Benfica build-up

[SB]

Quite shocked to see people actually think we'll have an easy game over there LOL

I'm not saying it's going to be easy but I feel our best form of defense is attack Let them worry about our high tempo game

[Exiled_red]

Quite shocked to see people actually think we'll have an easy game over there LOL

It will be a difficult and probably tight game

[The Birdman]

Hopefully it'll suit us Rafa will go with (IMO) -
Reina
Johnson Carra Agger Insua
Mascher Lucas
Kuyt Gerrard Benayoun
Torres

We'll keep it tight, sit back and invite them on then look to hit them on the break in typical away in Europe fashion.
We're playing ok mostly lately, Gerrard was better and Torres is smoking so fingers crossed.
Good result will give us a lift going into Brum away which I think is our toughest remaining game.

[-V-]

I'm not saying it's going to be easy but I feel our best form of defense is attack Let them worry about our high tempo game

I would love it if we went there with the mentality of outscoring them and getting away goals. But it won't happen, we will have Mascher and Lucas holding and our tempo will be sllooooooowwww

It will be a difficult and probably tight game

They are a big, big danger

[Craig_H]

I'm not saying it's going to be easy but I feel our best form of defense is attack Let them worry about our high tempo game

[-V-]

To be fair we played a decent tempo against Sunderland. But it just won't be the same set-up away in europe

[Craig_H]

To be fair we played a decent tempo against Sunderland. But it just won't be the same set-up away in europe

When us playing with a high tempo is a major talking point, that says everything

[Vermilion]

Still find it hard to care, it's the 'Europa League'

Yeah Yeah..but Operation will be there jumping up and down when we lift the trophy...with a warm feeling in his belly and a tear in his eye.

edit: and punching the air..

edit 2: And we end up with the europa trophy...while the scum having been knocked out of europe and losing the prem to the chavs...win....well, nothing better, the Carling Cup. hehe...pleeeeeease.

[Kenneth]

Yeah Yeah..but Operation will be there jumping up and down when we lift the trophy...with a warm feeling in his belly and a tear in his eye.

edit: and punching the air..

edit 2: And we end up with the europa trophy...while the scum having been knocked out of europe and losing the prem to the chavs...win....well, nothing better, the Carling Cup. hehe...pleeeeeease.

I don't punch air. Fact.

[Craig_H]

What a ****ing surprise...

Alberto Aquilani has been ruled out of Liverpool's Europa League clash with Benfica, manager Rafael Benitez today confirmed.
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The Italian international sustained an ankle injury in training this morning and won't be with the Reds' squad which flies to Lisbon later today.

"He will not be available for this game," said Benitez. "He had a problem with his ankle this morning and we have to fix it.

"It doesn't seem too serious but it's the same ankle as before and so we'll have to analyse the situation carefully."

Benitez also confirmed defender Martin Kelly will undergo a knee operation today which will rule him out of action for the rest of the season.

[Shaggy]

Jesus Christ.

[Baracus]

Its bollocks.

I bet Rafa is just bringing out excuses because Aquilani is just not up to it.

This new Aussie doctor will hopefully be able to tell us for once and for all if Auqilani will ever be fit to play 2 full 90mins in 1 week

[kingfunk]

What a ****ing surprise...

Jesus Christ.... FFS, ARRRRAHHHHH **** **** **** ****. Jesus. We should never buy broken goods again.

[Craig_H]

Looking like an absolute whopper of a signing.

[Baracus]

Would have been better to spend 15-20m on an expensive english player at this rate