ManU build-up thread

[Guest]

Many FM2008 geeks I can see.

[slimbimjim]

Here is my ideal team for Sunday.

------------------Reina------------------
Finnan-----Carra----Hyypia----Arbeloa
-----------------Masch-----------------
----Benny-----Gerrard-----Kewell----
------------Kuyt-----Torres------------

I'd like to see Babel and Lucas come on as subs. If Momo comes anywhere near this match he will give the ball to the opposition and Manure are lethal if we do that too often. They have good stamina too.

[Rhys]

------------------reina----------------------
Finnan----carra--------sami----arbeloa
Babel----masch-------gerrard----kewell
----------torres------crouch-----------

Subs: Charles, Hobbs, Riise, Benny, Kuyt

[Guest]

--------------Reina---------------
-----Carra----Sami----Riise-------
--------------Mascher------------
Stevie--------Momo---------Lucas
Voronin-------Torres--------Kewell
--------------Kuyt---------------
--------------Crouch-------------

Surely, we should win. Tree like formation, but a strong spine and 13 players (lucky number).

[thekop]

No time like the present...

I'd go with

Pepe
Finnan (if fit)
Agger (if fit, otherwise sami)
Carra
Arbeloa (to deal with the portugese nancy)
Benayoun
SG
Masher (to look after shrek)
Riise (to help deal with the portugese nancy)
Babel
Torres

Subs:
Charlie
Sami (unless Agger's out, in which case it has to be Hobbs)
Alonso (if fit, otherwise Lucas)
Kewell
Crouch

My team would be:

Reina
Finnan(if fit)
Carra
Agger(if fit)
Abeloa
Kewell
SG
Masher
Benayoun
Torres
Crouch

SUBS
Babel
Kuyt
Hyypia
Leiva

[Svennis]

Kewell will definitely start.

[thekop]

Kewell will definitely start.

[JohnDoe]

Reina
Finnan Carragher Agger/Sami Arbeloa
Benayoun Alonso/Masch Gerrard Kewell
Torres Crouch

[The_weatherman]

Reina
Finnan Carragher Agger/Sami Arbeloa
Benayoun Alonso/Masch Gerrard Kewell
Torres Crouch

I agree, I think Rafa will play close to this and I hope he does, we need good fullbacks for this one so Riise is out.

But IF Xabi is fit, I wouldn't be surprised to see a midfield of

Gerrard - Xabi - Mascher - Kewell

[Shaggy]

Reina
Finnan Carragher Agger/Sami Arbeloa
Benayoun Alonso/Masch Gerrard Kewell
Torres Crouch

Not sure what Syd's on about re Crouch in this thread - he's ruffled Ferdinand's feathers on more than one occasion and of course headed the winner against them in the Cup the season before last.

The problem is for Crouch is that he usually watches these games from the bench.

Kuyt played well enough last night to keep his place though, so I'd have no qualms on that front.

[AFII]

Agger is out but Alonso may be in the squad against Man U.

[blacky]

----------------Pepe-------------------
Finnan----Sami-------Carra------Arbeloa
Benni------Lucas------Masch-----Kewell
------------------SG-------------------
--------------Torres-------------------

[Rich]

This will be the team...

Reina
Finnan - Carragher - Hyypia - Arbeloa
Ben-a-noon - Gerrard - Lucas - Kewell
Crouch - Torres

[kerfuffle]

Bring on the Mancs

Given a quality european performance by every Liverpool player last night, Do you think Rafa will reward the performance by naming an unchanged side to start against the Mancs on Sunday ?

The last time he named a unchanged side was in the league game directly after we mauled besiktas 8-0. Given Rafa has been quoted as saying his side played to " near perfection ", makes me think that providing everyone is fit and well, no changes will be made.

Cmon you reds, same again please.

[Abro100]

------------Reina--------------

-Finnan--Carra--Agger---Arbeloa-

-Benni---Gerrard--Masc---Kewell-

----------Kuyt--Torres----------


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Subs

Itanji
Hyypia
Riise
Lucas
Babel
Crouch



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