We go again. Liverpool v Southampton Sun 17th Aug KO 13:30 SS1 - Mod post in OP

Super-Rush

Life without Luis Suarez begins on Sunday, as Brendao Rodgers' Liverpool side welcome a hugely depleted Southampton to Anfield to kick off the 14/15 campaign.

The summer transfer window saw Rodgers raid the Saints for defender Dejan Lovern, midfielder Adam Lallana and journery man striker and former Reds trainee Rickie Lambert.

The Northern Irish man didn't stop there however and has also signed Lazar Markovic, Divock Origi, Javier Manquillo, Emre Can and Alberto Moreno. Last years runners up and Christmas champions are hopeful they can sign a first team forward before the window closes.

Liverpool will be without Lallana, Agger, Flanagan and Markovic who are all injured, Origi loaned back to Lille and Moreno who's paperwork wasn't submitted in time.

Having beaten Liverpool 1-0 at Anfield last season, Southampton will field an unfamiliar team on Sunday, picked by new manager Ronald Koeman, who took over from Mauricio Pochettino following his exit in June.

Apart from Lovern(who scored the winner at Liverpool last season), Lallana and Lambert, Southampton lost Luke Shaw(Man U), Calum Chambers(Arsenal) and Danni Osvaldo(Inter). While Morgan Schneiderlin still remains a Southampton player, his mentality will be in question as he has pushed for a transfer to Spurs and his old manager.

Koeman understandably has also been busy in the transfer market by signing Shane Long, Graziano Pelle, Dusan Tadic and Florin Gardos.

New signing Gardos will join last seasons top scorer Jay Rodriguez on the bench who is still recovering from an ACL injury picked up towards the end of the previous campaign and Schneiderlin may not be selected due to lack of fitness.

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Prediction: Nervy 1-0 to the home team.



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Stargate

Thanks Super-Rush

Let the madness begin

googled eyes

Its Back !




Lovren to get serious abuse from his old fans and have a stormer of a game.

Reckon Liverpool will win by 2 goals

MightyMandarin

Liverpool to win 4-0, Sturridge and Sterling to score and a new SAS to be born.

Harry Palmr

A left right headed hat trick from Sterling and Real Madrid on the phone!

Given the knocks the starting 11 must be pretty much the same as against Dortmund which was

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Mig
Manquillo--Skrtel--Lovren--Johnson

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Gerrard

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Hendo--Can

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Sterling----Coutinho

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Sturridge

Maybe Allen for Can and maybe Enrique back with Johnson at RB (not sure I want that!)

5starpool

Liverpool win, but not straightforward at all.

3-2 win with a nervy last 5 mins after Southampton pull it back to 3-2.

Southampton with a two nil win

Crann na Beatha

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rossie1977

shock southampton win for me.

woodyg

7-0 win
The Count will run riot and Dani will score a hat trick
Lambert free kick
Gerrard Pen
Skrtel Header
Stirling tap in from 5yrds out

MonkeyTennis

I think we might continue in the vain we left off and a load of BBC ***** will remember that Brendan Rogers got us 2nd not Suarez

Augmerson

2-1 Liverpool, Soton to give a good display. Nervy last 10 minutes.

ShamoBuc

2-0 ht 5-0 ft. Or any kind of a win will do. 3 points to start the year off nicely anything else would be a downer!

thelad95

But how can Liverpool play themselves? :P










*Runs and hides in a bush, waits till the coast is clear, gets into car starts driving and never f*cking stops, finds shelter for the night, tomorrow is another day*

klose

Southampton will win, this game has been bugging since the fixtures were released.

Washington Irving

Predictable 1-0 win for Southampton. Liverpool to break 30 shots on goal barrier and beat last seasons woodwork tally in first 45 mins.

OwaynOTT

Lets all take a moment to remember the saps that can't be here with us and hopefully Rodgers dedicates the win to them.

Expect a win for Liverpool but expect it to be a close call and a nervy affair which will see someone having to purchase a new couch.

