Topic: Preview Swansea City v Liverpool - Sun 25th November 1.30pm

[TheVeg]

Some people seem to be underestimating Swansea here, very very good team and play exceptionally well under Laudrup. I'd hope we set up a counter attacking 3-5-2/5-3-2 as we did against Chelsea, as Swanseas front 3 with Michu behind will be a tough one to contain.

Hopefully Shelvey gets some time on the pitch and hopefully we win! although i am predicting a 1-1 draw

I'd go for

Reina
Wisdom Agger Skrtel
Johnson Allen Sahin Enrique
Gerrard
Suarez Sterling

would expect a team like this myself. not been this optimistic about a game since 1st game of the season against west brom, think we could win it 2-0 and dominate the game. having said that, i'm now thinking that dagger's going to get sent off and we're going to give away 2 pens.

anyways... think suarez and sterling's pace will cause havoc in the swansea defense. they seem decent against the bigger more physical strikers but aren't too confident tackling on the deck. would love to see a 2 on 2 with suarez + sterling against williams and flores

[Andy @ Allerton!]

Probably going to be a nothing game this with a dodgy 1-0 win to someone.

That someone will be Swansea you'd think. We're all over the shop. If Gerrard plays in the midfield then you already know we're going to have absolutely no shape. And he is going to start. So Swansea - a well organised controlling team against a team with zero shape?

Um. I wonder who would win that encounter? Sad thing is it's just basic stuff. Keep the ball. Keep your shape. Play to your strengths and gameplan and control the game. Easy shite.

I'm just hoping that Gerrards' relentless lack of position, contol, tracking back and giving the ball away can be countered by the other side of his game and he'll bang in a 45 yard screamer to fucking shut me up.

[woof]

Difficult match. Swannies have only lost once at home this season. Just recently they drew with Chelsea. Would be glad if we won by 1-0.

[andspecks]

Probably going to be a nothing game this with a dodgy 1-0 win to someone.

That someone will be Swansea you'd think. We're all over the shop. If Gerrard plays in the midfield then you already know we're going to have absolutely no shape. And he is going to start. So Swansea - a well organised controlling team against a team with zero shape?

Um. I wonder who would win that encounter? Sad thing is it's just basic stuff. Keep the ball. Keep your shape. Play to your strengths and gameplan and control the game. Easy shite.

I'm just hoping that Gerrards' relentless lack of position, contol, tracking back and giving the ball away can be countered by the other side of his game and he'll bang in a 45 yard screamer to fucking shut me up.

Yeah he's really the reason we haven't been beaten in 7-8 games now isn't he.

[peachybum]

That someone will be Swansea you'd think. We're all over the shop. If Gerrard plays in the midfield then you already know we're going to have absolutely no shape. And he is going to start. So Swansea - a well organised controlling team against a team with zero shape?

Do teams who are 'all over the shop' usually go 7 league games unbeaten?

[Anywhichwayicant]

Yeah he's really the reason we haven't been beaten in 7-8 games now isn't he.

That's a lovely statistic, but we're still 12th in the league, out of the Carling Cup, and making a balls of Europe.

[Nin]

That's a lovely statistic, but we're still 12th in the league, out of the Carling Cup, and making a balls of Europe.

Win tomorrow and we're only 2 points behind Arsenal. And hardly making a "balls" of Europe when we can still qualify.

[Yorkykopite]

Probably going to be a nothing game this with a dodgy 1-0 win to someone.

That someone will be Swansea you'd think. We're all over the shop. If Gerrard plays in the midfield then you already know we're going to have absolutely no shape. And he is going to start. So Swansea - a well organised controlling team against a team with zero shape?

Um. I wonder who would win that encounter? Sad thing is it's just basic stuff. Keep the ball. Keep your shape. Play to your strengths and gameplan and control the game. Easy shite.

I'm just hoping that Gerrards' relentless lack of position, contol, tracking back and giving the ball away can be countered by the other side of his game and he'll bang in a 45 yard screamer to fucking shut me up.

Chill out and enjoy the season.

[Black Bull Nova]

This fixture is Swansea's new cup final. This is the one their fans want to win more than any other right now. They genuinely think they're better than us.

If you'd been in a coma for three years and woke up and heard that sentence you'd wonder what the fuck was going on

[Anywhichwayicant]

Win tomorrow and we're only 2 points behind Arsenal. And hardly making a "balls" of Europe when we can still qualify.

Let's win so.

Leading twice, in a game to qualify us, at home, on a European night, against also rans from the Swiss Super League, and not winning, is making a balls of things.

[Mens rea]

Noone saying we've got the edge here since BR knows Swansea inside out?

Oh yeah, that's right, they already embarrassed us at Anfield.  Shit, that's frightening when you think about it like that!!

I really feel this is an important match for us.  The ship has been steadied somewhat, a bit of PL form has finally resulted, but we need a win really bad.  Too many draws.  A draw wouldn't be the worst result in the world until you consider how W to D ratio already (brutal). 

A win is so important to get our season going.  A bit shit that i'm saying that at the end of November but it is what it is.  Hope im not saying it in December.....

[Andy @ Allerton!]

Chill out and enjoy the season.

I'm enjoying lots of it. Usually in the pub before the game and the pub after the game

[Renato]

Let's win so.

Leading twice, in a game to qualify us, at home, on a European night, against also rans from the Swiss Super League, and not winning, is making a balls of things.

They weren't also rans though were they, they're a good team. And its not like we had all the big guns out

[Discipline]

Noone saying we've got the edge here since BR knows Swansea inside out?

