21 Feb 2018 09:23:43
Got my red tinted glasses on again but here goes.
I know there still games left in this current round of champseague games but I can honestly say that lfc shouldn't fear ANYONE in the next round. I wouldn't particularly like an English tie as the media make a massive deal out of it and it becomes more of a circus than the actual game. I've seen Barcelona and madrid and to be honest whilst both of them would clearly be favourites I would fancy our chances against them personally. Psg if they can get past madrid (I think they will) would be the strongest in my opinion but I imagine it would be a very open high scoring game and who knows what can happen. Juventus might be the next hardest if progress as they have a solid back line and good orginasation so might proof harder to crack but over 2 legs I think if we kept our head and didn't go gung-Ho we could beat them too.
As I said red tinted glasses on and of course we still got a job against PORTO to finish off but I'm going to sit back and enjoy the ride as with lfc you never too sure if it's going to be a horror house or a tango ice BLAST jus roll with the punches.


1.) 21 Feb 2018
21 Feb 2018 09:41:50
I think there are 10 teams who are all looking at the CL and thinking they have a shot. The PL teams, real, Barca, Juve, PSG and Bayern.

I don't believe we should expect to lose to any of them. What we would need is to play our best in three more ties plus have the rub of the green at some point (I think most winners enjoy a bit of fortune on their way) .

It's certainly achievable but I'm going to save getting excited till the semis at least.


2.) 21 Feb 2018
21 Feb 2018 10:10:48
I said at the start of the competition that their were 3 teams i would be worried by; Juventus, Atletico Madrid and Manchester United. They all play very defensive tactics which we have a tendency to struggle against. With Atletico out already, and Juventus looking unlikely to progress, the only team we could face in the next round who I think we'll definitely struggle against is Man U. Not least because it is also a huge derby which can always go either way.

I'm not saying we'd beat anyone else for definite, just that in a free flowing game against a team who wants to play football against us, we always have a chance. Mourinho has already taken one 0-0 away from Anfield though, and I'd unfortunately back him to do it again to be honest. Any other team though, I'd fancy us to win big enough at Anfield to give us a solid chance of progression. We might lose anyway, but we'd go out in style rather than at a limp. Mourinho sets up the team in a way it could send us crashing out without a single goal across two legs, losing on penalties. He's that boring/ pragmatic.


3.) 21 Feb 2018
21 Feb 2018 10:12:32
I don't think it's red tinted, we've proven this season we have the ability to beat anyone. Of the 10 or so teams that can realistically hope to win it this year we're in the bottom half and it would be little short of a miracle but there is definitely no 'winner elect' this year and no clear favorite that I can't see us beating in at least 1 of the two legs, which just leaves us asking what the winning and losing margins will be.


4.) 21 Feb 2018
21 Feb 2018 11:53:42
It's swings and roundabouts; the trend at the moment (a very welcome one, I'd add) is for attacking / counter-attacking football and there's a lot of goals scored as a result.
The 4-3-3 derivatives are almost a mirror of pre-early 1960s formations.

Each generation / sub-generation has its styles.
The domination of 4-4-2 brought far fewer goals and saw the rise of the defenders' stock.
European influences - total football / sweeper / catanaccio etc have all, at times, found their way to affect the broader playing patterns.
Liverpool's own dominance in the 1970s and 80s had some of these influences and we'd all agree that we had some great defenders in that time.

Enjoy the fact that the game is now very offensive-minded, I say.
The players have to be more athletic and the value is finding those who can combine high skill levels with this athleticism.


5.) 21 Feb 2018
21 Feb 2018 12:47:25
I don't think it's red tainted either, OP. We have as good a chance as anyone to get to the final. At this point in the Quarters hopefully, all teams are potential finalists and so, you play who you get and see what happens. You don't get to pick who you play cos no team is weak at this stage, IMO. Of course, you have to be at your best and you DEF need some luck BUT to me, the main thing is the refs esp. with the way UEFA just blatantly favor Real and Barcelona and are not even hiding it anymore. That is what I am most afraid of cos judging by the dross we saw vs Spurs, if a ref wanna screw you, they will regardless of how well or bad you play. Those are my my issues.

As for our team, I ain't worried about nothing. Our manager has the pedigree in Europe to get to the final and he has made us relevant again in Europe since he got here. Not just relevant, we are a FEARED proposition for anyone and w/ Anfield bouncing, anything can happen.


6.) 21 Feb 2018
21 Feb 2018 13:24:34
Juventus were ripped to shreds by Spurs and they are going out MK. Atletico has been bang average from a couple of years now! UTD would progress just like Jose did it with Inter. We have a good chance given our front 3 remains free from injury throughout. We could certainly reach the semi’s.


7.) 21 Feb 2018
21 Feb 2018 13:23:26
I grew up watching Liverpool in the 80’s and whilst the game has moved in with regards to pace etc, the art of defending set pieces and playing the ball out from the back hasn’t changed. Lawro and Hansen were a fantastic partnership at the back, Ian Rush defended from the front.


8.) 21 Feb 2018
21 Feb 2018 13:25:02
That's a good point BRover, with the exception of the United vs Seville game (where I honestly can't see either in the final, Seville just don't have the quality and United can't score against anyone who is better than 'decent' against them), the winner of every single one of this round of ties is going to be a team who should be aiming at the final. It's going to be a brave person who puts money on the outcome of any QF matches.


9.) 21 Feb 2018
21 Feb 2018 13:55:00
Agree with you BRover on Uefa blatantly favouring Barcelona and Real, can't even watch them two play without them getting every decision in their favour, happens every game, incredibly annoying. Prime example of when Vidal got sent off vs Real in the Semi last season despite getting all the ball, even Kroos was offside for the pen he got vs PSG, then you get the Barcelona players who fall over without getting touched👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻.


10.) 21 Feb 2018
21 Feb 2018 14:51:26
I think that this years champions league is more open than in the past years.

Barca looked so average last night, Willian unlucky and a error cost Chelsea a goal.

Madrid's league form has been poor for their standards but looked decent in the champo. 3-1 against PSG, very good result. it's nice having those 2 play each other now so one of them gets knocked out.

Bayern are looking strong though. Probably the one team i don't want to face.

Will be interesting for sure and hopefully we can keep up our good form!


11.) 21 Feb 2018
21 Feb 2018 15:18:51
Scholes, did you also see the goal CR7 scored where he was a good one or two yards offside? Yeah, that is what we will be dealing w/ against either Barcelona or RM should we meet them.


12.) 21 Feb 2018
21 Feb 2018 16:15:06
He scored 2 that were offside, becoming his and Madrids forte lol, can't bare to watch us play real/ barca (if we get them) if we get through.