Worlds Richest Club v Liverpool thread

mike65

Squads -

Manchester City (from): Hart, Zabaleta, Richards, Dunne, Ben Haim, Garrido, Ball, Elano, Kompany, Ireland, Hamann, Fernandes, Petrov, Wright-Phillips, Robinho, Jo, Schmeichel, Evans, Sturridge, Glauber, Etuhu.

Liverpool (from): Reina, Arbeloa, Carragher, Agger, Hyypia, Skrtel, Aurelio, Dossena, Babel, Gerrard, Mascherano, Alonso, Benayoun, Riera, Torres, Kuyt, Keane, Lucas, Cavalieri.

9th hosts 2nd. I'll let a City-head put out the likely home side selection/formation.

Rafa has a few choices to make, biggest of which revolves around Masch, does he break up Alonso/Gerrard in the centre of a 4-4-2? Ideally not, I don't perceive City as the kind of opposition to require the game breaking skills of the Monster - I see space that Alonsos passing range can exploit, with Keane and Torres starting (the latter took a knock but should be fit).

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Reina
Arbeloa--Carra-Skrtle--Aurelio
Kuyt----Gerrard-Alonso--Riera

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Torres-Keane

subs Cavalieri, Agger, Hyypia, Babel, Masch, Lucas, Benayoun

Mike

Xavi6

Same team as the last few games -

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Hart

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Zabaleta---Dunne---Richards---Garrido

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Kompany

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Ireland

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Elano

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---SWP

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Robinho---

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Jo

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Subs: Schmeichel, Ben Haim, Ball, Sturridge, Evans, Hamann, Fernandes (unless Petrov is back).



Handy 2-0 win for Pool, Keane to get his first Prem goal in red.

Sherifu

Title had me thinking, 'we're not playing Chelsea....'

jesus_thats_gre

Xavi6 wrote: »

Handy 2-0 win for Pool, Keane to get his first Prem goal in red.

Jaysus, I am not too sure. A few goals are defo there for Liverpool but City will provide the Liverpool defence with as big a challenge as they will get.

String

DRAW

shane86

Boylesports have tenner in, 290 return for 2-1 Liverpool with Torres scoring the opener.

Worth 10 I reckon

Thanx 4 The Fish

shane86 wrote: »

Boylesports have tenner in, 290 return for 2-1 Liverpool with Torres scoring the opener.

Worth 10 I reckon

Bloody right it is, will be having a piece of that.

mike65

PP are giving 67/1 for the same!

edit - Doh that for 2-1 not 1-2

Mike

MementoMori

mike65 wrote: »

Rafa has a few choices to make, biggest of which revolves around Masch, does he break up Alonso/Gerrard in the centre of a 4-4-2? Ideally not, I don't perceive City as the kind of opposition to require the game breaking skills of the Monster - I see space that Alonsos passing range can exploit, with Keane and Torres starting (the latter took a knock but should be fit).

Masch will definately start - did you not see how Wigan shut City down by not allowing them any time in the centre of the park? Cut off the supply their and it makes them a lot less dangerous as an attacking threat. It won't be game-breaking per se but it will be a case of stopping them getting on the ball and picking passes through to the front four. Also the fact that there will be two (maybe three) Brazilians in the City side will mean he'll be well up for it.:)

I think Dossena will also start after what I thought was a poor perfomance by Aurelio - I think he was largely culpable for the goal - he stood too far off the PSV attacker and let him get the ball into the box far too easily. I thought he was poor defensively throughout in terms of his positioning and after about 15 mins I thought if PSV were going to get a goal it was going to come from play down the right and so it proved.

I also thought Alonso only had an average game - didnt do anything special but did put in a decent shift. Also when Gerrard is played alongside him it seems Gerrard ends up as the more defensive midfielder of the two and ends up too far away from goal to be a danger, which seems to be a waste of Gerrard to me. If we are going to play 4-4-2 I think Masch would be a better option.

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Reina

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Arbeloa--Carra-Skrtle--Dossena
Kuyt----Gerrard-Masch---Riera

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Torres-Keane

Subs: Cavailieri, Agger, Alonso, Lucas, Babel, Pennant, Ngog

I reckon a 3-0 win:)

bUILDERtHEbOB

I hope to God Alonso and Mascherano start, if Gerarrd starts in centre mid I think we'll be completely over run.

