Hyypiä dropped for Liverpools Champions League uefa squad

[Bender]

UEFA has published the squads for the group stage of the Champions League.

The Squad:
Goalkeepers:
1 Diego Cavalieri
25 Pepe Reina
41 Martin Hansen *

Defenders:
2 Andrea Dossena
5 Daniel Agger
12 Fábio Aurélio
17 Álvaro Arbeloa
23 Jamie Carragher
27 Philipp Degen
32 Stephen Darby
34 Martin Ronald Kelly
37 Martin Škrtel

Midfielders:
8 Steven Gerrard
11 Albert Riera
14 Xabi Alonso
15 Yossi Benayoun
16 Jermaine Pennant
20 Javier Mascherano
21 Lucas Leiva
26 Jay Spearing
35 Ryan Flynn *
36 Steven Alan Irwin

Strikers:
7 Robert David Keane
9 Fernando Torres
18 Dirk Kuyt
19 Ryan Babel
24 David Ngog
39 Nathan Gregory Junior Eccleston *

Key:
* Player list B.........Last updated: 04/09/2008

[Joe King]

Trés weird decision.

[Tee]

Must be some mistake. Surely.

[Pablo]

If true can only due due the number of "homegrown" players needed in the squad. Even so no way Hyypia would have been the player to miss out for me.

[Resu]

He has probably been dropped to accomodate the 8 locally trained player.(so says .no)

[dww]

To be fair it makes sense to me if you have to drop one person make it the one player who is least likely to be able to make an extra match each week. Not that I'm especially happy about it but I think it makes sense.

[Meols Kopite]

Must be some mistake. Surely.

Blame Parry!

[Red Wino]

Whatever the reason, it's a shame.

[rage]

bizzare decision. hypia always delivers in europe. ALWAYS

[Tee]

bizzare decision. hypia always delivers in europe. ALWAYS

Absolutely agree. Should have found a way to accomodate him.

[Mike]

There willo come a time were we need another CB in the champions league, it will be then that Rafa realises he has made a mistake.

Hyypia is a beast in Europe

[Red Wino]

Also no Plessis or El Zhar. .

Perhaps the very reason why Rafa was so keen on Barry? To boost the number of national players. Riera "stole" one position - possibly from Sami.

[IrishRed7]

And no El-Zhar? Anyway, there's 9 locally trained players in the squad already is there not?

[cled the red]

There willo come a time were we need another CB in the champions league, it will be then that Rafa realises he has made a mistake.

Hyypia is a beast in Europe

You've got 5!!!

Carra
Agger
Skrtel
Kelly

and at a push Arbeloa.

[-V-]

This is the squad for the up coming group stages. Sami is injured at the moment im sure. Plus we need homegrown players in the squad and he has 3 defenders ahead of him now