That works both ways.

Swansea players know BR's style inside out.

[Anywhichwayicant]

They weren't also rans though were they, they're a good team. And its not like we had all the big guns out

We had enough guns out there to put them away, with a bullet or two, to spare.

[Andy @ Allerton!]

We had enough guns out there to put them away, with a bullet or two, to spare.

Did you watch the match? Better finishing they could have had a hatful

[Matt8Pie]

Not feeling too confident about this. I think Swansea will edge it.

[Johnny B. Goode]

Probably going to be a nothing game this with a dodgy 1-0 win to someone.

That someone will be Swansea you'd think. We're all over the shop. If Gerrard plays in the midfield then you already know we're going to have absolutely no shape. And he is going to start. So Swansea - a well organised controlling team against a team with zero shape?

Um. I wonder who would win that encounter? Sad thing is it's just basic stuff. Keep the ball. Keep your shape. Play to your strengths and gameplan and control the game. Easy shite.

I'm just hoping that Gerrards' relentless lack of position, contol, tracking back and giving the ball away can be countered by the other side of his game and he'll bang in a 45 yard screamer to fucking shut me up.

It's become a cliché to say those things about Gerrard. 2 ou 3 games aside, he's been adapting really well to the system, while playing out of position and in a midfield that, by no fault of his own, is a complete mess, which is often proved when he's not playing and the mess lingers on

[Anywhichwayicant]

Did you watch the match? Better finishing they could have had a hatful

Can't imagine too many in the Swiss Super League, looking at playing Young Boys, as a daunting task.


Maybe they're just a European monster, that unleashes itself in the Europa League.

Anyway, however we dress it up, a draw against them at Anfield is a desperate result.

[Caston]

Andy you have become a right moany twat lately, chill out will ya

[Camarero25]

Did you watch the match? Better finishing they could have had a hatful

Errr, so could we. More than them.

[Zelnaga]

When was the last time we had back to back wins in the league? Heres hoping wed get a win off Swansea. Drawing isnt going to help us much in the race, with Arsenal, Spurs and Everton dropping points.

[RichardM]

Not sure how they'll play this being that they're at home. They're incredibly dangerous on the break, and we like to play high up, leaving us susceptible. We badly need to convert our pressure into goals early on for this one. Can't see us keeping a clean sheet.

[KERRYKOP]

Come on guys lets win the game, yeah go reds!

[andspecks]

That's a lovely statistic, but we're still 12th in the league, out of the Carling Cup, and making a balls of Europe.

So that's all Gerrard's fault, as Andy was implying?

[Anywhichwayicant]

So that's all Gerrard's fault, as Andy was implying?

No, but throwing around such a statistic, isn't much of a defence.

[rossipersempre]

This fixture is Swansea's new cup final. This is the one their fans want to win more than any other right now. They genuinely think they're better than us.

Both the league table and respective performances overall actually give that idea a great deal of credence.

[Frizzo]

Both the league table and respective performances overall actually give that idea a great deal of credence.

Fucking behave, mate.

[MasterGlenJo]

Fucking behave, mate.

Behave? we aren't as good as we once was even in 2009, not even close. Once our fans stop living in denial, the better this place will be

[Anywhichwayicant]

Fucking behave, mate.

Why? It's true.


It shouldn't be the case, but at the moment, it is.

[Hij]

Both the league table and respective performances overall actually give that idea a great deal of credence.

Fuck that though. We've beaten teams better than us before. I'd rather be positive before the game.

[Caligula?]

We need to win this. That '7 game unbeaten' statistic means shit if we're drawing all our matches.

I'm excited about our back four. It'll most likely be Johnson, Skrtel, Agger and Enrique which is supposed to be our best back four, isn't it? Have we played them all in a back four at the same time this season?

I just hope Suarez takes Ashley Williams to the cleaners. Fuck it, I'm starting to hate Swansea City more and more by the day, whereas a year ago I didn't even acknowledge their existence.

[OneTouchFooty]

Why? It's true.


It shouldn't be the case, but at the moment, it is.

Yeah ok, 1 point above us, but Swansea are miles better than us. 

[B0151?]

The reality is we're 12 games into a 38 game season

[Anywhichwayicant]

Yeah ok, 1 point above us, but Swansea are miles better than us. 

Who says they are miles better?

The reality is we're 12 games into a 38 game season

Had enough of this bollocks last season.

[B0151?]

Had enough of this bollocks last season.

That's a bit of a weird comment considering we were well in touch of the top 4 in January. We fell off drastically towards the nether end of the season, after a defeat by Arsenal IIRC

I'm sick of all this negative, reactionary bollocks because of a tough start in a 38 game season. One in which we'd be 2 points behind Everton had we not been robbed. One in which an individual mistake threw a win away against the champions. Half the bellends were probably going on about how we should be copying Newcastle in the summer because they're such a good side. Guess where they are now? Below us.

[EFoley1991]

Swansea are better than liverpool ?

[Caligula?]

By that logic, West Brom are better than Chelsea, Arsenal, Everton, Newcastle. Not to mention us.

[Cybertom]

Yeah ok, 1 point above us, but Swansea are miles better than us. 

Who said anything about miles better? Swansea fans think they have a better team than ours and right now, we have little defence than our inflated opinions on the potential of our squad.

[Anywhichwayicant]

That's a bit of a weird comment considering we were well in touch of the top 4 in January. We fell off drastically towards the nether end of the season, after a defeat by Arsenal IIRC

Not weird at all.


"We'll get top 4, still X amount of games left"

"We'll get top 4, still Y amount of games left"