Match Thread - Bolton (a)

[Lee]

Liverpool team in full: Reina, Johnson, Carragher, Kyrgiakos, Insua, Kuyt, Mascherano, Lucas, Riera, Gerrard, Torres. Subs: Gulacsi, Voronin, Benayoun, Plessis, Kelly, Skrtel, Dossena.

Good to see Riera get a start. Bring on Benayoun in the second half if we must.

[DannyMan2006]

Incredible that one of the best players is on the bench. I like Riera but maybe Yossi should be starting. I'd have him in place of Lucas.

No Babel on the bench either..........

[andrewces38]

Only 2 attacking subs ?. very negative im afraid to say

[little dave hedgehog]

Only 2 attacking subs ?. very negative im afraid to say

[Lee]

Incredible that one of the best players is on the bench. I like Riera but maybe Yossi should be starting. I'd have him in place of Lucas.

No Babel on the bench either..........

I like Yossi too, but I still think that he's a better impact player coming off the bench.

Ooh, I did notice that the bench was light but I missed Babel not being on it. No Cavalieri either. It can only mean one thing

[DannyMan2006]

I like Yossi too, but I still think that he's a better impact player coming off the bench.

Ooh, I did notice that the bench was light but I missed Babel not being on it. No Cavalieri either. It can only mean one thing

Death in the family for Diego, gone back to Brazil.

[JohnDoe]

Surely Babel is off.

[tommyg]

Hopefully because we will do the business with our starting XI! Riera straight into the starting line up over Yossi is a weird one for me,

[DannyMan2006]

Hopefully because we will do the business with our starting XI! Riera straight into the starting line up over Yossi is a weird one for me,

I think Riera did well for us last year and I've no qualms with him playing. Ideally I would have had Yossi in for Lucas, but I'm not suprised really by this line up.

[JohnDoe]

Just noticed N'Gog is missing as well. Is he injured or something?

[kingfunk]

Yossi should be in for Lucas on form alone, he must be wondering what he has to do to cement his place.

[cream]

Surely Babel is off.

Aye, probably to pay for a contract extension.

[JohnDoe]

Yossi should be in for Lucas on form alone, he must be wondering what he has to do to cement his place.

Yossi's not in the team because his name isn't Gerrard, Torres or Kuyt.

If Riera gets picked, he's always going to be on the bench unless those three are injured or Rafa loses faith in Lucas.

[kingfunk]

Surely Babel is off.

Off to Texas Rangers on loan.

[BobTheCharmer]

Just noticed N'Gog is missing as well. Is he injured or something?

i heard a rumour he's thinking of jacking in the game altogether.