Best eleven

[The Glove]

We all know that Rafa never really keeps the same team. He likes to chop and change does our Rafa. He adapts our tactics and game plan to who we are playing and more often than not I think it pays off.

A lot of people think though he should know his best eleven and always play that. So who is our best 11? For the record I dont think I can pick a starting 11, I think I agree with Rafa and would pick an 11 dependent on who we are playing. I think we have a best 13/14.

So go on, pick our best starting 11 and try and explain why you leave out some players who will be on par with the player youve picked in their position. (this applies more to the midfield and attack)

[Kaip]

Would take to long............

[lfc4ever]

Who are we playing?

Home or away?

Saturday or Wednesday?

League, CL, FA Cup or League Cup?

I need to minimise the options before I consider the options

[univofchicago]

We all know that Rafa never really keeps the same team. He likes to chop and change does our Rafa. He adapts our tactics and game plan to who we are playing and more often than not I think it pays off.

A lot of people think though he should know his best eleven and always play that. So who is our best 11? For the record I dont think I can pick a starting 11, I think I agree with Rafa and would pick an 11 dependent on who we are playing. I think we have a best 13/14.

So go on, pick our best starting 11 and try and explain why you leave out some players who will be on par with the player youve picked in their position. (this applies more to the midfield and attack)

Man...Having seen some crazy variations to the starting line-up and several in & outs this season, I don't think I can answer that...I honestly don't know..

Before the season, it would have been:

Reina

Finnan, Hyypia, Carragher, Riise

Gerrard, Sissoko, Alonso, Gonzalez

Bellamy, Crouch

[univofchicago]

Who are we playing?

Home or away?

Saturday or Wednesday?

League, CL, FA Cup or League Cup?

I need to minimise the options before I consider the options

Good point!

[paulcooper4]

---------------Reina------------------
Finnan--Carragher--Hyppia----Riise----
Pennant--Gerrard--Alonso----Gonzales-
------------Kuyt--Fowler--------------


Most obvious people missing here are momo, aurelio, crouch and bellamy. They would play as many games as the others more or less as far as im concerned as im with rafa, as in rotation. BUT for the purpose of this question, that would be my team

[Bob]

Man...Having seen some crazy variations to the starting line-up and several in & outs this season, I don't think I can answer that...I honestly don't know..

Before the season, it would have been:

Reina

Finnan, Hyypia, Carragher, Riise

Gerrard, Sissoko, Alonso, Gonzalez

Bellamy, Kuyt

That's the one for me

[Gavzie]

That's the one for me

Spot on

[lfc4ever]

Reina

Finnan, Hyypia, Carragher, Riise

Pennant,Sissoko, Gonzalez

Gerrard, Alonso

Kuyt

[Bob]

Venables in disguise.

Presuming you got SG - JP, and XA - MG the wrong way round.

[lfc4ever]

Venables in disguise.

Presuming you got SG - JP, and XA - MG the wrong way round.

I kept wondering whether to go 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 or 4-3-2-1, and now typing it again makes me change my mind, again! Effin useless

[The Glove]

So all in all we dont have a best 11 do we?

[univofchicago]

So all in all we dont have a best 11 do we?

Not yet.

[Charlie_B]

Reina
Finnan; Hyypia; Carra; Riise
Gerrard/Pennant; Alonso; Sissoko/Gerrard; Gonzelez/Kewell
Bellamy/Fowler; Kuyt/Crouch

Simple

[REDSCOUSER]

---------------Reina------------------
Finnan--Carragher--Hyppia----Riise----
Pennant--Gerrard--Alonso----Gonzales-
------------Kuyt--Bellamy--------------

I think SG & XA can do the job in cm without Momo. They are both capable of attacking and defending equally.
Upfront I'd go with the speed and trickery of Bellers with the power and goal poaching of Kuyt. The back four picks itself really.