Is Finnan injured???

[Meursault]

Risse?

Left midfield.

[Johnny]

-----------Reina----------
----Finnan--Carra--Agger--Arbeloa----
----Gerrard--Xabi--Mascher--Riise----
-----------Crouch--Kuyt-------------


POSSIBLY THEN????

[wildman]

Finnan has been steady for a few seasons,Arbeloa has fitted in very well but Finnan shades it on expierence.IMHO.

Arbeloa looks better going forward but i'm sure he's just being rested, i think arbeloa will play LB against Chelsea

[Xabi_is_God]

i reckon Sissoko will start the away leg

[Morph]

-----------Reina----------
----Finnan--Carra--Agger--Arbeloa----
----Gerrard--Xabi--Mascher--Riise----
-----------Crouch--Kuyt-------------


POSSIBLY THEN????

Crouch for bellers and I think u will have the team

[Johnny]

Crouch for bellers and I think u will have the team

I think Crouch has had more sucess against Chelski,i remember Jose saying in a post match interview that his defence could`nt handle Crouch.

[Nic83]

Crouch and Bellend should start. We need pace on the break at the Bridge. kuyt (excluding yesterday) has been ****ing awful for the best part of 2 months.

[lfcruleus]

LW against Chelsea, they hate him there

what he said

[tomasjj]

Reina
Finnan Carra Agger Riise
Pennan Momo Alonso Gerrard
Bellamy Crouch

[SouthAfricaRed]

-----------Reina----------
----Finnan--Carra--Agger--Arbeloa----
----Gerrard--Xabi--Mascher--Riise----
-----------Crouch--Kuyt-------------


POSSIBLY THEN????

Momo will play against Chelski, That's his game

Also Bellamy for Kuijt

[Red_Polo]

In short then, no

[einar]

.............Reina
Finnan.Carra.Agger.Arbeloa
Pennant.Momo.Alonso.Riise
............Gerrard
.............Kuyt

[AFII]

Momo will play against Chelski, That's his game

Also Bellamy for Kuijt

4-5-1 then?

I can't see Sissoko play instead of Alonso, Mascherano or Gerrard and that means that Sissoko will only have a chance to play if Gerrard plays on the right and Sissoko plays in the same position as he did against Boro.

Rafa said after that game that he played Momo in that position to see if he could make it there and that the match showed that he wasn't good enough to play there. Not the same words but that was what he meant.

In short...No Momo against Chelsea IMO.

[einar]

4-5-1 then?

I can't see Sissoko play instead of Alonso, Mascherano or Gerrard and that means that Sissoko will only have a chance to play if Gerrard plays on the right and Sissoko plays in the same position as he did against Boro.

Rafa said after that game that he played Momo in that position to see if he could make it there and that the match showed that he wasn't good enough to play there. Not the same words but that was what he meant.

In short...No Momo against Chelsea IMO.

He will stay back with Alonso and have more people in front of him and not get much forward him self.

...............Reina
Finnan.Carra.Agger.Arbeloa
.....Momo.......Alonso
Pennant..Gerrard...Riise
...........Kuyt

[AFII]

He will stay back with Alonso and have more people in front of him and not get much forward him self.

...............Reina
Finnan.Carra.Agger.Arbeloa
.....Momo.......Alonso
Pennant..Gerrard...Riise
...........Kuyt

No Mascherano?

There is probably a reason to why he didn't play against Wigan

No Mascherano means that we will need to play with two defensive midfielders. Why do that when we only need to play Mascherano as the holding midfielder?

I think that Mascherano will play because he is the better player and fits into Rafas system better than Sissoko.