Our best line-up for the next season

[bernardo]

............................Reina................. ...........

.......Finnan......Carragher....Agger......Aurelio ...

.............Mascherano............Alonso......... ....

.........Kewell...........Gerrard.........Babel... .......

............................Torres................ ............

I 50-50 on whether to pick Kewell or Kuyt but both should get enough games.

What strikes me as being totally different from this year to last - Pace and power. Should be exciting

[Red_Polo]

1st XI

REINA
FINNAN CARRA AGGER RIISE
PENNANT GERRARD ALONSO KEWELL
CROUCH TORRES


2nd XI

CARSON
ARBELOA PALETTA HYYPIA AURELIO
BENAYOUN MASCHERANO LUCAS BABEL
KUYT VORONIN

Still some quality in reserve beyond these, and we all know there will be plenty of rotation. Looks a decent squad to me!

[bigfooty]

If we go 4-4-2 I'd like to see:

Reina

Finnan
Carra
Agger
Riise

Gerrard
Alonso
Mascherano
Kewell

Torres
Crouch

Subs: Carson, Kuyt, Pennant, Babel, Benayoun

[RedReet]

If we go 4-4-2 I'd like to see:

Reina

Finnan
Carra
Agger
Riise

Gerrard
Alonso
Mascherano
Kewell

Torres
Crouch

Subs: Carson, Kuyt, Pennant, Babel, Benayoun

3 wingers and no defender on the bench???

[Redneck]

Reina

Finnan
Carra
Agger
Riise

Pennant
SG
Mascherano
Kewell

Torres
Crouch

[Marky]

Everyone seems to be agreeing with/eulogising about AFII's team - the one with Kuyt and Babel on the wings?

That side looks awfully narrow to me. Since when has Kuyt been a right winger or an inside right? That formation looks alien to me...can't see Benitez going with a side like that.

It'll be more 4-4-2 or 4-2-3-1, IMO.

Something like:

-------------------Reina---------------------

Finnan ------Carra-------Agger--------- Heinze

-----------Alonso------Mascherano------

Gerrard----------------------------------------Babel

------------Crouch---------Torres--------------

Obviously Rafa will prefer to Dirk to Crouchie but I don't, so...

I'm with you on that one.
I like Kuyt don't get me wrong and i really do think we'll see him have a good season but i just don't see/get why Crouch after the season he's just had won't start up top with Torres when we play Villa away.
He deserves to anyway. (imo)

[The_weatherman]

Although I quite like AF's team, I think this would do the trick as well, push Kuyt into the box and have Torres working around the box and making runs into it with Gerrard and Babel offering extra attacking options. Finnan and Aurelio will provide enough crosses to compensate for the absence of wingers IMO.

-------------------Reina---------------------

Finnan ------Carra-------Agger---------Aurelio

-----------Alonso------Mascherano-----------

Gerrard--------------Torres--------------Babel

---------------------Kuyt-------------------

[Pacman]

Although I quite like AF's team, I think this would do the trick as well, push Kuyt into the box and have Torres working around the box and making runs into it with Gerrard and Babel offering extra attacking options. Finnan and Aurelio will provide enough crosses to compensate for the absence of wingers IMO.

-------------------Reina---------------------

Finnan ------Carra-------Agger---------Aurelio

-----------Alonso------Mascherano-----------

Gerrard--------------Torres--------------Babel

---------------------Kuyt-------------------

you'll do for me

[The_weatherman]

you'll do for me

I should be manager, no?

[CincyRed]

-------------Reina-------------
Finnan -- Carra -- Agger -- JAR
-------Gerrard--Masher--------
Babel--------------------Kewell
---------Torres----------------
---------------Kuyt------------

[Pacman]

I should be manager, no?

No

[The_weatherman]

No

Well that's that then.

[bigfooty]

3 wingers and no defender on the bench???

Rafa did say he wanted to attack more

[El Jefecito]

Let's make this a little more interesting how do you think we will line up against Chelsea.

I'd go for:

-----------------Reina
Finnan------Carra-------Agger-----Riise
Gerrard---Mascherano---Alonso---Kewell
-------Kuyt--------Torres

Bench:
Carson
Momo
Hyypia
Babel
Crouch

[cobain]

Let's make this a little more interesting how do you think we will line up against Chelsea.

I'd go for:

-----------------Reina
Finnan------Carra-------Agger-----Riise
Gerrard---Mascherano---Alonso---Kewell
-------Kuyt--------Torres

Bench:
Carson
Momo
Hyypia
Babel
Crouch

Reina
Finnan | Carra | Agger | Riise
Mascherano
Benayoun | Babel
Gerrard
Torres | Kuyt

Subs:
Carson
Hyypia
Alonso
The Crow
Crouchy