Largely unchanged team for Saturday?

[friedk]

"I have my experience and it is better to not say anything until the end. So we need to wait, so maybe I will say yes I want to keep my team and then you have some problems in training sessions so it's better to wait and see what happens for Saturday."
Rafa.

Let's hope.

[einar]

"I have my experience and it is better to not say anything until the end. So we need to wait, so maybe I will say yes I want to keep my team and then you have some problems in training sessions so it's better to wait and see what happens for Saturday."
Rafa.

Let's hope.

Why?

[friedk]

Why?

Why what?

[Skillz]

"I have my experience and it is better to not say anything until the end. So we need to wait, so maybe I will say yes I want to keep my team and then you have some problems in training sessions so it's better to wait and see what happens for Saturday."
Rafa.

Let's hope.

So if he starts Harry, Babel or Torres you will complain?

[einar]

Why what?

*******. :whatever:

[magicalbarnes]

Dont matter what team we put out - we should beat them

[friedk]

So if he starts Harry, Babel or Torres you will complain?

Of course I won't complain but, I think after a performance like that, provided all the players are fit they will be oozing confidence and would be very happy to see the same starting line-up.

Why not have Harry, Babel and Torres coming off the bench?

[friedk]

*******. :whatever:

Why?

[einar]

Why?

Because you caught me being a little tense. I am so quick these days to defend Rafa the I am almost on autopilot. Calling you a ******* was tung in cheek.
No pun intended.

[friedk]

Because you caught me being a little tense. I am so quick these days to defend Rafa the I am almost on autopilot. Calling you a ******* was tung in cheek.
No pun intended.

I love Rafa mate, never been anything but an admirer.

[dww]

So if he starts Harry, Babel or Torres you will complain?

I would about Harry to be honest. He won't last an hour and it would be a huge risk for the long term.

[einar]

I love Rafa mate, never been anything but an admirer.

Yes, I realized that a tad to late.

[Skillz]

Of course I won't complain but, I think after a performance like that, provided all the players are fit they will be oozing confidence and would be very happy to see the same starting line-up.

Why not have Harry, Babel and Torres coming off the bench?

My point was our starting lineup could improve based on those players coming in. Your point seemed to be we need to keep the same line up. Not true IMO, infact we could add Alonso, Agger, Kewell, Babel and Torres and be better for it.

If Rafa wants to add one or two or five of them I would not complain. Can't see any reason to keep the same side unless Rafa wants to stop rotating.

Can't see that happening.

[Skillz]

I would about Harry to be honest. He won't last an hour and it would be a huge risk for the long term.

Nor would I and I doubt Rafa will. Harry replacing Riise at LW is an improvement to our starting 11 though?

[dww]

Nor would I and I doubt Rafa will. Harry replacing Riise at LW is an improvement to our starting 11 though?

Yes for the first half or so we would have a better XI but it will mean we don't have a top quality impact player on the bench. If Harry can only play a short period of the game I would rather it was at the end with the other team tired when he will have the most impact.

I can see the point that not all changes from the 8-0 team would be disadvantageous though.