Team for Thursday night vs FC Gomel

[Shanks]

if he's injured, he can't pass a medical.

and we then don't have any money for new signings, if all is to be believed..

[chadrtc]

Scott Slater @scottslater_
Told this is tomorrows team. Reina. Johnson. Skrtel. Agger. Enrique. Lucas. Gerrard. Shelvey. Downing. Suarez. Borini #lfc

That looks suspiciously like my team from a few days back... Nice to see that the boss and I are on the same page!

[Lee]

if he's injured, he can't pass a medical.

Unfortunately Aquilani did when he signed for us

Think Downing signed for Villa with a broken leg too.

I'm going. Taking my younger son to his first game since he turned LFC mental about 6 months ago, so if that is the lineup I'll be happy with that.

Excellent mate. Hope you both have a belting one.

[Mattshark]

Scott Slater @scottslater_
Told this is tomorrows team. Reina. Johnson. Skrtel. Agger. Enrique. Lucas. Gerrard. Shelvey. Downing. Suarez. Borini #lfc

Find someone to replace Downing and that is a good team.

[Daniel 7]

Is Adam available? If he is and he isn't in, then I am very happy.

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Is Adam available? If he is and he isn't in, then I am very happy.

[Cormack74]

+ 1

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Find someone to replace Downing and that is a good team.

It's a decent team but if you look at the remaining squad there isn't alot left:

Jones, Doni, Carragher, Coates, Kelly, Wilson, Flanagan, Robinson, Henderson, Adam, Shelvey, Spearing, Cole, Suso, Sterling, Bellamy and Carroll

Numbers-wise it's ok, but Coates, Wilson, Flanagan, Robinson, Shelvey, Sterling and Suso all have very little Premiership experience.

Bellamy is almost certainly gone, Carroll will probably be sold if we can find a buyer.

A couple of injuries to experienced players and we could be in trouble

[Lee]

It's a decent team but if you look at the remaining squad there isn't alot left:

Jones, Doni, Carragher, Coates, Kelly, Wilson, Flanagan, Robinson, Henderson, Adam, Shelvey, Spearing, Cole, Suso, Sterling, Bellamy and Carroll

Numbers-wise it's ok, but Coates, Wilson, Flanagan, Robinson, Shelvey, Sterling and Suso all have very little Premiership experience.

Bellamy is almost certainly gone, Carroll will probably be sold if we can find a buyer.

A couple of injuries to experienced players and we could be in trouble

We don't really have any goalscorers beyond the first eleven either.

Actually, we don't have many goalscorers in our strongest starting line-up.

[dww]

It's a decent team but if you look at the remaining squad there isn't alot left:

Jones, Doni, Carragher, Coates, Kelly, Wilson, Flanagan, Robinson, Henderson, Adam, Shelvey, Spearing, Cole, Suso, Sterling, Bellamy and Carroll

Numbers-wise it's ok, but Coates, Wilson, Flanagan, Robinson, Shelvey, Sterling and Suso all have very little Premiership experience.

Bellamy is almost certainly gone, Carroll will probably be sold if we can find a buyer.

A couple of injuries to experienced players and we could be in trouble

I'd like to see the young players given a chance. If we don't do it soon I think our long term future looks very bleak.

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We don't really have any goalscorers beyond the first eleven either.

Actually, we don't have many goalscorers in our strongest starting line-up.

We're relying on Suarez and Gerrard, I've not seen much of Borini but his record isn't hugely inspiring but he's young and could improve that. I actually thought Carroll would contribute a decent amount, but I doubt he'll still be here when the window closes.

We lack strikers, but we have very little goal threat from midfield as things stand. Previously we've had the likes of Maxi, Kuyt, Benayoun and even Babel, who you always felt could chip in close to 10 goals a season from midfield. Gerrard aside, I'm not confident that any of our other midfielders would get 5 goals next season.

[Doc_antonio]

Scott Slater @scottslater_
Told this is tomorrows team. Reina. Johnson. Skrtel. Agger. Enrique. Lucas. Gerrard. Shelvey. Downing. Suarez. Borini #lfc

I'd be happy with that.

May be a silly question, will Agger not become cup tied if he plays and is - hopefully not -sold? or are Europa cup and Champions League treated as different European Tournaments?

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I'd like to see the young players given a chance. If we don't do it soon I think our long term future looks very bleak.

We need to give them chances but I worry that as things stand we'll be throwing them in at the deep end, and that's not the way to do it IMO. Look what happened with Insua, he desperately needed to be taken out of the firing line but we couldn't because there was no-one else, a couple of injuries and we're putting players in that position again.

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I'd be happy with that.

May be a silly question, will Agger not become cup tied if he plays and is - hopefully not -sold? or are Europa cup and Champions League treated as different European Tournaments?

Didn't someone mention last week that this round doesn't count for that? - Is this correct?

[Lee]

We're relying on Suarez and Gerrard, I've not seen much of Borini but his record isn't hugely inspiring but he's young and could improve that. I actually thought Carroll would contribute a decent amount, but I doubt he'll still be here when the window closes.

We lack strikers, but we have very little goal threat from midfield as things stand. Previously we've had the likes of Maxi, Kuyt, Benayoun and even Babel, who you always felt could chip in close to 10 goals a season from midfield. Gerrard aside, I'm not confident that any of our other midfielders would get 5 goals next season.

Agree with every word of that.

I think Borini will do well and grab a decent return of goals next season, but relying on a 21 year old striker is a massive risk. Suarez could well get an injury or a long-term ban again and sadly we can't rely on Gerrard lasting a season.

We need at least two or three Maxi, Bellamy, Benayoun and Babel-type players before the season starts.