Liverpool Banter Archive December 25 2013

25 Dec 2013 22:24:37
Aside from injuries, don't change a winning team.

It's pretty simple lids.

Go for the throats and let's show the lot of 'em.

He has changed a winning team, mainly due to Flanagan's injury.

25 Dec 2013 21:33:47
Christmas present off my girlfriend this year is 2 tickets to Liverpool vs Arsenal 😀 Get in! Sat in one of the boxes with a 3 course meal and, hopefully, an ex player to meet! Can't wait!

Nice one Tristan. Enjoy and don't forget to say thanks!

Bro, I promise you. She's "the one!"
Marry this girl!

Enjoy mate! I got two pairs of socks and an all-in-one trimmer off my bird. I think that was more for her benefit more than mine. I know which present I'd have preferred!

JFT 96

JP

That's wife material mate! enjoy the match. merry xmas all reds from maui, hawaii! ynwa!

I got my wife to cook more frequently by pretending the act got me in a mood but the two don't compare. Fantastic work and how the hell did you pull that off?

25 Dec 2013 18:49:24
Hoping BR don't decide to try and play safe and go with 3 centre backs And wing backs.
this was our undoing at arsenal and by the time he decide to revert to 4 4 2 the game was already out of reach.
BR should go with Toure Sakho as the referees surely will be looking to make an example of Skrtls marking from set pieces.AGGER seems to have the same style of marking( perhaps Rafa trained them to mark that way.) they never seem to go for the ball.
I think there's a huge chance of winning tomorrow and its not because of suarez. it will be the legs of Allen and especially Henderson whos pressing of fernandinho And tovre would dictate city's ability to recycle and control possession. rush them. into wayward passes and let lucas sweep them up. Allen and Henderson are faster and fitter so if then can keep that high press we will win tomorrow.
Ynwa

I hope we play like we did last year but with the result this time round of we play how we have been I think we can match them they have a stronger bench I'm usually pessimistic expert the worst anything better is great but I feel really optimistic about this game may be the xmas alcohol I watched all the game against fulhamif they can put 2 past we dhould have a chance fingerscrossed

I have the same fear that he will play 3 center backs, I think a 4-5-1 would be best, we have to win the midfield battle to win this game and I feel with city's defense being so vulnerable we will be able to score.

25 Dec 2013 17:04:04
Woke up today and opened the Rom table. Santa you shouldn't :-)

Happy Christmas to all eds and reds.

Quigz23

25 Dec 2013 16:05:21
Hi Reds and eds. Down here in Zimbabwe a well known prophet called Huebert Angel has predicted LFC 2013-14 EPL Champions. He has correctly predicted a number of football results.

Ha. Don't jinx it please.

A well known Profit, hmm, i'm guessing Fernando Torres? :)

Everyone in the world of football knows Liverpool bought him for about £25m and sold him for £50m and then bought Suarez with some of the money and that now Suarez's value is worth even more than Torres was. That's a profit meh Son, a proper profit. IMO

25 Dec 2013 15:34:33
Merry Christmas to all the eds and anyone that uses this site. Also let's hope that away fans are rewarded with cheaper tickets and travel for 2014.

25 Dec 2013 14:11:24
Hey Macca,

Any updates? Haven't seen you on here for ages!

25 Dec 2013 11:12:26
Kolo kolo kolo kolo kolo KOLO TOURE that song with kolo and yaya will be hopping tomorrow 3-2 Liverpool

25 Dec 2013 09:25:23
Very excited/anxious about the game tomorrow. I just hope people don't start moaning on here if we get well beaten. City are incredible at the ethihad and if you look at the casualties there this season, bayern, arsenal, united, spurs. Don't get me wrong I love our team and will be watching and supporting. I'm just saying don't get your daggers out if we lose badly.

