Liverpool V Southampton: Pre-Match Thread, Sun. 17th Aug 2014 KO 13:30

                                      Mignolet

Johnson              Skrtel                 Lovren              Enrique

                                     Gerrard

                       Henderson          Coutinho

                                    Sterling
                 
                      Sturridge            Lambert
                                             

Pumped for this can't believe the new season is here allready.

It's felt like ages to me!!

Think we'll see the same 11 that started against Dortmund. Only possible exceptions would be Sakho or Flano coming on for Lovren/Manquillo.

The first game of the season is usually a cagey affair, so I'll be happy with a win regardless of how we get the job done.

Some good signings on Southampton like Graziano Pellè, Dusan Tadic or Taider. Anyway they are now weaker and without Schneiderlin, worst. Great expectation to this match.

& so it begins, I can't wait for Sunday .

A solid performance with 3 points is all I ask

I wonder if the person who voted for a Saints win is the same person that voted for a Dortmund win at the weekend. Still yet to own up but they could be a lucky charm if it turns out as the same result . Either that or they re just a negative tool.

Can't wait for this game, hopefully we will do to them what we done to Dortmund.

OK who voted for a Southampton win?? Nice bit of negativity to start the season eh!
Anyway, I predict a decent win for which we will get no credit, because Southampton have sold so many players!
3-0 easy Peasy lemon squeezey Japanesey 

I will be interested to see how the Saints set up against us. Looking at their recent pre-season results, it seemed as if they have actually done quite well. Could Koeman out of spite park up the Southampton bus against us?

I'm still pretty confident about this one and hope Rodgers keeps the players on their toes to avoid complacency after the Dortmund game. Still sticking by my 3-0 prediction and to help settle the nerves, I think we'll score early on. If the game gets to half time and it's still a stalemate I won't lie, I will be shitting it.

It only felt like yestersay whereby I was sitting in the pub watching us see the game out against Stoke, only for Danny Agger to handle inside the penalty box. Please no drama this time round. A comfortable win which will allow us to head to Man Sheikhy without the emotional stress.

 

Not sure why people don't trust most of the players that had a great campaign last season. Manquillo and Moreno? to push them straight into a fast paced prem game? ease them in over time, players have to get to know how the ones next to them play.

That's just it, our defence didn't have a great campaign they were carried by our attack/midfield. We've lost Suarez and have to improve in our weakest areas as quickly as possible, why prolong the agony of watching Johnson bomb forward lose possession and amble back?

With regards our LB area, it is going to be a change anyway, it wont be Flannagan who was our player in the last campaign. Enrique is coming back from injury so it's likely that Moreno is in better shape anyway so with that in mind I'd rather give him the game time which will see us in a better position moving forward.

You'll notice that outside of our defence I only made one change and that was forced because of Suarez's absence. Like you I think they did have a great campaign up front and not much needs changing there at all. As it is Markovic wont make it as he hasn't recovered as quickly as I'd heard so more than likely we'll sub in Can and shift Hendo.

Haven't Blackpool got more players than Southampton, at present? 

Feeling the butterflies starting already,  can't wait for it to begin.  Looking like we've been working on a better defensive shape so I'm going for a clean sheet with us getting 2or3 ourselves.
C'mon you reds.

We looked sharp, hungry and solid against Dortmund and i think we'll be just too much for Southampton..

New season,new players, new hope, new belief !!

Sterling's our man this year !!..

4-1

Here we go again !!!

Can't F***ing wait till Sunday.

Think we'll come out firing and score within the first few minutes on our way to a 3-0 win.

Looking forward to seeing the lads run out in front of our home crowd and just hope the ground is buzzing.

Like Billy said, let's get of ot a flyer and set the tone for the rest of the Season.


ROOOOOOOOAAAAAARRRRRRRRR R

Can't believe I'm going to miss this one.  Going to a hotel over the weekend, and was hoping to get home in time for the game on Sunday. But apparently we're going out Dublin zoo on Sunday my wife has informed me.
To avoid an argument, and continue having a sex life,  I've reluctantly agree.  I now have to go all day without finding out the score so I can watch it later that night. F**k the animals! F**k all the animals!!!!

Can't believe I'm going to miss this one.  Going to a hotel over the weekend, and was hoping to get home in time for the game on Sunday. But apparently we're going out Dublin zoo on Sunday my wife has informed me.
To avoid an argument, and continue having a sex life,  I've reluctantly agree.  I now have to go all day without finding out the score so I can watch it later that night. F**k the animals! F**k all the animals!!!!

Shove her in a cage, go watch the game and pick her up after. Tell her its an experience day where she lives the life of a zoo animal. 

Shove her in a cage, go watch the game and pick her up after. Tell her its an experience day where she lives the life of a zoo animal. 

Worth a shot I suppose!

Worth a shot I suppose!

Or give her food poisoning so she is too ill to go out

Had to turn down a ticket for this one to go to a pissin wedding in Birmingham. Greeeeeat, I know 2 people at the wedding, my wife and I have met the bride. once.

Good time to play Saints with their new lads still coming in and not having had much time to gel plus Schneiderlein has thrown his toys out of the pram. Given it's City away in the next game a win is crucial and I also think a good performance is key. I fancy us to win it pretty comfortably and am going for 3-1, goals for Danny (2) and Sterling.

Am very interested to see who starts at full-back, I've a feeling it will be Jonno and Enrique meself but perhaps Moreno will go straight in.

There's no reason to give Johnson any reason to think he has a future at the club, I think not only should he be dropped, he shouldn't even be on the bench, we need to bed the new players in ASAP.  With a depleted Saints side Moreno should start as he's had a full pre-season with Sevilla and should be fit.  Get the lads a warm up before we head to City.

Mignolet
Manquillo Skrtel Lovren Moreno
Can Gerrard
Sterling Henderson Coutinho
Sturridge

that should get the job done.

Can't believe I'm going to miss this one.  Going to a hotel over the weekend, and was hoping to get home in time for the game on Sunday. But apparently we're going out Dublin zoo on Sunday my wife has informed me.
To avoid an argument, and continue having a sex life,  I've reluctantly agree.  I now have to go all day without finding out the score so I can watch it later that night. F**k the animals! F**k all the animals!!!!

First the zoo.. then its church... maybe even going for tea at aunt bettys..... this is a slippery slope you are on.  Better right that ship asap

Who the f*ck voted for a Saints win?

Who the f*ck voted for a Saints win?

you will always find one .

It's good to read the optimism of many here but I'd be very happy with just a 1-0 win. Let's not underestimate Soton, they may have lost many players but they can park 11 fellows behind the ball and we haven't yet tried out in a competitve game how to break such teams down. But, if we do score I hope we score big to outscore Man Shitty comes end of the season. Let's start to get the job done early.

Who the f*ck voted for a Saints win?

Probably Sammy Lee !!...