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el-capitano

30 Jan 2008, 11:44 PM

Ok the winning MUST start here.

We won 2-0 away earlier this season, so we know what they can and cant do.

We're at home. There's no excuses at all for anything less than a convincing victory here to

1: Bring back our confidence

and

2: Shut everyone up who looks at a result and knows what happened during the match without seeing it.

Red Bird

31 Jan 2008, 10:44 AM

Another "clean slate match". Right, I'm tempted to play the same starting 11, you know. They can't be that bad two matches in a row, can they surely? Still, I'd completely rest Kuijt and one of Kewell and Benayoun, starting Pennant instead. I'm sure Sunderland will fancy (its?) their chance(s) and have a go. I hope we just have a go. To that extent, I'll rotate.

So here goes:-

------------------------------Reina-----------------------------
--Finnan---------------Carragher------------Hyypia--------Aurelio--
---------Gerrard--------Mascherano----------Alonso-------------
---------------Pennant-------Benayoun/Kewell-----------
-----------------l--------------Torres--------------------------

Subs:-
Itandje
Skrtel
Crouch
Lucas
Babel

An alternative sees Babel starting instead of Kewell/Benayoun but I rather fancy him coming on after defenders are slightly exhausted.

Have a go at me ;)

liverbird

31 Jan 2008, 10:57 AM

Right, I'm tempted to play the same starting 11, you know. They can't be that bad two matches in a row, can they surely? Still, I'd completely rest Kuijt and one of Kewell and Benayoun, starting Pennant instead. I'm sure Sunderland will fancy (its?) their chance(s) and have a go. I hope we just have a go. So i'll completely rotate.

So here goes:-

------------------------------Reina-----------------------------
--Finnan---------------Carragher------------Hyypia--------Aurelio--
---------Gerrard--------Mascherano----------Alonso-------------
---------------Pennant-------Benayoun/Kewell-----------
-----------------l--------------Torres--------------------------

Subs:-
Itandje
Skrtel
Crouch
Lucas
Riise

An alternative sees Crouch starting alongside Torres with Babel reverting to the bench.

Have a go at me ;)

----------------Reina
Finnan ------JC------Sami-----JAR
Pennant----Mash ----Lucas ---SG
-------Crouch---------Torres

Ist
Skrtel
Babel
Beanayoun
Alonso

Red Bird

31 Jan 2008, 11:02 AM

----------------Reina
Finnan ------JC------Sami-----JAR
Pennant----Mash ----Lucas ---SG
-------Crouch---------Torres

Ist
Skrtel
Babel
Beanayoun
Alonso

Actually, I had edited my earlier selection so if you don't mind ...

drobny23

31 Jan 2008, 05:17 PM

CCSC_STRIKER20

31 Jan 2008, 06:42 PM

I prefer Xabi and Masch in the middle, Gerrard and Pennant out wide. Something like this....

...............Reina................
Finnan...Carra...Hyppia...JAR
........Masch......................
..................Xabi...............
Pennant..................Gerrard
........Torres....Crouch.........

That gives us no quality width on the left side. It would end up looking like this.

-------------Reina-------------
Finnan--Carra--Sami------JAR
------------Masch-------------
------------Xabi---------------
Pennant-----Gerrard---------
-----Torres-----Crouch--------

el-capitano

31 Jan 2008, 06:51 PM

I don't think it matters- Have we had any quality on the left side this season so far? :D

Bobinhood

31 Jan 2008, 07:38 PM

So who was worse...Fabio or Kewell? Fabio i suppose. Actually Kewell was just mostly inneffective but fabio was downright dangerous...to us. But my ruminations are, who played themselves off the pitch.....lets see...

fabio, kewell, xabi, , beneyoun, kuyt. Arbs still hurt? crud i would play him lb.

ok, so...

pepe

finnan jc sami risse

pennant mash sg babel

crouch torres.

team picks itself :D

oops except i think maybe lucas played himself onto the pitch so dont ask me where he goes except into mash's spot. naah. in the kuyt role?

