Southampton Build Up

[Mostar]

Yeah Luke Shaw, people seem to be raving about him.

I like him a lot. That kid has potential to be top class LB some day.

That said they have another one that looks also very promising in the same position Matt Targett.

[Mostar]

There is also a young Derby player being raved about, Will Hughes I think his name is.

Will Hughes is great talent and if we are smart we should be looking to sign him.

He is also a huge liverpool fan.

I absolutely loved his tweet after Mancs loss to Real

[Chazza]

Liverpool Starting XI Last Time at Southampton
January 2005

Dudek, Carragher, Hyypia, Pellegrino, Warnock, Garcia, Gerrard, Hamann, Riise, Morientes, Baros.

Subs: Carson, Raven, Traore, Biscan, Pongolle.

[fah-q]

Weren't we massively gash in that game?

[The_weatherman]

Weren't we massively gash in that game?

Judging by that lineup, I assume we were.

Kind of puts in perspective for me, that we have decent owners now willing to back the manager.

[BigChief]

That bench brings a tear to the eye. Like sitting on an upright nail. If we compare now:

Reina > Dudek
Johnson > Carragher (at RB)
Carragher (at CB) < Hyypia
Agger > Pellegrino
Enrique > Warnock
Downing > Garcia (shocker! But Garcia's passing and influence in the prem was generally substandard. I'd have Downing on this form)
Gerrard < Gerrard
Lucas (on this form) < Hamann
Coutinho > Riise
Suarez > Morientes
Sturridge > Baros

I won't even waste the alphabet on comparing the benches.

Rodgers > Rafa

[The_weatherman]

That bench brings a tear to the eye. Like sitting on an upright nail. If we compare now:

Reina > Dudek
Johnson > Carragher (at RB)
Carragher (at CB) < Hyypia
Agger > Pellegrino
Enrique > Warnock
Downing > Garcia (shocker! But Garcia's passing and influence in the prem was generally substandard. I'd have Downing on this form)
Gerrard < Gerrard
Lucas (on this form) < Hamann
Coutinho > Riise
Suarez > Morientes
Sturridge > Baros

I won't even waste the alphabet on comparing the benches.

Rodgers > Rafa

On form I agree on everything, with the hope that Lucas will improve his form but the way Gerrard is playing, I'd say he's getting back to his best.

[Daffy Duck]

Is that Hyypia > Carragher comparison based on Carra's current form, or in general? I might have to disagree there

[Gingawaria]

Is that Hyypia > Carragher comparison based on Carra's current form, or in general? I might have to disagree there

Either way for me Hyypia was a far better defender than Carra.

That's no disrespect to Carra either, Hyypia was just a monster at the back for us.

[calvoboy]

Weren't we massively gash in that game?

I was there - lost two nil and Crouch was unplayable. Mind you, we were awful too it wasn't just that we couldn't handle Crouch.

[Shaggy]

Hansen called it our worst performance in memory or something, and IIRC it was the game that persuaded Rafa to go for Crouch.

[SB]

Either way for me Hyypia was a far better defender than Carra.

That's no disrespect to Carra either, Hyypia was just a monster at the back for us.

Have to agree with you there.

[Bernardicus]

Are Lawro's predictions usually a good omen or a bad one?

[Fosterbloke]

Are Lawro's predictions usually a good omen or a bad one?

He predicted a win for us against Spurs so yeah I'd like to think so!

[Mostar]

According to rumours Skrtel is starting today as Carra is apparently injured and Reina is still not ready.