Liverpool Vs Stoke - BT Sport1 - 12:45 (No streaming links!)

mada999

Well here it is the first premiersip league game of the season..




my first match thread please forgive lack of team graphics........>


Please discuss*

mada999

Really think Liverpool will come out of the blocks and do Stoke 2-0.....come on you redmen!! YNWA

GTR63

I really hope Michael Owen phones in sick

Ardent

Can't call it. Stoke an unknown quantity under Hughes. Hopeful of a win but not confident.

SantryRed

0-0 to open up the season.

NabyLadistheman

LFC top of the pile after the early exchanges.. A marker of our dominance for the year ahead. You know what's coming next...

Jesus Wept

OUR YEAR!

Nuri Sahin

Liverpool will win the corner count, the woodwork count and the possession count.

Goals are overrated.

NabyLadistheman

Nuri Sahin wrote: »

Liverpool will win the corner count, the woodwork count and the possession count.

Goals are overrated.

Ah here. We've sold Downing, AC & Joey Cole. Rout tomorrow

Knex*

GTR63 wrote: »

I really hope Michael Owen phones in sick

Hopefully, for BT's sake, he just texts.

Knex*

Adam to score direct from a corner. Liverpool to lose 1 nil despite having 70% possession, 20 shots, and 12 corners.

OwaynOTT

GTR63 wrote: »

I really hope Michael Owen phones in sick

Reckon it won't be long before he dislocates his voice-box or ruptures his larynx and misses most of the season through injury.

GTR63

Andy Carroll wrote: »

OUR YEAR!

If we avoid defeat(boy am I optimistic) due to alphabetic order we'll be top of the table for over 2 hours.

retalivity

SantryRed wrote: »

0-0 to open up the season.

It has got 0-0 all over it

Morzadec

Nuri Sahin wrote: »

Liverpool will win the corner count, the woodwork count and the possession count.

Undoubtedly.

But a 0-0 is still likely enough unfortunately.

Liverpool are favourites so I'll predict 3-0 - when we win we tend to win well.

But if Stoke survive the inevitable early onslaught it could be anyone's game - 0-0 would be a shrewd bet, though it could always be nicked by either team by one.

Most likely outcome a Liverpool win, but far from confident.

Early exchanges will be key I feel.

Vital not to let that inevitable feeling of disappointent sink in if early chances go begging.

Yurt

Feeling much more confident about this than i was this time last year.

Expecting a back four of Johnson Toure Agger and Enrique which is weak compared to the teams around us and hopefully we can deal with Stokes set pieces which really seem to trouble us.

Then we'l probably have a midfield of Lucas Allen and Gerrard which looks to be Rodgers favorite trio if we're to go on pre-season.Hopefully Lucas is back to his best and allows Gerrard and Allen to pick up positions higher up the pitch.

Our front 3 is completely different than last year and this is going to be the biggest improvement from last year Coutinho Aspas and Sturridge.Aspas has looked superb so far scoring 4 goals for us in pre season while Sturridge and Coutinho proved last season that they are very good players.This Liverpool team will have lot's of goals in them this season.

Prediction 3-1 Liverpool

Our year *sarcasm

5starpool

About to get on the flight over for the match. Come on you redmen!

Be nice to get a good win, but I'll take a scrappy one. Only won 2 from the last 10 opening fixtures I think.

fangee

Can't see anything other than a comfortable victory for the Redmen. 1 or 2 up by half time and decimate them once they receive their red card.

Can't wait for the crying Hughes post match interview. Sloppy goals. Individual mistakes. All the players fault. Nothing to do with me guv.

5starpool

fangee wrote: »

Can't see anything other than a comfortable victory for the Redmen. 1 or 2 up by half time and decimate them once they receive their red card.

Can't wait for the crying Hughes post match interview. Sloppy goals. Individual mistakes. All the players fault. Nothing to do with me guv.

Now that's a post asking for trouble after a horrible scoreless draw or sucker punch away win.

double GG

I can see stoke having a bit of success form set pieces as neither Toure or Agger are all that dominant in the air.

