Europa League - Napoli Away Build up

[Neil Young]

Andrew_Heaton Andy Heaton
Apparently, No Dalglish on club flight to Napoli, Hodgson's request, still trying to verify it.

Andrew_Heaton Andy Heaton
As I said, not 100%, but fairly certain, heard the rumour last night, and as of 5 minutes to take off, Kenny hadn't boarded the flight

Dalglish is interviewing Rijkaard.






NB This is pure speculation designed to while away thirty seconds of my valuable time.

[Lecter]

Dalglish is interviewing Rijkaard.






NB This is pure speculation designed to while away thirty seconds of my valuable time.

I'd much prefer for Kenny to be talking to Henry & Warner about his managerial appointment

[Neil Young]

Yes, I think I would too.

[Zapater]

Blackpool never spanked us though, they beat us by 1 goal. I can see Napoli doing the same.



How strange, IF true then he really is making enemies with the wrong people. The end is near for Hodge

1 goal in the scoreline but we were outplayed for long periods of the game and only got into it for 1 or two 10 minute periods. The rest of the game was there's and they dominated possession. We were making their average defenders look like ****ing Maradona or something at times.

Roy is playing it safe though, not having a full strength squad and will no doubt use a weakened team, so any result can then be blamed on lack of squad strength opposed to him being incapable.

Sure, they aren't great but they definitely do have some class players. Lavezzi , Cavani and Hamsik should rip our defence and DM to shreds. God, Poulsen... Still embarrassed I tried to defend Roy for signing him at the time.

Regardless, I'm quite down about this, and the Europa League is even more unappealing for me.

[The Birdman]

Relax everyone, Roy is a dead man walking. He'll be gone after the Napoli game and before Sunday.

Something else to consider for the .1% who actually want Roy to get more time is say he gets it, say he turns it around and makes eveything alright it still won't be good enough.
Roy's tactics working 100% well might get us top 10 in the PL so next time someone suggests 'he needs more time' or 'it isn't the Liverpool way' 'we support our managers' just tell them that Roy's best will never be good enough.


If he plays the rumoured starting XI then he ****ing deserves to lose his job, Kelly should play and Shelvey is streets better than Spearing plus Aurellio is clearly fit now for a week so he might as well take advantage of it

[cream]

Lets hope the team going to Napoli are given one way tickets.

Maybe it's a trick, once the squad gets there, Pepe nicks everyones passport and flies back to Melwood, then Kenny and the rest of the squad throw a party.

[Mostar]

RBuxton_LFC Richard Buxton
Expected #LFC line-up for tomorrow: Reina, Carragher, Skrtel, Kyrgiakos, Konchesky, Poulsen, Spearing, Babel, Cole, Jovanovic, Ngog.

Very exciting lineup. Pathetic really.

[Shaggy]

It'll be a first for me I think but I'm gonna have a good bet on Napoli.

[-V-]

1 goal in the scoreline but we were outplayed for long periods of the game and only got into it for 1 or two 10 minute periods. The rest of the game was there's and they dominated possession. We were making their average defenders look like ****ing Maradona or something at times.

Roy is playing it safe though, not having a full strength squad and will no doubt use a weakened team, so any result can then be blamed on lack of squad strength opposed to him being incapable.

Sure, they aren't great but they definitely do have some class players. Lavezzi , Cavani and Hamsik should rip our defence and DM to shreds. God, Poulsen... Still embarrassed I tried to defend Roy for signing him at the time.

Regardless, I'm quite down about this, and the Europa League is even more unappealing for me.

Oh I agree blackpool outplayed us but in terms of the scoreline they never 'spanked' us.

Hamsik is fantastic but Lavezzi and Cavani are often rather ineffective, i.e no end product. I expect they will dominate the game and keep possession for long spells but I don't think they will rack up much of a scoreline. 2-0 at worst

[Zapater]

It'll be a first for me I think but I'm gonna have a good bet on Napoli.

Well, either you, or Roy will be "bitterly disappointed" after yet anther "great Liverpool performance" regardless of the result.

[dom9]

I have a Napoli away kit from 10 years ago.

I might wear it.

[PTP]

that would be horrific - especially with Kelly/pacheco/shelvey in the squad and not getting a look in

---------------reina----------------

carragher---skrtel---kyriakos-----konchesky

--------poulsen---spearing

babel-----------cole---------jovanovic

---------------ngog---------------


something like that - right, i've made this point a few times already this season - but we just have such a lack of footballers it's untrue - i mean technical sound players, who can control the ball, see a pass, and deliver it, - yes you need a mixturte of players - you need your carraghers in a side that would fight for every inch, or your kuyts that will work non stop.....but u also need players like agger, gerrard, cole, torres and from what i have seen so far meireles - even youngsters like pacheco and shelvey - who are capable of 'forward thinking', trying to find attacks, keep possesion etc etc


That starting XI has ONE footballer in the side (well maybe two as reina is our most creative player at times ) - and thats Joe Cole who has admitted he's in the worst form of his career

I'll lay off ngog - he's young, has shown he can score goals, and he shouldn't be 2nd choice to torres - he should be 3rd choice with less of a burden on his shoulders. - but the rest of them **** me that is dire.

Where are the goals/attacks/football/possesion/slick passing/movement into space going to come from

[The Birdman]

It'll be a first for me I think but I'm gonna have a good bet on Napoli.

I advised everyone to back Blackpool at 10/1 the other week but couldn't bring myself to do it.

Massive, massive schoolboy error.

Double of Inter and Napoli methinks

[Shaggy]

Aye I noted that mate and couldn't go through with it either.

What price are Inter?

[Zapater]

Oh I agree blackpool outplayed us but in terms of the scoreline they never 'spanked' us.

Hamsik is fantastic but Lavezzi and Cavani are often rather ineffective, i.e no end product. I expect they will dominate the game and keep possession for long spells but I don't think they will rack up much of a scoreline. 2-0 at worst

9 goals in 11 games (9) starts this season - ineffective? 6 in the league. The guys goalscoring record is pretty impressive considering his age, and not always being a starter throughout his career until now.

I'll give you that with Lavezzi, but not Cavani. I mention Lavezzi, because he's exactly the kind of player that we can't defend against at all.