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      Pre-Match: Porto V Liverpool (17/04/19 - 20:00)

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      hardcoresoldier
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      Re: Pre-Match: Porto V Liverpool (17/04/19 - 20:00)
      Reply #69: Apr 17, 2019 01:41:58 pm
      What are you talking about??!!

      What ruth is probably trying to say skamp is that there are no easy games in the Champions League. Especially at the quarter final stage. One bad performance and it's all over.
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      Re: Pre-Match: Porto V Liverpool (17/04/19 - 20:00)
      Reply #70: Apr 17, 2019 01:43:58 pm
      What are you talking about??!!

      Cannot take it easy and piss around. Like Mario. We have 11 Players with a Mario mentality and we're dead. I'm sure the lads will be professional.
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      Re: Pre-Match: Porto V Liverpool (17/04/19 - 20:00)
      Reply #71: Apr 17, 2019 01:45:53 pm
      I'd be tempted to rotate the midfield a little for this one just to keep a few players fresh for the weekend.

      Origi a possibility as well but just to make sure I'd like to see the normal front three, get a goal or two then make changes.

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      Trent    Matip    Van Dijk    Robertson

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      Salah    Firmino    Mane

      Would be my team as well. We need a linking midfielder and hope Naby carves out a few chances for our front-3, score at least 1 before HT. Bring on Lallana, Shaq and Origi for the front 3. Hope it plays out exactly that way.
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      Re: Pre-Match: Porto V Liverpool (17/04/19 - 20:00)
      Reply #72: Apr 17, 2019 01:51:27 pm
      Would be my team as well. We need a linking midfielder and hope Naby carves out a few chances for our front-3, score at least 1 before HT. Bring on Lallana, Shaq and Origi for the front 3. Hope it plays out exactly that way.

      Yeap. Score one and bring on Shaq for the second half. I am sure an open game would suit him.
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      Re: Pre-Match: Porto V Liverpool (17/04/19 - 20:00)
      Reply #73: Apr 17, 2019 01:53:05 pm
      Yeap. Score one and bring on Shaq for the second half. I am sure an open game would suit him.

      Obviously didnt mean subs at HT. duh!
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      Re: Pre-Match: Porto V Liverpool (17/04/19 - 20:00)
      Reply #74: Apr 17, 2019 01:54:36 pm
      Don't know what's going on with Shaqiri. Are the stories about his laziness true? Was weird how he ran to hug Klopp after the Salah wonder goal on Sunday.
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      Re: Pre-Match: Porto V Liverpool (17/04/19 - 20:00)
      Reply #75: Apr 17, 2019 01:57:01 pm
      Don't know what's going on with Shaqiri. Are the stories about his laziness true? Was weird how he ran to hug Klopp after the Salah wonder goal on Sunday.

      Mate, he has had some niggles and rightly pulled out of int'l duty. Whats the point of playing someone half fit? Looks like he has been in full training only this month.
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      Re: Pre-Match: Porto V Liverpool (17/04/19 - 20:00)
      Reply #76: Apr 17, 2019 01:57:13 pm
      Obviously didnt mean subs at HT. duh!

      Doesn't matter. Start with that team you said then throw Shaq sometime in the second half. That team of yours didn't have Shaq starting. Sub him in sometime in the second half.
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      Re: Pre-Match: Porto V Liverpool (17/04/19 - 20:00)
      Reply #77: Apr 17, 2019 01:59:28 pm
      Doesn't matter. Start with that team you said then throw Shaq sometime in the second half. That team of yours didn't have Shaq starting. Sub him in sometime in the second half.
      I agree, when the game has been put to bed
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      Re: Pre-Match: Porto V Liverpool (17/04/19 - 20:00)
      Reply #78: Apr 17, 2019 02:00:47 pm
      Cannot take it easy and piss around. Like Mario. We have 11 Players with a Mario mentality and we're dead. I'm sure the lads will be professional.
      Where did I say the team should "take it easy and piss around"??!!!

      I said I'M relaxed about it and that we'd get through comfortably!  Not sure what you think you're reading.
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      Re: Pre-Match: Porto V Liverpool (17/04/19 - 20:00)
      Reply #79: Apr 17, 2019 02:07:31 pm
      Where did I say the team should "take it easy and piss around"??!!!

