Blackburn match

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Kuyt has proven on many occasions that he is incapable of leading the line on his own. He can play up top but only with a partner. He doesn't have the pace or movement to trouble 2 centre halfs. Ngog will play

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playing carra upfront would be a bit of tactical genius, only surpassed by the decision of playing cristopher samba as a lone striker.

Didn't Carragher start out as a striker in the youth team?

Not that you'd believe it now

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Didn't Carragher start out as a striker in the youth team?

Not that you'd believe it now

probably the worst striker ever

[saj]

Aquilani to come off the bench for 30 seconds...

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Fernando Torres has been ruled out of Liverpool’s match at Blackburn on Saturday afternoon.

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Fernando Torres has been ruled out of Liverpool’s match at Blackburn on Saturday afternoon.

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Fernando Torres has been ruled out of Liverpool’s match at Blackburn on Saturday afternoon.

Ah well, whatever's best for his recovery, just looked at the pictures on the offal of his return to training, he looked so good , well keen he was.

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Fernando Torres was today ruled out of Liverpool's visit to Blackburn Rovers despite returning to training after a groin injury.

The No.9 was back on the Melwood training pitch with his teammates this week but is not 100 per cent and won't be in the squad to face Sam Allardyce's men.

Rafa Benitez told Liverpoolfc.tv: "He has been training with the team - not full training sessions but part of them. He's doing well but he will not be ready for this game.

"He could be ready for Fiorentina. He was doing some exercises with the team and with the football but it's too soon.

"Maybe next week it will be easier."

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just on ssn that he is in the squad?

strange , maybe an appearance from the bench

edit to say ssn now saying he is out.

[Shaggy]

*******

[Roboklopp]

You just know Fat Sam wouldve briefed his team to kick lumps out of Nando anyway so that he was guaranteed his reacharound off Ferguscum later.

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Kuyt has proven on many occasions that he is incapable of leading the line on his own. He can play up top but only with a partner. He doesn't have the pace or movement to trouble 2 centre halfs. Ngog will play

[Charly]

No to Kuyt up front.

His lack of mobility and goal threat will put pressure on our midfield.

Keep Wash up there for now, while the goals are flowing. Kuyt has been on terrible goal scoring form of late. HE almost never scores when played as a striker. HE is far better off coming in to the box late, as he has more space for the shot.

If I can see this based on the tv games I have seen, why cant Rafa see that when he watches him every day. Or is it that in training he can actually hit a cows arse with a banjo, and moves at a speed faster than **** through a goose?

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Seeing as it seems we're having an I told you so moment in this thread:

I don't think Kuyt is really suited to the lone striker role, I think he does ok with a partner up front but on his own I don't think he's good enough from the start. He has had a decent record when moved up fron for the latter parts of matches, possibly due to high fitness levels against tiring defenders. But from the start of the game we are relatively ineffective when he starts up on his own

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Seeing as it seems we're having an I told you so moment in this thread:

I agree, you're a