Backs against the wall

[redwien]

Riera and Keano will spank them.

[Marky]

Aye i think we'll get beat too like.

We're playing United afterall, a mixture of the Liverpool players bottling it and United's good fortune always makes for a certain outcome - a United win.

[red g]

Your wrong there. ManU were excellent against Portsmouth at Fratton Park - totally dominated the game. The 1-0 scoreline flattered Portsmount.

they were not excellent against portsmouth

[el matador]

Re Manc scum at home...Gerrard and Torres out, yet more criticism of Rafa & team after the performance at Villa.

Is this the sort of match where the lads can dig in to **** and make themselves heroes for a day or two?

We havent beaten them cunts at home in the league for a long time, too long.

in this sort of situation we need someone to motivate the players to get them really up for this match. Unfortunately rafa's not a motivator.

Instead he will focus on the tactics and this battle rafa has lost against ferguson many times already.

We will lose again.

[Tee]

Sky are going to bill this game as Berbatov's big debut and all the hype will be on him. Cue Robbie Keane to come along and steal his thunder.....

[friedk]

I hate to be a miserable ******* but we are going to catch a spanking

possibly, or we could be six clear of them (albeit with a game in hand) and still top of the table with a massive psychological boost.

[Johnny]

I think we`ll squeeze adraw.Without Torres and Gerrard we`ll need to be cautious and hopefully hit them on the break.The Gung-ho approach as much as I `d like to see it would be suicide against the best team in England(It kills me to type that but at the moment it`s true).It`s time to take two points of them and keep up with them until Torres,Gerrard,Babel,Lucas and Mascher are fit and Dosser,Degen and Reira are settled in.

[Kenneth]

I think we'll lose, and lose badly. But I could be totally wrong. All depends on who our great leader puts out on the pitch, and in which order and nobody knows that.

[Ferrrrnando]

Plus Berbatov to contend with now. I think we can define our season and send a message that we are not a two player team (better than one player).

Alternatively, we could be made like amateurs.

But they don't have their 'one player'. So why would it be sending a message?

[Elvis]

Strangely enough, I think we've missed Crouchie a bit this season. Neither Torres nor Keane have held the ball up very well and are frequently dispossessed, so we don't see enough of the ball up front. I fear that with Rooney, Tevez and Berbatov the scum will keep the ball well - although without Ronaldo they don't have many runners from midfield to make it count (apart from Scholes). We've got to work on passing and moving in the final third because at the moment teams sit off us and pretty much let Masch and Alonso (or our full-backs) have the ball knowing we can't hurt them much. I can't remember the last time I saw us pass to a front-man who then turned his defender and caused havoc in the opposition penalty area - the ball just pings back or goes out wide or gets lost. So, as you can see, I'm not overly hopeful of us doing much against Ferdinand and Vidic without Fernando and Stevie..........

[The_weatherman]

Our squad seems to be in a bit of a disarray, players coming and going on interntaional duty, getting injured, sold and others brought in. Most key players missed a chunk of preseason as well.

I think we'll be lucky to get a point, but we can put a team out now with considerable widht though.

Arbeloa - Carra - Agger - Dossena

Pennant- Lucas - Alonso - Riera

-----------Keane -Kuyt

If Mascher is playing in S-America thursday morning I doubt he'll play the mancs, leaving us a little light. Man City already have a similiar squad I think.

[anfieldanfield]

If worst comes to worst and Gerrard AND Torres are out, we could play...

---------Babel
Riera----Keane---Kuyt
----Alonso--Masher
Dossena-JC-MS-Arbeloa
---------Reina

That side is at the very least capable of securing a point.

[Johnny]

If worst comes to worst and Gerrard AND Torres are out, we could play...

---------Babel
Riera----Keane---Kuyt
----Alonso--Masher
Dossena-JC-MS-Arbeloa
---------Reina

That side is at the very least capable of securing a point.

I would`t play Babel ahead of Keane.I`m not sure about Babels fitness after being left out of the Euro`s and playing badly in the Olympics.

[el matador]

If worst comes to worst and Gerrard AND Torres are out, we could play...

---------Babel
Riera----Keane---Kuyt
----Alonso--Masher
Dossena-JC-MS-Arbeloa
---------Reina

That side is at the very least capable of securing a point.

...............................reina.............. ....................

.................skrtel.......carra..........agger ..............

arbeloa........................................... .........dossena

.................alonso...............masher...... .........


keane............................................. .............riera

...........................babel/kuyt...........................

if we're going for a draw id go with 3 centre backs

ps does anybody know what's going on with degen.

[Darth Marty]

Out of all the predicted teams listed i far prefer anfieldanfields selection, that to me has the right mix of defensive qualities, width and pace and a genuine goal threat. Thats my team selection right there.

Theres absolutely not a single chance in hell that Rafa will pick it though.

more like -
reina
arbeloa
carra
skrtel
dossena
kuyt
xabi
masch
benny
keane
ngog

****ing betcha