No brownie points for even getting a win. Best bet is to lose gracefully and pinch a consolation goal of something special from Izzy so he can go to the World Cup (added interest when England get KO).
So 2-1 with Liverpool getting a dodgy penalty, to stop them complaining that do not get away. A horrendous flukey OG by Dunk. Records are meant to be broken.
No harm in giving LIverpool a fright. 2-1 could make them bite their fingernails. And we would not want to concede a goal from open play or more than three.
Liverpool don’t get many pens at home either, according to an article in one of the broadsheets a couple of weeks back. A load of mistakes by refs. The (non scouse) writer reckoned the cause was a perception by refs that overseas players simulate, and with Liverpool’s forwards thesedays not from these shores, it increased their odds of unjust not given pens.
On to the game, I can see Murray scoring, and Izquierdo and Knockaert shining without CH’s defensive shackles on. The results against Spurs and ManU would have given the squad a huge boost in confidence.
What makes you think CH will take the shackles off ? Seriously?
With a loss causing little harm, I can’t see him parking the bus.
The CH of the Championship got us playing brilliant counter attacking football, the best Albion football I’d seen since the 70’s, so he can deliver that. For obvious reasons of PL survival and having a relatively weak squad, he went cautious this season.
Looking forward to finding out, but I’m expecting the usual lineup, formation, tactics and subs. It’s how CH rolls.