Boro v. Liverpool [R]

Ya gotta point there. There's certainly been more than the average amount of hot air blown for this match up. Probably because Burra isn't doing so badly this season and with 22 goals and in 4th spot. Then us playing away from home and not doing our best outside of Anfield and in 8th. And we're all speculating whether to put Mellor, Pongolle or maybe Dudek up front as our lone striker.
Then we have advocates for playing for a draw, (How soon they forget..!) .................

Shit now you've got me started. I think maybe Rafa's lost a bit of sleep over this as well. One thing we've noticed about him is he doesn't seem to play for one point so I'm expecting (Hoping) that he'll have read this thread, picked up some good combinations from the worthy posters and will come up with a winning plan based on that.......

Predictions....Don't be silly.....!

 

well,seems rafa may use gerrard in the second half,since he still doesnt find him ready enough to last the whole 90 min,so well probably play with a striker up front(mellor or SNP),kewell as a support striker and risse in the left side!!!

 

hers the starting formation
---------------------C Kirkland
--- G Josemi---J Carragher---S Hyypia--- D Traore
---S Finnan---D Hamann---X Alonso---J Riise
------------------S Luis Garcia
-------------------------H Kewell

 

Kewell as lone striker?

Oh my.

 

This is not going to be fun...

 

About the best news can be found on the bench.

Jerzy Dudek 1
Igor Biscan 25
Steven Gerrard 8
Neil Mellor 33
Florent Sinama Pongolle 24

 

Boro's lineup:

1 Mark Schwarzer
29 Anthony McMahon
3 Franck Queudrue
5 Chris Riggott
6 Gareth Southgate
7 George Boateng
19 Stewart Downing
15 Ray Parlour
32 Boudewijn Zenden
18 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
36 Mark Viduka

12 Carlo Nash
23 Colin Cooper
20 Guidoni Junior Doriva
16 Joseph-Desire Job
8 Szilard Nemeth

 

We're underway.

 

Nothing going on to start the game.

 

Kewell's header on a Finnan cross went straight to Schwarzer.

 

7 mins. 0-0

 

nice pass form Xabi to Riise, but JAr could do nothing. took his eye off the ball.

 

Still very little going on. Neither team putting together a meaningful attack.

10 mins. 0-0

 

no Steven Gerrard yet.

 

Somebody on Boro took a shot so high that it actually cleared the stadium. That's the only inteteresting thing that has happened so far.

13 mins. 0-0

 

Finnan makes a great run into the area but Kewell holds onto it too long.

 

Parlour with a run, Jamie C stops him.

 

Traore lets Parlour in, but Carra makes a great play to prevent Viduka from getting a tap-in.

 

Finnan shoots from outside the box, but it's saved by Schwarzer.

 

McMahon crosses but Carra clears.

 

Another bad play by Traore lets Parlour in but Hyypia clears.

Parlour cross goes across the goal but Finnan clears.

 

Kewell shoots right at Schwarzer.

 

Too many plays around Garcia prevent him from getting a shot off.

23 mins. 0-0

 

Can we pick up Beattie from SouthHampton. he has scored again

 

Downing gets away from Finnan, but Carragher deflects his shot for a corner.

Downing to take. Kirkland grabs.