Liverpool Football Club Thread

[bradigor]

We avoid the dream team of Atkinson, Taylor, Moss for the game vs City. 

 

We have Michael Oliver in the middle with Paul Tierney on VAR duties. 

 

Looking at it, there is No Atkinson / Taylor combo in any of the weekend games.

 

 

[glb]

A clean sheet would be a nice starting point. But wouldn't be surprised if City win, then we win at their place later in the season. Feels suitably massive and unpredictable though, even the bookies have it too close to call.

 

Even without a ticket would have loved to be around the ground for the (hopefully without incident) welcome both teams will get. Klopp asking everyone to get in early and make Anfield shake. Expect a big performance on and off the pitch.

[bradigor]

I feel really really ill today. So we're getting stuffed unfortunately. 

[Adrock]

The team is as I would expect given Matip isn't available.

 

I still have absolutely no clue how the game will pan out, a tight affair is probably more likely despite all the bullshit build up by Sky.

[glb]

BeIn have a countdown to kick-off clock up

 

They also had previews during half-time of Chelsea Palace yesterday and pretty much every opportunity when there weren’t goals to show, instead of analysis of the on-going games.
 

Nailed on 0-0 with that much build-up.

[bradigor]

That was Fab wasn't it. 

[Commander Jameson]

Goal?!

 

[Azrael]

Boom! What a hit

[CheekyLee]

DAT HIT! Never a handball, stop you crying, blue shore.

[p b]

Didn't the blue player use his hand to "pass" the ball to the red in the first place???

[bradigor]

Be nice if we started defending these freekicks. 

[ryodi]

Are Sky going to stop showing the non handball at some point?

[bradigor]

 

[ilpostino]

What a pair of passes for that goal!

[p b]

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[CheekyLee]

Salah's nostril looked offside, amazed that stood!

[ryodi]

City are definitely going to score, only difference so far is that Liverpool have taken their chances.

[Stig]

17 minutes ago, p b said:

Didn't the blue player use his hand to "pass" the ball to the red in the first place???

 

Yes but everyone else will conveniently look passed that.

[JLM]

What a half, bloody hell I don’t think I blinked. Wijnaldum playing out of his skin. Fabinho too. It never ceases to amaze me the tight spaces those guys manage to squeeze out of. Those  passes for the second goal. 

 

Couldn’t possibly call how this is going to end but 2-0 at half time is a damn fine start. 

[CheekyLee]

Imagine if we weren't still poor in the 1st half like we have been all season? 

[bradigor]

Kompany claiming Bernardo's hand is natural but Trent's isn't  

 

Ignoring the fact ANY attacking hand ball should result in no goal (and surely in this case, no penalty)

[ryodi]

How can you give a penalty when the City player handled it first, I thought of that happened the ball went dead. No one at Sky seems to know the rules.

[CheekyLee]

If Aguero plays the ball when it falls to his feet instead of screaming for the penalty, he scores. There's a reason you teach kids to play to the whistle.

[bradigor]

Just now, CheekyLee said:

If Aguero plays the ball when it falls to his feet instead of screaming for the penalty, he scores. There's a reason you teach kids to play to the whistle.

 

It would have then been ruled out... but it would have stopped us going up the other end and scoring. Instead he just chases the ref 90 yards screaming, rather than defending. 

 

Still nervous about this one. 

[Keiths_Dad]

Fuck me, how salty is Kompany? It's almost as if he didn't get away with trying to snap Salah in half the last time these teams played in the league.

[Commander Jameson]

Loving his salty tears at the moment.

[bradigor]

I think that one was over the line 

[CheekyLee]

10 minutes ago, bradigor said:

Still nervous about this one

And now? 

[glb]

Mane dived! Cry me a river Pep you salty crank.

[p b]

Even more now :-)