Liverpool will score but I can seem them conceding too, I'll go for a 1-1 or 2-1 Liverpool.

mike65

Today sees a small trilogy achieved -

The first live Premier League game on Sky Sports was on 16 August 1992, Liverpool were beaten by Nottingham Forest at the City Ground 1-0

The first live game on Setanta was also a Liverpool game but I can't find any details.

BT Sports first Premier League game - Liverpool v Stoke.

Turtyturd

Thread not started by LuckyCharms vs 5Starpool being at the game...tough to know who'll come out on top.

I predict Charlie Adams will be a deciding factor in the result...not sure for who yet though.

kfallon

mike65 wrote: »

Today sees a small trilogy achieved -

The first live Premier League game on Sky Sports was on 16 August 1992, Liverpool were beaten by Nottingham Forest at the City Ground 1-0

The first live game on Setanta was also a Liverpool game but I can't find any details.

BT Sports first Premier League game - Liverpool v Stoke.

I think the first live PL game on ESPN was Villa v Liverpool, Stevie G scored that cracking free kick late on.

Draw today and the Superthread to be in meltdown by 6pm

Nuri Sahin

Owen on BT Sport is saying he has heard that Henderson, Aspas and Sturridge are all starting but it's not confirmed yet.

mike65

mike65 wrote: »

Today sees a small trilogy achieved -

The first live Premier League game on Sky Sports was on 16 August 1992, Liverpool were beaten by Nottingham Forest at the City Ground 1-0

The first live game on Setanta was also a Liverpool game but I can't find any details.

BT Sports first Premier League game - Liverpool v Stoke.

kfallon wrote: »

I think the first live PL game on ESPN was Villa v Liverpool, Stevie G scored that cracking free kick late on.

Draw today and the Superthread to be in meltdown by 6pm

Alas no, ESPN first game was Everton 1 - 6 Arsenal. The Liverpool v Villa game was their third.

whatawaster

Nuri Sahin wrote: »

Owen on BT Sport is saying he has heard that Henderson, Aspas and Sturridge are all starting but it's not confirmed yet.

Mignolet

Johnson
Toure
Agger
Enrique

Lucas
Gerrard
Henderson

Aspas
Sturridge
Coutinho

Would be what I'm hoping for. I've a feeling we'll need Henderson's energy today.

wandatowell

3-1 Liverpool

plannerscanner

Like the look of that team. BR right to be cautious by using Henderson. Once things have settled down he can introduce Allen & co

mike65

No one knows what the new post Pulis Stoke will play like but we do know that the squad is largely as was, so will they set up to contain and then look to hit with a long ball counter via Walters and Crouch or through the magic of Charlie Adam?

DrumSteve

plannerscanner wrote: »

Like the look of that team. BR right to be cautious by using Henderson. Once things have settled down he can introduce Allen & co

Happy enough with hendo, id rate him highly.

Going to go with 2-0 to the pool, cant see where stokes attacking threat is coming from (Walters aint the greatest).

Inho and iago to score.

Also looking forward to the post match interview where geoff shreeves ignores the match and just bombards brendan with questions about luis. Hope he decks him if he does.

everdead.ie

mike65 wrote: »

No one knows what the new post Pulis Stoke will play like but we do know that the squad is largely as was, so will they set up to contain and then look to hit with a long ball counter via Walters and Crouch or through the magic of Charlie Adam?

Shawcross to turn into an imperious ball playing defender.

MagicIRL

It's not a matter of how many goals are scored, it's a matter of how many Liverpool players will come off injured. Old habits die hard!

mrsoundie

MagicIRL wrote: »

It's not a matter of how many goals are scored, it's a matter of how many Liverpool players will come off injured. Old habits die hard!

Don't say that! There will be a fleet of ambulances at Anfield carrying away the wounded.

DrumSteve

MagicIRL wrote: »

It's not a matter of how many goals are scored, it's a matter of how many Liverpool players will come off injured. Old habits die hard!