Bayern beat city 3-1 they beat them away pal

I think people are getting carried away about this match.
Our team, (when they play the way they have been), have the ability to beat ANYONE.
Even though City have played excellent this season at home they, like us (Hull), have the ability to throw in the odd bad game.
If we turn up to this match, and even if City do, I don't see us getting the thrashing that some are predicting.
If both teams turn up with there A game it will be a thrilling match. And yes we may lose (And then again we may win) but it is only 3 points and then its on to the next match.
When I looked at the schedule from Spurs through to Chelsea I thought "I'll settle for 6 points" 3 draws (Spurs, City and Chelsea) and a win at Cardiff. So we have achieved (in my eyes) our points total already. (And I am sure a lot of LFC fans would have taken that points total too) SO anything else is a bonus. Yes, it will be great to get something from the City game, but its not essential. And the way Chelsea are performing at the minute I can see us getting some kind of a result there.
So let's just calm down, look forward to the next few games and we will settle for whatever we get.
In the team we must trust.
vrcomp
Y.N.W.A.

Dezyboy

If it was at the Allianz then the result becomes all the more impressive and the fact remains they have still thumped people at the ethihad.

I definitely think we are in with a good shout of an upset, just don't the negative people to make an appearance if we lose that's all

Awh stop but end of the day its 11 men against 11 men any thing could happen but I agree with ya man think we should go for it

I think we will lose 5-3 tomorrow, hope I'm wrong

I'm thinking a 3-2 to City or 3-3. I'd be v happy with a draw

We'll beat City 1-3 today, I am confident. They will not be able to contain our fast moving play. With Hendo, Allen, Stirling, Coutinho and Suarez everytime

25 Dec 2013 05:26:47
Merry Christmas to all Reds everywhere in the world!

Roll on 2014 and the dawn of a new era for our great club.

24 Dec 2013 22:14:46
Wishing a merry xmas to all eds and fellow reds, heres to a great second half of the season starting at city on boxing day. Liverpool Liverpool top of the league! Woop woop

Ian the red

24 Dec 2013 21:00:26
Merry Christmas eds and reds! Hope its a great one for all!

Cheers

24 Dec 2013 19:45:15
my post didn't come out yesterday so il post again.

i think Liverpool to stay top after the next three games is a step too far. and man city and everton. will be top by the start of january as they both have easier teams to beat and its so close at the top that any slip ups can make Liverpool drop 4 places downwards.

its that tight up there.

so being very realistic. Liverpool have to stay ahead of everton who are our main rivals and spurs and manchester united. because arsenal chelsea and man city are a step ahead of us.(dont just look at us being top now. anybody can be top at the moment)

feel free to comment guys.

25 Dec 2013 09:59:19
so red lobster you basically don't have any confidence in the team let's just see how we do before you go bigging up all the other teams and thinking city have easy games, they won't be looking forward to playing us either and without their star player and for everton they r a very good team but imo a few injuries will really hurt them as the season runs on.

I agree tommy, city's most potent players are yaya, zabaleta, silva and aguero. 2 of those players are missing same as gerrard and sturridge are missing for us.

However as terrifying as citys squad looks on paper, aguero has been the attacking star for them and zabaleta the defensive rock.

The absence of Gerrard and Sturridge has not had a bad effect on our team.

Im not sure I could say the same for city, I think this game will be a lot closer than people think.

24 Dec 2013 19:29:08
If Flanno is out for the city games then I would give Brad Smith his debut if I were Rodgers. He is faster, stronger, more attacking than flanno & his defensive work rate is good. Get him to mark Navas and provide width on the counter attack. We've seen Cissokho getting caught out of position the few times he has played despite his pace, he has left huge gaps at the back, we can't have that against city.

You been on the sauce! a reserve team player to make his debut for the 1st's away from home against title contenders on new years day!?!?!?!? crazy

People presumably said the same when Rob Jones made his debut away against Utd.
For those who are old enough and watched it - seem to remember Giggs not having a kick
Great to have confidence in the youngsters.

{Ed001's Note - Jones was superb that day, the best debut performance I have ever seen, though he was that good, it was not one of his better performances!}