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Unread 12-01-2019, 05:02 PM
red in cumbria
 
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Could be proved wrong but city now seem to be over their recent "blip" so I expect them to beat Wolves, they will probably also be up for it after being held to a draw by them last autumn.
 
Unread 12-01-2019, 05:05 PM
AnthonyMartial
 
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Liverpools football is the biggest myth in football.

" if something is repeated often enough" etc etc.

Would be the worse midfield to win in years

Even our weak midfield in 10/11 and 12/13 had Carrick who was different class to anything they've got.
 
Unread 12-01-2019, 05:07 PM
red in cumbria
 
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Leicester fans properly raging now that Puel resting players in the FA cup worked so well today
 
Unread 12-01-2019, 05:08 PM
Clownbones
 
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.. Yeah getting over a hundred points last season was such a fluke, the scouse @#%&!s have been in this situation many times in the past and blew it, the same will happen this season, stop worring, you will give yourself a heart attack the way you go on...
Actually, they haven't been 7 points clear in January before.

I don't think people quite grasp how shit this league is and how many points these teams can rack up.

Liverpool have dropped points in four games this season.

Four. 3 draws against City, Chelsea and Arsenal. A defeat to City. That's it.

And those are the league's best sides.

They have dropped ZERO points outside the top six teams and we are 22 games in to the season.

Yes, it could all go wrong for them, but something about their fortunes needs to change. I don't mean a dip in form. In case you've missed it, this lot are developing a very dangerous habit of winning tight games when they're not playing well.

We can harp on about how much better City are than them, but we're getting to the point where that's gonna mean £#%&! all because Liverpool arent dropping points. City's highs are better, but their lows are worse. They have a deeper squad but it failed them over Christmas when KDB and Silva were missing.

Back to Back defeats at home to Palace and away to Leicester. Liverpool just aren't doing that.

It's going to take a severe dip in confidence, some injuries and some good old fashioned bad luck to derail them.

Meanwhile, City will have be nearly perfect.

Liverpool are strong favourites .
 
Unread 12-01-2019, 05:14 PM
dunk
 
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Need their forwards to slow down. The front 3 have been in form for an awful long time and there isn’t much behind them
 
Unread 12-01-2019, 05:15 PM
barca99
 
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Its January
 
Unread 12-01-2019, 05:16 PM
Clownbones
 
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Originally Posted by AnthonyMartial
Liverpools football is the biggest myth in football.

" if something is repeated often enough" etc etc.

Would be the worse midfield to win in years

Even our weak midfield in 10/11 and 12/13 had Carrick who was different class to anything they've got.
Or maybe that's the myth and that's what's being repeated.

Here are some things that aren't myths.

22 games, 18 wins, just 1 defeat and a goal difference of +40.

We're starting to sound like Liverpool fans in the 90s here. Insisting United are shit as they win yet again.

You'd think with all the titles we'd won that we'd at least be able to spot the kind of attributes it takes to win it.

After that city game, a nice little 1-0 when it really mattered is title winning stuff....while everyone sits and proclaims City are better and Brighton could have nicked something.

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Need their forwards to slow down. The front 3 have been in form for an awful long time and there isn’t much behind them
Another worry: They haven't.

Salah's performances have dipped. Mane's too. Firmino is their main man in terms of leading from the front. He sets the tempo ..
But his goals have dried up. His goals against arsenal last week his first at home at all season.

The difference with them now is that defence is able to cover these dips. Last season it wasn't. 1 and 2 wasn't enough for them .

Now it is.

They'd have blown today's games in years gone by.

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Its January
Not December?

Bunks will be furious.
 
Unread 12-01-2019, 05:46 PM
andyroo
 
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The Egyptian Franny Lee strikes again
 
Unread 12-01-2019, 05:52 PM
Sparky***
 
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Its January
Another one who thinks stating the date is some sort of counter argument.
 
Unread 12-01-2019, 06:16 PM
puressence
 
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I seem to remember people saying such dismissive things 8 years ago when City were throwing money about. "It's city they'll find a way to £#%&! it all up"...

Why are you harking back to the past as if it means anything at all in the current scenario?

City won the league with 100 points last season..? So? that means nothing now. New season, and they're actually being challenged this time.

