So Zenit at home
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I agree if we get an early one it will be a game.
If I was them I would come storming out of the blocks and go for an early away goal.
We can overturn this 2-0 deficit.
We lost 2-0 last time, but we had excellent opportunities to score. We will get them again, and with the crowd hopefully in good form, it will push us to be more successful.
I'm not that optimistic but if we can get to half time at either 1-0 or 0-0, I think we can get the game into extra time.
I think it's a good game to give Allen a chance again - hope he takes it.
We lost 2-0 last time, but we had excellent opportunities to score. We will get them again, and with the crowd hopefully in good form, it will push us to be more successful.
I'm not that optimistic but if we can get to half time at either 1-0 or 0-0, I think we can get the game into extra time.
I think it's a good game to give Allen a chance again - hope he takes it.
If they had tickets on the gate I could pay cash for I would.
Too much faff.
We can overturn a two goal deficit at home for sure. Sadly they will score. So we'll be fucked.
Nice of the manager to remind us to support our team in a European tie at home when we are two down from the first leg. Might have forgotten otherwise.
Nice of the manager to remind us to support our team in a European tie at home when we are two down from the first leg. Might have forgotten otherwise.
Do they not still go to tickets on the gate within the last hour before kick off?
Incidentally, if we were to stay in the competition, do Sturridge or Coutinho stay cuptied or can they play in later rounds.
I am not thrilled about Allen in the starting 11 (if it's true). I think our best chance to win this tie is with more penetration in attack and taking our chances. With Allen we'll get more possession, but once again Suarez will be the only player in the box most of the time and if Zenith mark him well, our attacking threat will be neutralized.
I would start with Sterling up front with Suarez. I want to see Sterling from the start, not in the last 30 minutes when it's still 0:0 and the team is going forward in hurry and desperation. I think we need to take a risk and take the game to Zenith from the starting whistle. We need to score early and give ourselves confidence and make Zenith nervous. Rodgers emphasized "patience" before the match; I am afraid it's the wrong approach.
I would start with Sterling up front with Suarez. I want to see Sterling from the start, not in the last 30 minutes when it's still 0:0 and the team is going forward in hurry and desperation. I think we need to take a risk and take the game to Zenith from the starting whistle. We need to score early and give ourselves confidence and make Zenith nervous. Rodgers emphasized "patience" before the match; I am afraid it's the wrong approach.
I know, Gerrard and Henderson will play further forward and that will compensate for a lack of a striker - in theory. But I think in reality neither Gerrard nor Henderson will spend much time camped out in the opposition box - that's not what they do. So we'll get overcrowded midfield, but our only striker will have 2 defenders on him all game.
Obviously I hope I am completely wrong about this.
It is tricky. We need to wint he midfield battle, or else we will concede. And 1 goal from them will kill of this tie.So do we go all out attack and hope we manage to put them under pressure, with the risk of overexposing our defence? Or do we sit lower, get stuck in the midfield battle, and try to keep possesion lower in the field and build up from there? I think we need to get within striking distance as soon as possible, and being 2-0 down in a cup competition means we have to take risk.
PS: This is not a game for Joe Allen.
PS: This is not a game for Joe Allen.
That's more reassuring than that "bag of cunt" Jonjo Shelvey playing. After all, Allen has been brilliant in that role all season.
I don't have much confidence that we can do this without Sturridge.
True. It's amazing that given how shit we've been in recent years that a part of you still believes we can overcome all odds in Europe.
It's also amazing how important Sturridge has seemingly become in the space of about a month.
This has appeared today:
http://www.101greatgoals.com/blog/p...zenit-fans-turns-up-in-a-russian-boxing-club/
Maybe some people are planning a little payback ?
Yeah, heard some of our supporters got attacked both in the city and at the stadium last week.
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