Liverpool Vs Manchester Utd (the build up)

fred funk }{

IMO Fletcher is a decent 1st division player but in the premieirship looks weak.
Its like they could do with someone better! but lacking the quality

Lemlin

Both defences will cancel each other out. I'd go for nil all. If someone does win, I think it will be 1-0 and the goal will come from a midfielder, probably for United. That's all I'm saying!

Roddy23

If this is correct I'm going for a win to Utd, a remarkable recovery by any means

PHB

Yeh the Sun had that story aswell:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2002390000-2005430312,,00.html

Don't know tbh, maybe maybe not.
The advantage this game is all the local heroes will raise their games.
I expect Gerrard and Carragher to play a stormer, unless Keane is playing in which case not so much Gerrard.
Inturn though for United, I expect O'Shea, Scholes, Giggs(if he plays), Fletcher, and of course the Evertonian who plays for United :P

Roddy23

thats some recovery, even if he only makes the sub's bench.

mayordenis

PHB . .
when have liverpool conceded??

PHB

I dont know, and hence I'm wondering why I wrote that, oh I remember, alcohol

KdjaCL

mayordenis wrote:

PHB . .
when have liverpool conceded??

Conceded 5 or 6 this season , utd only 1?

kdjac

mayordenis

we're talkin bout the premiership.
this being a premiership match and all.

KdjaCL

mayordenis wrote:

we're talkin bout the premiership.
this being a premiership match and all.

And that matters how, was it a different Liverpool playing in the CL, or a different Utd?

err then scored one conceded none somehow sounds better than scored 14 conceded 6?

kdjac

Dub13

Sounds like STEVIE G is well up for this...



"We have won the Champions League but at home people only ever speak about the top three teams...and I am sick of hearing all that," Gerrard said.

Jimi-Spandex

Oh christ, I've to be up in 5 hrs to watch this god damn thing. With me getting up this early it's bound to be an absolute non-entity wrt entertainment.

Ah screw it. All night winning eleven it is.

Davei141

I woke at shaggin 8:45, now i gotta wait 3 hours! argh!

besty

KEANO STARTS!!!Come on United, in those famous words, "Let's be 'avin you."

mike65

My formation guess for Liverpool

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Reina
Finnan, Carra, Hyppia, Warnock
Pongolle, Gerrard, Alonso, Riise

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Garcia

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Crouch,

Subs carson, cisse, josemi, traore, josemi, sissoko

Duno about Utd as Keane is playing!!!

Van der Sar
O'Shea, Rio, Silvestre, Richardson
Smith, Scholes, Keane, Ronaldo
Rooney
V Nistelrooy

Subs howard, giggs, park, fletcher, bardsley

Thats a big risk I'd have put Sissoko on just to kick Keane and then sub him for Alonso!

Mike.

besty

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VDS

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Sheasy

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Rio

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Micky

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Rich

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Smithy

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Keano

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Scholsey

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Ronaldo

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Rooney

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Ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuud

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KdjaCL

Sky have pongolle and crouch up front.

Now this is an weird thing but Liverpool have just won the CL and the biggest game of next season when you assume they strenghten and buying top quality players. They have Crouch and Songolle up front when others are fit!!!


Seriously whats wrong with that ?


kdjac

besty

im so excited about this game...come on united. keano and smithy to own gerrard and alonso

Chong

Come on you red devils.

Lemlin

I'm very surprised Liverpool started Pongelle. Espcially ahead of Cisse. I've never thought that much of Pongelle myself.

KdjaCL

lol richardson nutmegged pongolle without touching the ball ...



playing very well^



kdjac

Chong

Yeah after his loan spell WBA I have more respect for him and for the way he plays.

Lemlin

Ferguson was only saying the other day about how Richardson came back from WBA "a man".

Chong

Its true it certainly worked for Beckham when he went on loan to Preston.

KdjaCL

Feel sorry for O Shea and Richardson, they have nothing in front of them its like playing fullback when your winger was sent off. Stupid formation forces them infield everytime to liverpools 5 man midfield.


kdjac

Chong

I have to say I just hate John O'Shea full stop, I cant wait for nev to be back.