Hangballlouie

OwaynOTT wrote: »

Lets all take a moment to remember the saps that can't be here with us and hopefully Rodgers dedicates the win to them.

Expect a win for Liverpool but expect it to be a close call and a nervy affair which will see someone having to purchase a new couch.

Shout out to TNA.

Agent Coulson

Whats the over/under on Liverpool hitting the post:P

Oranage2

Liverpool to be winning 2 nil before lovren scores a hatrick of own goals, he'll also pull off his top and reveal a Southampton Jersey, Lambert and lallana will do the same and rejoin their former team. Final score 3 - 2

Hangballlouie

Oranage2 wrote: »

Liverpool to be winning 2 nil before lovren scores a hatrick of own goals, he'll also pull off his top and reveal a Southampton Jersey, Lambert and lallana will do the same and rejoin their former team. Final score 3 - 2

Arguably the greatest post you've ever put up on the soccer forum.

kevohmsford

3-0 Liverpool. Cannot wait for the season to begin.

Oranage2

hangballlouie wrote: »

Arguably the greatest post you've ever put up on the soccer forum.

Ditto

abelard

Hard to see past a Liverpool win. More interesting to see how some of their new players gel.

Kerrigooney

hangballlouie wrote: »

Arguably the greatest post you've ever put up on the soccer forum.

There isn't much competition,in fairness.

OwaynOTT

Kerrigooney wrote: »

There isn't much competition,in fairness.

Ah now, in fairness, I quite like his response.

OwaynOTT

Ok, first and last of an old sap tradition.

Saps assemble!

Morzadec

I find it hard to look past a Liverpool win and I think it could be a big one.

Sturridge to net a couple.

I won't be feeling half as confident come kickoff, but thinking about it rationally and leaving fan fear to the side I would expect a comfortable win

Will I Amnt

OwaynOTT wrote: »

Lets all take a moment to remember the saps that can't be here with us and hopefully Rodgers dedicates the win to them.

Your loss is our gain :pac:

googled eyes

Will I Amnt wrote: »

Your loss is our gain :pac:

We're like the Hydra. Some of our heads may have been cut off but new ones have grown in their place.

Fescue

googled eyes wrote: »

We're like the Hydra. Some of our heads may have been cut off but new ones have grown in their place.

Better looking ones.

Slattsy

Cant see us beating Southampton.
In fact, with the signings we've made, less Suarez, i'd be surprised if we mange to avoid relegation.
An awful season ahead for us.



Ninja edit - Our Year

OwaynOTT

Will I Amnt wrote: »

Your loss is our gain :pac:

You're a big meanie! Some of the losses are only temporary and I'm going to tell on you.

Fescue wrote: »

Better looking ones.

With even better hair.

googled eyes

Will I Amnt wrote: »

Your loss is our gain :pac:

Fescue wrote: »

Better looking ones.

OwaynOTT wrote: »

You're a big meanie! Some of the losses are only temporary and I'm going to tell on you.



With even better hair.

larrymiller

Our year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Will I Amnt

OwaynOTT wrote: »

You're a big meanie! Some of the losses are only temporary and I'm going to tell on you.



With even better hair.

Even temporary relief is something
I'm just thinking of our match threads, I might start posting in them again.

OwaynOTT

Will I Amnt wrote: »

Even temporary relief is something
I'm just thinking of our match threads, I might start posting in them again.

Had you stopped posting in mach threads?

Kess73

Morzadec wrote: »

I find it hard to look past a Liverpool win and I think it could be a big one.

Sturridge to net a couple.

I won't be feeling half as confident come kickoff, but thinking about it rationally and leaving fan fear to the side I would expect a comfortable win

I am ridiculously optimistic about tomorrow's game. Have far too much by way of new season giddiness going on, and it is probably having a blinkering effect on me with regards to the fact that Southampton, despite the players they have lost, have the potential to put out a pretty useful starting XI.


But I am going to stick with the giddy side and say that Liverpool will score four or more goals and get their first three points of the season.

