castoff
Winger
You might well be right about inviting them onto us as that approach has served us well on occasions this season but I'd rather not give them the upper hand. They will be more nervous than us as this is a game they have to win at all costs and we have to do our best to exploit that. If we sit backt and they get an early one, in that atmosphere, things could quickly turn against us. Its a case of who dares wins for me. Like most football matches, we'll get what we deserve at the end of it.The last thing we want to do is take the game to them - especially in the first half. They have a chronic lack of creativity and the majority of the goals they score are on the break, whilst we have no pace in our side. We'd be much better off drawing them onto us. They are at home and have lost the last three derbies - as long as it's 0-0 we are winning. If we are level going into the last half an hour the chances will come.
The Liverpool result was on the back of a complete defensive howler as well. As was the Chelsea result. They have not dominated any games and actually looked like a good side.