Liverpool vs Marseille, teams, streams and match thread

[AFII]

Gerrard as the holding midfielder

[Jayesh87]

Gerrard as the holding midfielder

don't think so.

[AFII]

Peter Crouch returns to the Liverpool side to partner Fernando Torres up front against Marseille.
Sebastian Leto also makes Rafa Benitez's starting XI, while for the visitors Djibril Cisse has to settle for a place on the bench.

However, Bolo Zenden will line up against his former teammates.

The Liverpool team in full: Reina, Finnan, Aurelio, Carragher, Hyypia, Sissoko, Gerrard, Benayoun, Leto, Torres, Crouch. Subs: Riise, Voronin, Arbeloa, Kuyt, Babel, Itandje, Mascherano.

[REDSCOUSER]

Gerrard as the holding midfielder

How did you come up with that ? Momo is there is he not ?

[AFII]

How did you come up with that ? Momo is there is he not ?

Rafa have said that Momo isn't a holding midfielder and I agree with him.

We may of course play without a holding midfielder but I doubt that.

[Lee]

Very interesting - I wonder if this means Torres will be rotated on Saturday

Momo is due a start, so that's good to see. Nice Leto getting another run out, hopefully he'll do well

[El Jefecito]

Rafa have said that Momo isn't a holding midfielder and I agree with him.

We may of course play without a holding midfielder but I doubt that.

Neither of them are good enough positionally to screen the back 4. I reckon they'll both play box to box and neither will sit.

Whatever happens it'll be interesting to see from a tactical perspective.

[ronan]

bollocks why is torres starting
should be concentrating on the league
that gob****e kuyt on saturday again??

[REDSCOUSER]

Rafa have said that Momo isn't a holding midfielder and I agree with him.

We may of course play without a holding midfielder but I doubt that.

No matter what rafa says , everybody knows that SG is NOT a holding mid. He's the driving force of that midfield, he can do it all.

[REDSCOUSER]

that gob****e kuyt on saturday again??

oh dear that is a POOR POOR post man

[Morph]

Leto playing, i'm happy about that, wonder why Babel's getting an extended rest, expected him to play tonight

[El Jefecito]

No matter what rafa says , everybody knows that SG is NOT a holding mid. He's the driving force of that midfield, he can do it all.

Agree all AFII is saying is that Momo is not a holding midfielder any more than SG is. Momo is really an advanced defensive midfielder.

[Guest]

bollocks why is torres starting
should be concentrating on the league
that gob****e kuyt on saturday again??

[Guest]

Agree all AFII is saying is that Momo is not a holding midfielder any more than SG is. Momo is really an advanced defensive midfielder.

SACK RAFA THEN SACK PARRY

[Morph]

Neither of them are good enough positionally to screen the back 4. I reckon they'll both play box to box and neither will sit.

Whatever happens it'll be interesting to see from a tactical perspective.

I agree with this, we'll be attacking them enough so won't have to worry about having to hold them