Ah here, were not arsenal.

MagicMarker

Wtf

I don't want a band in the build up to a match.

smileyj1987

No Downing to rage at today

Paulegend

is sturridge really ready for a starting spot though?? id hate to risk him from teh start if there is even a slight chance he might not be fully fit yet. id prefer him to come on in the second half if thats the case. just use sterling aspas and coutinho up front from the start to tire the stoke defence before leaving sturridge on the finish the job. fingures crossed for today. id love a walkover against stoke but id settle for a 1-0. one game at a time 3 points at a time

Grayditch

While no result would surprise me, I'd be thinking it's a 2-0 Liverpool win.

It's unacceptable if we lose.

smileyj1987

Paulegend wrote: »

is sturridge really ready for a starting spot though?? id hate to risk him from teh start if there is even a slight chance he might not be fully fit yet. id prefer him to come on in the second half if thats the case. just use sterling aspas and coutinho up front from the start to tire the stoke defence before leaving sturridge on the finish the job. fingures crossed for today. id love a walkover against stoke but id settle for a 1-0. one game at a time 3 points at a time

He Played a full half against Celtic and played a good bit of the game against newcastle behind closed doors . So I would say start him because we are a little bit light up front .

Pyjamarama

Loads of sturridge goals please. Cmon the Reds!!!

Alfred Borden

3-0 to the Pool today with Coutinho stealing the show. Probably be top after todays fixtures too.

mrsoundie

Any team Mark Hughes has played for or managed, is or has never been the most subtle. I can see stoke being right in Liverpool's faces today and being down right awnry.

prettyboy81

Prediction 3-1 win LFC....Our Year

Paulegend

well ive been getting the betting rust out of my system in the last couple of weeks so im hoping for a great day today:D ive a couple of bets on with just the premier games today with over/under 2.5 goals and win forcasts but i wanna put a fiver on a hattrick in the liverpool game aswell(its a heart felt bet rather than a head thinking one). if sturridge does start im going to maybe have him at 14/1 or else ill throw a quid one sterling gerrard and coutinho at bigger odds.

cmon the pool

smileyj1987

Paulegend wrote: »

well ive been getting the betting rust out of my system in the last couple of weeks so im hoping for a great day today:D ive a couple of bets on with just the premier games today with over/under 2.5 goals and win forcasts but i wanna put a fiver on a hattrick in the liverpool game aswell(its a heart felt bet rather than a head thinking one). if sturridge does start im going to maybe have him at 14/1 or else ill throw a quid one sterling gerrard and coutinho at bigger odds.

cmon the pool

Do NOT BET ON LIVERPOOL !!!!!!

Knex*

smileyj1987 wrote: »

Do NOT BET ON LIVERPOOL !!!!!!

Except corners.

G.K.

Mignolet, Johnson, Enrique, Toure, Agger, Lucas, Henderson, Gerrard, Coutinho, Aspas, Sturridge

Provided Sturridge is fit enough, that's the team I would have picked.

mike65

Liverpool XI: my guess formation

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Mignolet,
Johnson, Toure, Agger, Enrique

---

Lucas,
----Henderson, Gerrard,
Aspas--Sturridge--Coutinho,

Liverpool subs: Jones, Wisdom, Allen, Sterling, Ibe, Borini, Luis Alberto

So its all attack then!

djPSB

edit: as above

homerjay2005

Wenger spotted in the crowd at Anfield.

MagicIRL

Paulegend wrote: »

well ive been getting the betting rust out of my system in the last couple of weeks so im hoping for a great day today:D ive a couple of bets on with just the premier games today with over/under 2.5 goals and win forcasts but i wanna put a fiver on a hattrick in the liverpool game aswell(its a heart felt bet rather than a head thinking one). if sturridge does start im going to maybe have him at 14/1 or else ill throw a quid one sterling gerrard and coutinho at bigger odds.

cmon the pool

Awwww.... never bet on Liverpool