      I said I'M relaxed about it and that we'd get through comfortably!  Not sure what you think you're reading.

      ;D. It's not against you mate. You said one thing. And I said another. It's not aimed against you. It was meant as yeah, comfortable but not to the point where every player is too comfortable that they'll lose the ball. It's just a misunderstanding... Relax. Nothing against your post.

      We'll win it tonight. Let's go.
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      Re: Pre-Match: Porto V Liverpool (17/04/19 - 20:00)
      Reply #80: Apr 17, 2019 02:30:59 pm
      I think they'll throw everything at us early on.

      Keep calm, defend well, don't give silly fouls away, but above all, KEEP CALM, and once the game settles down (assuming they haven't scored) we can take control of it.

      If they get an early goal, it could be a long night.
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      Re: Pre-Match: Porto V Liverpool (17/04/19 - 20:00)
      Reply #81: Apr 17, 2019 02:58:59 pm
      Play like a training match then? And piss around? Take it easy. Look down on them. Walk in the park? No. Sometimes we get spanked when I see our players taking it easy with no urgency. Just a thought.

      I think there is a big difference between a fan taking it easy and the players. I am fairly sure Klopp will have the lads fully focussed on this match and getting the first goal.
      We will score at least one goal tonight, as they will have to attack, so that will mean them needing to score at least 4, if they manage that then we have no right to be in this competition.
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      Re: Pre-Match: Porto V Liverpool (17/04/19 - 20:00)
      Reply #82: Apr 17, 2019 04:33:14 pm
      I Except from the start, a 10-15 minute all out attack from them. They will have their fans behind them. Bend, just don’t break.
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      Re: Pre-Match: Porto V Liverpool (17/04/19 - 20:00)
      Reply #83: Apr 17, 2019 04:50:14 pm
      Wouldn’t an all out attack from them play into our hands?  It would make getting that ever important away goal that much easier with our counter attack.  I don’t see them scoring 4 goals no matter how they attack.  Their best chance is to keep us from scoring and hope to find 2 goals. At that point anything can happen in extra time and shoot out. 
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      Re: Pre-Match: Porto V Liverpool (17/04/19 - 20:00)
      Reply #84: Apr 17, 2019 04:55:34 pm
      Play like a training match then? And piss around? Take it easy. Look down on them. Walk in the park? No. Sometimes we get spanked when I see our players taking it easy with no urgency. Just a thought.

      I don't think he's saying the team should be relaxed, just that he is.

      I'm fairly relaxed too, don't see us having any real issues.
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      Re: Pre-Match: Porto V Liverpool (17/04/19 - 20:00)
      Reply #85: Apr 17, 2019 04:56:49 pm
      If they come at us hard early, I think it will be to their detriment. That plays right into our hands and I could certainly see us nicking a goal or two off of them if they do that.
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      Re: Pre-Match: Porto V Liverpool (17/04/19 - 20:00)
      Reply #86: Apr 17, 2019 06:04:52 pm
      Wouldn’t an all out attack from them play into our hands?  It would make getting that ever important away goal that much easier with our counter attack.  I don’t see them scoring 4 goals no matter how they attack.  Their best chance is to keep us from scoring and hope to find 2 goals. At that point anything can happen in extra time and shoot out.

      It depends how far they can push us back and how well they keep the ball I think.
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      Re: Pre-Match: Porto V Liverpool (17/04/19 - 20:00)
      Reply #87: Apr 17, 2019 06:25:41 pm
      Dont concede early on wait and hit them on the break
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      Re: Pre-Match: Porto V Liverpool (17/04/19 - 20:00)
      Reply #88: Apr 17, 2019 06:44:17 pm
      Surprised to see Firmino rested, and Origi starting. Hadn't expected changes.
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      Re: Pre-Match: Porto V Liverpool (17/04/19 - 20:00)
      Reply #89: Apr 17, 2019 06:47:22 pm
      I think they'll throw everything at us early on.

      Keep calm, defend well, don't give silly fouls away, but above all, KEEP CALM, and once the game settles down (assuming they haven't scored) we can take control of it.

      If they get an early goal, it could be a long night.

      Will be worth about five full paged in the match thread.  ;D

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