Well it would be a sick fan who would wish a defeat on us, just to indulge his contempt for his own team manager, and by extension the rest of us Liverpool fans. But I suppose sick souls do exist and are more to be pitied than condemned.
I expect a tough hard game and I expect Stoke to come at us like a battering ram, and I just hope our defence has the courage and resilience to withstand their onslaught, and then we can catch them on the break. We do have enough pace up front to do that, if we can give them decent service, that will be key, as well as a better final ball in and around their box/ final third. I'd love a comprehensive win, with a clean sheet, but I'll take any kind of a win. A draw will be a bit of a bummer given the circumstances.