Mr. Presentable

MementoMori wrote: »

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Reina

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Arbeloa--Carra-Skrtle--Dossena
Kuyt----Gerrard-Masch---Riera

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Torres-Keane

Subs: Cavailieri, Agger, Alonso, Lucas, Babel, Pennant, Ngog

I reckon a 3-0 win:)

So, if your slightly unlikely prediction comes true, do you have money on Benitez getting the sack after the game?

Boggles

City have scored 10 at home in 3 games, Liverpool been pretty solid at that back and havn't conceded on the road in the league.

Something has to give.

MementoMori

nipplenuts wrote: »

So, if your slightly unlikely prediction comes true, do you have money on Benitez getting the sack after the game?

That's 0-3 so smarty.

Even if it was 3-0 there would be no way Rafa would be getting the sack after the game.

SantryRed

This should be a cracking game.

Can't believe its not on the box:rolleyes:

OPENROAD

SantryRed wrote: »

This should be a cracking game.

Can't believe its not on the box:rolleyes:

Might be wrong but previous meetings have been quite poor, either 0-0 or 0-1.

SantryRed

Still better than Everton Newcastle in all fairness

OPENROAD

SantryRed wrote: »

Still better than Everton Newcastle in all fairness

True

tibor

Anyone know if any pubs in town are showing it?

Lex Luthor

Masch should start as he has played against Robinho many times and knows how to keep him quiet

eagle eye

I've watched Mark Hughes for a couple of years and I think you will see a more defensive line up for this game after the way they the midfield was cut through in two recent games.

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Hart

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Zabaleta---Dunne---Richards---Garrido

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Kompany----Hamann

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Ireland

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Robinho---

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Jo

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Subs: Schmeichel, Ben Haim, Ball, Sturridge, Evans, Elano, Fernandes


Tough game and City need to get back on track if they are going to be in position to challenge. Weirdly I see a very low scoring game. I'd imagine Gerard starts on the right side and Alonso comes back in for this game. Interesting game though but I see Liverpool winning comfortably if Hughes starts with the attacking line up that he has used in other games. Two defensive midfielders for City who would look to counter would seem a more sensible approach against the pool.

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Reina

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Arbeloa----Carra----Skrtle----Dossena

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Mascherano

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Gerrard

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Alonso

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Riera

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Torres

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Keane

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Subs: Cavailieri, Agger, Lucas, Babel, Pennant, Ngog, Kuyt

missingtime

I would like it an awful lot if Liverpool won 4 - 0

Torres x 2, Babel X 1, Skrtel x 1

LuckyLloyd

shane86 wrote: »

Boylesports have tenner in, 290 return for 2-1 Liverpool with Torres scoring the opener.

Worth 10 I reckon

Thanx 4 The Fish wrote: »

Bloody right it is, will be having a piece of that.

You guys just don't get sportsbetting.

Xavi6

eagle eye wrote: »

I've watched Mark Hughes for a couple of years and I think you will see a more defensive line up for this game after the way they the midfield was cut through in two recent games.

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Hart

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Zabaleta---Dunne---Richards---Garrido

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Kompany----Hamann

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Ireland

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---SWP

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Robinho---

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Jo

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Subs: Schmeichel, Ben Haim, Ball, Sturridge, Evans, Elano, Fernandes

That team won't happen at home. It was used away to Sunderland because of their physical nature but at the COMS Elano will definitely start. Plus Hamann is too slow.

Helix

2-2 draw, villa top by close of play

maybe

lol

Dub13

This is a big game for us we need the 3 points.

I was just reading that Dunne maybe out for this one,is this true..?if it is its a big blow to City.

ButcherOfNog

City have been very pretty so far in the games I've watched them this year, lovely going forward, but not sharp enough in front of goal, with massive holes being left in midfield.

If only we had the pace to exploit that....oh wait

Guy:Incognito

OPENROAD wrote: »

Might be wrong but previous meetings have been quite poor, either 0-0 or 0-1.

This was originally the saturday game on Setanta. It was moved because of City in Europe, so no room for it in telly because others were already scheduled.

Ardent

Can't believe this game isn't on TV. I haven't had to watch a stream in yonks. Does anyone have any recommendations for today's game?

mike65

http://www.justin.tv/directory/sports/soccer?kind=live&order=hot

http://www.ustream.tv/videoplayerpopup/channel/310759

Mike

machiavellianme

Ardent wrote: »

Can't believe this game isn't on TV. I haven't had to watch a stream in yonks. Does anyone have any recommendations for today's game?

