So who plays tomorrow night then?

[Taffy]

We know Gerrard's out, and Kuyt, Fowler, Sissoko and Agger are doubts. So who starts tomorrow night?

Rafa'll probably play something like this, with Sunday in mind:

---------------Reina
Finnan--Carragher--Hyypia--Riise
----------Alonso--Zenden
Garcia----------------------Aurelio
-----------Bellamy--Crouch

Then I expect the likes of Gerrard, Sissoko, Agger and Kuyt to feature at OT on Sunday.

[anfieldanfield]

Sissoko's got an 80% chance of being fit, I think he'll play.

----------Crouch--Bellamy
Gonzales--------------------Garcia
----------Sissoko--Alonso
Riise------Hyypia--Carra-----Finnan
--------------Reina

[Craig_H]

Despite the absentees, we could do with winning this. Going to Galatasary (Ataturk or otherwise) wont be easy and if we fail to win tomorrow, we'll leave little or no margin for error with the other 2 home games.

If you take 10 points as being enough to take us through, a draw tonight would leave us on 5 points, meaning a win and draw from Bordeaux/PSV at home would give us only 9. Therefore needing something in Istanbul.

Not ideal. We should go for the win tomorrow, keep compact, keep the ball and grind it out. Bordeaux are poor.

[anfieldanfield]

Despite the absentees, we could do with winning this. Going to Galatasary (Ataturk or otherwise) wont be easy and if we fail to win tomorrow, we'll leave little or no margin for error with the other 2 home games.

If you take 10 points as being enough to take us through, a draw tonight would leave us on 5 points, meaning a win and draw from Bordeaux/PSV at home would give us only 9. Therefore needing something in Istanbul.

Not ideal. We should go for the win tomorrow, keep compact, keep the ball and grind it out. Bordeaux are poor.

I'd take a point.

[CAD]

---------------Reina
Finnan--Carragher--Hyypia--Riise
----------Alonso--Momo-------
Garcia----------------------Gonzarlez
-----------Bellamy--Crouch

[Taffy]

Despite the absentees, we could do with winning this. Going to Galatasary (Ataturk or otherwise) wont be easy and if we fail to win tomorrow, we'll leave little or no margin for error with the other 2 home games.

If you take 10 points as being enough to take us through, a draw tonight would leave us on 5 points, meaning a win and draw from Bordeaux/PSV at home would give us only 9. Therefore needing something in Istanbul.

Not ideal. We should go for the win tomorrow, keep compact, keep the ball and grind it out. Bordeaux are poor.

I also feel we need to take at least a point tomorrow night, but I think it'll be a tight group where 9 points might be enough to go through.

We need to take at least four points from our remaining home games, if not all six, if we lose in France. I won't fancy having to get something in turkey in our last game, especially the way we're currently playing!

Risking Momo and playing Gonzalez on the left seems to be the way according
to this thread, but I feel Rafa'll play it safe to begin with on the left with both Riise and Aurelio. May be wrong though. If Momo's almost there he'll probably play as Stevie's missing, but I don't see Rafa risking it, if there's a doubt, with Man U around the corner.

[brikkis]

.............Reina
Finnan-Cara-Sami-Aurelio
-----Sissoko--Alonso
Garcia-----------Zenden
......Crouch--Fowler

[Pacman]

--------------Reina
--Finnan---Carra--Sami---Risse
--Pennant---Alonso--Sissoko--Zenden
------------Crouch----Bellamy

[Morph]

Thinking we might see 451, but if it's 442 then -

----------------Reina-----------------
----Finnan--Carra--Hyypia--Aurelio----
-Pennant--Alonso--Sissoko--Gonzalez--
---------Garcia-----------------------
------------------Bellamy-------------

[leftpeg]

I can't see him risking Momo. I reckon it will be Zenden in the middle with Xabi, with Momo fit for the weekend when we will really need him.

[Red_Al_77]

Garcia will definitely play. Has been excellent so far this season in his brief appearances.

[Five_Times]

Reina
Finnan Carragher Hyypia Riise
Garcia Alonso Zenden Gonzalez
Crouch Bellamy

[kurtangle01]

Reina
Finnan Carragher Hyypia Riise
Pennant Alonso Sissoko Aurelio, I would prefer Gonzales at LW though.
Garcia
Crouch or Bellamy

[desertscouser]

I hope Momo's fit because playing Zenden would be a disaster. He's not good enough to be a Liverpool player and never will be. Crap signing even though he was on a free.

Here would be my side..

Reina
Finnan Hyppia Carra Riise

Garcia Alonso Momo Gonzalez (because Aurelio is gash)

Crouch Bellamy

[ronan]

just seen kuyt and momo training at the stadium tonight ,both looked fine to me