Arsenal vs Liverpool - EPL - Dec 21st [R]

[AussieLFCfan]

I'll get it started...i'll leave it for Grinners to do the fancy shit...

My team sheet would look something like this.

http://www.eloquor.net/mod/ixp_compositions/resultats/composition-5.php?mon_champ=angleterre%2Fpremier_league%2Fliverpool2.png&gardien=REINA&Defdroit=ARBELOA&Defcentdroit=CARRAGHER&Defcent=&Defcentgauche=AGGER&Defgauche=F.+AURELIO&Mildefdroit=&Mildefcentdroit=&Mildefcent=MASCHERANO&Mildefcentgauche=&Mildefgauche=&Mildroit=KUYT&Milcentdroit=&Milcent=&Milcentgauche=X.+ALONSO&Milgauche=&Milorgdroit=&Milorgcentdroit=GERRARD&Milorgcent=&Milorgcentgauche=&Milorggauche=RIERA&Attdroit=&Attcentdroit=&Attcent=KEANE&Attcentgauche=&Attgauche=&Rempa=CAVALIERI&Rempb=HYYPI%C4&Rempc=BENAYOUN&Rempd=LEIVA&Rempe=BABEL&Rempf=N%B4GOG&Rempg=SPEARING&submitButtonName=Formation+n%B01

We are really gonna need to get our shit together for this one.

[Matt.]

I'm sort of relieved we are away for this one :rolleyes: :p

Nice lineup, interesting set up but I think it could work. We need Gerrard up there for sure.

[dropstar187]

will fernando be back for this one?
i have a feeling rafa will bench him for this game...

[Matt.]

I'm under the belief he still has 2 more weeks out. Bigsoccer posted it in the player news section.

[Grinners89]

In!

[AussieLFCfan]

In!

Where's the fancy shit?!;)

[Grinners89]

Where's the fancy shit?!;)

I thought someone else might take up the slack!

I actually had futsal at 8:15 (1 hour later) so i had to get ready to leave...i didnt have time to come up with that fancy stuff. It will appear eventually.

Btw we won 5-2...our 1st game since being moved up to 2nd division and we are top after 6 games with a 14 point lead :eek:

Champions League awaits us in the 1st div :)

[TheLaughingMan]

2-1 to the good.

[liverbird]

I hope Fernando is available.

[usscouse]

I'm in.
Had some good times traveling down to see us at the arse and every time I went down, we won!
Well I can't make it this time but our away form and the gooners trying to prove something???? It should be a good match up. We're both without key players here.

That forward line would have looked good to 'me' second half yesterday.

[Suss]

I'll get it started...i'll leave it for Grinners to do the fancy shit...

My team sheet would look something like this.

http://www.eloquor.net/mod/ixp_compositions/resultats/composition-5.php?mon_champ=angleterre%2Fpremier_league%2Fliverpool2.png&gardien=REINA&Defdroit=ARBELOA&Defcentdroit=CARRAGHER&Defcent=&Defcentgauche=AGGER&Defgauche=F.+AURELIO&Mildefdroit=&Mildefcentdroit=&Mildefcent=MASCHERANO&Mildefcentgauche=&Mildefgauche=&Mildroit=KUYT&Milcentdroit=&Milcent=&Milcentgauche=X.+ALONSO&Milgauche=&Milorgdroit=&Milorgcentdroit=GERRARD&Milorgcent=&Milorgcentgauche=&Milorggauche=RIERA&Attdroit=&Attcentdroit=&Attcent=KEANE&Attcentgauche=&Attgauche=&Rempa=CAVALIERI&Rempb=HYYPI%C4&Rempc=BENAYOUN&Rempd=LEIVA&Rempe=BABEL&Rempf=N%B4GOG&Rempg=SPEARING&submitButtonName=Formation+n%B01

We are really gonna need to get our shit together for this one.

I like that lineup. Alonso and Mascherano should be able to dominate their weak central midfield. And hopefully Steve G can take advantage of their lack of a defensive midfielder.

I think we are good enough to control the game, but that doesn't always result in goals. Arsenal's strikers are capable of punishing us if we give them an opening.

[CCSC_STRIKER20]

I will go with AussieLFC's Lineup.

I hope 'Nando will be able to make the bench, but I am not holding my breath.

1-2 to Liverpool. Kuyt and Gerrard to score.

[ULL NEVER WALK ALONE]

As long as Dossena doesn't play and cost us a couple of goals, we should be strong enough do beat Arsenal. But Arsenal are a very strong team, and on there day they can beat anyone.

