The Official Match Thread: Stoke City Vs Liverpool. (Premier League)

Looks like we'll be unchanged, then.

 

I'll be happy with no changes being made, introduce sterling after 60-65 minutes if we can't break them down

 

good if no changes have been made.

if it isn't broke....

am worried about who the ref is though.

 

The ref is always a concern for us

 

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You should be concerned about your own performance rather than be worried about the refs.

Unless you want to put in your excuses early

 

LFC team to face Stoke: Reina, Johnson, Enrique, Skrtel, Agger, Lucas, Gerrard, Shelvey, Suso, Downing, Suarez

Subs: Jones, Carragher, Coates, Henderson, Allen, Cole, Sterling

 

Begovic; Cameron, Shawcross (c), Huth, Wilkinson; Kightly, Nzonzi, Whelan, Etherington; Walters, Jones

 

Unchanged. Nice thought. I hope Suso and Shelvey dont get out muscled.

 

Liverpool Team To Face Stoke City.

Reina; Johnson, Skrtel, Agger, Enrique; Lucas, Gerrard, Shelvey; Suso, Suarez, Downing.

SUBS: Jones, Carragher, Coates, Henderson, Allen, Cole, Sterling.

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An unchanged line-up for tonight's game. Allen & Sterling stay on the bench. Joe Cole also returns and takes a place on the bench. No Sahin in the 18...

 

Pretty happy with that.

Interesting to see how Downing gets along.

Sterling to come on late and do some damage.

 

Seems BR isnt worrying too much about the opposition and worrying about us doing our thing, i like that

We still have quite a few big lads in there so hopefully we be ok on that score

They play 442 also, we should look to dominate there with 3 CMs v 2

 

Stoke City team to face Liverpool.

Begovic; Cameron, Shawcross, Huth, Wilkinson; Kightly, Nzonzi, Whelan, Etherington; Walters, Jones.

SUBS: Sorensen, Adam, Whitehead, Upson, Crouch, Shotton, Jerome.


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Looks like a 4-4-2 for Stoke City tonight. Jon Walters and Kenwyne Jones start up-front. Charlie Adam & Peter Crouch are both on the bench.

 

Shelvey wont get out muscled...... Suso on the other hand, may struggle against a rugby team.

 

I think we have to do what I hate when other teams do - and that is get on at the ref about every foul, if each player is allowed to wipe Suso out 3 times before a card is given then it will be very unsettling

 

True. But the reality is that ref's should realise by now that Stoke play dirty. Dirty players, dirty tactics. dirty manager. Just dirt


Happy Xmas Stoke fans

 

Ooft, controversial

 

Suso be looking to be where the Stoke players arnt anyway when we have the ball, he should be looking for the space, in between the lines as Rafa would say

Another thing dont give free kicks in your own half v Stoke.Should be an interestin battle our 2 v attackin fullbacks, versus there 2 out and out wingers

 

Except Suarez as refs dont judge him equally.

 

I guess that's an advantage to having Allen out, he does seem to give away a lot of niggly free-kicks, a lot like Lucas used too

 

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