Do hope that after tomorrow that Southampton have a solid season as I have hopes that they will be as enteratining to watch under Koeman as they were under Pochettino.

Will I Amnt

OwaynOTT wrote: »

Had you stopped posting in mach threads?

Steered clear of them for the most part. It was Groundhog Day stuff after a few weeks.

Will I Amnt

Will I Amnt wrote: »

Steered clear of them for the most part. It was Groundhog Day stuff after a few weeks.

The results probably had something to do with it

googled eyes

Charlie19

kevohmsford wrote: »

3-0 Liverpool. Cannot wait for the season to begin.

Clean sheets, I like it.

PhlegmyMoses

We go again. Again. Again. Again? Again.

Again.
















Again.

NukaCola

Draw written all over this. 1-1

Jesus Wept

Super-Rush wrote: »

Life without Luis Suarez begins on Sunday, as Brendao Rodgers' Liverpool side welcome a hugely depleted Southampton to Anfield to kick off the 14/15 campaign.

The summer transfer window saw Rodgers raid the Saints for defender Dejan Lovern, midfielder Adam Lallana and journery man striker and former Reds trainee Rickie Lambert.

The Northern Irish man didn't stop there however and has also signed Lazar Markovic, Divock Origi, Javier Manquillo, Emre Can and Alberto Moreno. Last years runners up and Christmas champions are hopeful they can sign a first team forward before the window closes.

Liverpool will be without Lallana, Agger, Flanagan and Markovic who are all injured, Origi loaned back to Lille and Moreno who's paperwork wasn't submitted in time.

Having beaten Liverpool 1-0 at Anfield last season, Southampton will field an unfamiliar team on Sunday, picked by new manager Ronald Koeman, who took over from Mauricio Pochettino following his exit in June.

Apart from Lovern(who scored the winner at Liverpool last season), Lallana and Lambert, Southampton lost Luke Shaw(Man U), Calum Chambers(Arsenal) and Danni Osvaldo(Inter). While Morgan Schneiderlin still remains a Southampton player, his mentality will be in question as he has pushed for a transfer to Spurs and his old manager.

Koeman understandably has also been busy in the transfer market by signing Shane Long, Graziano Pelle, Dusan Tadic and Florin Gardos.

New signing Gardos will join last seasons top scorer Jay Rodriguez on the bench who is still recovering from an ACL injury picked up towards the end of the previous campaign and Schneiderlin may not be selected due to lack of fitness.

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Prediction: Nervy 1-0 to the home team.



Mod Post: Remember folks, the EPL are clamping down on any footage, be it gifs, on vine etc, of any goals or incidents from ongoing games, so please do not be putting them in match threads. It falls under the copyright rule for the forum, and we would prefer if neither the site or any posters got into trouble over it.

Brendaõ wants his tilda back. Good post otherwise mate, well played.

osnola ibax

Liverpool to BELIEVE!

witnessrenegade

Currently living in Melbourne so going watching the match in the supporters bar in the City which is the Imperial, anyone here ever been their for a match? Whats the crowd like? Been their a good few times on nights out drinking and for the world cup but ive heard from some people that it's mental in their for LFC matches

redzerdrog

witnessrenegade wrote: »

Currently living in Melbourne so going watching the match in the supporters bar in the City which is the Imperial, anyone here ever been their for a match? Whats the crowd like? Been their a good few times on nights out drinking and for the world cup but ive heard from some people that it's mental in their for LFC matches

Is it on there already? Whats the score?

MD1990

Seen on twitter that the team will be the sames as it was Vs Dortmund. Except Lucas in for Can.

SuperTortoise

MD1990 wrote: »

Seen on twitter that the team will be the sames as it was Vs Dortmund. Except Lucas in for Can.

Dissapointed if Lucas starts, he's been a liability for some time now IMO.

Fescue

SuperTortoise wrote: »

Dissapointed if Lucas starts, he's been a liability for some time now IMO.

I thought he was quite good when he came on against Dortmund. People are too quick to forget what a good player Lucas was before his injury. Who is to say he can't get back to that level.