Benfica build-up

[Fan65]

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.

Babel's earned his place lately, I think he should start instead of Benny.

Use Benny as a super sub if needed (hopefully not)

[PTP]

Why the over reaction to Aquilani being out???
He wasn't going to play anyway, does anyone honestly think Rafa was going to pick him ahead of Lucas and Mascher away to Benfica in the 1st leg??

Plus it's probably precationary, it's the same ankle he had the problems with, I don't see what the big drama is here.

i think the big drama is more to with the fact that is never ****ing available due to injury, stomach bug, bunking off from english lessons - we have paid between £10 and £20m for him, and he is crocked 95% of the time

[Tee]

I think the mods should start a separate thread for the Aqua bashing.

EDIT: Just realised, there already is one.

[Scratch]

Why the over reaction to Aquilani being out???
He wasn't going to play anyway, does anyone honestly think Rafa was going to pick him ahead of Lucas and Mascher away to Benfica in the 1st leg??

Plus it's probably precationary, it's the same ankle he had the problems with, I don't see what the big drama is here.

We are a forum of drama queens, have you not noticed???

[SK]

he'll be better off learning albanian cause thats where he'll be of next to play for FK Partizani Tirana

[Leyton388]

Aquilani is a flake what is it play half a game out for 5? If this is how it is going to be we need to ship him out in the summer as he will not last in the prem.

[Leyton388]

Aquilani at melwood today!

[Chazza]

Should be an interesting bench tomorrow No Maxi, Aquilani, Kelly, Spearing, Darby, Skrtel, Aurelio, doubt that Riera will be about either

[red g]

Should be an interesting bench tomorrow No Maxi, Aquilani, Kelly, Spearing, Darby, Skrtel, Aurelio, doubt that Riera will be about either

i think it will be the same boring bench but might have some young faces on it

[Chazza]

i think it will be the same boring bench but might have some young faces on it

[red g]

[Icon]

I'd loan the flake out til summer - or reserve him for few weeks but get the guy playing!

Then sell him!

[Leyton388]

Yeah time for us to recoup as much as possible so we dont lose anything on him. I know we have only paid £5m up front but i don't want us paying the other £12m in add ons if he is out most of the time.

I would like to see us sign stephen Ireland in the summer.

[Rich]

Yeah time for us to recoup as much as possible so we dont lose anything on him. I know we have only paid £5m up front but i don't want us paying the other £12m in add ons if he is out most of the time.

I would like to see us sign stephen Ireland in the summer.

We've paid around €11/12m already and as we've signed a deal with Roma we're contracted to pay all of the €20m

[Rich]

The 20 million EURO transfer fee is broken up into the following:

- 4 cash instalments of
- - 5 million EURO upfront
- - 3 million EURO by 4th January 2010
- - 7 million EURO by June 30th 2010
- - 5 million EURO by June 30th 2011.

Further Add ons include:

- 300,000 EURO for every year Liverpool qualify for the Champions League from 2010/11 to 2014/15

- 250,000 EURO everytime the player reaches 35 appearancs, 70 appearances, 105 appeances and then 140 appearances.

- 1 million EURO the first time Liverpool either wins the Premier League or Champions League by 30 June 2014.

- 5% of any future transfer fee will be paid to Roma.

ah, ok, so we've paid €8m for him, with €7m due in the summer.