Liverpool vs Northampton: Build Up and Match thread

[DannyMan2006]

We've never had Brad Jones in net for us during a peno shootout though mate.

Time to make himself a hero.

[Gibbo]

come on Jonsey make us proud. is Pepe there, he was giving Casilias some sly information at the world cup

[S-RED]

Whos your 5 then?
Ngog
Shelvey
Agger
Lucas
and......erm......ecclestone?

soto

[Slinky Skills]

Kelly = Carragher MKII

Future legend in the making here guys. This boy is going to be a decent player, as is Shelvey.

[Buzzo]

****ing hell. They are 17th in League 2... or 17th in Division 4 in old money...

[el matador]

i think part of the problem is that hodgsons preferred formation is 442 and we simply dont have the personnel to play thay system. im not convinced that roy is completely comfortable with the 4411 formation that were using at the moment and it shows because the players look totally lost.

[Kenneth]

Nah, we'll lose this, and we'll all think **** game, who's next?

<prepares for rapid edit>

[Exiled_red]

Pens at Kop end

Northampton to go first

[DannyMan2006]

Northampton first pen

[Galb]

Roy has done better than this with worse players

.

Has he? Making a mid-table side hard-working, compact and difficult to beat is completely different to what's required as Liverpool manager (or at least what used to be ).

He did a good job at Fulham. But they had some decent players and he was coming in after the shambolic Sanchez so the only way was up. And they didnt do that well. Very poor away record and mid-table finishes.

He got credit for the occasional victory over a big club and the run in the UEFA Cup (which he did his best to get knocked out of until they ended up in the quarter finals and then went for it). But thats the problem with picking someone from a club like Fulham. You only notice them when they beat a big side or when they get relegated. You dont (and the media dont) notice the defensive, boring, compact rubbish served up in 75% of their games.

So yeah, he did a decent job at Fulham. But Im not convinced it was any more than that. And we need someone more than decent with the way things are at the moment.

[CJ]

thanks to who said they saw roy talking to the players too

[SB]

We'v wanted to see what our youngsters could do and here we are with a chance to see them in a competition that matters not and people are carrying on like it matters so much. Get a grip boys.This is what we wanted, live with it

[TheElephantMan]

Wishful thinking perhaps, but in front of the Kop is a massive advantage to us.

[DannyMan2006]

Miss

[RoadEnd]

northampton miss first