Liverpool away - 11th Feb - 1730hrs kick off

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Or he is simply a signing that hasn't hit the ground running and set the PL alight. Imagine that.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.... I REFUSE TO!
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We need to be absolutely and utterly focused. We've turned up there a few times and played very, very well only to be undone by individual mistakes.

A couple of seasons ago a Vertonghen brace put us 2-1 up only for Walker to lose his mind, and in Poch's first season we were 1-0 up and cruising when Lloris unfortunately made one of his big game howlers.

This can't happen this time. If we're 100% at it, don't make any obvious individual mistakes, then I think we can win.

Just decided this minute, must win. We cant allow Chelsea to win the PL by March (Chelsea must have a poor run at some point-I've prayed to the football gods every night). We must keep going - Liverpool will turn up for this, could be a turning point for them and as its us, will give it 100%. They were fortunate against Chelsea and got the draw which shows, they can give it some when they want to. Cant see us not winning and hopefully get all 3 points.
Alli -Kane give em hell.

:coys:

I know we don't do this, but we see any mid-lower table side play with a low-block against liverpool and win. Won't be surprised if we win easily there, but i'm always prepared to see a shocking performance (ie.: vs United). You adapt your feelings throughout the years to disappointment and celebrate the good moments intensely

Urrrrgh, I'm getting that Thursday confidence... which usually disappears by Friday lunchtime...
Reality will kick in during Saturday, and the result will be what it will be...

I can't allow myself to Dare to dream... 'cos that usually ends in nightmares!
...but I really want to dream this time!

COME THE FUCK ON YOU MOHERFUCKING SPURS!

as Mother Theresa said before her final Pilgrimage to the Vatican; WE CAN CUNTING DO THIS!
 
Not sure about this one. Liverpool have been horrific lately but they always seem to step it up a gear against us. No idea why. We're not really rivals, other than both competing at the upper end of the table, are we?

I think that's exactly it... we are direct rivals for the 'Not quite ready to win it, but have realistic aspirations of Top 4' position.

I always used to think that us, Man City and Everton were 'kindred spirits' due to the fact we all had to 'endure' seeing our near (Red) neighbours ArseAnal, Man Utd and Liverpool winning everything year in-year out... but how things have changed!

I think Chelsea & Man City have skewed the landscape somewhat... but I still think of clubs like Spurs, Liverpool, ArseAnal (sorry) and Man Utd as the ones to be battling it out between them at the top end of the Table.

Liverpool and us have massively under-achieved over the past few years... they more so than us (as we didn't exactly dominate English football throughout the '70s & '80s) but nowadays, we're both 'there but not quite there' if you know what I mean.

Saturday is massive for us both. If only to establish one of us as genuine contenders!
I just hope to fuckery it's US!
 
For me the midfield 2 of Dembele and Wanyama are vital in this game. I don’t expect Poch to change his tactics, he has never done so before so I don’t think he will now. Therefore I expect a pretty end to end game and it may come down to who’s forward 3 are afforded the most space around the box. Dembele and Vic will have to be solid defensively and precise with their forward passing as they will be the two who will hopefully be winning the ball back and springing the counter for us, Liverpool wont afford them much time on the ball so they need to be on their game.


I have no doubts Wanyama will play a blinder and if Dembele is at his fantastic best then I am confident we can get the job done, simply because our two are better players than Henderson and Can, assuming that’s who Klopp goes with. If Dele and Eriksen can find pockets of space on the break against hendo and whoever partners him then there are goals for us on Saturday.


Prediction: 2-1 Spurs. Similar performance to last season at the Etihad. Kane and Dele on the scoresheet and Dembele MOTM.
 
Incredibly, this was the last team to beat Liverpool at Anfield
[formation=4411, Cudicini, Kaboul, Dawson, King, Rose, Lennon, Modric, Sandro, Pienaar, van der Vaart, Crouch][/formation]

The way the media portray it, you'd have thought it was the team from 1985 (the 'Crooks' goal!) 85 years since the Titanic sunk etc. etc. et-fucking-cetera! (I thought it was!!)
 
The diamond formation might work. Liverpool are suckers when it comes to counter attacks. Hull did them. We can obliterate them with our superior firepower.

Everyone stay compact, let Liverpool have the ball, then BOOM and hit them with the counter.
i say just play our own way, the way we are good at. I think we have more than enough to beat them.
 
Incredibly, this was the last team to beat Liverpool at Anfield
[formation=4411, Cudicini, Kaboul, Dawson, King, Rose, Lennon, Modric, Sandro, Pienaar, van der Vaart, Crouch][/formation]

The way the media portray it, you'd have thought it was the team from 1985 (the 'Crooks' goal!) 85 years since the Titanic sunk etc. etc. et-fucking-cetera! (I thought it was!!)
Pienaar lol.
 
