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Which Liverpool Will Turn Up On Sunday ?
Friday, 18th Mar 2016 09:27

The big question for Saints supporters will be what Liverpool side will turn up, on their day they can be scintillating but on others woeful.

After Liverpool's draw at Old Trafford last night which saw them eliminate Manchester United from the Europa League the question on most Saints fans lips will be just which Liverpool side will turn up at St Mary's ?

It cannot be denied that the Red's have some decent players, but they lack in other areas and too often rely on the likes of Daniel Sturridge or Coutino to get them out of trouble.

Their two ties against United revealed both sides of their team, at Anfield last week they were superb and really should have scored more than the two that they did, but last night in the return leg they showed both sides of their game.

In the first half they spent most of it on the back foot and they did not look comfortable on the ball, in goal Mignolet looked hesitant and their central defenders are not as composed as Jurgen Klopp would like them to be, they could have easily have been two goals down before they eventually conceded to a penalty.

At that point the tie had swung in United's favour, they had an hour to get a second goal and it dd not look beyond them, however Liverpool did look dangerous on the counter attack and could have equalised before Phllipe Coutinho did so on the stroke of half time.

That goal really gave them the breathing space the needed, but United still set about Liverpool and could have easily have got a goal that would have had the nerves jangling, at this point there were two Liverpool sides on the pitch, one that looks dodgy defensively and continuously gives the ball away in dangerous areas and cannot clear its lines and one that counter attacks with pace and danger.

So which one will turn up at St Mary's ?

The truth is no one knows not even Liverpool fans, when they destroyed us in the Capital One Cup, they were above us in the League with 28 points from 14 games, now they have 44 from 28 games, that illustrates that they are not a consistent team.

So could Saints benefit from their result at Old Trafford on one hand it could see them on a high that they continue at St Mary's, but on the other it could be a case of after the Lord Mayor's show and they might find it hard to get themselves motivated.

Saints will hope it's the latter, that their results in the Premier League show that this is not now their priority and that the Europa League and it's Champions League place is of more importance.

What could be to Saints advantage is that many of their squad know they are surplus to requirements and that in the summer there will be a clear out and they will be moved on, that could lead to a lack of motivation in what they see as the bread and butter games of the league.

Liverpool seem able to raise themselves for the big games, but not the lesser ones and Saints have to take advantage.

We know that defensively they are not all that good, we have to take advantage of that and harass them into mistakes, we also know they counter attack well, we have to cut out that threat, Daniel Sturridge is key to them, when he plays the likes of Coutinho and Lallana have an outlet for their little tippy toes dribbling, when he doesn't play too often they are left with no one to pass too and there effect is minimal apart from a few good runs deep in their own half of the midfield.

So which Liverpool team will turn up is the question ? that we will find out on Sunday, but the key is that Saints need to help them decide which team has run out on the pitch by not giving them time and harrasing them into mistakes that will ave Jurgen Klopp tearing his hair out.

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halftimeorange added 11:05 - Mar 18
I think you'll find that the game is to be played on Sunday. Whichever Liverpool team turns up I think Saints will have their hands full to contain them. Sturridge is, in my opinion, the most dangerous attacker qualified to play for England. If he and Coutinho are on their game then they could take us apart. Last night they wasted opportunities. I think Klopp has got them playing for him and that won't happen twice. Five across the back, please, Ronald. Pelle has to play and boss their centre backs, particularly Lovren.
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SaintBrock added 12:36 - Mar 18
The very question I posited a few days ago on another topic and of course nobody knows but based on what we saw last night they are in scintillating form and probably seriously fancy their chances of a top 4 finish.

I can't for the life of me see how we are going to get anything out of them and we might even get battered. That 6-1 LC defeat looms ominously - heaven forbid we experience that all over again.
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SonicBoom added 15:46 - Mar 18
Equally pertinent question is which Saints team will turn up. At home to Arsenal or the away at Bournemouth.....
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darthvader added 17:28 - Mar 18
I'd take a sh.ite 1-0 win and have a bit of luck on our side for a change . A fair ref not afraid of upsetting the glamour clubs too . That is my hope
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IanRC added 17:48 - Mar 18
Think I must have gone to a Liverpool fan page by mistake judging by the comments above. Yes we had a shocker against them in the cup but Sturridge the best striker, I don't think so. Keep Coutinhio quiet and you keep Liverpool quiet it seems to me. Hopefully this time we will do that properly and they will struggle. Hope our players have a more positive attitude than the fan base if the above is representative.
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SanMarco added 18:37 - Mar 18
I would like to choose 'woeful' rather than 'scintillating' if that's ok. I think we would win then. I still think we could get at least a draw even if Liverpool play well - 'scintillating' might be a challenge though...
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IWOZTHERE added 20:58 - Mar 18
Agree with Sonic Boom, we should be more concerned with which Saints team turns up. Perhaps more important what system Ron wants them to employ? I don't believe all this stuff about commitment, when you've got the same players brilliant one week and so bad the next it's got to to be about collective coaching?
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SaintNick50 added 21:26 - Mar 18
The real question is which Saints team will turn up. I f we don't win bye bye Europe!
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aceofthebase added 10:03 - Mar 19
Liverpool will be all over our players like a rash, they will not allow us a second on the ball.
It will be tough to compete and string passes together.
Hope it's another strange team selection by RK,. If I disagree with it, we invariably win!
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