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Reina

Johnson Carragher Agger Fabio/Dossena

El Zhar Mascherano Aquiliani Benayoun

Gerrard

Torres (45mins)

[Baracus]

I would personaly like to see a full strength team with Aqualini in instead of Lucas or Macher and rest a few big names after 60 mins , It's better to get some momentum going into the xmas games and some confidence going into the Arsenal game , I just hope Rafa doesn't use Aqualini as a swap for Stevie and keep the 2 defensive midfielders, That would really piss me off

By winning, it will help us boost our confidence. We all know what happened after the utd game in the carling cup. City beat Arsenal with a full strength team, all thou some what lucky against Chavs at the weekend, the momentum carried them forward. PMA.

[DannyMan2006]

I just hope Rafa doesn't use Aqualini as a swap for Stevie and keep the 2 defensive midfielders, That would really piss me off

I think due to his lack of match fitness that would be a very good place to start Aquilani. At this stage does it really matter where he starts?

Would be nice to see him in the middle of the park mind. And I think he'll start there with Lucas after reading some comments in the press.

[dww]

This is rafa we are on about - he is too stubborn to give players like Amoo and Pacheco a run out.

Expect a strong starting 11 with 1 or 2 exceptions.

How on earth do you work that out? He's given youngsters chances over the years and played them in nothing games aswell.

People are just making stuff up to criticise with now, ridiculous.

I don't really get this criticism either. People seem to label Rafa as stubborn for almost any decision that they disagree with. I can sort of see where it comes from in this instance but at the same time the way I see it is that Rafa gives young players a chance when he thinks they are ready and he is unwilling to expose them before then. I'm not sure I would want a manager who worked the other way - i.e. just throwing youngsters in hoping for the best without having a thought through plan for their development or worse still not trusting their own judgements about footballing issues.

[Mike]

How on earth do you work that out? He's given youngsters chances over the years and played them in nothing games aswell.

People are just making stuff up to criticise with now, ridiculous.

I am not making stuff up, Amoo has been in the reserves a few months, he will not get called up after a few months. rafa only picks players who have been in the reserves for a longer period of time e.g. spearing, plessis and insua and not too many more.

I would like to see pacheco play, but cant see it happening.

[DannyMan2006]

This is rafa we are on about - he is too stubborn to give players like Amoo and Pacheco a run out.

Expect a strong starting 11 with 1 or 2 exceptions.

Personally I would play the first teamers not getting games (see above) and bring the youngsters of the bench. 20-25 minutes would be great for the players you mention and would really inspire them to push on a bit.

[DannyMan2006]

I am not making stuff up, Amoo has been in the reserves a few months, he will not get called up after a few months. rafa only picks players who have been in the reserves for a longer period of time e.g. spearing, plessis and insua and not too many more.

I would like to see pacheco play, but cant see it happening.

Eccleston?

[red g]

Eccleston?

is he in the CL squad? dont think he is

[red g]

El zhar could be a good shout to start.

[dww]

is he in the CL squad? dont think he is

Would he not qualify for the B list any way?

[Shaggy]

Cavalieri
Kelly/Darby
Skrtel
Kyrgiakos
Aurelio
Yossi
Aquilani
Spearing
Dossena
Riera
Voronin/Babel (if fit)

Play that team and we'd lose. Again. Back to square one, just as we were after the League Cup defeat at Arsenal. We need to keep the run going, keep another clean sheet and win, taking the momentum into the Arsenal game on Sunday. Another defeat and the atmosphere within and surrounding the club would be full of doom.

[Chris]

This is who can play :

1 Diego Cavalieri »
25 Pepe Reina »
41 Martin Hansen *
Defenders
No. Name
2 Glen Johnson »
5 Daniel Agger »
12 Fábio Aurélio »
16 Sotiris Kyrgiakos »
22 Emiliano Insúa * »
23 Jamie Carragher »
32 Stephen Darby *
34 Martin Kelly »
37 Martin Škrtel »
38 Andrea Dossena »
40 Daniel Ayala *
Midfielders
No. Name
4 Alberto Aquilani »
8 Steven Gerrard »
11 Albert Riera »
15 Yossi Benayoun »
20 Javier Mascherano »
21 Lucas »
26 Jay Spearing »
28 Damien Plessis *
39 Nathan Eccleston *
47 Daniel Pacheco *
Forwards
No. Name
9 Fernando Torres »
10 Andriy Voronin »
18 Dirk Kuyt »
19 Ryan Babel »
24 David Ngog »
46 David Amoo *
48 Gerardo *

[javier_monsterano]

- - - - - - Diego Cavalieri - - - - -- - -


- -- Martin Kelly - -Sotirios Kyrgiakos- - Martin Skrtel---Andrea Dossena


- - - - - - - Lucas Leiva - - - Damien Plessis

- - - Alberto Aquilani - - - - - - - Steven Gerrard

- - - - - - - Andriy Voronin - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - BUBBLES - - - - - - - --- -- -



THE GAME DOESN'T MATTER, I WANT RAFA TO TELL THE LADS TO JUST GO OUT AND EXPRESS THEMSELVES,PLAY SOME FOOTBALL FOR THE FANS

[Chris]

It'll be interesting to see what Rafa does, on one side we've got Arsenal on sunday, this game means nothing etc etc but on the other side Gerrard, Yossi, Riera, Aurelio etc are still looking rusty, you are only gonna get rid of that by playing games.

[Guest]

Play that team and we'd lose. Again. Back to square one, just as we were after the League Cup defeat at Arsenal. We need to keep the run going, keep another clean sheet and win, taking the momentum into the Arsenal game on Sunday. Another defeat and the atmosphere within and surrounding the club would be full of doom.

I don't understand our fans sometimes. Now it's blood our youngsters and play 'our saviour' Aquilani at all costs. Rafa never wins.