Sunderland v Liverpool Sat 10th Jan 12:45ko - Pre Match discussion

Ideal scenario: We're immense and Borini gets a hat-trick with Sunderland promptly bidding £25m for him

And then we use that 25m on a mediocre player on a purple patch.

Important to get the three points. Some confidence starting to return, think we can get them. Sterling back will help.
With Lallana injured, surely one striker will play. Bit of a coin flip, but being on the verge of an early exit, surely Mario must be dying to show, well, something. The laws of probability say he's going to convert one of his many chances. He's one hell of a frustrating git, but he could bang 2 in.
On the other hand, he might sulk about, get caught offside regularly, start stupid handbags stuff, when you want him giving 110%.
Over to you BR ...

Sterling back will help.

Still in Jamaica on his break apparently.

This is the leaked team doing the rounds

Mignolet
Can Skrtel Sakho
Lazar Hendo Lucas Moreno
Stevie Coutinho
Borini

Without Sterling and Lallana, I think that's the best team we can field. Worrying options from the bench though, with 2 target men who'll offer us nothing. Would be great if Suso can make the bench

Ward, Lovren, Manquillo, Ojo, Suso, Lambert, Balotelli

Proper nervous about this one

This is the leaked team doing the rounds

Mignolet
     Skrtel 
Can      Sakho
Lazar Hendo Lucas Moreno
Stevie Coutinho
Borini

Without Sterling and Lallana, I think that's the best team we can field. Worrying options from the bench though, with 2 target men who'll offer us nothing. Would be great if Suso can make the bench

Ward, Lovren, Manquillo, Ojo, Suso, Lambert, Balotelli

Fixed it for you.

i think this one of these games that i'm happy with a draw.

i think this one of these games that i'm happy with a draw.

really ? , sunderland are awful, mind you if it's like the game at anfield I'll make sure I've got a book handy

Any genuine team news ?

No bullshit paper talk. !


YNWA

i think this one of these games that i'm happy with a draw.

I will never think like that before a game. It will kill the joy to watch that game. However depending on the way we play, it will change.
No matter how bad we are playing, i am expecting for a thumping win.

They're a tough nut to crack at home and if they score first we'll be bang up against it. Our form at the moment ranges from the very good (Swansea) to the absolutely awful (most other games) without too much in between. Perhaps we'll get an "in between" performace today, a decent enough performance and a sneaky 1-0 win. 

Feeling confident about this one (don't ask me why!) Coming from behind for a 2-1 win!

Any win will do me. Sunderland are tough and Gus will have them organised.

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