Surely you meant unofficial attendance because official attendance is what you give to the police and that's what is scanned at the gate on game day.
UEFA Champions League Quarter-final Draw | Man City v Liverpool
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Surely you meant unofficial attendance because official attendance is what you give to the police and that's what is scanned at the gate on game day.
Yeah that one.
Is any Liverpool fan actually saying that City are going to crumble! As world football goes, atmospheres in English stadiums is rather more prosaic than many other European Leagues. But Anfield is one of the more atmospheric grounds in England. The atmosphere in Anfield will be loud and will hope to try and intimidate or unnerve City players but there is very little a fan base can do if their own team doesn’t produce on the pitch.
See my previous post. Anfield isn't some magical footballing arena like Liverpool fans keep saying it is.
Again, who are these people calling Anfield magical? Its not, could be much better but is better than most grounds in UK. From my experience; Celtic Park is better and considering all, Palace have very good supporters too.
But there will be a better home atmosphere generated in Anfield than there will be in the Ethihad which,I think, is what this thread is actually about. Dont think anyone is suggesting either, that it would be enough on its own to beat City!!
Maybe its just a natural bias, but the term 'European night at Anfield' gets thrown around a lot and I've never really understood it.
But yeah agree with the rest, if I had to put money on this; I'd back you guys to knock City out which I'm white worried about.
Thanks for the vote of confidence, sadly I dont see it myself when I look rationally at it, unless of course ‘we have one of those Magical European Nights at Anfield’ Sorry, couldn’t resist!!
Of course its possible but we’ll need to play exceptionally well over two games against a really top side. If there is a neutral, well they should be in for a treat.
I agree with what you say mate but there is one thing I have to say.
Why do you think the atmosphere was shit against Porto ?
Doesn't matter if it's North Korea, it's still the self confessed best fans in the world waving plastic flags.
At last .
I agree . We need to play well over two legs and we all were a bit pissed off because the second leg was away. We need to be the better team aswell like you say.
It makes a big difference. It was Wembley and the flags were put their by the FA and most probably waved by beauts from Kent and the like. Our club trusts us to bring our own banners and create our own atmosphere. Which reminds me . Hows that plan hatching out about song sheets at Old Trafford ? Most of your songs seem to be about us anyhow so you may need them.
It's right there in the post you quoted. Anfield has a great atmosphere on big european nights and that should be the case for any top club. But this idea that the atmosphere there gives Liverpool some extra edge compared to other teams is nonsensical. Anfield will be a 12th man against City because they are one of the best teams in the world coming to your home, not because there is something special about it.
I would say that there are many clubs with a better atmosphere than Anfield, to be honest the atmosphere in the PL is not that good, it's mainly the away support that makes the most noise.
So the FA forced the fans to wave them about?
As for creating your own atmosphere, lets hope for your sake you create a better one vs City than the last time Anfield hosted a UCL quarter final
So the FA forced the fans to wave them about?
As for creating your own atmosphere, lets hope for your sake you create a better one vs City than the last time Anfield hosted a UCL quarter final
To your first post . No but read my Kent and the like response.
What the feck is UCL ? Sounds like something I get after to much cycling. Ah. You must mean a European Cup Quarter Final ? To be honest Iam struggling to think who that was a against . And... it took me to mention the Old Trafford song sheets for you to come up with a smiley.
Ill give you a clue, it involved Guus Hiddink outsmarting Benitez, and a silent home crowd as a resultTo your first post . No but read my Kent and the like response.
What the feck is UCL ? Sounds like something I get after to much cycling. Ah. You must mean a European Cup Quarter Final ? To be honest Iam struggling to think who that was a against . And... it took me to mention the Old Trafford song sheets for you to come up with a smiley.
Ill give you a clue, it involved Guus Hiddink outsmarting Benitez, and a silent home crowd as a result
I had a feeling it was that . I remember the second leg well and it was a mad game. The Liverpool end was great that night and lots of Hillsborough banners as it was the day before the 20th Anniversary. We still out sung them too. Cockney Bellends.
The home atmospheres at most PL grounds now are not far off non exisitant, just shocking. The 1894 group at our gaff try and try but it's just not working. The general feeling is the away fans are situated in the wrong area. If we ever do expand again with the North stand I hope to feck it's one big tier, it could change everything regarding our atmosphere.
The Spurs one tier stand looks absolutely immense and is going to create some noise for sure.
Whilst I certainly won't be watching, it's a case of a lesser of two evils, so I hope City come out on top.
When is the first leg?
Wednesday at Anfield. Then we have a derby with Everton at half 12 on Saturday (away) before the second leg next Tuesday.
Alright, cheers.
that is true most English stadiums have become theatres, very nice comfortable structures with no atmosphere. I was surprised when I went to see City-Juve 3 years ago that you could hear more the 2000 juve fans than the rest of the stadium at times. Same feeling at the Emirates when Napoli played Arsenal. Having said that no match is decided by fans despite the rhetoric
No match is decided by fans, but they can sure as hell have a big influence on the game
Just watch any premier league game and you can see how the atmosphere affects the play
Sane must be smelling blood Vs TAA.
Liverpool will win at Anfield but i think Man City will win the tie.
I hate both of them equally.
I don't care who wins.
I hope whoever does gets humiliated in the semi finals.
Im not going to watch it.
I hate both of them equally.
I don't care who wins.
I hope whoever does gets humiliated in the semi finals.
Im not going to watch it.
He’s going to destroy him.
It is a scary thought. Wonder if we'll just risk an unready Clyne instead?
He’ll probably do the same to Clyne.
I hope City win 10-0 over the two legs.
Your right wing will just have to defend most of the game. I don't see any other way.
It's at Anfield and last time they came there we were pressing them to death.
Didn’t realise first game was at Anfield. I wonder if Pep will alter his game plan slightly
I think it's City and Guardiola who need to do some thinking. Liverpool were comfortably the better team at Anfield and at the Etihad before they went down to 10 men.
He has to and will.
I think Liverpool's press & their dangerous forward players gives them a chance of establishing a foothold in the tie & keeping it as long as they have a goalscoring threat & some kind of parity on the scoreboard. And I think that applies from start to finish over the 180 minutes. I think the crowd is useful for getting that going at Anfield in the early stages.
The problem will be if easily the better team on paper & who are even more free-scoring do it to them starting early-doors. In which scenario, the plucky underdogs could get sluiced.
Hope so, anyway.
The problem will be if easily the better team on paper & who are even more free-scoring do it to them starting early-doors. In which scenario, the plucky underdogs could get sluiced.
Hope so, anyway.
Just wanted to comment to say, every United fan that has said they won't be watching this match is clearly a twat that does truly enjoy the sport. Going to be a brilliant two games of football, so fecking what if you don't like the two teams, the point of watching football is to be entertained and you're going to rob yourselves of seeing some great football out of spite. So weird.
Hope City win anyway, fecking hate Liverpool but I'll definitely be glued to the TV for both games.
Hope City win anyway, fecking hate Liverpool but I'll definitely be glued to the TV for both games.
I feel like Pep has gotten a little lucky here with the first leg being at Anfield. Liverpool can’t really go all guns blazing
I'd rather have my anal beard plucked with a rusty pair of tweezers in a slow, agonizing fashion than subject my eyeballs to this "visual splendour".
Whilst you are consciously gratifying yourself at the orgasm inducing football on display, our 2 most hated rivals are battling it out in a season defining CL tie that may result in either them winning the competition entirely, and you're happy to watch that happen? Just wow.
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