Liverpool blew a title challenge 5 years ago? Different team, different manager and they've never in the last 29 years looked anything like this solid and purposeful.

Liverpool are going to win the league, hang your £#%&!ing hat on it.
Why are you mentioning utd every second sentence when literally waxing lyrical about Liverpool has you have done every season for the last 6 years u Literally can’t help yourself sparky ffs lighten it’s absolutely pathetic utd this utd that i remember this and that £#%&! Liverpool concentrate on the team you claim to follow pal it’s getting better and I can’t wait for it
 
Unread 12-01-2019, 06:42 PM
AnthonyMartial
 
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Or maybe that's the myth and that's what's being repeated.

Here are some things that aren't myths.

22 games, 18 wins, just 1 defeat and a goal difference of +40.

We're starting to sound like Liverpool fans in the 90s here. Insisting United are shit as they win yet again.

You'd think with all the titles we'd won that we'd at least be able to spot the kind of attributes it takes to win it.

After that city game, a nice little 1-0 when it really mattered is title winning stuff....while everyone sits and proclaims City are better and Brighton could have nicked something.



Another worry: They haven't.

Salah's performances have dipped. Mane's too. Firmino is their main man in terms of leading from the front. He sets the tempo ..
But his goals have dried up. His goals against arsenal last week his first at home at all season.

The difference with them now is that defence is able to cover these dips. Last season it wasn't. 1 and 2 wasn't enough for them .

Now it is.

They'd have blown today's games in years gone by.



Not December?

Bunks will be furious.
I'm not saying they don't have strengths I was speaking specifically about the quality of their football relative to the narrative that exists about the quality of their football.

Our football in 10/11 and 12/13 wasn't being raved about and you will few United fans who will say we were consistently great to watch in those seasons but we had strengths.

In 2012/13 we won 25 of our first 30 league games.

That was only 1 less than City won of their first 30 last season and with really onl
Y Carrick in the midfield.
 
Unread 12-01-2019, 06:50 PM
Switching Off
 
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2-1 Chelsea
 
Unread 12-01-2019, 06:54 PM
S/Side.Red
 
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2-1 Chelsea
Anything from Newcastle there was always a long shot.

We were eight points behind at the turn of the year. I'd have taken the same after the Spurs game. Get a point and it's no disaster.
 
Unread 12-01-2019, 06:58 PM
Switching Off
 
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Anything from Newcastle there was always a long shot.

We were eight points behind at the turn of the year. I'd have taken the same after the Spurs game. Get a point and it's no disaster.
For sure. Surprised Newcastle got a goal tbf.
 
Unread 12-01-2019, 07:12 PM
AK14
 
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I seem to remember people saying such dismissive things 8 years ago when City were throwing money about. "It's city they'll find a way to £#%&! it all up"...

Why are you harking back to the past as if it means anything at all in the current scenario?

City won the league with 100 points last season..? So? that means nothing now. New season, and they're actually being challenged this time.

Liverpool blew a title challenge 5 years ago? Different team, different manager and they've never in the last 29 years looked anything like this solid and purposeful.

Liverpool are going to win the league, hang your £#%&!ing hat on it.
Yep

Can’t see them throwing it away from here tbh

Was always going to happen at some point so £#%&! it, we'll just have to laugh at City instead for spending a shit load and having Super Pep in charge but still not being able to retain the league (as long as they don’t do EC )

Just want to us to get our shit in order, £#%&! what ever any one else is doing.
 
Unread 12-01-2019, 07:14 PM
S/Side.Red
 
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For sure. Surprised Newcastle got a goal tbf.
It's encouraging how average Chelsea seem to be. Obviously the gap will be hard to close but they aren't convincing.
 
Unread 12-01-2019, 07:18 PM
Switching Off
 
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It's encouraging how average Chelsea seem to be. Obviously the gap will be hard to close but they aren't convincing.
One man team. They'll be £#%&!ed when Hazard leaves.
 
Unread 12-01-2019, 07:20 PM
ziggyman17
 
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Newcastle..........have to be one of the shitest teams that I have ever seen.... not one decent player, £#%&!ing disgusting............
 
Unread 12-01-2019, 07:55 PM
Fat Al
 
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Unread 12-01-2019, 08:24 PM
armchair
 
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I think we'll make 5th but worry we won't make 4th
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