Team for Pompey

[El Diego]

spearing at least on the bench surely. If I see Plessis on there I will cry.

[SB]

I think thats fine - I do however think that is valid to think of building attacks from the back and how best to maximise the amount of ball we have. For me that means Sami has to play. that is a bit of a problem as Carragher has been excellent and I see no reason to drop him but would rather a/ a ball playing CB and b/ a more attack minded fullback.

If fit it has to be Aurelio

[SB]

It has to be Kuyt really, Ngog hasn't got the experience and is completely unproven. When I say I wouldn't play Babel, I mean on the wing. If Torres is out, it may be worth trying him up front with support from Riera and Benny, but then this is going to be a physical one so perhaps Kuyt has to get the nod.

Spot on about Agger and Hyypia.

So if Kuyt is up front alone, are you playing Benny at RM or in the hole? If he's in the hole who is RM?


Kuyt

Riera Benny El Zhar / Babel

Alonso Masher


Is that what you expect to see?


For me, swap Babel and Kuyt.

[Baldemort]

Why on earth would anyone choose to drop Alonso? Especially for lucas.

Don't tempt fate mate. He did it against Wigan and we were ****.

Mash and Xabi in the 2. Riera, Kuyt and Benny as the three. Nando up front but take him off as soon as we score a couple.

[Stimpy]

Well heres the team for today.....

LIVERPOOL: Reina, Arbeloa, Dossena, Agger, Carragher, Skrtel, Mascherano, Aurelio, Benayoun, Babel, Ngog.

SUBS: Cavalieri, Torres, Hyypia, Riera, Alonso, Kuyt, El Zhar



------------------Riena
-----------Carra----Agger---Skrtel
arbeloa--------------------------------Dossena

---------------Masch----Auerlio
---------------------Yossi

--------------Ngog---------Babel

thoughts

[wiw]

Aurelio in a Barry-esque role. I like it

[Liverpool]

Aurelio in a Barry-esque role. I like it

I quite like this team, Pompy will have no idea what is going to happen

I can see defenders bringing the ball out quite a bit.

[Joe King]

Aurelio in a Barry-esque role. I like it

Have Setanta shown their graphic yet or has Benitez said that?

[Liverpool]

Have Setanta shown their graphic yet or has Benitez said that?

Neither.

This game set up reminds me of us at Newcastle a few years ago which most fans wanted more of but we did have Gerrard and Crouchie that day.

[TheStig]

Interesting team. I quite like it.

[TheStig]

Neither.

This game set up reminds me of us at Newcastle a few years ago which most fans wanted more of but we did have Gerrard and Crouchie that day.

Exactly, on another forum I visit (not a LFC only one) everyone is going mental! Yet from memory I reckon each time we've played 3-5-2 we've won, including coming back from 3 goals down Istanbul....

[Nic83]

4/1 pompey, get on

[Nic83]

Interesting team. I quite like it.

I assume you're joking.

[Fan65]

4/1 pompey, get on

[mersey86]

Rafa will come out of this as a genius or a goat.