Manchester City v Liverpool Midnight. And it doesn't matter, really, thread

klose

Can we stop the over the top chipped through balls please? Feels like im watching a game of ultimate team on fifa

Vicxas

Sakho and Coates for the PL games maybe?

Knex*

Vicxas wrote: »

Sakho and Coates for the PL games maybe?

Nah. Lovren has it sewn up.

PhiloCypher

We must be in single digits for possession.

billymitchell

klose wrote: »

Can we stop the over the top chipped through balls please? Feels like im watching a game of ultimate team on fifa

L + Triangle never worked on PES

Kirby

Navas really is quality.

whatawaster

Really poor so far. Very lethargic from Henderson and Allen.

Will I Amnt

Hard to see this staying scoreless for much longer, very open game, chances all over the place.

martyos121

Dear commentators,
It's Sturridge, not Storage.

Kirby

martyos121 wrote: »

Dear commentators,
It's Sturridge, not Storage.

Exactly! Luke Shaw is the one with extra storage this season.

ardinn

Reina looks F*cking delighted to be back!!!!

Charlie19

Alan Curbishly really does deserve another management job

Vicxas

ardinn wrote: »

Reina looks F*cking delighted to be back!!!!

I felt bad for him. He looks turbo pissed

PhiloCypher

This is just painful. You would swear it was our first preseason game, they look so much sharper then us its unreal.

Strongbow10

i'd be on the phone to Gus Poyet asking if he fancies Seb Coates on a season long loan. Would love to get a proper look at him playing week in week out before deciding on him either way.

Wouldn't cash out on him straight away there is definite potential there

Vicxas

PhiloCypher wrote: »

This is just painful. You would swear it was our first preseason game, they look so much sharper then us its unreal.

I would say its even so far.

No team wants to risk going behind.

martyos121

Loving this referee!

Kirby

Allen has been poor.

skippy15

between the match liverpool balls retention and commentators this is painful.

DDC1990

Liverpool are so rusty, especially up front.

Sturridge, Coutinho, Lambert.

Henderson and Allen are anonymous.

billymitchell

Strongbow10 wrote: »

i'd be on the phone to Gus Poyet asking if he fancies Seb Coates on a season long loan. Would love to get a proper look at him playing week in week out before deciding on him either way.

Wouldn't cash out on him straight away there is definite potential there

I'd keep him for our bench, been very impressed by him so far pre season. Still not sure if he'll make it in the PL though, would like to be proven wrong.

Great to see Enrique back, offers a lot on that left side

joe123

Joe Allen very poor again tonight. Hes had a bad pre season so far.

Coates been our best player. Being played off the park here. Have we had a shot on target?

martyos121

joe123 wrote: »

Joe Allen very poor again tonight. Hes had a bad pre season so far.

Coates been our best player. Being played off the park here. Have we had a shot on target?

Lambert header from point-blank range, best chance of the game.

Will I Amnt

DDC1990 wrote: »

Liverpool are so rusty, especially up front.

Sturridge, Coutinho, Lambert.

Henderson and Allen are anonymous.

I can't see how Lambert will fit in to that team to be honest. I know people will say he was bought as a plan b option but if I was a Liverpool fan I'd be hoping there's someone coming in to make sure he is definitely just that.

Backstreet Moyes

City look very sharp, Liverpool can't get any possession at all.

daithijjj

joe123 wrote: »

Joe Allen very poor again tonight. Hes had a bad pre season so far.

Coates been our best player. Being played off the park here. Have we had a shot on target?

I wouldnt worry too much about it, the back 5 has about 20 games between them in a year.

DDC1990

Should just skip to penalties.

billymitchell

Will I Amnt wrote: »

I can't see how Lambert will fit in to that team to be honest. I know people will say he was bought as a plan b option but if I was a Liverpool fan I'd be hoping there's someone coming in to make sure he is definitely just that.

Check the Liverpool thread, we all are

martyos121

Kelly and Coates have been the two good performances for us so far. Get Henderson, Allen, Gerrard, Lambert and Enrique off at HT.

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

Ricky Lambert really is a tank. The sponsor and detail on his jersey look tiny compared to even Gerrard.

Will I Amnt

billymitchell wrote: »

Check the Liverpool thread, we all are

Ah right, it's not that I don't rate him or anything, he's just not a great fit for the way they play.

klose

Fair play to coates, having a good pre season. Id bin allen for can and maybe sterling or ibe for lambert and get a bit more pace on the field. Allen is losing his place if pre season is anything to go by.

