Middlesbrough vs Liverpool - EPL - Feb 28 [R]

[el-capitano]

Ok back to the bread and butter.

Boro away has always been a tricky fixture for us for some reason.

Hopefully Torres pulls up ok, otherwise Kuyt up top it'll be! ;)

[CCSC_STRIKER20]

I am going to reserve guessing a lineup, until we know the statuses of Riera, Gerrard, and Torres.

It's going to be difficult to come back off a huge European win.

Team will be physically and mentally drained. But they will also have some momentum.

1-2 win for us.

[liverbird]

I'm in lineup a game day choice:D

[CCSC_STRIKER20]

I'm in lineup a game day choice:D

I had to re-read that post. I thought you said you were going to be in the starting lineup.

Our new right winger LB?

[el-capitano]

LB has joined the txtn generation. What's punctuation used for? :D

[usscouse]

I'm in.
Ho hum the BPL huh!

[liverbird]

LB has joined the txtn generation. What's punctuation used for? :D

Ok I forgot the bleeping comma! I was in a hurry

[Grinners89]

Well, given that all you softies arent having a go, ill grow some balls, pick up the slack and guess the XI that we will see ;)

Reina
Arbs Carra Hyypia Dossena
Xabi Lucas
Kuyt Gerrard Yossi
Babel

Subs: Cavalieri, Skrtel, Aurelio, Masch, El Zhar, Ngog, Torres

[usscouse]

WTF, all we gotta do is stay above 4th.....right???

[poopoobigelow]

wouldn't mind seeing ngog get a start if torres can't go, instead of babel... and i've been a huge proponent of babel since he got here... disappointed in his performance this season is an understatement...

hope that yossi keeps up his form and we don't lay a turd against a bottom half team, again... i really think that it's true that we need to win out to have a shot at the title... (although, in la liga, barca's seemingly insurmountable lead was trimmed 5 points in just two weeks, and a team, in barca, that was destroying teams by 4 or 5 goals drew to a bottom half team and lost to the bottom team back-to-back... so, anything can happen)... but, we need to have that mentally... i'm talking to you, rafa... if we're tied with 15 minutes left to any team here on out, then throw out the 2-6-2 or 2-4-4 formation and go for the win... like the man city away fixture earlier in the season... moxie, baby... we need to have it...

[catenaccio_L'pool]

Since it's our turn to play a team that did not win in a while, I guarantee that all of their injured players will not only be back but will have performances of a lifetime - including their keeper...won't be enough though as we win 3-2.
Kuyt - Alonso - Gerrard - Babel and N'gog - Torres to start.

[TheLaughingMan]

Looks like Torres is out for this one, but we'll likely have Gerrard back. Not sure how long their memories are up at 'boro, but they may want some revenge for our late comeback earlier in the season. Won't matter. 2-1 to the good.

[CCSC_STRIKER20]

If Torres is out.

---------------------------Reina------------------------------
Arbeloa----------Carragher--------Skrtel---------------Aurelio
--------------------Lucas---------Alonso----------------------
Kuyt-----------------------Gerrard--------------------Benayoun
-----------------------------Ngog------------------------------

[liverbird]

If Torres is out.

---------------------------Reina------------------------------
Arbeloa----------Carragher--------Skrtel---------------Aurelio
--------------------Lucas---------Alonso----------------------
Kuyt-----------------------Gerrard--------------------Benayoun
-----------------------------Ngog------------------------------

Mash will play and not Lucas. Babel starts on the left with Yossi on the right and Kuyt as the Striker. Then all four front men switch around three or four times during the game:D

[Grinners89]

Mash will play and not Lucas. Babel starts on the left with Yossi on the right and Kuyt as the Striker. Then all four front men switch around three or four times during the game:D

Thanks Rafa ;)

[liverbird]

Thanks Rafa ;) I know we must have the possibilities at this moment

[usscouse]

Masch or Lucas, can't be too hard a choice. Not for the fans anyway.

This one striker thingy really doesn't work well for us...unless we have Stevie G in the hole. We've seen a few matches this year with the striker being totally isolated and double teamed simply because nobody will come up at the right time to support him. Hope Gerrard is fully fit for this.

[AndSomeAreAngels]

I'd much rather see N'Gog than Babel, given current form. Hell, even El-Zhar on the right and have Kuyt up top. Boro are in terrible form but actually scored two goals yesterday and won for the first time in 14 games. This one might be trickier than expected.

Win out and we have a shot. The Scum have had a bigger lead at this point in the season and ended up blowing it to Arsenal, so it's not impossible.

[Kawklee]

Ok I forgot the bleeping comma! I was in a hurry

I couldnt decipher it for a minute, I literally had to type out all the possibilities...


I'm in lineup a game day choice:D

I'm in line, up a game day choice?
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I'm in, line up a game day choice?

Some serious sleuthing, right here.

[liverbird]

I couldnt decipher it for a minute, I literally had to type out all the possibilities...



I'm in line, up a game day choice?
Im in lineup, a game day choice?
Im in lineup a game, day choice?
I'm in, line up a game day choice?

Some serious sleuthing, right here. I could have said it was a haiku with not enough syllables:D