Will Xabi and Agger be back for the Blues

[Morph]

Won't they be missing Johnson for this game as well, althought the little aussie **** is meant to be close to full fitness isn't he, did he play at the weekend?

[peekay]

Who started the 3-0 game last season?

Reina in goal.

Finnan, Carragher and Hyypia at the back.

Did Aurelio play or was it Riise.

Gerrard and Alonso played in midfield.

Garcia played wide left.

Think it was Robbie and Crouch up front.

Point being I'd play as many of those who started that game as possible, they'll be motivated to put it right.

Aurelio played Left Back

I think Garcia played on the right coz I remember Riisse getting injured and stretchered off.

[AFII]

Xabi Alonso and Daniel Agger eyeing derby return
Oct 9 2007 by Ian Doyle, Liverpool Daily Post

XABI ALONSO and Daniel Agger could be poised to hand beleaguered Rafael Benitez a derby boost.

The Liverpool duo are in line to make a swift return from their respective broken metatarsals in time to be considered for the Premier League visit to Everton on Saturday week.

Both Alonso and Agger have been sidelined since scans revealed the injuries following the 1-1 Champions League draw in Porto three weeks ago.

Neither player required an operation to repair the damage and were given an initial estimate of four to six weeks on the sidelines.

Benitez revealed last week that the pair were recovering well and “two to three weeks” away from a return to the first-team squad.

Of the two, Alonso is the more likely to be available for the trip across Stanley Park to face neighbours Everton at Goodison on October 20.

It would be a major tonic for Benitez, who has become increasingly under fire for his team’s underwhelming performances in recent weeks.

Liverpool needed a last-minute goal from Fernando Torres against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday to snatch a 2-2 draw and maintain their unbeaten league run.

But the continued unimpressive form is a concern with Benitez’s side facing a sequence of important games later this month, the Everton game followed by a crucial Champions League trip to Istanbul to play Besiktas and then the visit of leaders Arsenal.

And Steve Finnan believes it is imperative Liverpool now rediscover the verve that rocketed them to the top of the Premier League earlier this season.

“It’s half a dozen games now where we’ve produced poor performances, but we’ve got some big games coming up and we’ve got to get back to the form we were showing earlier in the season,” said Finnan.

“There’s a feeling of overall disappointment because we didn’t play well again and conceding two goals either side of half-time made it difficult for us. But it’s still early days and we’re still unbeaten in the league.

“It’s nice to be unbeaten in the league and the fact that we are still unbeaten and still getting results, even though we’re not playing well – apart from Wednesday night obviously – will help our confidence.”

Finnan joins the Republic of Ireland party today for the forthcoming Euro 2008 qualifiers against Germany and Cyprus, one of many Liverpool players on international duty for the next fortnight.

And the right-back added: “I don’t know whether the international break has come at a good time or not.

“Sometimes it’s good to get away and play a couple of international matches, but we’ll have to wait and see.”

CLICKY

[JohnDoe]

Agger is crucial for Everton, I won't be as confident if Hyypia starts. Everton's main weapon is counter attacks.

[AFII]

Agger is crucial for Everton, I won't be as confident if Hyypia starts. Everton's main weapon is counter attacks.

Johnson is out injured.

[JohnDoe]

Johnson is out injured.

Won't change their style of play and Yakubu is just as dangerous there.

[kewellnthegang]

Won't change their style of play and Yakubu is just as dangerous there.

the yak is even slower than sami

[JohnDoe]

the yak is even slower than sami

You obviously haven't seen enough of him.

[kewellnthegang]

You obviously haven't seen enough of him.

mate if the yak runs us ragged in the derby is will run naked down lord street

[JohnDoe]

mate if the yak runs us ragged in the derby is will run naked down lord street

He doesn't need to run us ragged, all he needs to do is nick one goal which is what he's done for a good few years in the prem and if Hyypia is in the team and we push the defence far up the pitch I'll be concerned.

[kewellnthegang]

He doesn't need to run us ragged, all he needs to do is nick one goal which is what he's done for a good few years in the prem and if Hyypia is in the team and we push the defence far up the pitch I'll be concerned.

even the bitters are slaggin him already

trust me fella he wont hurt us