MrJoeSoap

United being typically mouthy, its fast, its frenetic and its good to watch.

besty

in fairness though, richardson and oshea are playing well.we need to get the likes of rooney and ronaldo on the ball more and get liverpool on the back foot a bit more. at least there is no danny murphy to rob it

Lemlin

As I said on another thread, O'Shea is a good player. He just needs his confidence to grow. I think he underperformed last year because everyone was talking about Heinze being bought to replace him.

Despite that, he still started about 34 games last season and Sir Alex gave him a 4 year contract in the Summer so he's obviously respected around Old Trafford.

Lemlin

United being typically mouthy, its fast, its frenetic and its good to watch.

And I'm in work and can't watch it Going to miss the Blackburn game too. That's the bad side of being in college and having to work weekends.

I suppose at least I can get an idea what's happening on Soccernet's Gamecast.

gimmick

What an utterly sh*te game. People complain that the eL is poor because of the hoofing, well, would someone like to explain whats happening at Anfield at the moment, because I certainly cant see any football being played.

Probably Richards Keyes' fault - he said before the game there hasnt been a 0-0 in this fixture since the beginning of the premiership. Tempting fate or what?

KdjaCL

gimmick wrote:

What an utterly sh*te game. People complain that the eL is poor because of the hoofing, well, would someone like to explain whats happening at Anfield at the moment, because I certainly cant see any football being played.

Its called a long pass in the PL, its tactical....

Warnock and Pongolle gonna cost pool a goal, they the weak links wouldnt be surprised to see Ronaldo stick to warnock in 2nd half, everytime warnocks gets pushed he makes a mistake.

Scholes needs to push on more for Utd, pool well they have Crouch up front so thats there gameplan in a nutshell.

kdjac

mayordenis

pongolle???
hes been our best player.

d22ontour

Liverpool the new wimbledon when crouch plays.Pretty even 1st half with both teams cancelling each other out.

Lemlin

And Benitez said that tactics to suit Crouch (ie. hoofing the ball!) would only be used in away games. He must be running scared of United.

Hope it stays 0-0. I have Ferdinand and Carragher in defence in my fantasy team.

mike65

I'm only listening to it, but it sounds like the two midfields are cancelling each other out. If Rafa sticks with 4-4-1-1 then he'll have to instruct Luis Garcia to get a move on and offer Crouch proper support.

Mike.

KdjaCL

mayordenis wrote:

pongolle???
hes been our best player.

Going forward yes but hes lucky Finnan is behind him as going backwards hes the weak link.


kdjac

Lemlin

I'd imagine Benitez would be happy enough with 0-0.

Guy:Incognito

anyoner a link to a stream, i had to go to work at half time.

scojones

It's gona be 1 - 0. One goal will seal this, and you can just get the feeling it's coming. Whoever scores it is another issue. This game could be anybodies.

mike65

Crouch off????????? Thats nuts, Garcia should be gone.

Mike.

Lemlin

anyoner a link to a stream, i had to go to work at half time.

Go to www.soccernet.com and click on Gamecast on the mainpage.

I think its going to be 0-0. I said that before the game and it still looks that way. Suits me anyway.

Pepe LeFrits

Well that was a fine waste of an hour and a half of everyone's day.

KdjaCL

booooring......

Least i got a few points for my FF team.


kdjac

scojones

Yeah that was pretty bad tbh. First goal-less draw between the two teams since 1992.

A Dub in Glasgo

What a load of absolute tosh that game was

mayordenis

GARCIA - why?? oh why was he kept on?

Brian017

kaids wrote:

Well that was a fine waste of an hour and a half of everyone's day.

Too true. I want them back. :mad:

Necronomicon

At times it was pacey and threatened to open up, but overall pretty poor and I imagine frustrating for both sets of fans.

applehunter

Awful, Awful game.

Roy Keane played very well in the deep role.

Apart from that I dont think there was a save for any keeper.

Awful stuff.