CCSC_STRIKER20

31 Jan 2008, 10:30 PM

Lucas has to play...he has played well every time he has played.

Gandalf The Red

01 Feb 2008, 02:35 AM

Lucas has to play...he has played well every time he has played.

except luton away;)

Red Bird

01 Feb 2008, 06:08 AM

except luton away;)

True but everybody played rubbish there, so some mitigation.

On the match itself, I notice from the official site that we've never really been convincing against Sunderland at Anfield. The last 5 have never seen us score more than a goal. Here is to hoping for a better match.

stanaccrington

01 Feb 2008, 09:18 AM

I think these guys may give us a better option after the last game.

http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/team/academy/images/ac1.jpg

Wingtips1

01 Feb 2008, 10:03 AM

pepe
finnan jc sami risse
pennant lucas sg babel
crouch torres.

team picks itself :D
oops except i think maybe lucas played himself onto the pitch so dont ask me where he goes except into mash's spot. naah. in the kuyt role?

made the change for you. do we really need masch in this match? how much attacking and passing through the midfield will sunderland be doing? why not get lucas in there (earning his spot after his last performance) and use possession to our advantage.

Twenty26Six

01 Feb 2008, 12:35 PM

2: Shut everyone up who looks at a result and knows what happened during the match without seeing it.

A-MEN!

Here's some stats to chew on.

[Team 1] 3 Losses, 17 GA
[Team 2] 3 Losses, 11 GA
[Team 3] 1 Loss, 17 GA
[Team 4] 3 Losses, 16 GA

Without looking at a league table, correctly label and rank these teams.

CHSsoccer08

01 Feb 2008, 12:50 PM

made the change for you. do we really need masch in this match? how much attacking and passing through the midfield will sunderland be doing? why not get lucas in there (earning his spot after his last performance) and use possession to our advantage.

Great point. Far too often we line our team up as if we have forgotten that we can expect to play the entire match in the opponents half. ATTACK ATTACK ATTACK.

AndSomeAreAngels

01 Feb 2008, 01:05 PM

I'm going to be really annoyed if Lucas doesn't start. He's clearly a better option than Xabi at the moment and has earned a start. I was actually upset he didn't get the start at West Ham, and when he came on, he was an instant shot in the arm, nearly scoring within moments of being on the pitch.

The one concern with Lucas, IMO, is his fitness for 90 minutes, but just sub in Xabi or Masch if he gets winded after 70 or so.

Masch isn't required in this one. We need to score goals. Sunderland's not a bad team and their new signings have looked good. We need to knock in 3 or 4 to get our confidence up.

newterp

01 Feb 2008, 01:08 PM

liverbird

01 Feb 2008, 05:18 PM

Liverpool
Scum
L'Arse
Chelski

luciusmagister

01 Feb 2008, 05:55 PM

Hyypia takes some responsibility and wants the TEAM to put things right.

“We’ve conceded goals in games recently where the defending hasn’t been as solid as in the previous seasons Rafa Benitez has been here,” he said. “From that point of view we have things to do better. But it’s a team thing. Like when I talk about not taking chances, it’s not just about the strikers. As a group we have to get together and put things right. It’s not only the back four that defends.”

http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0500liverpoolfc/0100news/tm_headline=sami-hyypia-calls-for-a-united-front-to-get-liverpool-back-into-the-top-four%26method=full%26objectid=20423604%26siteid=50061-name_page.html

It starts with Sunderland.

Hyypia=LDRSHIP

433tom

02 Feb 2008, 12:43 AM

A-MEN!

Here's some stats to chew on.

[Team 1] 3 Losses, 17 GA
[Team 2] 3 Losses, 11 GA
[Team 3] 1 Loss, 17 GA
[Team 4] 3 Losses, 16 GA

Without looking at a league table, correctly label and rank these teams.

Here is another stat to chew on:

Team 1 18 wins
Team 2 17 wins
Team 3 16 wins
Team 4 13 wins
Team 5 11 wins
Team 6 11 wins
Team 7 10 wins

Without looking at a league table, correctly name these teams.

Ooops! Now remember, Team 7 has a "game in hand". :)