I still remember the touchline antics of Arteta and I still remember Klopp’s angry and irritating face. Today, I want both of them to wear a calm face at the end of the match with the latter having accepted a 3-0 loss against a side that’s going to win the league this season.
Right, we are winning the league this season. We beat Liverpool today, and it would be easier. We would do it the hard way if we don’t.
Sheffield United made sure Unai Emery’s Aston Villa does not top the table. Arsenal can keep their spot if they win and draw, Liverpool can overthrow us by beating us.
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Anfield hasn’t been great for us recently. We have not won there since 2012. They are unbeaten against us in the last 13 encounters. The only hope being, we have shared points 3 out of the last 4 visits. Today, we are breaking that curse.
In team news, Partey is still out. We would miss Tomiyasu which to me is a blow because Zinchenko v Salah doesn’t look very exciting to me. I hope to see the best playing XI today, with White and Zinni on either side and Gabriel + Saliba partnership. A midfield with Odegaard, Rice and Havertz with Saka, Jesus and Martinelli up top. It’s Saliba’s first visit to Anfield and we get to see two best CBs in the world currently.
In the goal, frankly I have been taking u-turns far too often now. I was against Ramsdale’s replacement but then his mistakes made my mind to switch to Raya. However Raya has the same problem in the goal and I believe now it’s more of the system than the players. I would stick up Ramsdale back today, we need passion, a lot of it today.
Prediction? I would go with a 2-0 win for us, with Jesus and Martinelli scoring today. We are going to keep the clean sheet irrespective of a win or a draw. Rice has been phenomenal for us and is always a big match player, today he can improve on that and make sure the initial doubters like me eat some more of that humble pie.
Right, short one today but I will see you during the match. Hope the vacation has started for you and hope it gets better after the match.
You cannot defend that casually against Salah. Fuck.
Mark
We could have bought Ajax LB who is rated highly with Timber. Galaxy brain again.
Zinchenko needs to be dropped – this isn’t an isolated incident.
“With the amount of scousers abroad it’s a wonder there are any left on Merseyside”
They breed at a staggering rate – female scousers are born pregnant by the time they’re 4 years old they’re great grand parents.
Mark
Just think if we’d bought Timber and the LB instead of Zinchenko, Kiwior and Havertz?
How did country do KP?
Tony
You could argue Kiwior is decent back up at CB with White who’s not a bad player but not a £50 million CB or RB being the strange move.
Either way you know it’ll always be a couple of players short with Arteta – next purchase will be a CF / Striker because Jesus isn’t what we need up front.
Totally agree Marc
I predict final score 3-1 & we’ll win the game !
We should sub Martinelli and put Jesus LW. Get ESR on for Havertz.
Great game for the neutrals
Pool look more likely to score we’re chasing shadows
Need to make changes – we’re getting caught too often too easily.
At some point our players are going to start refusing to pass to Zinchenko because it just puts us under pressure.
Fucking criminal that we have 2 crosses in the 6 yard box and no one near getting on them
Klopp going for it making a triple sub.
If Arteta did that we’d fall to pieces and end up losing by 3 or 4.
Same story we have no final third. No shots this half for us
Just the one message to these whinging, bin-dipping cunts… Calm down, calm down.
Ode has been anonymous in the second half
Zinchenko is the new Xhaka
Not too bad. Players showed some fight and determination. Liverpool were pretty ordinary, giving the ball away and not really threatening us.
I called it a score draw before so can’t be unhappy but we were 2nd best from about 40 minutes onwards