Its going to be one hell of a game, i think it will be 2-1 to the good.

YNWA

[newterp]

I hope Keane can get some run here.

[ForeverRed]

will fernando be back for this one?
i have a feeling rafa will bench him for this game...

I don't think he'll be back. And if he isn't 100% I wouldn't play him or put him on the bench.

Wasn't it against Arsenal last year that he was hurried back only to have another prolonged injury?

[usscouse]

I hope Keane can get some run here.I hope so too. I was feeling embarrassed for him in the last match. He was certainly sending some "subtile" :) hints at Rafa from the side.

He does need to get some confidence built up, I just don't want to see that picture of him sitting on his butt with his hands in the air everytime he goes down any more. It won't change the refs mind. Get on with it man!

[blanconi]

I'll get it started...i'll leave it for Grinners to do the fancy shit...

My team sheet would look something like this.

http://www.eloquor.net/mod/ixp_compositions/resultats/composition-5.php?mon_champ=angleterre%2Fpremier_league%2Fliverpool2.png&gardien=REINA&Defdroit=ARBELOA&Defcentdroit=CARRAGHER&Defcent=&Defcentgauche=AGGER&Defgauche=F.+AURELIO&Mildefdroit=&Mildefcentdroit=&Mildefcent=MASCHERANO&Mildefcentgauche=&Mildefgauche=&Mildroit=KUYT&Milcentdroit=&Milcent=&Milcentgauche=X.+ALONSO&Milgauche=&Milorgdroit=&Milorgcentdroit=GERRARD&Milorgcent=&Milorgcentgauche=&Milorggauche=RIERA&Attdroit=&Attcentdroit=&Attcent=KEANE&Attcentgauche=&Attgauche=&Rempa=CAVALIERI&Rempb=HYYPI%C4&Rempc=BENAYOUN&Rempd=LEIVA&Rempe=BABEL&Rempf=N%B4GOG&Rempg=SPEARING&submitButtonName=Formation+n%B01

We are really gonna need to get our shit together for this one.

Now that's some slick shiit dawg

[Bobinhood]

Could be a good one. Should be a good one.

I'm thinking that rafa will probably stick with the lone wolf plan, since if he goes with 2 strikers he has to sit mash or alonso. If he gave the nod to a 5 man mid, (albeit with a free-willy Gerrard) to stifle an attacking Hull at home, its almost a lock on the road to the arse.

Counter argument, we gave up 2 goals in the first 20 mins. hmmm

[ULL NEVER WALK ALONE]

Could be a good one. Should be a good one.

I'm thinking that rafa will probably stick with the lone wolf plan, since if he goes with 2 strikers he has to sit mash or alonso. If he gave the nod to a 5 man mid, (albeit with a free-willy Gerrard) to stifle an attacking Hull at home, its almost a lock on the road to the arse.

Counter argument, we gave up 2 goals in the first 20 mins. hmmm

Exactly, so essentially it will be the same line up as the hull game. The only question i think is in rafa's mind is whether play benayoun and kuyt up front or deploy keane as the lone striker and kuyt on the right.

I think kuyt should always play at the right, cause in the center his poor touch does really break up alot of attacks. COME ON KEANE!

[royalstilton]

C'MON KEANE
Benitez won't play Keane. He's making sure he doesn't get hurt so he can get ₤15M for him in the next transfer window. Let's face it. Keane can't play forward on this team. He doesn't have any success playing with Torres. He doesn't play well on his own. He doesn't seem to be a good partner with Kuijt. Liverpool can't afford to keep him just so that he will make a good pass once in a while.

By this time last season, on a Spurs team that wasn't as good as Liverpool then or now, Keane had scored 7 of the 16 league goals he totaled.

By contrast, he's scored two, both against WBA, which is akin to saying that he scored them against the LA Galaxy.

And don't give me that he's settling in. His first season at Spurs, coming from Leeds, he scored 13 in 29 matches. He was partnered with Teddy Sheringham, who also scored 13. The next season, his strike partner was Kanoute, and he scored 14. The following season Defoe came to Spurs and Keane scored 11 league goals. Then Mido joined Spurs and he, Defoe and Keane totaled 36, Keane scoring 16. Berbatov came the next season, and Defoe stayed. Keane scored 11 again, plus 11 in various cup competitions.

Keane has shown that he can score with anyone except someone in a red kit. If he doesn't go back to Spurs, I'll be stupified.