Kirby

martyos121 wrote: »

Kelly and Coates have been the two good performances for us so far. Get Henderson, Allen, Gerrard, Lambert and Enrique off at HT.

Kelly has been roasted at least 4 times. I'd be singling him out alright but not for praise.

Coates has looked very assured.

MD1990

So far in pre-season we are missing Suarez badly. Can't get sustained possession in the final third & . Lambert will be a useful plab B be won't be too efective as a regular starter. Allen & Henderson have been poor. Hope to see Can on soon.

Will I Amnt

Kirby wrote: »

Kelly has been roasted at least 4 times. I'd be singling him out alright but not for praise.

Coates has looked very assured.

I always thought Kelly was going to turn out to be one of the better full backs in the league, injuries have messed him up a bit.

joe123

klose wrote: »

Fair play to coates, having a good pre season. Id bin allen for can and maybe sterling or ibe for lambert and get a bit more pace on the field. Allen is losing his place if pre season is anything to go by.

Sakho, Lovren, Skrtel and Coates could be our four centre backs this season. Personally id like to have kept hold of agger and not spent 20 million on Lovren. Invested it elsewhere.

We will need it for Reus.

joe123

klose wrote: »

Fair play to coates, having a good pre season. Id bin allen for can and maybe sterling or ibe for lambert and get a bit more pace on the field. Allen is losing his place if pre season is anything to go by.

Sakho, Lovren, Skrtel and Coates could be our four centre backs this season. Personally id like to have kept hold of agger and not spent 20 million on Lovren. Invested it elsewhere.

We will need it for Reus.

billymitchell

Will I Amnt wrote: »

Ah right, it's not that I don't rate him or anything, he's just not a great fit for the way they play.

True, but he was brought in as a plan b. Hence all the talk of Bony and the attempt for Remy. Ricky will be a solid man to bring on when a team decides to sit back against Liverpool, hoof it up to the lad, boom, head goal. We needed that plan b ,a good few teams parked the bus against us last year

dfx-

daithijjj wrote: »

I wouldnt worry too much about it, the back 5 has about 20 games between them in a year.

Why do teams play the reserves in pre-season games. I thought the idea is to get people matchfit and practice new formations or something worked on in training...with the likely league starters

joe123

billymitchell wrote: »

True, but he was brought in as a plan b. Hence all the talk of Bony and the attempt for Remy. Ricky will be a solid man to bring on when a team decides to sit back against Liverpool, hoof it up to the lad, boom, head goal. We needed that plan b ,a good few teams parked the bus against us last year

What has Bony got that Lambert hasnt? Bony does not fit our style of play at all.

That man is slow as they come.

MD1990

City look alot sharper. I think that could be down to our training schedule. I seen it mentioned last season that our training in set up so that we peak late in the season. Hence why we went on a great run at the end of last season.

billymitchell

joe123 wrote: »

What has Bony got that Lambert hasnt? Bony does not fit our style of play at all.

That man is slow as they come.

Ah here, Bony has got a few yards on Lambert, and is much better on the ground than Lambert.

Vicxas

billymitchell wrote: »

Ah here, Bony has got a few yards on Lambert, and is much better on the ground than Lambert.

Lambert was always a back up.

Well. At least I hope we're all aware of that.

joe123

billymitchell wrote: »

Ah here, Bony has got a few yards on Lambert, and is much better on the ground than Lambert.

Pacewise they are both slow. Very slow. Bony is no magican with the ball at his feet either. For 20 million we would be crazy to spend it on him.

PhiloCypher

MD1990 wrote: »

City look alot sharper. I think that could be down to our training schedule. I seen it mentioned last season that our training in set up so that we peak late in the season. Hence why we went on a great run at the end of last season.

Thank you. That makes sense alright, city have clearly being doing more on the ball training whereas we have obviously been concentrating on general fitness, at least initially. Only explanation for how we so look so rusty and they so sharp.

marno21

Johnson on. Night lads

PhiloCypher

Sterling already making things happen.

billymitchell

Vicxas wrote: »

Lambert was always a back up.

Well. At least I hope we're all aware of that.

Check my last post re Lambert.
As for Bony, defo not worth €20m, merely referenced him as there was a bunch of rumours doing the rounds about him after we signed Lambert. He would have been signed as a backup to Sturridge, not a plan b.

PhiloCypher

Coutinho winding up

And hitting it like an infant *sigh*

smileyj1987

marno21 wrote: »

Johnson on. Night lads

Leave him in a dumpster out the back on the way back to the team hotel .