Not yet, but there'll surely be something on justin.tv

Harpy

i'd download tvuplayer if i was you, it will more than likely have the match on one of the channels and its a good stream and very reliable, i always use it for united matches that arent on telly.

yeah just checked there and its on the soccer channel on tvuplayer, just download and install tvuplayer

Xavi6

Use the ustream one. Requires no software and is the best quality around.

Tusky

Liverpool team for today: Reina, Arbeloa, Carragher, Skrtel, Aurelio, Mascherano, Gerrard, Riera, Kuyt, Alonso, Torres. Subs: Cavalieri, Dossena, Agger, Keane, Benayoun, Babel, Lucas.

So Keane finally scores and gets dropped...:mad: Still no place for Babel in the starting team. Blah.

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Reina

Arbeloa--Carragher--Skrtel--Aurelio

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Alonso--Masch

Kuyt

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Gerrard

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Reira

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Torres

Or it could be a 4-4-2 with Gerrard on the right wing. Doubt that though.

mike65 wrote: »

http://www.ustream.tv/videoplayerpopup/channel/310759

Xavi6 wrote: »

Use the ustream one. Requires no software and is the best quality around.

Will that link definitely be showing the game ?

ntlbell

dropping keane after scoring...

the rafah madness continue's...

Necronomicon

Xavi6 wrote: »

Use the ustream one. Requires no software and is the best quality around.

Agreed. I was using it yesterday for Blackburn v United and it's perfect.

Though having said that I haven't found a ustream link for this game, do you have one?

Xavi6

I'll have one within the half hour hopefully when it comes online.

colly10

ntlbell wrote: »

dropping keane after scoring...

the rafah madness continue's...

Maybe not, your not going to drop Torres and we are away to city so the 5 men in midfield maybe the way to go

Tusky

Xavi6 wrote: »

I'll have one within the half hour hopefully when it comes online.

For sure ?

whatawaster

ntlbell wrote: »

dropping keane after scoring...

the rafah madness continue's...

someone had to go to bring the Masch back in. I would have dropped Kuyt, but we know Rafa's not gonna do that. I'm happy with that team

Xavi6

Tusky wrote: »

For sure ?

http://www.ustream.tv/videoplayerpopup/channel/310759 *Big Picture High Quality*

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/hd_sports_fans1 *Small Picture High Quality Same As Above*

Best I can do for now til the coverage starts

mike65

Ho hum.

Mike

Xavi6

City: Hart, Zabaleta, Dunne (c), Richards, Garrido, Kompany, Ireland, Elano, Wright-Phillips, Robinho, Jo.

Subs: Schmeichel, Ben-Haim, Petrov, Fernandes, Hamann, Evans, Sturridge.

estebancambias

dunne fit. whats the story with petrov?

estebancambias

is there a stream for this game

Xavi6

estebancambias wrote: »

is there a stream for this game

Read the thread

jesus_thats_gre

estebancambias wrote: »

is there a stream for this game

Are you serious?

ntlbell

whatawaster wrote: »

someone had to go to bring the Masch back in. I would have dropped Kuyt, but we know Rafa's not gonna do that. I'm happy with that team

he doesn't _have_ to bring masch straight back in he has pretty much a midfielf who's performing well without him and scroing who are on form and performing well keane gets off the mark and he's dropped

keane will need a long run of games to try get some form

dropping him today is madness imo

Tusky

Xavi6 wrote: »

http://www.ustream.tv/videoplayerpopup/channel/310759 *Big Picture High Quality*

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/hd_sports_fans1 *Small Picture High Quality Same As Above*

Best I can do for now til the coverage starts

Xavi6 wrote: »

City: Hart, Zabaleta, Dunne (c), Richards, Garrido, Kompany, Ireland, Elano, Wright-Phillips, Robinho, Jo.

Subs: Schmeichel, Ben-Haim, Petrov, Fernandes, Hamann, Evans, Sturridge.

Cheers...currently showing Sky Sports News yeah ?

Thats a fairly attacking team from City.

estebancambias

all i see is sky sports news

Tusky

estebancambias wrote: »

is there a stream for this game

Oh come on...

jesus_thats_gre

ntlbell wrote: »

dropping keane after scoring...

the rafah madness continue's...

Dropping a striker for an defensive midfielder in an away match against a team with one of most formidable attacking line ups in the league.. Complete MADNESS!!!!!