The Best Team for Sunday.

[Parm]

I will go with that Taffy.

so would I, can see him going 1 upfront and having bellers and garcia just behind.

But questions is whether it;ll be Kuyt or Crouch.

[blacky]

I reckon Crouch and Garcia will start seen as they did not play last night. This is not my starting team but what I think Rafa will play:

Reina
Finnan
Hyppia
Carra
Warnock

Gerrard
Alonso
Momo
Speedy

Crouch
Garcia

Subs:
Dudek
Kuyt
Bellamy
Agger
Aurelio
Zenden

What I'd like to see?

Reina
Finnan
Hyppia
Carra
Agger

Gerrard
Momo
Alonso
Speedy

Bellamy
Kuyt

Subs
Dudek
Crouch
Garcia
Aurelio
Warnock
Pennant

[Shaggy]

Absolutely no idea.

[JRG]

Absolutely no idea.

Me too

[Rich]

Incredibly difficult to pick the team; I believe he'll go for something like this.

--------------Reina-----------
Finnan----Carragher----Hyypia---Warnock
Gerrard---Alonso---Sissoko---Aurelio
Garcia---Crouch

[rubyred]

That's the thing with having Rafa as manager - you never know what the team selection will be.

On Saturday it could be Moores in goal, Parry up front and the tea lady playing in midfield!

[Taffy]

I will go with that Taffy.

I can see Rafa playing one up top, Crouch, with a few 'runners' behind him. Whether these will be Bellamy and Garcia I don't know, but I think Garcia will start. Gerrard will also support the main striker with Xabi and Momo protecting the back four.

Bellamy may not play there though, but I suspect that we'll try to play with pace on the break to get support for Crouch, which would suggest a starting role once again for Bellers.

Chelsea have found it difficult to cope with Crouch at times and him not playing last night suggests this is what Rafa'll do.

What do I know though eh!

[blacky]

I hope he is brave with his team selection. Go looking for a win. Either Play with width. Start Gerrard in RM and Speedy on the left. Pace up front with Bellers and Kuyt. This would be a handful for the Chavs. Tire them out and then bring on Crouch and Garcia late in the game to kill them off.

[Taffy]

I hope he is brave with his team selection. Go looking for a win. Either Play with width. Start Gerrard in RM and Speedy on the left. Pace up front with Bellers and Kuyt. This would be a handful for the Chavs. Tire them out and then bring on Crouch and Garcia late in the game to kill them off.

Sounds good to me, but can you seriously see Rafa doing it!?!

[Five_Times]

Reina
Finnan Carragher Agger Warnock
Bellamy Gerrard Alonso Sissoko Gonzalez
Kuyt

[Kopite75]

Reina
Finnan Carragher Agger Warnock
Bellamy Gerrard Alonso Sissoko Gonzalez
Kuyt

I like this one.....Kuyt is a hard workeer and better then Crouch with the ball at his feet and can hold it up and move with the ball better. crouch on late 2nd half. This way he can depedning on the situaton move Gerrard out wide right and slip Bellers in behind Kuyt if need be. Definetly like Agger more so than Sami for this game.

Here's hoping to a pounding for those blue scum

[univofchicago]

interesting signature you have there - i think that the "visitors", or lack of them are largely contributing to the demise of koptalk. dunc has well and truly shot himself in the foot by charging for access to the forums and news sections!!

Hi carheex. I like to keep my Dunktalk on Est1892 to a minimum and let my signature/avator speak for itself.

But since you mention Koptalk's demise, I'll comment a bit on that. I am pretty confident that Koptalk will shut down within a year or two.

Over the last 3-4 months, Duncan Oldham have been hit hard and there are severals reasons for it really. The blog really started it all off so it definately deserves a noble mention. Sites like Est1892 and SCM played a big part as well. So did numerous current and ex-KT members that helped spread the word.

However, the biggest reason without question was the sheer stupidity, narrow minded approach, greed and arrogance of Duncan Oldham.

Looks like you are new to Est1892. Welcome.

[Flanders]

The team for Sunday I would pick :-

______________Reina

Finnan__Carragher__Agger__Warnock

Pennant__Gerrard__Sissoko__Aurelio

_________Bellamy__Kuyt

I have a feeling Crouch will figure though but even if it pains me to say it, I do hope Robbie is nowhere near the first team.
I think we'll miss Riise, and leaving out Alonso seems criminal. However, having a dedicated wide player allowing Gerrard to surge through the middle are key to a good result imo.

[Shaggy]

To be totally honest I'm ****ing dreading Sunday.

The only good thing about that is we've often get a result when I've felt as down as I do about Sunday's game.

[Bob]

I'm cacking it - we look awful.

The whole team look like they have no idea how to play with each other.

Doesn't help that Rafa's selections are sooooo erratic!