Confirmed Teams -
Liverpool - Mignolet, Clyne, Lovren, Sakho, Moreno, Can, Henderson, Lallana, Firmino, Coutinho, Benteke.
Bench: Bogdan, Toure, Lucas, Ibe, Randall, Smith, Teixeira
Sunderland - Mannone, Jones, Coates, Brown, Van Aanholt, Cattermole, M'Vila, Rodwell, Johnson, Borini, Defoe
Facts -
In the last 61 league meetings home and away, the Reds have lost just five times.
Liverpool are looking to keep back-to-back clean sheets for the first time since August
Sunderland have conceded only nine goals at home this season in the Premier League. No team in the bottom half has conceded fewer on home soil.
The Reds’ leading scorer in the league in 2015 is Philippe Coutinho with eight followed by Steven Gerrard with six. Daniel Sturridge, Christian Benteke and Henderson are third on the list with five.
Liverpool have suffered only three defeats in the last 30 league visits to Sunderland dating back to August 1958. They have won 18 and drawn nine, but have been beaten in two of the last six.
The Reds have only conceded 10 goals in their last 23 league visits to Sunderland, keeping 15 clean sheets in the process.
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MATCH THREAD Liverpool v Sunderland
posted on 31/12/15
Worst managerial decision of the season
posted on 31/12/15
comment by selbstgerechtein (U7048)
posted 24 minutes ago
Worst managerial decision of the season
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How can I compete with that kind of genius?
I can't actually believe you think the Exeter game is perfect for Sturridge's comeback. Do you realise just how stupid that is?
posted on 31/12/15
Please explain for me again, maybe with some more gross generalisations about league 2 football and pitches.
posted on 31/12/15
comment by selbstgerechtein (U7048)
posted 1 hour, 5 minutes ago
Please explain for me again, maybe with some more gross generalisations about league 2 football and pitches.
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You mean when a team gets possibly one of the biggest games in their history and the chance to cause a famous upset? You don't think that if they knew Sturridge was playing they wouldn't target him, given all the attention given to his so called mental and physical issues regarding his injuries? And do you not think they'd prepare their pitch to try and stop us playing our natural game?
They'd be mad not to, and teams do it all the time when they're against far superior opposition. It's hardly a new concept.....
posted on 1/1/16
comment by KnottyAshTaxDodger - getting a Dukla Prague away kit for Christmas. (U8934)
posted 20 hours, 31 minutes ago
Exeters pitch will be a bog. As we all know water runs downhill and as Exeter is in the south all the rainwater will naturally run downhill into Southern England.
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posted on 1/1/16
To be fair Term already has an article asking whether Klopp has already been found out which is ludicrous IMO and now he is coming out with 'worst decision by any manager this season' etc.
If I remember well Term did not want Rodgers gone, so assuming that Term is Dwayne 'the Rock' Johnson, I'd like to ask...
Do you smeeeeeeeeeeeeeeell, what the rock...
Iiiiiiis cookin'?
posted on 1/1/16
comment by Mamba - The Master of Disaster, King of Sting, Dancing Destroyer and Count of Monte Fisto(U1282) (U13041)
posted 3 minutes ago
To be fair Term already has an article asking whether Klopp has already been found out which is ludicrous IMO and now he is coming out with 'worst decision by any manager this season' etc.
If I remember well Term did not want Rodgers gone, so assuming that Term is Dwayne 'the Rock' Johnson, I'd like to ask...
Do you smeeeeeeeeeeeeeeell, what the rock...
Iiiiiiis cookin'?
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Big fail Mamba I'm afraid. That article about Klopp being found out was merely a link to an article that was asking the question. It referred to the games we'd lost after beating Chelsea and City, and suggested that other managers had sussed how to bypass his pressing tactics.
There's nothing to suggest that Klopp wants to start Sturridge against Exeter, it was another poster who I was replying to. So again, no dig at Klopp.
As for Rodgers, I was pretty neutral on whether he stayed or got fired. If you're going to try and shoot me down, go and do your research and you'll see I accepted the arguments for both camps......
So sorry Mamba, but all of your blabberings are wrong. No fresh start for you then
posted on 1/1/16
Fair enough Term but how can one or two posts be blabbering?
Just thought you were going to pull an 'Aggers Right Elbow' after his hero Kenny was sacked meaning he couldn't give FSG or Rodgers a fair crack when he came in so yeah, fair enough.
The way I see it we will have a couple or so eager to jump on Klopp's back because they wanted Rodgers to stay. When you see posters who never said a bad word against Rodgers picking out Klopp's faults two months into the job, you just start to wonder...
posted on 1/1/16
comment by Mamba - The Master of Disaster, King of Sting, Dancing Destroyer and Count of Monte Fisto(U1282) (U13041)
posted 7 minutes ago
Fair enough Term but how can one or two posts be blabbering?
Just thought you were going to pull an 'Aggers Right Elbow' after his hero Kenny was sacked meaning he couldn't give FSG or Rodgers a fair crack when he came in so yeah, fair enough.
The way I see it we will have a couple or so eager to jump on Klopp's back because they wanted Rodgers to stay. When you see posters who never said a bad word against Rodgers picking out Klopp's faults two months into the job, you just start to wonder...
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My main issue is that too many are making excuses for anything that goes wrong under Klopp. When we win he's a genius, otherwise it's the legacy of Rodgers. I want Klopp to succeed as much as anyone, but he shouldn't be exempt from criticism now that he's been here a couple of months.....
posted on 1/1/16
He certainly shouldn't, but only with things he can control so far. It takes time to change things sometimes. Also, I can't think of any excuses really because saying that Klopp is new to the league and will learn is a statement of fact, not an excuse. Which reasons/excuses do you have in mind?