Match build up thread - Fulham v LFC

[Norbs]

What you're on about Bobby? It's sunshine out there here and there's a glorious rainbow winking at me as I type.

You down at Chariots gym Nigey?

[Yozza]

He's a pleb but I'll post it anyway...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26126864

Liverpool attack cleverer than aimless crossing

We saw Manchester United's attacking limitations against Fulham on Saturday when they put 81 crosses into the box, 71 from open play.

That was the most in a single game in the Premier League since records began in 2006, and far more than the top-flight average this season of 23 crosses from open play.
United must get the best out of Wayne Rooney, Robin van Persie and Juan Mata, but they will not do that by putting cross after cross into the box.

Contrast that approach to how Liverpool came at Arsenal on Saturday.

They also used the flanks, almost as much as United, but made only six crosses in open play.

Unlike United, Liverpool were not putting aimless balls into the box; they were picking out their men.

With Luis Suarez, Daniel Sturridge, Raheem Sterling and Philippe Coutinho in their team, they come at you from all angles and stopping them will be a very different challenge for Fulham to the one they faced at Old Trafford.

The Cottagers will have to adopt a similar approach to Sunday, however, and stay tight and defend in numbers. If they go at Liverpool, they will get ripped apart.

[Fredo]

You down at Chariots gym Nigey?

The sun doesn't shine just for you, Norby.

[Norbs]

The sun doesn't shine just for you, Norby.

I wish I knew what that meant

[JohnDoe]

Totally ****ting it right now. I need a nice 4-0 thumping over by the 20th minute again.

[Liverpool]

good job this is away, windy as **** here and all flights getting diverted to edinburgh, manc, birmingham. Imagine coming over for the match and ending up in edinburgh

[Shaggy]

No use diverting to Manc, it's ****ing mental here. My garden fence has been ripped to ****ing pieces. Carnage. City are at home too. Surely their game and Everton too will be called off.

[Liverpool]

must be slightly worse here, it should be called off asap before people try heading to the ground

[Pablo]

Horrific by the beach here in Liverpool.

[RedReet]

Looks fine at Goodison.

[Norbs]

I've done **** all today except look on here and watch the time. Can you imagine if we were in within a shout come April, we may as well write the whole month off

[Fierce]

This isn't televised is it?

[Muddled]

Nope.

Click me you cheeky tart, you.

[JohnDoe]

I've done **** all today except look on here and watch the time. Can you imagine if we were in within a shout come April, we may as well write the whole month off

I'm absolutely ****ed right now, can't imagine what would happen to me if we were in the title hunt during the last few weeks of the season.

Not that I'll be complaining. At all.

[mick the click]

I only live a couple of miles from Craven Cottage - rain's holding off but it's still a bit blowy.