Match Day Thread Hull City v Liverpool

Well done to the lads on Saturday. Do we keep the same team or alter it to adapt to a Liverpool side short on confidence? Lets go for em!!
I reckon we have to keep it the same side.

We'll win 3-1.

 

Whatever team he puts out it's got to be abled to throttle Coutinho, I think he could do for us if he's not contained.

 

Alex Bruce is the man. He's contained similar players by being the spare man to not allow that space that Coutinho likes to operate in.

 

You could be right but I bet you'll get some flak for saying it!

 

Probably! But look at how he contained Suarez at the KC Silva at the Etihad. He plays that position very well. Most who know anything about football, will I'm sure be in agreement.

 

Who would you take out?

 

Anyone know if we've sold out apart from single seats? I'm trying to get 2 together but there don't seem to be any. If anyone has a couple they're looking to shift please let me know!

 

Just buy 2 near each other people might move up for you

 

I would go

Harper
Chester Dawson McShane
Elmo Brady
Livermore Thudd Ramirez
N'Doye Hernandez

 

Harper
Elmo Chester Dawson Rosenior
----------Livermore-Hudd
-Aluko-----Ramirez------Brady
----------------N'Doye

 

Looking forward to tomorrow, had to miss the Chelsea game.

I'd stick with the same XI, get in their faces early on & just go for it.

 

Agreed. I don't think SB needs to make any changes from the team that stifled CP's attacking formation on Saturday. Liverpool are overrated and without Sturridge offer little to trouble our defense other than Coutinho, Lailana, and Sterlings pace. Balotelli is a waste of space, if he starts, and Lovren is a weak link at the back. Three points are there for the taking and another big step toward safety as we move above Aston Villa and close to Newcastle.

 

Don't know what it is with Sone Aluko, but he is much more threatening away from home than at the KC.

I'd swap him for either Abel or Gaston. We need to surprise Liverpool tactically, get them thinking about what we are doing rather than what they are doing.

They will have 60% possession at least so we need to be quick on the counter and flood the space in front of the back 3.

 

If we play a back 3 we're going to struggle, the pace of Sterling and Ibe is going to be a constant pain in the arse and will exploit us on the counter, which is what they'll set up to do away from home.

-----------------Harper----------
Rosenior--Dawson--Chester--Robertson

Elmo----Huddlestone---Livermore----Quinn

-----------------------Ramirez----------

---------------------------------N'Doye--------


It's our game in hand, we need at least a point and I think that team could get it. Talk of Alex Bruce being able to shackle Coutinho is a big ask, partly because he isn't that good, but mostly because it'd mean having to drop one of our two best CB's and we just don't need to. I was at the KC when Bruce Jnr performed his heroics against Suarez, but their whole team was **** that day and we were decent. I mean Bradford managed to beat Chelsea earlier in the season, it doesn't mean their defenders can keep world class strikers at bay week in, week out.

 

Sterling will be having nightmares, Brady always does a job on him when he plays.

 

Pretty sure someone said that Sterling won't be playing.

 

Why wouldn't he? All predicted line ups have him.

 

Nurse !!! -you really are gay for Jonah aren't you - the reason we won on Saturday is because he was on the bench - the only contribution Jonah did was an awful trademark backpass from the centre circle which put Harps under pressure and a ridiculous header to their lad on the wing which nearly gave them a goal - the best position for him is sat on the end of his sofa watching the game on tv - daddy's finally got the message that if he continues to pick his son, we're down - I thought you'd gone to the Alps to get some fresh air to clear your head - you've come back just as daft

 

Injury or something today I seem to remember, probably announced after the lineups were made.