants.

 

[Ryan]

Borini starts.

I was excited about that until I remembered Borini's complete shite.

 

[themn]

1. Liverpool FC ‏@LFC 3m3 minutes ago
   Confirmed #LFC team to face @SunderlandAFC: Mignolet, Can, Skrtel, Sakho, Henderson, Moreno, Lucas, Gerrard, Markovic, Coutinho, Borini.
   
   
   Liverpool FC ‏@LFC 3m3 minutes ago
   Confirmed #LFC substitutes against @SunderlandAFC: Ward, Enrique, Lovren, Lambert, Manquillo, Balotelli, Rossiter.

 

[Red Astaire]

Borini yay!........ *sobs*

 

[Gerry_A_Trick]

About as good as we can do with the injuries we have. Don't like Henderson as wing back, but that's about all we can complain about. Hopefully we wrap this up early and Rossiter gets a chance.

 

[leftpeg]

I'm okay with that apart from Borini. I would have preferred Lambert today. Or even nobody...we could have caught Sunderland on the hop by starting with 10.

 

[leftpeg]

This has 0-0 all over it.

 

[Red Astaire]

This has 0-0 all over it.

Fuck that! It's time to stomp those black cats. I predict a Markovic and Gerrard 2 goal combo. 0-2 to the redmen!