Pre Match - Real Madrid (H) - Wednesday 20:00

[tombrown]

Keep it all in here .... or in the other one

You know it makes sense

 

[Frogfish]

Haha Tom is sticking to the two pre-match threads to keep the jinx away.

 

[LeTallecWiz]

Haha Tom is sticking to the two pre-match threads to keep the jinx away.

At least he's _trying_ to help!

 

[rurikbird]

Maybe we should try this from the kick-off. Anything goes at this point.

 

[tombrown]

Maybe we should try this from the kick-off. Anything goes at this point.

Nice to see Jay Spearing playing at number 16 for them (on 17 seconds)

 

[FreshRed]

Maybe we should try this from the kick-off. Anything goes at this point.

Give Mane a try to break his slump

 

[TheRedCrusade]

nice to see a well known other poster not starting a thread. Suddenly increases the 90 % possibility of Klopp not fucking his line-up.

 

[Modo]

It's over. We're not beating Madrid with the current state of our defence. We will probably take the lead, they'll equalise and then close down shop.

 

[Buddha]

If we take to the lead on Wednesday, I’m getting excited and they’re shitting themselves.

 

[tomasjj]

They will probably win the game 2-1

 

[TheRedCrusade]

It's over. We're not beating Madrid with the current state of our defence. We will probably take the lead, they'll equalise and then close down shop.

I still cant imagine us taking a lead at Anfield against anyone in this season until it happens for the first time.

 

[Modo]

I still cant imagine us taking a lead at Anfield against anyone in this season until it happens for the first time.

The only way we can beat Madrid is if they beat themselves like Leipzig did.

I'd love to see us kick the shit out of Madrid, like it's the 95 season in the premiership.
Want to see Robbo, Philips, Trent and Milner just make it painful for them.

 

[tombrown]

I still cant imagine us taking a lead at Anfield against anyone in this season until it happens for the first time.

It only happened 24 hours ago ...

 

[rurikbird]

Nice to see Jay Spearing playing at number 16 for them (on 17 seconds)

I wonder what position he plays. Probably a total liability defensively.

 

[LeTallecWiz]

WHERE IS THE LOVE for pre-match nervousness?

 

[rurikbird]

Though they earned a confidence-boosting 2-1 win over Barcelona in El Clasico at the weekend, it came at a cost for Real, as they lost Lucas Vazquez to a season-ending knee injury.

Vazquez joins Sergio Ramos and Dani Carvajal as certain absentees for Wednesday night, with Raphael Varane also expected to miss out as he continues his quarantine after contracting COVID-19.

Moreover, Spanish publication AS report that midfielder Fede Valverde is “doubtful” for the decider at Anfield having sustained a foot injury in El Clasico.

However, Eden Hazard is “likely” to return to the squad for a trip back to England, with the Belgian having worked his way back from a series of injury problems to rejoin training.

Without Ramos, Varane, Carvajal and Vazquez, it is unclear how Zinedine Zidane will set up his defence, with the potential for either a makeshift back four or a move to a back three.

Alvaro Odriozola replaced Vazquez at right-back in El Clasico and is therefore an option, with it possible he joins Eder Militao, Nacho and Ferland Mendy in a four-man defence.

Zidane could opt, however, for Militao, Nacho and Mendy in a back three, though the absence of Vazquez and possibly Valverde makes fielding wing-backs a more difficult scenario.

This could make our job slightly easier, by depriving Zidane of some of the tactical flexibility he often uses so effectively. But for the love of God, don’t let Dreamy say this means we’ve got it in the bag and this is now dead rubber.

 

[Hansern]

Valverde seems to be confirmed out. But that doesnt change anything for us or make it easier. We'll still lose 8-1.

 

[rurikbird]

That's the spirit.

 

[Hansern]

That's the spirit.

Its the anti Dreamy approach.

 

[Red Mullet]

Its the anti Dreamy approach.

Commonly known as the Hal

 

[Hansern]

 

[Bradley]

I think we are gonna fuck them up.

Andy is gonna do a Dossena and chip the keeper to get the 5th.

 

[Halmeister]

Even though there's 4 players I've literally never heard of in that squad, it's still comfortably enough to beat us.

 

[Dreambeliever]

Well this will tell us if still have that spark.

Anfield or not, our team in full flow can beat anyone.

We need everyone to have a blinder though and we haven’t had that in ages.

 

[ibromurph]

Hopefully we dive, cheat and win this 2-0 game through pure shitehousery.

 

[StevieM]

It’s over lads.

Dreamie has spoken.

 

[Frogfish]

So much for Valverde being out.

 

[LeTallecWiz]

Come on Liverpool ... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[SummerOnions]

I think me and @tombrown are holding the balanced strings of fate between these two threads. We are winning on penalties

 

[Halmeister]

We won't even score.

0-2

Modric and Kroos to take the piss