Games that Alonso & Torres will miss

[Roboklopp]

Mascha made me laugh, got a yellow for a fairly dirty challenge then walked of smirking

Aye, he always does that. Makes me laugh too. Shame he's joined the list of (our best) players injured.

[El Jefecito]

Just had a quick look on the official site and from what I can see Torres will miss the following games assuming he is only out for 3 weeks

31 Oct, 2007 Cardiff City Carling Cup H 20:00 Y N Y -
03 Nov, 2007 Blackburn Rovers Barclays Premier League A 17:15 Y N Y -
06 Nov, 2007 Besiktas Champions League Group Phase H 19:45 Y N Y -
10 Nov, 2007 Fulham Barclays Premier League H 17:15 Y N Y -

Alonso on the other hand will miss the above and these assuming he is out for 6 weeks

24 Nov, 2007 Newcastle United Barclays Premier League A 12:45 Y N Y -
28 Nov, 2007 FC Porto Champions League Group Phase H 19:45 Y N Y -
02 Dec, 2007 Bolton Wanderers Barclays Premier League H 15:00 Y N Y -
08 Dec, 2007 Reading Barclays Premier League A 17:15 Y N Y -

It could have been alot worse for Torres as he misses 2 league fixtures and the game against Besiktas (i dont think he would have played vs cardiff)

Alonso's been unlucky and will miss the key game against Porto but he may be back for the Reading game and if not 3 days later we are away at Marseille.

Sorry to bring the bad news...

I think we can get through these games, if Rafa persists with a 3 man midfield. SG and El Jefecito alone never really worked for me. We did much better with the 3 yesterday.

I realize were thin in the middle, but,

----------Lucas-----Gerrard-----Momo
Ben Onion--------Crouch-------Babel

could do a job against most of those teams.

[Elrond]

-----------Reina-------------
Finnan--Carra-Agger--Arbeloa
-------Lucas-Mascha--------
Babel-----Gerrard-----Kewell
-----------Crouch----------

The thing I like about this formation is that the three players behind Crouch can play each of the three positions. They all offer something different and can swap and change to keep the opposition on their toes.

[Neil Young]

I have to say that watching the match in a pub in Camden surrounded by Arsenal fans I was 'forced' into a lot of swearing myself. They were a deeply irritating bunch - they did provide me with one good laugh though when they attacked Mascherano as 'a dirty foreign *******'.

They take themselves so seriously. I can understand Dhavlos' antipathy to them.

[Dhav]

They take themselves so seriously. I can understand Dhavlos' antipathy to them.

Neil, "antipathy" doesn't do justice to my feelings towards those degenerate, moronic, illiterate, brainless, lowlife, cretinous scumbags

[Neil Young]

Neil, "antipathy" doesn't do justice to my feelings towards those degenerate, moronic, illiterate, brainless, lowlife, cretinous scumbags

I prefer the power of understatement.

[Dhav]

I prefer the power of understatement.

Understatement of epic proportions by the looks of things

[Neil Young]

Understatement of epic proportions by the looks of things

FLMAO

[kurtangle01]

It's amazing how fans of a team that had absolutely no English / British players in their starting line up can call a player of another club "a dirty foreign *******"

How deluded are they?