Rose out for this one.
We are going to be half the team we can be as there will not be too much pressure down their right hand side.
We miss Rose probably more Walker. When Rose is out the attacking balance goes. So does a lot of the power and aggression.
Also I am not too sure about Dier at CB either. Made a couple of bad mistakes against Boro and we were lucky not to get punished.
Don't know why everyone expects us to go up there and whack them. Love to see that but it's not going to happen really. It's going to be a very tough game.
It's al going to be won in midfield in my opinion.
 
I think it's just that Ashley (and Derek Llambias) are both Spurs fans... nothing more.

I know someone who worked in one of Ashley/Llambias' Casinos in London... said they were both a pair of pricks!!
So no great shocks there then, eh? Hardly ITK... more like ITS (I Thought So)

Ashley is a Chelsea fan, his ex-wife is a Spurs fan.
 
Rose out for this one.
We are going to be half the team we can be
as there will not be too much pressure down their right hand side.
We miss Rose probably more Walker. When Rose is out the attacking balance goes. So does a lot of the power and aggression.
Also I am not too sure about Dier at CB either. Made a couple of bad mistakes against Boro and we were lucky not to get punished.
Don't know why everyone expects us to go up there and whack them. Love to see that but it's not going to happen really. It's going to be a very tough game.
It's al going to be won in midfield in my opinion.

But Davies is a European Championship Semi-Finalist!!! ...are you cock-a-doody-people forgetting that?

We're sound as a pound at the back good-boy!!
 
I genuinely think Liverpool are shit. We need to play well, because they can win big games if they click, but the fear of Anfield is just reputation for me.

I dont care about the last few years either, our psycology has to be better.

We let City get the better of us early in that game. But look what happened when we woke up. Another 10 minutes and the three points was ours.

Like that game, Saturday is about us and how we approach it. Get it right, and it wont matter how well they play, because we are the far superior team.
Coutinho is decent but woefully out of sorts. He´s been rushed back because they dont have the squad.....which is why they flew Mane back on the Millenium Falcon quick time.

Yes we have injuries, but the myth about our weak second string will play right into our hands.
Who cares about Davies on Mane when you have Dembele and Wanyama in front of him??

When are we ever destroyed down the flanks? Never.

And the Liverpool press? LOL
 
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I don’t expect Poch to change his tactics, he has never done so before so I don’t think he will now.

He did at Woolwich last year?

I think Poch is well aware of how to win (or rather not lose) at the big away grounds. I hope we set up in a similar manor on Saturday - defend in our own half, keep it compact, dare them to break us down and smash them up on the counter.

My only worry is if Hugo gets blinded by the floodlights reflecting off of Firminho's teeth.
 
Incredibly, this was the last team to beat Liverpool at Anfield
[formation=4411, Cudicini, Kaboul, Dawson, King, Rose, Lennon, Modric, Sandro, Pienaar, van der Vaart, Crouch][/formation]

The way the media portray it, you'd have thought it was the team from 1985 (the 'Crooks' goal!) 85 years since the Titanic sunk etc. etc. et-fucking-cetera! (I thought it was!!)

Ah the thought of VDV in the hole still give me a semi.

Kinda wish we'd signed him on a pay per play back in the summer instead of letting him get snapped up by Midtjylland. Think he would have worked well with the Cup/B/yoof Team.
 
He did at Woolwich last year?

I think Poch is well aware of how to win (or rather not lose) at the big away grounds. I hope we set up in a similar manor on Saturday - defend in our own half, keep it compact, dare them to break us down and smash them up on the counter.

My only worry is if Hugo gets blinded by the floodlights reflecting off of Firminho's teeth.

Excepting our two league loses this season have come away at Stamford Bright and Old Trafford. I hope we get the Liverpool of 2017 turning up rather than one that is looking to make a usual statement in a big match. I hate us going to Anfield as much as I do Woolwich and the Chavs. Pochettino match 101 let's hope it's another win please.
 
At our very best, we walked to victory over Chelsea.
At our worst, we came from from 2 down to 2-2 away to City...who were at their best.


Liverpool dont worry me, but Spurs do. Thats still the problem
We have a different mindset this season. There is no reason why we should feel , its all going to go wrong. We are a decent side, playing well and getting results even when we under perform. This game is all about them, will they turn up, we will be there. This is a good time to play them, its not after Europe or sqeezed into a tight squedule. Weve had a weeks rest, players will be up for it. They will not fancy this.
 
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