This is about getting revenge for our worst result at home for generations - players need to play for pride and the shirt.
Denying them the PL title would be perfect!
Denying them the PL title would be perfect!
Can we get anything out of the Liverpool game?
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5 games ago, I'd say yes, but I think this bunch of players lack heart, courage, guile and a sense of sacrifice. That's all you need for a derby such as this one, even when you don't have quality.
Sit back and counter, drop Bruno and play Fred, McT and Matic if they are fit.
Zero chance of a win for us
it's sad. When we were on top, ANY game v Liverpool was a horrid nailbiter, even when they were finishing 7th and 8th.
Now the tables are turned we just roll over for them
Now the tables are turned we just roll over for them
If current form Bruno plays then we could be in for a sobering evening.
That said if the lads genuinely have any pride they should be able to go there and give it a go.
That said if the lads genuinely have any pride they should be able to go there and give it a go.
It'll be more, they took pity on us last time at our own place.
Also Eric or Jones, we’re pretty stacked in central defence. Jones must be scratching his head watching today’s performance and wondering how he can’t get ahead of the current 2 incumbents today.
If we show up with true grit, everything goes to plan and they are not perfect, we might get a result. It is far fetched though.
We can get a lot of things.
Getting smacked is one of them.
Getting smacked is one of them.
It will be a draw.
Nah who am I kidding? 5-0 to Liverpool.
Nah who am I kidding? 5-0 to Liverpool.
We don’t have the defence to do anything against them, we won’t hang in the game.
We'll win. I bet my life on this
Liverpool are playing a lot of hard, exhausting games in succession and only get a couple of days to recover, same as us, but they have games across four fronts to concern themselves with and rotation has to be a factor.
If we can 'get in amongst them' and make it a miserable, disjointed game, it could be reduced to half-chances off corners and ugly scrambles in the box... at least I'd like to believe it can be.
If we try to play, I think it'll be even worse than last time, given the form of the respective teams.
If we had 4 competent defenders in the squad, there may be some merit in parking the bus. But we are atrocious defensively and I can see the game all but done after 20 min.
Yeah but Norwich has Pukki.
We all know this is a loss. Don't even bother imagining something else.
Nope, next question, suck it up.
I legit think the best case scenario is they go 2-0 up early and then conserve energy for the rest of the game. Go easy on us.
If they're fully on their game it's going to be embarrassing for us.
If they're fully on their game it's going to be embarrassing for us.
We can (will)get absolutely tw@tted.
We can get 3-4 goals against us and that's about it.
"we beat Man United on the way to the historic quadruple"
Vincent Kompany cries in a corner somewhere as it was only a matter of time until someone won a quadruple right?
Vincent Kompany cries in a corner somewhere as it was only a matter of time until someone won a quadruple right?
We'll batter them on the counter.
They'll lose the FA final, go out of CL semi against Villarreal and lose the title by a point.
Save this post for later.
They'll lose the FA final, go out of CL semi against Villarreal and lose the title by a point.
Save this post for later.
We're going to get fecking demolished if we continue playing the same way.
Rangnick hasn't a fecking clue how to set us up to keep clean sheets.
Rangnick hasn't a fecking clue how to set us up to keep clean sheets.
This fixture is full of surprising results over the years. We have gone there many times in cracking form with our best sides of recent times against a poor Liverpool side in no form whatsoever and been rolled over. The same has happened vice versa before aswell.
Do I fancy our chances? No not really, but anything can happen and has happened in the past and I wouldn't be in the slightest bit surprised if we win 1-0 with a de gea shot stopping masterclass.
Do I fancy our chances? No not really, but anything can happen and has happened in the past and I wouldn't be in the slightest bit surprised if we win 1-0 with a de gea shot stopping masterclass.
How long do we think we will keep a clean sheet against them? 5min max
No. Only gifting them more points towards their inevitable quadruple. Urgh.
6-3-1 formation. Park the damn bus, don't give a feck 
A point would be a bloody good result.
A point would be a bloody good result.
Who will be our demba ba 
We cant defend so no. Even another Ronaldo hattrick probably wouldnt be enough to get anything.
We couldn't even beat Everton nevermind Liverpool
Yeah but most come from them not us
We need lots of energy and running.
DdG
Telles
Lindelof
Bailly
Dalot
Matic
McT
Fred
Sancho
Bruno
Elanga
Is how I’d line up.
DdG
Telles
Lindelof
Bailly
Dalot
Matic
McT
Fred
Sancho
Bruno
Elanga
Is how I’d line up.
They will twat us into the middle of next week I expect unless at least one of McFred recovers. And even then.
But you never know in football.
But you never know in football.
Twatted
Have you seen most of these players this season? They will barely break a sweat at best.
De Gea
Dalot - AWB - Lindelof - Varane - Maguire - Telles
McTominay - Matic - Fred
Ronaldo
Easy.
Dalot - AWB - Lindelof - Varane - Maguire - Telles
McTominay - Matic - Fred
Ronaldo
Easy.
We need McFred.
Bench Ronaldo. Sitting deep. Park the bus. False nine. Two quick wingers. Everyone on form. Pool make mistakes. Then we have 5-10% chance of getting something.
Bench Ronaldo. Sitting deep. Park the bus. False nine. Two quick wingers. Everyone on form. Pool make mistakes. Then we have 5-10% chance of getting something.
It's not impossible - upsets do happen all the time. The gap in quality is enormous, though. They should really win by two or three.