The Official Match Thread - Liverpool v Chelsea - 2nd Leg

[Guest]

That's a huge risk by Rafa, leaving alonso out.

Mascherano is also a good passer of the ball.

[Jayesh87]

it's been swaid but i'm absolutely gutted that zenden is playing, he wasted every ****ing ball in the first leg, cant beat a man and then tries a cross with his **** right foot, feel like going to anfield and busting his legs so he can't play

Especially with Ferraira at rb, it is a position we should be looking to take advantage and Bolo won't do that imo.

[KK07]

That's a huge risk by Rafa, leaving alonso out.

I agree somewhat but it does allow Gerrard in the middle and Xabi hasn't been great of late.

At least it's two up front,then Zenden thing perplexs me though.

Ok experience and defensive qualities but I thought maybe we'd have a proper winger on the left after the 1st leg debacal !!

[Tom]

Isn't he supposed to be protecting the back four?

[Guest]

The worry for me is the lack of pace on the left. But apart from Zenden we have a team full of rested players. None of them played against Portsmouth.

[Morph]

-----------Reina
Finnan Carragher Agger Riise
--------Mascherano
Pennant------------Zenden
----------Gerrard
----------Crouch
-----------Kuyt

tbh, the only player i'm not happy with there is Zenden, i'd have preferred Riise lw and arbeloa left back i really would

[leftpeg]

Thanks for pointing that out.






:bird:

[LFCman]

From Radio City

Reina
Finnan
Carragher
Agger
Riise
Pennant
Gerrard
Mascherano
Zenden
Crouch
Kuyt

Shoot me.

[SouthAfricaRed]

I think we will see a lot of overlapping between Riise and Zenden.

Relax Kids. Dont worry, Even when we go one down

[Guest]

Isn't he supposed to be protecting the back four?

Maybe Rafa's directives is to go more offensive, leaving Mascher breaking up attacks !! ... We really can't read Rafa's mind.

[AnfieldForever]

My prediction, Liverpool will be 2-0 up at half time, nothing to worry about

[Morph]

The only players we could have real gripes with not playing are sissoko and alonso, the second of which has been ****e recently, with sissoko only just looking like he might have regained some form but this match is going to be about possesion and he would lose it too much.

however I probably would have gone with either Arbeloa at left back and riise up field or gonzo instead of zenden

[CharlieMansonsSquint]

Bunch of drama queens.

We're gonna ****in do'em.

[Roboklopp]

****ing Zenden.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

We simply cannot afford to carry anyone.

[Neil Young]

Bunch of drama queens.

We're gonna ****in do'em.