Must win game tonight. I would go with the team below and if we are making no progress by half time throw on a 2nd striker and just go for it. We have nothing to lose so we shouldn't sit back like we have been doing all season. ATTACK ATTACK ATTACK!!
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--Manquillo--------------Toure------------Lovren----------Moreno----
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----------------------Henderson------------Can-------------------------------
------------Sterling-----------------------------------------Lallana------------
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What line up would you like to see?
Team for tonight
posted on 26/11/14
We sit too deep as a team. We need to defend from the front but that is not going to happen with Balo or Lambert up there.
The midfield is sat too deep and we are lettin teams come at us. If Rafa was in charge I wouldn't mind as he knows how to set up a defence. BR does not unfortunately.
posted on 26/11/14
I would like tonights team should be:
Mig
Manq Toure Lovren Moreno
Can
Coutinho Hendo
Sterling
Borini Lambert
I think Coutinho's more effective coming from a slightly deeper position. Gerrard should be dropped.
Alternatively, could put Lucas in DM, Can in CM and one of Coutinho/Sterling at the tip of the diamond (both haven't been great recently so could be dropped). Also wouldn't mind seeing Markovic up front
posted on 26/11/14
comment by KennysHeroes (U1935)
posted 27 minutes ago
Hmmm, he has come into a side with a 20yo loan player, a £12m pound 22yo and a liability making things even worse
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To be fair, you're being very selective and I'm still not accepting it.
The way i see it, is that he has came into a back 5 that consists of
Glen Johnson - A £17m full international with experience of winning a leagues (with Chelsea), FA cups and League Cups
Moreno -A £12m Europa League winner and Spain U21 championship winner
Mignolet - A £8m Full international goalkeeper
Skrtel - A £5m full international, with cup wins, and experience of challenging for a title
Whhether you choose to believe it or not, all these players have experience of playing under huge pressure and/or expectation - with arguably Mignolet being exempt if we are being honest as he is a bit-part International.
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have you seen GJ play recently?
Jimmy Traroe is an international player who won the champions league, not sure what your point is.
Johnson is past it.
Skrtel has always split opinion, but always been not far from a real clanger.
Moreno is potential, I bet we were hoping Enrique wouldn't break down again.
Manquillo again potential.
The player to be leading that back line should be Skrtel, he can't do it, simple, he should be dropped. Toure will lead the defense and get the best out of those players.
posted on 26/11/14
Tonights team to be*
posted on 26/11/14
Is Sakho injured though?
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Why wouldn't he be? He didn't play for France in the International break.
He is back this weekend according to Physioroom.
posted on 26/11/14
Just that he hasn't played since he walked from the ground or whatever. He's only played about 21 times in two years for us though so who knows. Does Brendan even rate him?
posted on 26/11/14
The sad reality is that Rodgers has now got himself into a situation where, nothing but a win will do. And the majority of it is all his own doing. He's paid the big bucks to find solutions to problems, and now he has to earn his keep. He talks a good game, now he needs to deliver.
I never question a managers team selections until after the final whistle. So Im not too bothered about who he puts out because at the moment we're faced with choosing whether we want under-performing players or bit part players to start. All I care abot is getting 3 points and a bit of confidence and momentum.
posted on 26/11/14
01 Jones
19 Manquillo
04 K Touré
06 Lovren
02 Johnson
21 Lucas
14 Henderson
29 Borini
10 Coutinho
50 Markovic
09 Lambert
Best we've played all season at home vs Swansea in the cup, so I'd go with that.
posted on 26/11/14
Just that he hasn't played since he walked from the ground or whatever. He's only played about 21 times in two years for us though so who knows. Does Brendan even rate him?
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He has mainly not played because he keeps getting injured though.
He has been available for 6 games this season and started 3 of them.
He was available for 26 games last season and started 18 of them.
Rodgers has played him in 21 out of 32 games that he could do.
He was even getting carrying an injury during the World Cup.
posted on 26/11/14
Shame Flanagan is a midget - he would do a job at centreback